The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-01
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL


ing room only i'll the Copeland Lobby.
Representative r. FL Chandler of Ba-
zaar, Chase county, is here for the SEES
sion.
Frank E. Grimes, who is to represent
Wichita county this winter, is here for
the session.
Governor-elect Morrill,. Mrs Morrill,
and Miss Grace are expected to arrive in
Topeka tomorrow.
W. ". Price of Brown county is al
ready pre- pairing for fight for uniform
series of text books
One of the Republican candidates for
speaker of the house is graduate of the
Topeka Kelley institute.
George Cranes legislative hand book
will contain almost as much information
as the State Blue Book.
Representative R. P. Mcknight of
Winons. Logan county, is here and will
remain during the session.
A Strong City man has moved to To-
Deka for the express purpose of getting
a job on the new police force.
Judge stephen J. Osborn of Wakee-
ney came to Topeka yesterday to draw
his last months salary for 1894.
Scion o. TEACHERS senatorial mana
ger, Representative E. F. Caldwell of
Lawrence. is here for the fight
Most of the members elect of the Iegis-
lature who reached Topeka in time went
to see "In Old Kentucky" last night.
D. c. Zercher, assistant secretary of
state, has returned from ten days va
cation spent in southeastern Kansas.
Archie Williams was taken for hack
driver at the Copeland last night by one
of the candidates for sergeant at arms.
Governor Lewelling is expected to
come to Topeka tomorrow He has been
at his home at Wichita since Christmas.
The state conference of the Peoples
Party, which has been called by Chair
man Breidenthal, will be held in Topeka
Friday.
The legislature will stand on joint bal
lot: Republicans, 106; Popuiists, "a;
Democrats, 3; fusion democrat and Pop
ulist), 2.
The invitation committee for the in
augural ball will meet at the office of
Maj0 j. z. Hudson in the Capital block
tomorrow evening.
Two colored boys with mandolin, gui-
tar and bell made music for the poll
ticians at the Copeland last night They
also passed the hat.
Morton Albaugh, of the Kingman
Leader Courier, who wants a place on
the state board of charities, is here look
ing after his interests.
Rev. ]. NJ. Sullivan of Baldwin, who
was chaplain of the last house and wants
to fill the same Office again this session.
: is electioneering at the Copeland
George II. Burr of st. John arrived
yesterday afternoon and will remain IN
til something definite is known about the
bank commissionership for which he is q
candidate.
Most of the members of the legislature
| are willing that there should be cut
ting down in the number of judicial dis
trict, but they all insist that their judge
must have job.
The legislative committee of the State
Editorial Association will hold a meeting
at the Copeland next Monday evening at
the call of Col d. r. Anthony of the
Leavenworth Times.
J. c. Davis of Chase county, who was
! the candidate for superintendent
of public instruction on the Repub-
| lican ticket in 1892. was at the Copeland
last night He went home today.
S. s. King, the we'll known Populist
writer and author of "Seedtime and Har-
vest" will as soon as he retires from the
bench at Kansas City resume writing his
new book, "If the Devil Left Kansas"
Bent Murdoch, who arrived from FL
Dorado yesterday, says sleighing is good
in Butler county. Snow was piled sew
eral feet deep on the south side of his
house when he left home. He says it is
not fish story either.
R. W. Turner, who was at one time
United States consul to Cadiz, Spain, is
at the Copeland He came in yesterday
with the Sixth district delegation. Mr..
| Turner was formerly connected with the
| Western School Journal.
John @. Royce is here from his home
at PhilIipsburg and is doing what he can
to get cinch on the chief clerkship of
! the house. 1t was John Royce who pre-
pared the house journal of the first two
! days session of the last legislature.
Elocution, Dramatic Art F. P. Cleaves
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