The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-14
SIXTH DISTRICT LAMENT.
Republican Politicians Complain That
Gov. Stanley Fails to Recog-
nize Them.

Colby, Feb. 14-So far the Sixth con-
gressional district has received little
recognition from Governor Stanley.
Beyond the appointment of E. A. Nc
F'arland of Lincoln county to a place
on the penitentiary board nothing has
been given out by the governor to this
district. Postlethwaite of Jewell coun-
ty who asked for insurance commits
sioner. has got the promise but not
yet the appointment for the court of
visitation, and CharleswOrth of Mitchell
county, who wanted commandment of the
soldiers home at Dodge City or adju-
tant general, and, failing in both. was
induced to accept the promise of second
place in the adjutant generals office,
but hasn't yet been appointed The
governor turned down one of the clean
est, most capable and deserving men in
Kansas when he failed to appoint Capt.
]. S. Mcdowell of Smith county on the
board of charities. In no sense was
Capt. Mcdowell politician or a habit
ual Officeseeker. Beyond the recOgni-
ton his old time friends Ex-Governor
John A. Martin gave him, he never held
a position.
There are two more to be appointed
on the charities board, and the Repubh-
cans of this district are going to ask
the governor for one of them. j. +.
Morse of Phillips county, cashier of the
Phillips County bank, of Phillipsburg,
is going to see if the governor will turn
him down.
A. S. HARDWOOD of Phillips county and
after the position of deputy oil inspec-
tor.
Rev r. A Hoffman of Lincoln county
and Rev. Geo. w. Rarrick of Phillips
county want to be chaplain of the peni-
tertiary.
Jewell county hasn't got anything
dead certain, although the governor
gave it out that among the several
counties he was going to remember was
Jewell And the several applicants for
office from that county are going to
hold the governor responsible if they
don't get one or more good jobs. 1t may
be that he intends to keep Knappen-
burger on the state normal board.
1t is reported the Republicans of Nor
ton county have asked for the appoint
ment of Fred Duvall, editor of the Nor
ton Courier, for a place on the peniten-
tiary board
Both Lockard and WoolIen are happy
because they have been chosen post
masters for Norton and Mankato.
WillcockSon and Anderson, who hold
down fat offices in the Colby land office
as register and receiver, are not feeling
in the best humOr over some of the
appointments of the governor
Dan Dyer of Smith county, who al
ready has a buShel basket of letters of
endorsement for deputy warden, is still
picking them up wherever he goes, and
if he doesn't get it endorsements hadn't
ought to count for anything in the fu-
ture.
Hays of Osborne City, BORN of ODER
of Atwood, who failed in their post
office aspirations, are out of politics for
a time, and are not bothering the gov
ernor for jobs, but are making money
in their other avOcations. The three
last named are editors and publishers
of journals in their respective towns.
Dodge of the Beloit Gazette is lying
low and hopes the governor will retain
him on the state normal board.
Dave Hanna of Graham county, who
is doing a banking business in Hill City,
won't accept office from the present
governor, but will make the race for
state senator in the Thirty ninth dis
trict in $500. In this fight Dr. w. A
Leigh of Stockton, Rocks county, will
be a formidable competitor.
Judge A. n. Ellis of Mitchell county
won't even say to his Beloit friends
that he would like the governor to name
him one of the members of the court of
visitation. If Governor Stanley gives
one of the places to the Jewell county
man, PoStlethwaite. he will hardly ap-
point another member so close as Ellis
would be to Jewell county.
Congressman-elect w. A. Reeder has
gone to Washington and in his absence
the affairs of the Sixth district will be
closely watched by John Royce, post