The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
Stops Over Night on His Way
to Abilene.
Does Not Discuss His Conviction
at st. Louis.
HE MAY STEP OUT.
Rumor That He Will Resfgr
Next Winter.
Wants to Be I'm Time to Let
Legislature Elect.


ed Topeka last night on his way home
to Abilene. where he is going with
Mrs. Burton to spend the summer. He
came up from Kansas City on an even
ing train and remained over night in
Topeka to talk with some of his
friends.
This is the first time Senator Burton
has been i'll Kansas since January %,
Kansas day, soon after his indictment
He is adhering to the policy he adopt
ed soon after his indictment, at the ad-
vice of his attorneys, and is saying
nothing concerning his indictment and
conviction. If he ever has anything to
say on that score he says he will give
it out over his signature.
At Kansas City Senator Burton took
Mrs. Burton to the Blossom house.
but did not register He did not reg
lister but went to the offices of the
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient railroad
company on business. He is still
director of the Orient There he was
Joined by his secretary, Col. w. w.
Smith, who had gone to Kansas City
to meet him.
When they reached Topeka last
night Senator and Mrs. Burton went
to the Copeland as usual. and num-
Der of the senator's old po1itical asso-
ciates called on him during the even
ing. They went on to Abilene at noon
today Senator Burton refused to dis
cuss his case
The old Burton political machine, of
which D. w Mulvane, T. T. Kelly ].
r. Burrow and a few others are now
the principal machinists, is becoming
q little Wobbly for fear the final decis-
ion in Burtons appeal and consequent
action by the United States senate will
not come in time for the next legisla-
ture to elect Burton's successor. The
Burton leaders have little hope that
Senator Burton will not be finally ex-
! PEELED from the senate and they are
within their own ranks by securing the
appointment or election of Burton
man to the vacancy. OF course they
could hope for nothing if Governor
/ Bailey is to make the appointment, and
\ that is why the Burton organs have
! been so anxious that there shall be no
/ vacancy while Bailey is governor Now
! they are beginning to worry for fear
1 the vacancy will not come in time for
/ the next legislature to elect and that
/ they viii not be able to control z. w.
/ HOch if he has the appointment to
make. They did not have much fear
/ Of Hoch up to the time of the organiza-
tiOn of the state committee some time
/ ago. but since Hoch said he would not
stand for ]. r. BurrOw as chairman of
\ the state committee and insisted on
\ some one else, they have been afraid
/ of him. They are fearful HOch woul1
appoint W. r. Stubs senator, or pos
| ton element has an implacable hatred,
/ or perhaps Chief Justice Johnston.
| For this reason the Burton crowd is
4 as anxious that HOch shall not ap-
/ point as that Bailey shall not, for
| Bailey's appointment would last only
a few months at most While the anti
! machine movement was at its height
\ they controlled q mum ber of nOmina-
\ tions for the state senate and they
\ hope to be able to corral enough votes
/ in both houses of the next legislature
/ to dictate the senator-if the legis-
| fature gets a chance to elect a senator.
A recent statement of Judge SanbOrn
/ of the United States circuit court of
! appeals makes it seem probable that a
decision in Burton's appeal may not
be rendered until next March. Ih1s
would be Just about time for the legis-
lature to adjourn. 1t would still take
some time for the senate to act in eX-
pelling Burton. In the meantime the
] Legislature would adjourn and 1t would
/ devolve upon Governor Hoch to ap-
/ point a senator who would hold for two
years. The Burton crowd does not
] want to make a big fight for members
of the legislature only to have the SEN
/ ator named by Hoch-
To obviate this the Burton leaders
are now planning to have Senator
Burton resign just about the time the
/ legislature meets. This plan has
1 leaked out in the last day or two, and
it is undoubtedly one of the things
which was talked over with Senator
Burton during his stop in Topeka last
night and today 1t is quite likely
/ that Senator Burton Will give no in
/ timation of any intention of resigning,
but that is the programme which the
| leaders of his faction have now
mapped out for him. This will ere
ate a vacancy and enable the legisla-
| ture to elect anyway, eliminating the
possibility of an appointment by
Hoch-
John Mckee who represented Clay
-
nominated Tuesday by the Democrats
and PoDuiists for state senator from
I the TWenty-second senatorial district
This is composed of Dickinson and
Clay counties. Mckee is a Populist
and a Clay Center banker. He was
/ elected a member of the house two
years ago over both a Republican and
/ a Democrat This year the Democrats
/ have fused on MIN as a senatorial
4 candidate. There was some talk of
nominating w. T. Harris of Solomon.
! a Democrat, who represented Dick1n-
son in the lower house two years ago,
= but Harris will probably run for the
representative again. The Republican
nominee is J. E. Brewer of Abilene
The defeat of Colonel John c. Car
penter for representative in the NeoshO
! county convention Tuesday afternoon
probably marks the passing Of one Of
| the Oldest active Republicans in Kan
sas politics, a man who has been prom
trent in political life for more than a
generation. Thirty-six years ago Col
/ onel Carpenter was first elected to the
state senate from Neosho county. At
that time he was a young attorney at
Erie. thirty years old In the same
session of the senate NJ. NJ Murdock
/ represented Usage county Four years
/ later, in 1872 he was delegate from
| Kansas to the Republican national
convention at Philadelphia along with