The advocate., 1890-10-22
sONE PROHIBITION RIsTORY or Gov
ERNOR MUMPHREY.

The Topeka Capital, the official state
paper Of Kansas, In los Issue Of Tuesday,
October IA, 1890, in giving "The plain
facts--Why the Leavenworth police com
missioners we're changed" presents the
following somewhat interesting matter;
On Saturday evening Governor Humphrey ap-
pointed Major n. j. Weed and n. l.. JOllnaOn,
vice BalTchlld and Love- who resigned police
commissioners In LeHvenWOfth Az the same
time he made an order removing ID. r. Anthony
and appointed OD0nnell in his place.
30 iar as tho members Of che new board being
reslDmlaa0nlsts ls concerned, 10 ls understood
here chat Mr. Johnson has always been strong
prOhibltOnist, chat DR.. Weed lisa republican In
fAV0r Qf the enforcement Of All laws, without
gpecl9l regard i0 prohibition Qr rcsubmlasl0nj
aud ihag ODpnn0ll, the democratic member, is
az a matter OF course q resuDmlaslOnlst
We're the foregoing matter considered
simply as a fair recital Of the actual per-
sonnel OF this new board OF metropolitan
police commissioners for the city Of
Leavenworth, what dIspasslOnate OBJ
server Of transpiring events would look
with any reasonable expectation Of an
enforcement Of the Kansas prohlbltory
law in that metrOpolisP
The Capital says "O'Donnell is as a
matter Of course a resubmisslonist," and
"that DR.. Weed ls a republican in favor Of
the enforcement Of all laws without re-
gard 10 prohibition or resubmisslon.'
IL is patent fact that these two gen
tlernen above named constitute ma
jOrlty OF the police commission, and had
the Capital been anxious 10 have in
formed lts readers that DR.. Weed was
simply a confirmed drunkArd, and that
old army associates might vouch for his
inebriety, the statement concerning him
might have been made still more inter-
estlng and protecting (H) to Governor
Humphreys prohibition character
But the colossal gem Of the Capitals
narrative is found In the history of Mr..
johnson, when II says ut is understood
in Topeka that Mr.. johnson has always
been a strong prohibitonist."
UNDERSTOOD AT TOPEKA As A LEGIsLA-
TIVE CRIMINAL.
Mr. johnson, speaking ironically, was
covered with halo Of glory In the clos
ing days of the Legislative session of 1876,
having few days before the adjourn
ment of that session forwarded his reslg-
nation as a member Of the state senate
from Leavenworth county to Governor
Thomas A. Osborn, who kindly messaged
TO the senate that he had accepted the
resignation Of the senator.
Mr.. johnson had such a ahungering and
thlrsting for the Office OF county auditor
Of Leavenworth county as to make "eras-
ures, lnterllneatlons and changes" in a
bill that had been enacted, as per the re-
port of q committee Of the house on SEN
ate bill No. ltS, which report was a
sCorching one.
This committee consisted Of Henry G.
Webb--a brother Of Hon. William @.
Webb, an Ingalls, candidate this year for
representative from district No. Al, the
Second, Third and Fourth wards Of To-
peka-ex-G Governor George W, Click,
aud Of Hon. Samuel N. Wood, who closed
long Legislative career as speaker of
the Kansas house Of representatives Of
1877.
In the Kansas session laws OF 1876, on
pages 164, 1856 and l60 may be found
chapters SO and 81, relating to "County
auditors" each containing six sections,
ohahter 81 having become necessary by