The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-23
ARE NOT THERE.
Prominent Kansans Who Staid
Away From Chicago.
Only One Of National Reputation
Is There.
AND HE is MR.. BURTON.
Senator Long, Bailey, HOch and
Leland at Home.
Friends Of Disgraced Kansas
Senator Run Things.
AND HE is MR.. BURTON.

The remarkable feature about the
Kansas crowd in Chicago this week is
the personnel of those who are not
there In the list of Kansas names at.
Chicago a single one mas national
reputation, and the reputation of that
one is not to be envied. 1t is ]. r.
Burton.
Senator Long is not in Chicago
Neither is Joseph L. Bristow, whom
President Roosevelt has officially COM
mended for his great work and who
is known to stand high in the presi-
dents estimation. Nor is William
Allen White. who is perhaps on more
intimate terms personally than any
other western man.
z. W. Hoch, the Republican candi-
date for governor. has not been men
toned among the Kansas visitors at
the Chicago convention, and w r.
Stubs, chairman of the Republican
state committee and Mr.. HOch right
hand man, stopped in Chicago only
few hours yesterday on his way home
from Washington. The dispatches say
he arrived yesterday morning and
hurried on to Kansas last evening
Mr.. Hoch and Mr.. Stubs both said
some time ago that they intended to
attend the national convention.
Among others who might be men
toned for their conspicuous absence
are Governor Bailey, Cyrus Leland
and Morton AIbaugh Mr.. Leland has
not missed a national convention be-
fore in many years.
The personnel of those who are
running things for the Kansas crowd
is scarcely less notable. Senator Bur
ton was on hand early with his guide.
philosopher and friend, David w
Mulvane, who is reelected by the
Kansas delegation as national com
mitteeman. The senator remained in
Chicago until the Kansas delegation
Hrrr-1
pointed, and its plans all laid. Then
as he was not cordially received, ex-
cept BY his friends in the Kansas
crowd, he left.
The chairman of the Kansas delega-
tlon is M. A. Low, Senator Burton s
friend and general attorney for the
Rock Island railroad. Another prom
inent member is Colonel J. H. Richards.
Burton's manager in Bourbon county
ana general attorney for the Missouri
Pacific railroad. Four state senators
are on the delegation, W. S. Fitzpatrick
Fred Dumont Smith,. B. Miller and
S j. Stewart, all Of whom were ardent
Burton supporters when Burton was
elected to the senate. Only one of them.
Smith. was for Senator Long in the last
legislature. and Smith was in Longs
senatorial district and hoped to succeed
him in congress. All four too in the
last legislature were supporters of L.
T. Kelly and whatever measures Kelly
wanted. Smith secretly distracted the
after 1t mad been adopted by the joint
committee, and Wnen asked why he did
II he said he did not believe in interior
ing with the perQuiSiteS of the state
treasurer and he knew the senate would
not pass the bill with the Francis
amendment in it. Smith and Fitzpa trick
killed the tax bill rather than let it
pass with the Francis amendment in it
Prominent among the Kansas visitors
the advisory committee" of the Kan
sas delegation, are T. T. Kelly and ]
r. Burrow, Mr.. Burton's trusted lieu
tenants. The dispatches announced
that c. H. Luling had been appointed
a sergeant-at-arms by Mr.. Mulvane
but Mr.. Luling discreetly stayed away
from Chicago. He is in Topeka attend
ing to business
This is the crowd that is running
things for Kansas in Chicago thi:
week. It is one of the things that the
Burton crowd got out of the hos:
buster uprising Does anyone imagine
for a moment what the Kansas dele
cation would have done had there
been a fight on the denomination O
President Roosevelt? Every friend d
Burton charges the president with tn
responsibility of Buttons prosecution
and conviction. If an opportunity K
betray Roosevelt had presented itsel
does anyone imagine that Burton'
friends on the Kansas delegation
would not have taken advantage of it
Some Of the delegation would doubt
less have stood by the president, blu
and they are in the majority on tn
delegation, would have done anything
possible to humiliate and defea
Roosevelt for denomination.
If, by any chance, Senator Burton
secures a reversal of his conviction OF
his appeal, he viii be a candidate 70
reelection to the senate, and tn
Barton machine will cling to him.
The only Kansans in Chicago VIII
have been conspicuous in the figh
against Burton are H J. Allen and W
Y. Morgan. The following are thos
who have registered at the Kansa
headquarters.
Mark J. Oliver, Wichita; J. A
Smith, Girard; j. A. Steinmyer, ST
Marys; Isaac Wright Columbus; J. A
Mann Chanute: John Seaton. Atchi
son; George n. Ford, jr., Fort Scott
p. r. Upton, Emporia George "
Bond. Fort Scott; J. J. Eddy. Law
renee; Clyde w. Miller, Usage City
w. Y Morgan, Hutchinson; H. j
Allen, Ottawa; w. c. Edwards, Wich
tia; Victor Murdoch, Wichita: P.
Campbell, Pittsburg; J. B. Carlisle
Leon; G. w. kanavel, Sedgwick; Rol
and P Murdoch, Wichita; Charlie
Blood Smith, Topeka; D. W. Mulvane
Topeka; S. Dean, Marion; J. a
huffman, Pittsburg; H. W. Jenkin.
Abilene: George w. Findiay, Topeka
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