The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-13
o. 5. Mcdowell of Cherokee county.

O. s. Mcdowell Of Cherokee county.
The salary attached to the Office OF
executive clerk is $1,000 a year and it If
the easiest job to fill IN the state house
Ii has been generally conceded this
place should go to some newspaper man
who should act as the governors adyer-
tlsing agent (that is, to see that the gov
ernor's trivial mistakes do not get into
the opposition papers, j. Ware Butter
held of Topeka who writes for eastern
papers; j. Z. Junkin of the Sterling Bull
letln; Ewing Herbert of the Brown
| county World and Dell Valentine have
been mentioned John Schilling, ir.s
| who worked for the state central com
mittee during the campaign. G. E. Gault,
! secretary OF the Republican state league,
who helped to increase the majority In
Shawnee county; O. ;. Mcdowell who
! had the job under Governor Martin and
Jack Downing of Hays City have all
been mentioned.
John Jones, the Topeka colored man,
wants to be the governors messenger
and draw the salary of $3.50 year.
Assistant Secretary of state
Tom 7. Kelly of Miami county.
I. F. Orner of Shawnee county.
james Smythe of Greenwood county.
The assistant secretary of state draws
81 500 a year ard it is said that arrange
ments have been made by which Billy
Edwards has agreed TO give the place to
Tom Kelly, who almost got the nOmina
ton IN the state convention IheO
+. Orner, who had the job under
the last Republican administration would
like TO 90 back and James Smythe Of
Greenwood county, who WAS one Of the
candidates for secretary Of state in the
convention is said to be v Orking for the
place. George Higgins, Mark Miller
and /. S. Sears, all of Shawnee county
are said to be after the position of chief
clerk which is worth 81, 200 a year. W.
Z. Brubaker of Topeka would like to
have his old job as charter clerk back
again.
Assistant Attorney General
7. T. Doran, of Shawnee county.
?. L Soper of Oklahoma Territory.
Bert Tuttle of Clay county
Z. D. Alckeever of Shawnee county.
The assistant attorney general must be
a man who can write as good opinions as
those once furnished by Noah Allen, but
he must sign the name of his chief and
not his own; for this service he will get
81, 600 a year
Tom Doran, who was deputy revenue
collector under Chairman @. Leland when
Harrison was president, is said TO be
slated here, and +. L. Soper would pc
glad to come back from Oklahoma and
live in Topeka if this opening should
come his way. Z. d. McKeever, who
is now j law partner of Lieut. Governor
TrOutman, has been mentioned rs
possibility. but Mr.. F. B. Dawes, the
Center and he has d personal friend up
there by the name Of Bert Tuttle VINO
may slide into this fat place.
Adjutant General
Col J. w. f. Hughes, OF Shawnee
county.
w +. Campbell, of Sedgwick county.
A r. Greene, of Douglas county.
p II. Coney, of Shawnee county.
Henry Booth, of Pawnee county.
Ira f. Collins, Of Nemaha county.
Col. J. w. F. Hughes has been consld-
cred u candidate for adjutant general
ever since the Legislative war and De-
partment Commander Campbell OF the
state @. A r has been mentioned as a
possibility.
Ex-commanders AL Greene, Ira F.
Collins and Henry Booth. are also on the
list
Assistant Adjutant General.
W. H Hornaday of Shawnee county.
Lewis Hanback, of WyandOtte county.
H. T. Wentworth of Shawnee county.
The assistant adjutant general draws
$500 a year, but it is job that IS not
hard to fill.
w. II. Hornaday, with G. A. r. re-
cord, who writes letters to the country
newspapers signed Brunstane, is said to
be slated for this job, but Lew Hanback,
who had the place under Governor
Humphrey, would ike to come back to
Topeka, and Captain II. E. Wentworth,
who was a sixteen year old captain during
the war, has been talked about as man
who could draw the salary.
Assistant state Treasurer.
George VI. Seward of Shawnee.
w. II. Nelson of Smith county.
Sam 81. johnson of Doniphan county.
The assistant state treasurer receives
81 700 a wear for his services and George
Seward the present assistant is d Repub-
lican who was IN the office under the last
Republican administration and became
assistant by raising part of Treasurer
Biddle's bond.
Mr.. Seward may still hold the job i J.
r. Burton's influence with State Treas
urer Atherton is as strong as it IS sup
posed to be. Mr. AthertOn Is said to be /
favorable to the Burton senatorial boom. /
Billy Nelson Of the Smith County Pho
neer who was assistant under 5. @. !
Stover, is talked about again but Sam
Johnson of Troy, has a string which /
may land him in that part of the west /
wing of the statehOuse.
Night Guard at Treasurer's Office
A w. Hopkins, Topeka.
Albert Hopkins, who was street com
missioner of Topeka when DR.. d. G. +
Jones was mayor. wants to draw the $500 !
as night guard at the treasurer's Office.
Assistant state Auditor
S. S. McFadden of Shawnee county.
The position Of assistant state auditor |
was filed for eighteen years by ). 5 |
McFadden now city clerk of Topeka. |
and he has aforementioned as likely to
go back under the incoming administra-
ton.
The assistant auditor receives salary |
of $1,000 a year and it is one of the most
responsible positions in the state.
Auditor 5 CIerI<ships.
B. K Bruce of Leavenworth county.
John M. Brown of Shawnee county.