The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-10
HOOK sUccEssoRsHIP.
All Lies With Senator Long, Says
Wichita Dispatch.

Wichita Dispatch.
A dispatch dated wichita, to the Kan
sas City Star, says:
The people OF this part of the state
believe that Chester /. Long will name
the federal judge. They believe he car
do anything in politics, and they espe-
ciany believe he viii make Judge Hook :
successor There are two reasons for this
One is that he has the prestige of sue
cess and dominance, and the other is that
hn wants the reputation at the White
House Of doing things in Kansas.
Therefore, the popul2g belief in him and
HIS own pride viii force him to be in
at the making Of the judge. Ask man
here who VIII be Judge, and he viii an
swer. cant tell until Senator Ions
makes a choice"
The politicians do not say that Long
will be tho whole thing in settling the
matter, but they are certain that he
will find a way Of getting the rest of
the delegation 10 agree with him. IT is
claimed that Senator Long viii stand for
w. a. Johnston in the contest. and that
after Judge Johnston his chocie is John
C. Pollock, but the politicians here say
he VIII pick the most available man. be
1t Judge Johnston. Judge Pollock. or \.
II. Loomis. He might even consent to
Charles Blood Smith, If the president
should manifest desire TO take up
Smith. Senator Long has said that
Joomis is not in the running, bat that
was before Loomis was a candidate.
Lately Loomis has announced his candi-
dacy in the event of Smiths failure u
land. which means that he has a char
acter of support that must be reclZ-
oned within Kansas politics For if
Loomis gets in the race it will be with
the consent and support of his ''own
people" and LOOMS 'town people are
the factor that settled the senatorshi7
contest in favor Of Long last winter. OF
course, the same influence is for Smith
but Long owes an obligation to LOOMS
that he does not owe to Smith, and for
that reason his political friends of this
part of the state are beginning to talk
a good deal of Loo1nis for the judge
ship.
There were three factors in the cleo
tion of Long to be United States senat r
last winter-the New York influence -
the state central committee. or ma
chine" and the force that made it i'm
possible for Charles Curtis forces to go
TO Governor Stanley. The last named
is anti-machine, but it is willing to ac.
- SeEASSZ xGaE e - ,-uI be good :"
And il. is for Smith or 1,oernis for fed
eral judge. The New York influence"
which is for Smith or Loomis. is also
worth cuitivating by Senator Long. Tho
machine is not so powerful as it was. ana
besides. if Senator Long shbuld turn
against it and act independently of it. it
would be the end of it. OF course. Sen
ator Long is not a man who goes around
telling the politicians what he is goirg
10 DO before the time comes for him to
act. but these things are talked and con-
ndently believed by his partisans.
They do not take into consideration the
obligations Senator Long owes to Judge
Johnston and Judge Pollock. and they fail
TO remember that. While he is not turning.
down offers Of the help Of or an alliance
with the corporations, he Keeps his ear
close TO the ground to hear the voice Of
the people who are supposed to be for
Judge Johnston or Judge Pollock. Sena-
tor Long, above all things. wants to sue
ceed himself and while he could get along
possibly without the corporations. he
could not get along without the peopIe.
Therefore, before he acts he will try to
get the people and the corporations and
all other influences together Failing in
That. he viii think il over and do the
best he can-the best he can for Long.
Senator Long handled himself with
discretion when he was called upon TO
give an Endorsement for circuit Judge.
He had Endorsed 4 G. Cochran on ac-
count Of political favors rendered TO him
self through his long career in congress.
and afterward TO the Leland AIbaugh ma
chine in the canvass of W. J. Bailey for
governor. but the Office was not for
Cochran. and when Cochran was out Of
1t he went - ". c Hook He found
Charles Curtis had beaten him to Hook
and was Hooks only indorser OF the CON
gressional delegation hut he took hold
with energy To keep the appointment
from going 70 some other state Of the
circuit, 1t was necessary 10 get a united
delegation for Hook. and also the support
or all the state officers Il was easv
enough to set Bailey and the other I.e-
land people. but the anti-Leland people
were different proposition BY work
Ing with Curtis ana by punipg unseen
strings. Long was able to unite All the
factions. and Hook got the Office. In his
b efforts in behalf OF Hook. Long was not
supported by Senator Burton. but Burton
agreed not 10 oppose Hook. Burton is
taking more interest in The coatest now
on Tor district Judge than he cid in the
other but So FAR he has not given any
sign Of a choice He is willing for Sena-
tor Long 70 work en- the question until
the time comes for the delegation 10 act
Really Burton. SO Ear. has been unable
TO unite lis OWE forces. some are for
Loomis and some for Smith. the orlv
member Of congress Who has indorse,i