The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-22
PERsoNAL ND PoLITIcAL-

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The state Federation Of Labor is to
meet in Topeka on New Years day.
County Clerk Harry c. Smith Of Smith
Center. smith county, is the guest of z.
Scott Rice Of the office of the secretary
of state.
Rev. John A. Bright thinks he can
make prayer short and crisp enough to
entitle him to be chaplain Of the house
this winter.
John A. Reynolds had a column write
up of Joseph w. Ady as a senatorial can
didate Ia this weeks issue Of the North
Topeka 5Iail.
Major J. B. Remington is anxious to
have MS old place in the legislature this
winter as chairman of the committee on
ways and means"
DR.. George G. Pritchard, the state vet
Urinary surgeon, has returned from Tri-
bune, Greeley county, where he killed
horse that had the ''glanders"
The original manuscript of Mrs. Ellen
p Allertcn's ''Wa lls Of Corn" has been
presented to the state historical society
by Hiss Eva Ryan of Hiawatha-
Prof o. G. Hill, who has been appoint
ed executive clerk by Governor elect
Morrill, once lived across the street from
James A Garfield in an Ohio town.
Elder P. 7. Rhodes Of North Topeka.
one OF the oldest Methodist preachers in
''Elat top church in North Topeka, is a
candidate for chaplain OF the house
J. n. Miller of Council Grove, who
will I'll the seat in the house this winter
which was occupied during the last ses-
sion by Harry Richter, is in the city. Mr..
Miller is Tor Major Q. Hood for senator.
The Indications are that the bill to be
introduced in the legislature this winter
by Representative Charles Moss of Lyon
county to provide for compulsory Kelley
treatment for drunkards will be a pOpu-
lar measure.
Otto Eckstein, a Wichita lawyer, has
been nominated by the Republicans of
the Sixty-seventh legislative district to
succeed the late Major u NJ. Lawrence.
The election in this district will be held
next Wednesday.
Elrick G. Cole, member elect of the
legislature from Great Bend, Barton
county, has secured quarters for himself
and wife during the session at 313 West
Tenth street Mr. Cole is for Charley
Lobdell for speaker.
An application was made TO Governor
Lewelling and the state board of pardons
today for the pardon Of Henry Sampey
who was sent to the penitentiary at the
April term of court for being implicated
in the lsbell- Burkhardt burglaries.
Captain J. S. Mcdowell of Smith Cen
ter and Billy Nelson Of the Smith Cen
ter Pioneer are here to see if Smith coun-
ty can get something in the distribution
Of patronage. Captain Mcdowell is
spoken of for a place on one of the state
boards.
The clerks in the Office of the secre-
tary of state last night presented the sec
rotary, Captain r. ). Osborn, with a set
Of Ia bic silverware. It was Christmas
present and was presented ahead Of
time As Captain Osborn is going out of
the city for the holidays.
The Santa Fe has arranged to run two
special excursion trains to the City of
Mexico. One train Will leave 1t Louis
over the Wabash, January 10, and go via
Kansas City, taking the Santa t'e 1T the
latter point. The other train viii leave
Kansas City over the Santa Fe at the
same time the first train leaves ST. Louis.
Department Commander Campbell Of
the G.. A r. rises in haste to say that the
camp fire called for inauguration day IS
not intended 70 help old soldiers into
Office under the new administration and
asks all who are signing applications
simply because the holder is a G. A. r.
man to quit as it is likely to break up
the organization
Arthur Capper has interviewed sixty
Topeka citizens on the senatorial Ques-
ton. asking their choice for senator.
Ex-senator John J. Ingalls, was the
choice of a majority of Hose interviewed,
thirty-t two of the sixty said they were for
him The others interviewed were di-
for Joseph w. Ady, 8 for E. w. Hoch,
for Gen. Caldwell. for Major Morrill,, /
for Cyrus Leland, 2 for Charles Curtis,
/ for Major Hudson and 1 for Judge
Thacher.