The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-14
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

will return 10 Topeka Monday
Labor Commissioner Todd's report on
irrigation is in the hands of the printer.
F. G. Newman, president of the Citi-
zens National bank of Emporias Is in To
peka today.
governors Office, is visiting relatives at
Davenport, Ia
d. VI Nall of Abilene has the support
of the Reflector for the position Of state
grain Inspector
d. S Curry, of Nortonville, Jefferson
county, is a candidate for sergeant-at-
arms of the house.
A boom has been started in the inter
est of Hill P Wilson of Hays City Tor
railroad commissioner.
Tom B Hiskey. who is to be a clerk in
the Office of the secretary OF state after
January IA. is in the city.
State Senator w. A Morgan Of Chase
county will present Bent Murdock's fish
and game law in the senate
Editor Brady Of the Lawrence World
IS the advance agent of the Solon o.
Thacher senatorial boom
Eugene F. Ware says the selection of
Guy P. Benton to be assistant sEate
superintendent was all right
c. n. Sterry, general manager of the
Atlantic & Pacific, is in Topeka on busi-
ness with the Santa Fe receivers.
DR.. c. w. Brandenburg of Frankfort,
Marshall county, is the latest Democratic
candidate for railroad commissioner.
A II. Chase of Leoti, who wants to be
adjutant general, was "A member Of the
regiment Of which Receiver Aldace +.
Walker of the Santa Fe was colonel.
State Senator J. W. Parker Of Olathe,
who was in Topeka last evening, says he
IS not a candidate for any Office, and is
simply trying to help his friends who
want something.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners has decided that it cannot enforce
contracts between individuals and rail
road companies.
The annual ball of the o. R c. viii be
given at Newton Christmas night, and
all the Santa F'e conductors who can viii
attend.
W. NJ. Alternately. the Topeka insur-
auce man, has Joined the crowd at the
Copeland and he wants to be appointed
insurance commissioner.
Secretary of State elect W. G. Edwards
is kept away from Topeka just now by
the serious illness of his little son with
typhoid fever at the family residence at
Larned-
Major Hood was in Topeka yesterday
and today and returned to EmpOria this
afternoon. He saws he will not open for
NAL senatorial headquarters until a short
time before the legislature convenes, but
viii be here frequently.
The Chanute Tribune says the Santa
Fe officials have been expecting q hold
up on the southern division for several
weeks and have been prepared for the
train robbers who have not made their
appearance.
County Attorney IL B. Tracy Of Potta-
WatOmie county has drawn the fire OF all
the resubmissiOnists in his county be-
cause he wrote a letter telling the dis
trict Judge grand jury would be good
thing for the county.
Phil p. Campbell, who was here this
week to attend the meeting of the execu-
tive committee Of the Kansas Day club
says he is not candidate for any kind
Of an appointment
Charles Sennit of Olafhe, who is called
Captain by his friends. wants to be ap-
pointed commandant of the soldiers
home at Dodge City. He called on Gov
ernor- elect Morrill, yesterday and talked
about the matter
Governor elect Morrill, has established
office hours during which he will be at
his working rooms in the Colum bian
building, and Will not see Office secs ers
or their friends. His hours are from to
II a. IA. and to p. n. At other times
he will be at the Copeland ready to talk
appointments
REPRESENTATIVE elect J. E Lambert of
Elnporia is one Of the ablest and bright
est members of the new house. He was
n the city last evening and expressed
the general feeling OF MAJOR HOODS
friends when he said in an inter
view: 4 am in favor Of Major
Hood for senator because be-
lieve he is the best man for the
place. The next congress will have some
weighty questions of finance to deal
with. and there is no man among the
candidates who is 50 we'll posted these
subjects. Major Hood would make an
able representative of the state in the
senate on all subjects, and I would AS
lieve have his chances as those Of any
other candidate
Bert Murdock: Il am one of Major
Hoods old time friends. The major is
no aristocrat. He is one of the common
people He knows their interests be-
cause he has been there himself. Here's
an item from my paper this week. con-
tinued Dir. Murdock, handing a reporter
a clipping from proof sheet: '"Major
Calvin Hood of EmPoria, vino has been
on the cattle trail between Texas and
Kansas many times and who is an ex-
pert rider of the bucking bronchO and
who has eaten bacon and beans, slept on
the ground, rounded up cattle. prospect
ed for mines all over Colorado and New
Mexico and knows all about the practi-
cal things that make up western life,
has made his twenty years residence in
this state a success. Every body who
knows him likes hIm.
kindergarten TRfnstreIs
Tonight and tomorrow night at the Grand.
Admission 80 cents.