The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
He WANTS PEACE.
Senator Long Would Harmonic
Factions in Kansas.
w. Y. MOrgan's Suggestion Con-
corning the Matter.
TALK OF A MISSION
Junior Senator Talked Over
Things in Topeka.
Returns Home After Heart to
Heart Talks.

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There is no longer any doubt that
Senator Long is using his good offices
to bring about peace in the Republican
party. He saw members of all factions
during his visit to Topeka last week in
an endeavor to bring about mutual
concessions. At the time of his election
to the senate Mr.. Long averred that he
would be the senator Of the whole state
and not of any particular faction.
W. y. Morgan, editor of the Hutchin-
son News, is a close personal and po-
Htical friend of Senator Long, and
usually knows Mr.. Longs wishes in
political matters. The News Of Satur-
day contains the following:
There is reason to believe that the
storm of factional strife in Kansas
politics viii abate. Since the opening
OF the legislature last January, the
election Of Pringle as speaker of the
house. Clark as state printer and Long
as ". S. senator. there has been much
bitterness. One branch of the legisla-
ture was dominated by one crowd and
the other by the other crowd and one
difficulty led to another. The daily pa
pers Of Topeka and Kansas City abused
Governor Bailey and his friends. The
country papers of the state as a rule
stood by the governor The side that
lost ia the legislative contests refused
to be consoled- Leland led the MAORI
ty and he used a club. The executive
council was divided. There was a fight
every time anybody would drop the hat.
And somebody kept all the time drop
ping It, The anti-Leland faction held
secret meetings and began to plot to
defeat Bailey for governor. Retaliation
would next have been in order from the
Bailey men. A fight was begun against
Mulvare for national committeeman
and Senator Burton went after Con-
gresham Calderhead's scalp and took
the secretaryship of the board of rail
road commissioners from Calderhead
friend Smith and gave it to a striker
of his own The Curtis followers are
still sore at Burton for the lack Of ac-
ton last winter and they began to plot
to advance Curtis to the senior SEN
ators place in four years
s'Such a state of affairs was admitted
by everyone to be bad for the party
but no one seemed able to stop the
progress of the feuds. Only one line
of workers had kept aloof from the
fighting and they were having hard
work to maintain their position Ihese
were the men who made up the large
part of the organization that elected
Long TT. S. senator They knew Sen
ator Long deprecated facuonahsn,
that he was not in favor of the scalp
ing business. They were friendly to
Lei
had no bitterness against Curtis Tor
running for senator or Mulvane Tor
supporting him.
ssThis week Senator Long has been
In Topeka He has talked with Lee
land and MulVane. with clark ana
Hoch. with Albaugh and Burton, with
an the leaders of the various groups
and interests. He has counselled
harmony and peace wherever possible
Men have listened to- him and many
To hi nave
been classified as bitterly hostile Ii
is recognized that Senator Long occu-
pies a commanding position Tor MS
friends are loyal sand viii follow MN
while those who fought his election
respect his ability and his judgment
Mr. Long believes that by everyone
yielding a little and being good ma
tured. a large part of the factlonal
fighting can be avoided. he does nor
expect to cut it all out but to stop
the incessant strife which Weakens
the narty more in the off years than
can be regained after the convention
Is held in the election year.
1.-THE result OF Mr.. Long VISIT IS
change in the atmosphere in Copeland
county and at the state house There
are no deals or arrangements or prom
ises for the future Mr.. Long has ad-
vised nothing of that kind. but he has
appealed to the Judgment of the party
leaders and to their loyalty to Repub-
Lcanism Instead of a fight over ma
reunited party and solid delegation for
Roosevelt. Instead of an inharmonious
state convention. he calls for a love
feast for the denomination of the state
ticket for a second term regardless of
whether the men on the ticket are for
Leland or for Burton. instead Of one
faction trying to exclude The other from
party councils. he wants all elements
of the party consulted. That is the pO-
siti0n taken by Senator Long and en-
dorsed By his friends. it has been we'll
received even by those who have been
bitterly fighting Time will be required
to get the wars stopped. but there will
always be some trouble somewhere But
for the first time since January the talk
OF all the Republican leaders is for an
honest effort to peacefully solve differ
encF-.
Senator Long has returned to Medi-
cine Lodge. but his opinions are well
understood. He gave out no inter-
views and he did no grandstand play
ing. He ONLY had heart to heart talks
with the leaders of the various eie-
ments. HIS advice is now soaking and
while an friction is not over there is a
prospect for peace Of a fair variety"
Some Of Governor Bailey's friends are
guessing that his reported engagement