The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-28
LIST MADE OUT.
Sheriff Kepley Appoints His
Subordinate officers.
Albert Lucas Named for the
Important Post
AE HNRER SHERJEE
OF UNDER SHERIFF..
Frank Leech is Made Jailer,
John B. Jones Assistant.
S. Kuykendall is First Deputy
Sheriff.

Following is the list or Sheriff elect
Kepley's appointees as authoritatively
announced:
Under sheriff, Albert Lucas.
First deputy, A Kuykendall.
Jailer, Frank Leech.
Assistant jailer, John B. Jones.
Superintendent of the stone yard,
Larry Sheehan.
1t will be seen from this list that the
Republicans are given the big end of
the appointments. Lucas, Kuykendall
and Jones are Republicans; Leech is a
Populist and Sheehan is Democrat.
The under sheriff will receive $75
month and the first deputy will probably
be paid the same amount. The jailer
and superintendent of the stone yard
receive $50 and the assistant jailer $40.
Bert Lucas is we'll known among the
crowd of younger politicians, and is
son of Policeman Lucas. He is men,
Der of, and steward, of the Ellzs, and was
one of Kepley's earnest supporters. He
is very popular among his friends, and is
obIiging and polite. He ought to make
a good officer, and there is no reason to
think that he will not. The appointment
will prove very satisfactory to the law
yers, whose business with the office is
transacted almost entirely through the
undersherif.
Some people have persisted in the be-
lief that Sergeant Frank Ellison, of the
present police force, would be given the
appointment, but Mr.. Kepley has not
thought seriously of appointing him for
some time. The policemen who have
been bidding for Ellison's place on the
force may as well withdraw their appli-
cations. Ellison intends to be "a candi-
date for sheriff himself in two years and
Mr.. Kepley says he did not care to take
man into his office to groom for his Of
fee, although he himself does not ex-
pect to be a candidate for re- election.
A. Kuykendall is a colored man. He
was deputy sheriff under WiIkerson and
was an excellent officer. His experience
in the office will be valuable aid to
Mr.. Kepley.
Frank Leech, who Is to be jailer,
lives in Mission township. He is a
Methodist and teaches Sunday school
class. He is one of the most prominent
of the Populists in the county, and is
chairman of the central committee. He
is pleasant agreeable gentleman.
John B. Jones is the colored Third
ward politician. John is always after
office and by some hook or crook he gen
orally gets it. He is persistent worker
at the polls and no doubt did Kepley
some good.
Larry Sheehan is the only Democrat
on the llSk. he comes from Lne Seconu
ward where Democrats are numerous
and he is popular with the members of
tho party.
Taken as a whole it is fair to say that
the appointments are very good ones and
they will be disappointing to Mr.. Kep-
ley's enemies he says that he has se-
lected men with whom he is to be sur =
rounded without any desire to secure his
e-election under any circumstances.
II would be blind to the TRUTH" said
| he, "if did not realize that l would not
| have been elected except for Republican
votes and they deserve some of the Of
| fees. This has been the most difficult
thing ever undertook. There were SO
many good men who wanted places that
l have had the hardest time in the world
| to decide"