The Advocate and news., 1899-04-05
Politics and
Public Education.
The Work of the Agricultural College
Halted While the Gang Is
Being Fed.
CIVIL SERVICE AT MANHATTAN.

The political foot ball struggle is on at
the Kansas State Agricultural College.
Governor Stanley has suspended Regents
LimbOcker and Hoffman on tecnical charg-
es filed by H.. A. Perkins, editor of the
Manhattan Nationalist Of course Mr.. Per
kins does not deny that his work is purely
politician opening to give the Governor
chance to "take care of Riley County"
On their merits the charges are extremely
flimsy, but they are necessary part of the
program which is to be carried out.
When the regents met at Manhattan
Wednesday for their regular meeting, Re-
gents Linlbo0lser and Hoffman received tel
egTams from Governor Stanley informing
them of their suspension They were fur
ther notified by letter in this style:
Topeka, Kans., March 20, 1899.
"To J. N. Limbocker, Regent of the Kansas
State Agricultural College:
"You are hereby notified that there were
this day filed in my office charges in writing
against you, by H. A. Perkins, resident of
Riley County Kansas, as follows, to-wit:
"Ihe State of Kansas, County of Riley, S.:
'H. A. Perkins, of lawful age being by
me first duly sworn, deposes and says: That
he is resident of Riley County, in the
State of Kansas; that the Kansas State
Agricultural College is located at Man
haitian. John n. LimbOcker and c. B. Hoff-
man are regents of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural College, and have been such regents
since January, 1897. That the said John N.
Limbocker and G. B. Hoffman while acting
as regents of the said Kansas State Agricul-
tural College, have violated the law gov
erning said body in this, to-wit: That the
said John n. Limbocker has drawn from the
treasury as payment for his said services the
sum of fifteen dollars per month for services
in providing meals for the students at the
college. That the service is not within the
act making provision for the payment of the
said regents, and said sum has been drawn
unlawfully and wrongfully by the said
Limbocker, all of which the said Limbocker
well knew. That the said G.. B. Hoffman,
regent as aforesaid and while acting in
such capacity, aided and abetted the said
John N. Limbocker in drawing said sum
of fifteen dollars per month for his alleged
services in conducting a place where stu
dents and others were fed at the said col
lege. That the said John N. Limbocker is
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the President of the Board of Regents of
the said college and G. b. Hoffman its treas
urer, and were at the time of drawing the
said sums from the treasury. That the said
j. N. Limbocker and G. B. Hoffman, while
acting as regents of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural College and during the month of
July, 1897, did with Others transact business
of vital Importance to the said college with
out a quorum, secretly and unlawfully in
this: That they hired teachers, fixed their
salaries, made appropriations and did and
transacted such other business as came be-
fore them without at any time having a
quorum to transact business all in viola
tion of law and with the full intent and |
purpose of overriding and thwarting the
will Of the majority of the members Of the
board, who prior to that time had been
present. That said action was in violation
of law. That said meeting SO held and for |