The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-25
A CLASH OF ARMS
Grainmen Refuse to Accept
Gov. StanIey's Inspector.
State Weighmaster Is Expelled
by Grain Dealer.
GOVERNOR is FIRM.
His Appointments Must Be
Accepted
Whether Grain Men Like Them
or Not.
1t Will Now Be Seen Who Is
GOVERNOR is FIRM
His Appointments
Accepted
1t Will Now Be Seen Who Is
the Governor.

| Governor Stanley and some of the
| Topeka grain dealers have clashed over
the inspectorship in this city. Part of
| the grain men have declared that Thos.
Cross shall not inspect their grain and
| announce that he will not be permitted
| to invade the precincts of their eleva-
| tors official business. On the other
! hand Governor Stanley has signed the
| commission for Mr.. Cross to begin work
| Monday and says:
| Mr.. Cross has been appointed and
| will do the work which he is by law
| authorized to do as deputy grain in
| spector''
The trouble broke out afresh last
| night. For three weeks there has been
a spirited fight over the appointment of
deputy inspector for Topeka. This
\ eliminated in the appointment and
commissioning of Mr.. Cross Monday.
Last night T. L. Evan of the Capital
Elevator company informed Frank Gal
| loway, the weighmaster that his COM
| pany would refrain from supporting
| further the state grain inspection de-
| partment. Galloway imagined he had
| been dismissed but went back to work
| this morning. Mr.. Evan ordered him
! off the premises and told him the ele-
vatOr company would hereafter attend
to the weighing and inspection of its
| own grain. EVAN said Cross would
not be permitted to go upon the premi-
| SeS," said Galloway today. He order
| ed me off and SwOre like a trooper be-
| cause 1 showed up this morning after
| he, as he explained, had told me last
| night he did not want me to come
| around again.
| ''Ewan and Goings are the only men
| have heard of who are kicking about
! the appointment of Cross as inspector
| inn No1 how Nnrf
| ed to have said that neither Cross nor
| myself will be permitted to work longer
! and will make an effort to have the
/ governor fire both of u.s."
| Asked today what he would do the
! governor said: 1.-The appointments
| have been made and will stand
Mr.. Evan said to reporter for the
| Journal today: I'VE will give no fur
| ther support to the inspection depart
| ment of the state and will hereafter
| buy and weigh and inspect our own
| ham, but the politicians said he would
| not do because he was not a Shawnee
| county man. Then Mr.. Igou was en-
| dOrsed and the politicians beat him.
| Now if the governor wants to make us
| accept the services of incompetent
! inspector we have but one thing left to
| do and that is to decline. My only OBJ
| lection now is that the governor wants
| to make us-to force US to accept the
| services Of an incompetent inspector.
| We simply won't do it.
/ Mr. EVAN explains CnaC there Is
| system of check weighing established
under the direction Of the state grain
| dealers association at Kansas City.
| I'VE will have one of those check
| weighers come to Topeka and weigh
! the grain. We will do our own in
! specting. When the grain men with
| draw their support from the inspection
| department it will not be self-sustain-
| ing and that is all there is to the busi-
| ness
Some of the grain men who do not
| endorse Mr.. Evans position, claim that
| he is making an effort to destroy the
| system of weighing and inspection here
| from sinister motives. This he dis
/ claims with emphasis and says that he
/ seeks only fairness and competent in
| SpectiOn.
| The grain inspectors troubles are the
| talk of Kansas avenue. 1t was early
| known that the grain men, at least
| some of them, had declared that Cross
! should not be permitted to go to work
| and there was considerable interest
| manifested. The commission house
| habitues discussed the proposition.
/ view of the matter while others think
| he is mistaken and should abide by the
| appointment made by the governor
| The claim of incOmpetency was not
| urged against Cross when he was
| candidate for the place. The mill men
| endorsed him and are now, so they say,
| satisfied with his appointment.
| Mr.. Evan has changed front on this
| question for during the controversy
| over the appointment of~Mr. Wickham
| he suggested the appointment of Mr..
| Cross az a solution of the trouble.
| The charge is made that the new tack
! is the result of Dave Mulvane'S prompt
| ing, as a means to work vengeance on
| those who were responsible for the ap-
| pointment of Cross. Mr. Mulvane said:
| L have had nothing to say in this mat
| ter. 1 am taking no interest in the
| fresh disturbances and shall have moth
| ing to do with it"
The politicians whose influence Sc
| cured the appointment for Cross are
| taking no part in today's outbreak
| They say the grain men have attacked
| the governor and with him they will
| have to fight it out. So now the pro-
| position is: Will the governor be able
| to compel the grain men to accept Cross.
| Those who are familiar with the situa-
| ton surrounding the appointment and
| the preliminary Skirmishes which were
| enjoyed by the contestants, say Cover
| nor Stanley will see to it that Cross
| does the work for which he was select
| ed. Mr.. Mckenzie has not been ap-
| pealed to by the grain men who simply
| say they are running their own business
| and that unless they can have an in
| SpectiOn which is reliable and competent
| they will have none, no matter what
| the laws of the state may say.
The Capital company's elevator is
| equipped with the scales which have
| been used in weighing the grain. The
| mills have scales but they are not used
| for this purpose. Consequently when
| the Capital elevator people told Weigh