The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28

shop to learn a trade and studied law
evenings Now he is a criminal lawyer
OF fine reputation, and he has been pub
lie prosecutor of Allen county, Ind. His
availability as a candidate for public
Office was epitomized by one man in his
district thus: g Jim is a good handshak-
er, and people generally like him. -
Handshaking and baby kissing are often
great helps in getting into public life.
They Own Papers,
The late Joseph B. AfcCullagh of st.
Louis Little Mack, - as he was known
to Washington many years ago-thought
editors ought to stick to editing and
keep out of public life, and he could
quote many instances of good editors
who had been spoiled by political ambi-
ton. Still, many editors break into con-
gress every two years Mr. Dingley Of
Maine, who is engaged ia shaping the
new tariff bill, is editor of a paper in
Lewiston, and he tells me he really edits
it during his vacation time. He controls
its policy at all times. Senator Hawley
Of Connecticut owns a paper at Hart
ford, and he is supposed to edit it. But
I believe he doesn' have much time for
that. Senator Chandler of New Hanp-
shire owns a paper at Concord, and at
times he sends signed editorials to it,
which are breezy enough to be taken up
by the press associations and telegraph
ed all over the country.
Lemuel Quigg Of New York was an
editorial writer on The Tribune when
the Republican machine nominated him
for congress to fill a vacancy. believe
no one except Mr.. Quigg had any seri-
GUS idea that he would be elected. The
New York Sun called him 'fQuigg of
Quogue, the Quaggy man, and treated
his candidacy as joke. But Mr.. Quigg
took 1t very much in earnest and Great
ed quite breeze in congress by carry
ing the district. He has been reelected
twice. Mr.. QEigg will not be in high
favor with the next administration,
fear. He engineered the deal by which
Mr.. Einstein became the owner and MIR.
Quigg the editor of the New York Press.
Mr.. Einstein was a Mckinley man a
year ago. Mr.. Quigg advocated Reeds
nomination; SO Mr.. Quigg and MIR. Elm
stein disagreed, and Mr.. Quigg resigned.
Cummings Can Set Type.
Amos J. Cummings was editor of the
New York Evening Sun when he came
here first He had been with The Sun
for many years. Before that he was on
The Tribune with Greeley, and he can
tell more funny things about The Trib-
une's wonderful editor than any one
who ever knew him. Mr.. Cummings
tried being a congressman and a news
paper man, too, for long time, but he
has given up the newspaper work be-
cause he is handicapped by his official
position. You can't write disagreeable
things about men who are sitting right
beside you every day, and correspond
ence which is all compliment has no
spice. Labouchere, the editor of London
Truth, seems to have solved the problem
OF running newspaper, being public
man, and making the two occupations
help each other. But no one in this
country has done it yet.
There is an editor from st. Louis now
in congress. He is Richard Bartholdt.
asked him the other day how many Ger
man-Americans there would be in the
next congress. ut S odd that you should
ask me that, - he said. MARK Hanna
put that very question to me. Well, l
am the only one There is not another
German-American in the list of the next
congress The Germans are not Office
seekers. They are satisfied, as a rule, to
stay at home and attend to business.
They don't want to come to congress "
Charles B. Lands of Indiana will be
an addition to the list of congressman
Journalists in the next house. He has
been q newspaper man ever since he left
college in 1888, and he is now the editor
of the Delphi lind Journal. He edited
the Logansport Journal for four years.
Editors and Printers.
W. E. Barrett of Massachusetts is
4 II. n
ord. He was Washington correspond
emit few years ago. Boutelle of Maine,
| who would like to be secretary of the
navy, owns the Bangor Wing and Farm
er. Senator PETER made his entrance