The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-27

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Notwithstanding . declaration in tho
the populist state officials 60 right
along working on the theory that pub
lie office is q family snap There are
several thousand populist workers
scattered about over the state who
whoOped i: mp increasingly for the
ticket during the campaign and who
felt that they were entitled to . share
of the pastry, but they have been I'M
tremendously elbowed out Of the way
while the relatives Of the state officials
have been given places at the public
table. Gov. Leedy found places for
three of his relati, es; q neice in his
office. a nephew on the police force Of
Kansas City, Kan, another nephew on
the police department at Leavenworth;
the two latter lost their jobs though,
when the pop state convention forced
Leedy to abolish the metropolitan po-
lice.
Chief Justice Doster, the high priest
| of populism, worked all the able-bodied
male relatives he had about into Office.
He got Taylor Riddle, his brother-in-
law, in rs q member Of the live stock
sanitary commission. He made his
nephew, Humbert Riddle, who is q
son of Taylor Riddle. a stenographer.
His old law partner. Henry McClaiD.
sOn-in-law. assistant supreme court
reporter, and wound up by getting his
son, Chase Doster. appointed . major
in the Kansas volunteers
Judge Allen, of the supreme court
did not fare so WELL He Only succeed
ed in getting his son in as a clerk for
the supreme court reporter.
John Martin, clerk of the supreme
court, appointed his daughter. Carrie
Martin, \ copy clerk in his office.
State Superintendent Stryker gave
his wife q $1,000 job when he first
went in, but the pops raised such q
row about it that Althea Briggs re-
signed and the place was given to .
nephew, Delbert Stryker.
Lieut. Gov. Harvey, now a major in
the army, appointed his bride as his
chief clerk
Capt Morris, state auditor, had his
son in his office for several months At
good salary.
Senator Greedy Jumper, chairman Of
the state board of charities, had his
sister-in-law as his clerk during the
legislature and now has his father-in-
law. patent medicine vender. in the
medical department of the Osawato-
mie asylum. Jumper is the individual
who introduced bill at the last ses--
sion of the legislature prohibiting
nepotism.
board of charities, has q son on the
pay roll of the Topeka insane asylum
5. c. Wheeler, secretary of the state
board of charities, got his sister q fat.
job at the Topeka insane asylum, but.
she was fred for some reason a short,
time ago.
w. l.. Brown, formerly chairman Of.
the state board of charities. but now a.
ma jor in the volunteers, had landed
two relatives in positions at the state,
institutions. but both were discharged.
for incompetency.
Frank Shane, another member of tho
board. succeeded in getting ono rela-
tive on the pay roll.
Warden Lands, of the penitentiary,
has a brother and one other relative
on the pay roll of the penitentiary.
DR.. Hinton, superintendent of the
Osawatomie asylum, has given his
son a soft snap at that institution.
Railroad Commissioner Lewelling
had his niece, Viola Bishop, as his
clerk during the legislature, and then
landed her in position at the peni-
Tertiary.
Col. Hank Lindsey, of the Kansas
volunteers, got Leedy to appoint his
brother as quartermaster of the regi-
ment
Three populist district judges made
the court family affair by appointing
relatives as court stenographers- w.
A. Randolph, of Emporia, has his wife
as his official stenOgrapher. besides his
brother is member of the state board
of pardons.
Judge c. w. Shinn named his daugh-
ter as stenogra pher and Judge Mckay
named his brother.
Judge b. F. Milton, judge Of the APP
pellate court, appointed his wife a.
his court stenographer.
just to show that nepotism is con.
tageous among the popuiists, the rec
ord of the populists in the legislature
is given. Senators Forney. King and
Householder named their daughters
as their clerks. Senators Hart and
Helm had no daughters 50 they named
their sons as clerks. Representatives
Cassin, Gray, johnson, Hibner and
Patten got their daughters in as clerks
Of committees. Representatives True
blood and Ingalls, had their sons on
the pay roll as committee clerks
1t is evident from this record first,
that campaign pledges do not weigh
heavily on the populist official, and
,econd, the average populist official
takes the modified Scriptural view that
the man who doesn't get jobs for his
own relatives is worse than al in6del
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