Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-16

Another feature is the powerful effort
made by the railroad corporations to COM
pei Judge Crow to desist in his undertake
ing. 1t is understood that the Metropoli-
tan cable railway monopoly has quietly
interested itself in the fight to defend De
tective Vallins and has, through one of
its attorneys, earnestly tried to obtain the
cooperation of Colonel "Bil' Phelps. of
Jasper county. The doughty "coIonel' IS
citizen of Carthage. in the same county
as Webb City, where Attorney General
Crow lives, and for this reason it was
hoped he could hold Crow down" Now,
assuming that Governor Stephens has
washed his hands of the matter, the poll
tical gOssips are conjecturing what will be
the result If Nallins is ousted. Should the
ineligible TO hold the Office, Police Commits
sioner and Attorney Scarritt will stand
convicted of making an appointment in
violation of the statutes he as a LAWYER
is assumed to be familiar with.
The opinion is expressed that Police COM
Elissioners Scarritt and Gregory will resign
and a new board be appointed. Hugh c.
Ward, Robert w. Cary, Max MinteT and
George =. Gross are being talked about as
likely successors. However, this is all sur-
mise, but it is not considered probable
that the present board will try to remain
in office after being turned down by the
supreme court. Great pressure is being
brought to bear upon the attorney gem
eral to induce him to reverse himself on
his pledge TO the labor unions to test the
legality Of the Vallins appointment, He iS
also being urged to begin the quo war
ranto proceedings in the Jackson county
circuit court. in order that the desired de-
lay may be secured.
The conduct of the state board of eoIaI-
ization in accepting from the railroad
companies free transportation, in Iuxuri-
OCsly appointed private palace cars with
private cooks and all kinds of refresh
ments, is exciting considerable unfavorable
comment. The free silver farmers who
carried the banners in the fight for "Bryau
and Reform and who are paying the
taxes to run the state government have
concluded that the state board, under the
worst of it. They think 1t would be bel-
ter II the members of the board would
make their assessment of railroad property
in their offices at Jefferson City and base
their estimates on the bonded indebted
ness of the roads.
Governor Stephens is greatly ANNOYED AZ
the open hostility Of the Bland-CIaFk ele-
ment which comprises the radical free sill
path doctors, and fearing he might re-
ceive a snub OF experience a FROST re-
fused to accompany the board on its Junk
citing tour.
The fight over the coal oil inspectorship
at st. Louis Is becoming very bitter The
present incumbent Captain F. p. Bro
naugh, State Committeeman Thomas J.
Ward. Editor Richard b. Speed of Ne
vada: Judge y. ]. Wollard. ex-representa-
tive from Dallas county, and Abiel Leon
ard. of Marshall, are being talked about
by those who carve the pie.
On the Office chairs with which the side
walk in front of the Madison is usually OBJ
structed during the evenings the politi-
clans have been discussing the outcome Of
the fight. Captain Bronaugh has a good
chance. notwithstanding he was appointed
by Ex-Governor Stone and that the policy
of the present administration is to snub