The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-08
PERSONAL AND Political.

IN the legislature on joint ballot
Referendum Sullivan addressed about
100 people al the court house last night.
Dr. Buckley says he objects to more
than two preachers officiating at a fun
eraL
The best paid clerks in the Santa Fe
Offices are those IN the general freight
Office.
Col Fred J. Close has returned from
Texas and is at his desk in the executive
office.
Col j. W. f. Hughes seems to have an
almost clear field in his desire to be ad-
jutant general
Mrs. A. H Horton, wife of the chief
justice, IS at Winfield attending the suf-
frage meeting
John R Mulvane wants the police
commissioners abolished because they
cost too much.
Ex-Gov. George T. Anthony is said 70
be nursing a senatorial boom IN a quiet
way down at Ottawa
District Attorney y. c. Perry is one
of the few Democratic politicians who
stop at the Copeland.
Fred Close says there are a 100 teams
at work on his railroad between Port
Bolivar and Beaumont, Texas.
DR. 5. McCerald, of Buffalo. n ew York.
who is to speak at the Itinerants' club
meeting, was raised a Catholic.
Colonel J. c. Gordon has had some new
bell boys in training for a week past He
IS getting ready for the legislature.
Congressman Curtis is working for
appropriation Of 100000 for an addi-
tiOnal public building for Topeka.
There is to be fight against too many
women being employed enrolling
clerks in the legislature this winter.
Governor Lewelling has been invited
and has accepted an invitation TO write
+r~.lr, f,,v-
view.
County Attorney B. H. Tracey Of Wa
baunsee county talked law and politics
with the crowd at the Copeland last even
ing.
DR.. J. NJ. Buckley knew Councilman
NJ {. Holm an when our councilman was
a little boy wearing knee trousers in Yer
mont
Deputy Sheriff Hickey looks just like
a picture Of Henry ". Longfellow
which IS displayed in Kansas avenue
window.
Stenographer Al Evans of the Santa
Fe passenger Office has gone to COlum
bus. Ohio and Chicago. lie will be gone
a week.
Major G. Hood, who is considered the
leading candidate for United States sen
ator, once worked in a copper mine near
Adrian Mich.
Mr.. J. V. Beekman. who wants to be
speaker Of the next house was a Camp
DellIte preacher in Illinois before he
came TO Kansas.
Col w p. Tomlinson says we'll
known Topeka minister is in full
avmpathy with the resubmission move
ment. Who is he
Col Geo. w NeaIe has prepared a bill
for the completion Of the state house
and he estimates that it VIII take half
million dollars to do it.
A.
ed a member Of the board Of directors Of
the north and south railroad to succeed /
+. T. Carpenter of Sonth Dakota.
According to Col Fred J. Close his
railroad directors have secured control
of over two million dollars which viii
enable them to build their road.
A man called at the bank commits
sioner's Office yesterday and asked for a
copy Of 5 s. Kings "Seed lime and /
Harvest" He got what he wanted.
Two years ago each member of the /
state senate. forty in all, voted himself a /
clerk at 50 a day when ten clerks could I
do all the work Of all the senate com
mittees-
Col. II. L. Moore, who is occupying /
the seat formerly filed by Farmer Funs- 4
ton, b as been made a member of the /
committee on expenditures for public (
buildings
Lieutenant Governor Percy Daniels, /
who lives at Girard, Auditor Geo. Coles I
town. IS here looking after military mat
ters He is brigadier general Of the Ma /
tional guard
A letter from v. III. Biddison, The Popu-
list preacher, announces that he has not I
left the state and that be viii be here /
shortly az a candidate for reelection as f
cha plain of the senate.
Rev r. Wake last night distributed I
copies of the anti-resubmission resOiu- I
tion adopted by the Ministerial union at 4
the ltinerants' club and the club adopted /
the resolution as its own
Rev J. VI. Sullivan, of Baldwin, who
has been here this week attending the t
meeting of the Itinerants' club, is a can
didate for chaplain of the house, and .
says his prospects are most encouraging.
Adj. Gen. Davis thinks the legislature
this winter should make some provision
for caring for the battle flags in his Office.
Some Of them are in bad condition and
unless cared for in some way soon they
will fall to pieces
W T. jackson of Topeka wants to be
secretary of the State Horticultural
society which pays $1,000 year. The
annual meeting Of the society and cleo
ton Of officers will occur at Fort Scott
next week, beginning Tuesday
DR.. J. 81. Buckley tells of man who
gave as his reason for writing his ser
mon, that he did not want the people TO
know what he was going to -alk about.
Why he said, even the devil himself
does not know W hat l am going TO say"
Rice county wants her share Of ap-
oointments under the coming admins
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