The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-27
BRIEF NOTES FROM TOPEKA
David Mulvane Nav be the Next State
Chairman.

BRIEF NOTES FROM TOPEKA
David Mulvane MAY be the Next Stat,
Chairman.
II is gossiped around Topeka thai
David Mulvane, owner OF the Topeka
Capital is TO be chairman OF the Repub'
lican State Central Committee next year
Il IS said that Nj Leland is especially
anxious to see Mr.. Mulvane at the head
OF the state committee. and that both j.
p. Burton and Sena .or Baker favor him
Governor Leedy and the National
Guard of Kansas have received an urg-
ent invitation to participate in the I'M
yelling Of General Logan's monument az
Chicago, July %. The governor regrets
his in abili.y 10 attend for the reason that
there is no money available for the ex-
penses OF the trip. II would cost about
81, 900.
The State Temperance Union, is circu-
Iating statements from William NStryker
Populist superintendent Of schools;
Chancellor Snow, Of the State sUniver-
sty; President Taylor, of the State
Normal School, and President Fair
child. of the Kansas State Agricultural
College, in which they declare them
selves in favor of prohibition.
Chairman billiard, of the Board Of Rail-
road Commissioners, smarting under the
criticism heaped upon the board on ac-
count of the recent farcical railroad con-
ference, has written an explana ton in
three acts, in which he chides the peo-
pie of Kansas for creating a board OF
railroad commissioners and refusing 10
give it authority to enforce its orders.
He winds up with the query: (Which
shall rule-the people or the railroads."
The most fortunate blunder of all made
by the Populist legislature has just been
discovered. The redundant and obso-
lete" law, which repealed about every
thing from the constitution down 70 the
laws Of 1895. was not legally passed,
many of the legal controversies that were
threatened on account Of its passage.
The courts which it abolished can now
go ahead, the state auditor can pay off
Price and Quantrell raid claims when
proper proofs are submitted. and the
peopleof Kansas City. Kas-. need have
no fears OF the dissolution Of their city.
The bill did not take the course through
the legislature prescribed by the con-
stitution.
Governor Leedy has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates 70 the international
gold mining convention. 10 be held at
Denver on July I: O. z. Comstock
S. G. Isett. Chanute; ". J.
Cnstigan, Ottawa: Ed Howe. Atchison:
John Conway. Norton. W. B. Washing
ton. Leot.: Otis Nesbit. Washington: c.
A. Hamlet Marysville: E. ". Weed.
Long Island: T. F. Egan, St Francis;
Frank S. Foster, Ellsworth: ]. c. Pad
gett. Council Grove; F c. Fiory. How
ard: G. V. johnson. Sedan: JohnSeaton.
Atchison: George Burroughs. Abilene;
A. J. Bryant, HAYS City: n. O. McCray.
d. P. Elliott. Topeka: Albert
Parker. Topeka: S. E. Pendleton. Ere
donia: ]. ". Sponable. Paols: II. H.
Grinishaw. Paola: z. e. Kies. Wichita:
J. NJ Lewis. Kinsley: 7 E Leftwich.
Iarned: ]. C. Starr. Scott City; Thomas
". Morgan. Eureka: ]. r. Fugate. New
ton: c. 4. Jones. Cove City.
4 Washington spacial says: The dis
posai Q: the Indian Territory judgesh.ps
IS giving the administration some trouble
Just now. These assignments on the pie
counter are among The hes: things in
the Is. Of Political confessions AMI their
allotment, was early talked over by Ire
western dispensers OF patronage. Ac-
ccrdiag 20 the original program. Powell
Clayton. Majcr Dick Eersns and Cyrus
Leland were 70 name one each 70 sue
ceei me three now on The bsach. in
Guiding Cleveland's pets. Bill Springer
and Back kilso-e. Clayton landed his
brochs-. Leland was - name Kansas
man. 81; before he could land him Joe
Smith. the presidents personal friend.
and a. present chief % the bureau ..
American republics. got up ire hack
s:a rSay % the executive mansion and
exac;ei a promise from The president to
name III. cousin, Judge Gill. az Colby.
Nas.. formerly OF Ohio. This inter-
,eErei with The program of the big
three, hu: the creation % a new Judge
ship by ehe present Indian s2propria-
.iou bill rsopenei he matter and some
fast searching Is gong on Just row 20
name ne remaining judges. although the
OF enc Kansas man rules
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Tie donkey Eho s;ose ne Ioa's skin
made The first experiment n >u5s;itu-
Ton. Ills successors vii fare no better
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