Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-27
KANSAS TOPICS.

KANSAS TOPICS.
Senator PETER wants it distinctly under
stood that his book, THE Way Out" has
no reference to the exits of the senate.
That EIdorado man who remembers moth
ing which has happened since the day be-
fore election is the envy of every man on
. the late Republican state ticket
The charge that a certain candidate in
the recent Kansas election could best be
out, is weak and puerile when compared
to the statement of an Oklahoma candi-
date that his opponent was the wander
ing bunghole of an uncreated barrel.
Congressman-elect Vincent of the Fifth
district announces the selection of his pri-
vate secretary in the person of his beauti-
ful young daughter. Miss Vincent is now
in Topeka learning shorthand and in other
ways equipping herself for her Washing
ton duties.
Il don't like the Episcopal church." said
a colored Baptist sister to the editor of
the LeavenTorth Herald, because when
you commence to feel good and happy,
propriety prevents you from jumping up
and shouting"
iOSSlDly So LHucn sympathy would not
be wasted upon those 400 deserted wives
in Topeka if bird's-eye view could be had
of the deserting husbands.
In the course of an interview Senator
Householder declares that his reelection
is triumphant vindication. This is i'm
portant, as it probably constitutes the only
instance on record where the people rose
in their majesty and put the stamp of ap-
proval upon a J0-year-old man who played
Pussy-wa
1t is sincerely to be hoped that Herr
Richter, who is running for a place in the
German reichstag, will have better luck
than the Kansas Herr Richter who, for
the purpose of giving it air, is now trying
to paw away that Populist majority which
caved in on his candidacy Sfor lieutenant
governor.
Congressman Dennis Flynn,of Oklahoma,
announced to the Topics man on wednes-
day that he intended to work for the ap-
pointment of ]. w. McNeal, of Guthrie as
governor of the territory. Henry Asp, who
was standing by. broke in with this re-
mark: Joe McNeal IS all right, but the
man We want for governor is Dennis
Flynn, and We are going to have him even
If he does say he does not want it." To
this Dennis again declared that he did not
want the place, and was pledged to sup
port McNeal.
Il observe" remarks Gene Ware, as he
lays down the paper in which Governor
Deedy has given him one of those periodic
roasts. that the carbuncle which Kansas
has acquired at the back of her neck is
still running"
That Elder Bobbett who preached last
Sabbath from the text. How Tom Went
to Heaven from Eureka" might possibly
have lessened the strain upon the cred
uiity of his hearers by reversing his ter
miral.
Vic Murdock, who. by the way will
soon pass his appellate court clerkship
over to some rude PopuIist with mud in
MS whiskers. declares that court stenoe-
rarhers would have the softest snan i'm
aglnable but for the fact that they are
compelled to loan money to the hard-up
judges.
In making his affidavit of election ex
penses paid by the Republican state CEN
tral committee, Treasurer Bonebrake neg
Iected to say that every cent of indebted
ness had been discharged. This is unusual.
TWO years ago the state committee quit
more than $500 in debt and it was not all
settled I'D until less than six months ago
Sam Riggs, Of Lawrence, yesterday in
formed the Topics man that he had fully
determined to contest the election of G 4
Smart, who has been issued the certfi
cate as judge of the district composed of
Anderson, Franklin and Douglas counties
On the face of the returns Smart had thir-
ty-n:ne majority, but Riggs claims that
ne can show his own election through
votes which were illegally thown ont in
Douglas county. The contest will be de-
termined by the state senate. which is the
only tribunal qualified to hear judicial con-
tests.
Judge R. W. P. Muse, who died at New
ron last saturday, was one of the first set
tiers of Harvey county. He founded he
Newton Republican, we believe, in 1s7r
that year he was president of the Kar
college Of presidential electors. and Wa
also an elector in 1850. He was author
Of history. Of Harvey county, and in
the early days served a term or two as
probate judge.
The denial by Governor-eIect Leedy that
he had ever threatened to blow blood
into the ears of capitalists" will be a
source of unqualified disappointment to
many Kansas people. II had been hoped
that he would turn the routine of office
over TO Private Secretary Ed Little. and
equipped with a bucket of blood and a
blGwgun, pranre through the thorough
fares in search of capitalistlc ears into
winch he might discharge his ensanguned
fluid. It had even been believed that he
might dispense with the blowgun and with
a raw beafsteak or two between his upper
and lower grinders become equipped TO
perform the blood blowing act without
other appurtenances. No one will attempt
TO gainsay the assertion that TO finer
sight could be imagined than the states
man from Coffey county striding 11p and
down the Capitalstic haunts of Kansas
with his jaws working and rich red blood
srCrting from each nostril as he searched
for ears into which TO pour his carmine
eNUdations. We are sorry. indeed. that
Governor Leeiy has decided to omit the
blood blowing feature from his administra-
ton.
The Farmers Weak Point.
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