The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-18

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lican administration"
Other local insurance men confirm Mr..
Van Nalkenburgs state ment, that no in
surance lobby is contemplated
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Ed Hoch thinks John Q. Royce ought
to be elected chief clerk Of the house.
Miss Annie L Swayze will be a candi
date for chief enrolling clerk Of the
house.
State Auditor Van B Prather climbed
the state house stairs yesterday the first
time for four months.
A. w. Smith, who IS not exactly IN the
lead in the senatorial fight, ia here look
ing after his interests.
Hugh Bone of Comanche county has
secured his rooms for the coming session
and viii be here as an irrigation agitatOr-
George w. Crane says be would rather
have the good will Of member of the
legislature than the promise of his v0re.
f. f. Grimes who will represent
Wichita county in the house this winter
has joined the Irrigation boomers at the
Copeland.
Samuel Barr who was sentenced to pay
a fine Of $500 and serve sixty days in jail
At Abilene has been pardOned by Gov
ernor Lewelling.
J. D. Fry, a member of the famous
Blal0ck gang of Montgomery county, is
trying to get a pardon. He was sent to
the penitentiary in 1881.
The state board Of pardons has re-
turned twenty-One applications for par
dOns to the governor with the recon-
mendation that they be refused
F. N. Kelly of Kendall, who was known
in the last house as kelly Of Kearney'
is at the Copeland He is for irrigation
and for Charley Lobdell for speaker
George Il. Burr, of ST. John. who wants
to be state bank commissioner when John
hi
I the politicians of Copeland county.
A western Kansas member elect Of the
4 legislature says there will be no appr0-
I priation for the com pletion OF the state
house unless a good big appropriation is
made for experimenting ia irr CATION.
State Superintendent Snider has some
/ official communications between himself
and Attorney General Little in reference
! to the disposal of the reciprocal tax
money which viii soon be made public.
Lieutenant Governor-eIect James A.
\ TrOutman says the prOhibitOry amend
ment will not be resubmitted and he is
v OF the opinion there viii not be to exceed
forty resubmission votes in the legisla-
ture.
Representative J. e Frazer Of Newton.
says he wants to Introduce House con
current resolution No. /, at the coming
session Of the legislature. If he has that
privilege the resolution will call for a
constitutional convention.
w. J. Fitzgerald. who will occupy the
seat IN the house this winter which WAS
held down by Nike Sutton, of Dodge
City. two years ago. has secured quarters
at the Copeland for the coming session.
He is another irrlgationist
c. ; Brown, who was let out Of the
Shawnee county jail by the county com
missioners few days ago on the promise
that he would pay his fine of 500 on the
installment plan has been pardOned by
Governor Lewelling and he will not have
to pay the fine at all.
Among the members of the house
spoken Of az likely to be chairman Of
the judiciary committee, are: F. A Rora-
bau- Of Wichita; John G. johnson, Gar
nett; J. X. Cubbison, Kansas City; ". r.
Hopkins, Garden City; r G. Robinson,
Holt0n; and J. w. Sheafor, of ConcJrdia.
Mrs. Fannie BeardsIey, who has been a
clerk IN the adjutant generals Office since
4 Governor humphreys administration at
/ a salary of sou month. wants to retain
her place under Governor Morrill,. Elk
Adiutant General Roberts is working for
her retention and most of her supporters
are old soldiers.
Governor Lewelling, like his prede
cessors is getting in his work in the par
don business in the closing days of his
administration. The governors sigma
ture let three men out of the penitentiary
Yesterday. William Morris of Sedgvyicx
county. c. E Briefly Of Sedgwick county,
and Everett Bailey of Geary county.
Governor elect Morrill, says he was
taught to dance when q boy and an in
augural ball would be a nice thing. but
it is his idea it would be more appropriate
TO send the money to the needy people in
western Kansas, and on account of the
great poverty existing in that section of
the state the people out there ought to
be remem bered when ths appointing nts
are made