Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-07
JOE BRISY0V'S H0UNDNG OF BURTON.

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Leland had been jealous Of Burton,
= He knew that Burton wanted to 20 ia
the United States senate. He, him.
self. wanted to 20. Close association
, during the campaign enabled Leland
to weau Briatow away from Burton.
The Republicans carried the state In
's4. Morrill, was elected governor, Ls-
land had Morrill, name Bristow as pri-
vste secretary. ~his cinched Bris-
tow's obligation TO Leland all the more.
The senatorial fight came on soon
after the Inauguration. The story Of
that fight is still fresh in the peoples
minds. Burton was the leading can
didate and lacked only one vote Of
election. Leland was q candidate
also. Morrill, finally got 10, In order
to beat Burton. Leland succeeded In
making . combination which result
cd In the election Of Senator Lucien
Baker.
BRIsTow WENT BACK ON BURTON.
In that legislature, Saline county
was represented 10 the house BY
Joseph Moore, 8 Republican, and
friend Of Bristow. Moore was sup.
posed - be for Burton for senator.
The Burton men said he was elected
that way. But Bristow controlled
him. Leland had to have Moore's
vote to beat Burton, so he got Morrill,
into the senatorial race. Bristow was
part Of Morrill's official family. He
was obliged to make Moore vote for
Morrill,. He regarded the obligation
to Morrill, as being more binding than
his obligation to Burton because II
was more recent. Burton went to
BriStow during the fight and asked
him to let Moore vote for him BUR
tony.
II can't do H." said Brlstow. II
am under obligation 70 Morrill, for
naming me Do bic secretary"
"Then resign" said Burton. "Yon
can be taken care Of In some other
way"
Bristow declined to do 90. Moore's
vote beat Burton out of the senator
ship. This estranged Burton and
Bristow. However, Burton became
reconciled. He wanted to 90 to the
senate and believed that the waysko
win was BY healing old sores I'd
than rubbing salt In them.
In 1897 the Pops had the legisla.p ~
The Republicans had only hAt y I,.s,,
81 members 10 both branches. a 4sec|
ator John J. Ingalls, hoped to 60 bSayys
10 the United States senate and felt
that the first step In that direction
was to get caucus nomination Of the
Republican minority at that session.
This would put him In line the next
lime the Republicans had the legisla-
;ure. Leland also wanted TO get In
inc. So did Burton. Leland browsed
Irouud for awhile and found that he
Itood no show. Although he had
'esn against Burton two years before,
lie preferred him to Ingalls,. He had
,een skinned too often by theAtchison
tatesmAn. So be lined up for Bur-
on. This carried Bristow's support
Ilso. for Bristow ct that time and
'ver since has worked hand 10 glove
With Leland. Burton got the minority,
hands'down.
BURTON TRIUMPH.
Four years then elapsed before
mother senatorial election. Lucien
SUI toms term expired in 1901. Bur.
on went after 1t. Until year or 30
'efOre that election Leland and Bris-
ow were on friendly terms with Bur-
on. Baker bad given them the cold
boulder and they had turned on him.
Iut Baker saw what was up and made
erms with them. Then they began
o leg for his reslection. Burton
rent ahead and few days baiore the
IsPubliCan caucus Baker threw up
be sponge. The opposition had been
Ihipped to . stasd-still. Burton had
be Republican members BY big ms-
ority. He was nominated and elect
d. Leland did everything possible
D defeat him hut failed. He gave
ut an interview during the fight de-
oupeiEg Burton In most Scathiug
Drms. He charged Burton with all
orts Of things. but people didn't pay
lueh attention 70 the interview be-,