The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-02-05
Bailey.s Withdrawal.

ne StdrIllHS pOllIiCdl cSOu1 vi ohC
last week was the withdrawal of Gov
ernor Bailey from the contest for re-
nomination. Those who had been
keeping close tab on the situation
knew that it was quite possible that
he might do so, still it was distinct
shock to his friends when his an
nouncement appeared last Saturday
stating that he had decided to with
draw. The history of this matter is
interesting as showing how two gangs
of political conspirators in the same
party play for the control of the ma
chine, using the prejudices of the rank
and file to down the other fellow. Pri-
marily this last contest while referred
to AS the. Hoch-Bailey fight, is con-
tinuance of the anti Burton crusade.
1t has been in evidence for many
years and it was started this year
again to down Leland and Albaugh
for the purpose of firmly fixing the
Burton crowd in the saddfe- The sac
rifce of Governor Bailey is merely
one of the incidents and a very I'M
pleasant one to the Leland Albaugh
crowd, not that they loved the govern
or, but that/as long as he was in the
fight all the shots were aimed at him
and they escaped. 1t is perfectly
well understood that this fight has not
been on the governor. he was merely
the convenient scape-gOat. He de-
clined to stand for the abuse really
intended for Albaugh and stepped
aside. This is shown to be true by the
fact that no sooner was the governor
out of it than Mr.. Albaugh FASTENED
to declare that he was not a candi-
date for reelection as chairman of the
state committee. He did not care to
stand the fire that he knew would be
aimed at him if he remained in the
front-rank The true condition of af
fairs is simple of solution. The house
and senate were reckless of the peo-
pies money. The Burton faction
of the executive council, headed by
Tom Kelly, raised the state taxes half
a million dollars. The many scandals
connected with one years administra-
ton of affairs by the republicans had
raised such a stencil in the nOstrilS of
the people of the state that they rose
in mighty protest and demanded that
the rascals be thrown out. Then it
was that the Tom Kellys of the party
rose up in righteous indignation and
pointed their fingers at the governor
and told the people that he was the
chief devil and if cast out all the rest
would be pure as ''royal baking pow
der" The people, looking for some
one on whom to wreak their ven
gene and no caring much who. imme-
diatrly and with one accord assailed
the chief executive. He stood it for a
tim expo citing that thos, who were to
blame Tor the condition would come
forward and explain the situation in
its true light, aud when he found that
such was not the intention-in fact
that they intended to shelter them
selves under his coat tails-he was
filled viii a mighty disgust for the
crowd vi h whom he has been rs Socia
ting and, declinin" to- any longer ac.
as u shield for them, S'euped down
and out, aud now the other fellows
will be compelled to fight for their
own positions which thev can no Ion =
er make secure by sacrificing the gov
ernor. AS we stated last week. the
logic of the situation demands that
the republicans select AN entire new
set of>candida,es for state officers To
sacrifice I alley and retain Tom KEEL
ly is something the party will hardly
stand for if the situation is unde =
stood. The only hope OF the nan,pu
lator> i>.lo h'fng the int .llig ne al
the vot-r- 1t the primaries and thus
sele.L IN K nd If d-.lega tes they van
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