Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-26
PIE COUNTER BULLETIN.
LeweIIinE Wants to Be Railroad
Commissioner, as, Also, Does
w. =. billiard.

Topeka, Kas.. Nov 25.-(SpeciaI) It has
finally been discovered what Ex-Governor
Iewelllng wants a. the pie counter. He
has fixed an eye on a position as member
of the state board of railway commission
ers. This news was broken gently to the
friends of Governor-elect Leedy to-day and
they were implored, in the interests of
peace and harmony, to urge his appoint
ment. 1t was limited that all trouble in
the party could be avoided If Lewelling
were named as one of the commissioners;
otherwise the dance" would go on.
Leedy's friends have no use for Lewelling
and when they were approached with the
proposition they simply gave the ambas-
sadors CLASSY stare. The ex-governor
will, however, pursue the office until the
appointments are made. He will use his
alleged influence in the senate TO force his
appointment.
The appointment of Ed Little as private
secretary of Governor Leedy takes all the
other applicants from Dickinson county
out of the eligible list. There is no use
for any of the score or more of place
hunters from that county to continue their
chase. This is all they will get.
]. A Davis, of North Topeka, a free
silver Republican, is headed for place on
the board of directors of the penitentiary,
and ]. j. Miller, another free silverite with
a military bearing, from the same place,
wants to be adjutant general.
About the only man in the state whom
the office is chasing is ]. w. Morphy. local
manager of the Advocate. Mr.. Morphy
was in the secretary of states office under
the former Populist administration and it
is said that he was the most capable Off
Ger in the entire outfit. He can have a
place in almost any of the offices If he
chooses. However, he has not indicated
that he would take any place.
John Yonkers, Sf Kfngman, is an appli-
cant for state architect. He claims that he
is especially fitted for the place by reason
of his vast experience as superintendent
of construction of a corncrib at Hilltop
station, in his county.
D. c. Zercher. of Olathe, formerly as
sistant secretary of state under the Lew
cling regime, says he has dead cinch for
the insurance commissionership. His can
didacy, 1t Is said, is being pushed by many
of the reading insurance companies of New
York and London. which he now repre-
serits. Zercher is the author of Stubborn
Facts and "Seventy-five Reasons Why 1
Am POpulist'
W. P. billiard, of Fort Scott, wants to be
the Democratic member of the state board
of railway commissioners. His candidacy
is being pushed by ]. NJ. Allen. of Erie,
who is desirous OF seeing Judge Lowe. the
present Democratic member, turned down.
Allen IS one of the hylra-headed Pops and
he thinks Lowe has been instrumental in
preventing matters to come before the su-
preme court that would give II an oppor-
;unity judicially TO determine the powers
of the railway commissioners. Allen also
wants John Madden, of Emporia as an
/ other member. He believes that If the new
/ board IS rOmDOSeI of Wehh NcNoU Mad
| den and Diilard it Will take immediate
| steps 10 have the supreme court determine
this question, which is causing him SO
much worry