The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
MURD0CK's PHILOSOPHY.
Says That Leland and Long Are
Against Roosevelt.

Thomas Benton Murdoch, who called
the boss buster meeting for today, and
who has assumed the roll OF Chief Boss
Buster. for the present at least, has made
a discovery. He has found that not
only is Senator Burton opposed to the
denomination of President Roosevelt
but so is Senator Long and all those
who are behind him-Cyrus Leland,
Governor Bailey. Henry Allen and
others Only Murdoch and the people
are really for Roosevelt, and both Long
and Burton will elect an antf-RooseveIt
delegation to the national convention if
possible He says six OF the eight con-
gressmen are opposed to Roosevelt, but
gives no names
Colonel MURDOCH includes Henry Allen
in the list Of anti-Roosevelt men in
Kansas, but he leaves out Mr.. Aliens
partner, J. L. Bristow. Why did he not
include Bristow also? Surely Bristow
ought to be included in this list along
with Senator Long and Henry Allen. OF
course. Senator Long is known to be
very close to the president, and Mr..
Br1stow is one of the most highly es-
teemed individuals of the administration
in the presidents eyes, but they are, of
course, against Roosevelt
colonel Murdoch figures that the call
ing Of an early convention is only for
the purpose of stacking the cards
against Roosevelt.
Long has simply got to be against
Roosevelt" said the FL Dorado colonel
He gets his orders from the money
interests of the east, and they are all
against Roosevelt and for Hanna. The
business interests Of the country are
afraid of Roosevelt. I was the first
editor in the United States to hoist the
name OF Roosevelt for president in 1904
but can't I see the trend of events?
Everybody knows that the money in
terests are afraid of Roosevelt Every
body knows just what Hanna will do
tomorrow, and the next day and all the
time, but nobody knows what Roose-
Welt is going to do-he doesn't even
know himself. OF course, he did the
right thing in the Panama business,
but suppose he goes off and does the
wrong thing, where are We?
"Cy Leland is against Roosevelt OF
course he is Didn't he kick him out of
the pension office? The corporate in
| terests of this state have got their or
derS from the east to line up the state
for Hanna and they are going at it.
money. and you'll see all the machine
fellows working for Hanna If they
think they can make it go. Long is
controlled by the money interests that
elected him. and he will have to be for
Hanna, and Leland and AIbaush and
Allen and all Of the other machine poll
ticians will be for Hanna when the
thing comes to a head"
Colonel Murdoch says the boss busters
Will not meet until this evening, and he
has idea what they will do
Most of our fellows won't get in till
pose We won't meet till this evening. I
don't know how many or who viii be
here. This is simply a conference. No
body had any authority to issue any call,
but I suggested that we get together
here today and talk things over. and here
we are"
@Wiil you get a candidate for gov
ernor2"
/ If it hadn't been for that darn scoun-
i drel Hoeh we would be flying high now.
T We had 'em going some, all right. What
/ we can do now 1 don't know, but we will
! talk the matter over tonight"