The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06

was put through the convention. in
structiug the nominee for Curtis for
United states senator, and Hlr. Pringle
said that he would carry out the wish
es of his constituents Notwithstanding
the fight in the primary. He has all
ways said he would vote for Curtis,
and he refused to become a candidate
/ for sneaker until he was assured by
no part in the speakership contest
Notwithstanding the fact that
Pringle was instructed for, and said
he would vote for. Curtis, some of
polls. It is safe to say that upwards
of 100 Curtis Republicans bolted
Pringle and voted for the fusion can
didate because the fusiOnist agreed to
vote for Curtis if he should be elected"
Mr.. Curtis and Mr.. Pringle held a
I conference late Monday afternoon, in
which it is said Curtis tried to get
Pringle to withdraw from the speaker
ship contest but Mr.. Pringle refused,
saying that it had gone too far now
for him to back out, and reminding Mr..
Curtis that he did not go into the con-
test until assured by Mr.. Curtis that
he would take no part in the speaker
ship fight.
Afterwards Curtis and Barker had
talk over the situation and it may be
that Mr.. Barker viii withdraw and
leave the field to Pringle-
Here are a few comments by the kan
sas newspapers on the senatorial sftua-
ton:
Beloit Call. The fellows who think
they can defeat Charley Curtis for
United States senator viii know they
have been to a fight when they get
through. Uncle Cy Leland to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. Mr. Curtis win
land, and the political sun of Uncle Cy
viii set so far as Curtis is concerned.
The Indian" will win. as he should, by
all that is right and proper, and Mr..
Stanley can go back to his home at
Wichita where he can do more good
than he can in the United States senate.
Burton Graphic The senatorial stu
alton at Topeka looks as though Curtis
would have the most votes on the start
with Long a close second and Stanley
third. Long seems to be the second
choice of the greater portion of the Op-
position and the indications are that the
Long pole will knock the persimmon.
Emporia Gazette: There is no key"
to the senatorial situation. 1t is closeu
by a Yale time lock and w E Stanley
is the only man who knows the COM
binatiOn. The Long fellows all like him
and the Curtis fellows all trust his
honesty and the other fellows would
rather have him than any one but their
own man. Curtis is out of il. Longs
cavalry charge is getting a bit wheezy
but Stanley's siege guns are all right.
Stanley viii win this heat and race.
Westmoreland Signal: AS we have
said before and wish to reiterate. we do
not believe that either Long, Stanley or
Curtis viii ever be United States sena-
tor from Kansas They are at outs to
such an extent that it would be an i'm
possibility to enter into a combine
whereby either could be elected. A new
man. possibly Calderhead, viii land the
plum.
A Washington dispatch says that Sec
retary Hitchcock Of the interior depart
ment has made a statement exonera ting
Congressman Curtis from completely
with the alleged frauds in connection
vi n the sale of the Pottawatomie Indian
lands. The statement is as follows.
7 cannot be Influenced by any con-
stderation to take any part whatever in
the Kansas senatorial contest. Four or
the candidates, including Mr.. Curtis.
have uniformly sustained more or less
intimate official relations with this de-
partment and all of them have my con-
hdence and respect.
These articles, however. make il
proper. il not necessary. in justice to the
department, for me to say that congress
at its last session authorized the sale
of inherited Indian lands. subject to the
approval Of the secretary of the interior.
Lands of this class are located in many
of the states and territories. The de-
partment issued regulations governing
their disposition at private sale, but
complaints coming from several widely
separated sections of the country in
which such lands are located, attacking
the integrity of the sales made under
those regulations. the deoartmert
deemed it advisable to disaoorove all,
including those referred to in these
newspaper articles, and require the
lands to be sold under sealed bids to the
highest bidder at not less than their
appraised value.
Il have. however. issued instruction to
special agents to thoroughly investigate
all complaints duplicating agency off,
Gals in any Irregularities relative to
these private sales. Some of these in
vestigations have already been made
others are being made, and the bal
ance viii be taken uD and completed as
early as may be consistent with other
important work in the hands of the spe
cial agents charged with this service.
This department has no information
nor Eave ! any reason whatever to be
lieve that Mr.. Curtis has ever had any
connection. directly or indirectly, with
the sale of any of these lands, and no
complaint of that character has ever
been brought to my attention. The re
Elections UPON Mr.. Curtis contained in
these articles have no foundation what
ever in any of the records of this de-
portment- nor in any act Of his OF which
I have any information"
The icltOn Recorder. on the other
hand, thinks that Mr. Curtis aided in
the secret sale of the lands in order to
help his friends. In reviewing the mat
ter Il say US.
1T is true that the fact Of these Ianda
being for sale was not advertised and
was for weeks. until about all lands had
+ been contracted for. known only to the
select few. The Recorder published the
fact the week following the time We
We're informed of the matter. and wax
the first paper in the county, we be-
lieve. to give the information How the
syndicate the favored few, got the ad-
4 vance information we do not know.
but we have reason to believe that M.
curtis connived at keeping the informa-
/ tlon away from the public for the ben
eht of few political friends. One rea-
sent c. E. Rose word that Mr. Curt;
wished to sec him Mr. Rose. who was
candidate for postmaster. went to set
MN and was Informed by Mr.. Curtis
that ~ would be impossible to recon
would give him a pointer that would be
Worth 10 him as much as the post
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