The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-09
PLACES TO GIVE.
Gossip Concerning Positions In
the Legislature.
w. Y. Morgan Conceded Second
Term as State Printer.
LOBDELL'S OLD PLACE.
He Will Be Chief Clerk of the
House.
LOBDELL'S OLD PLACE.
Several Aspirants For Position
of Secretary of the Senate.

The principal contest now on among
the Republicans is for the places which
the legislature will have to dispense to
the faithful. The men who contemplate
making these contests are at a loss to
know exactly how to proceed ON &C
count Of the senatorial fight.
The Office of state printer is the first.
w. Y. Morgan is conceded a second term
by the managers of the party but un-
less Morgan declares himself on the
senatorial question both sides threaten
him. Morgan has been keeping out of
this contest and hopes to be able to
continue his effort successfully.
For chief clerk of the house Charles
Lobden seems to have no opposition at
this time. Lobdell has been one of the
features of the campaign. owing to his
management Of the speakers bureau.
He was abused and consigned to eternal
punishment probably a million times
during the last three months by the men
he had assigned to make speeches, owing
to the difficulty in reaching the places
However, the wisdom of Lobdell'S plans
have been conceded since the election,
because he caused the speakers to make
a fight in close districts at all times,
and the result is extremely satisfactory
because some of the heaviest ma
JOr1tieS returned for the entire ticket
were in the very places where the speak
erS abused Lobdell for sending them
pronouncing the task a hopeless case.
Now the brethren are falling over each
other to congratulate LobdeI.
While managing this bureau Lobdell
was nominated for county attorney by
the Republicans of Lane county. Then
he was endorsed by the PopuliStS and
triumphantly elected.
Lobdell is one of the few Republicans
in the political history of Kansas to
receive an official Populist endorsement.
For the position of secretary of the
senate there are many candidates c.
NJ. Sheldon, Lieut.. Ball, Tim Slower of
lola and others who campaigned for the
Republicans are in the race.
The list of doorkeepers, clerks and
other legislative employees will aggre-
gate probably 200, and the woods are
THEY'LL NOT BE THERE.
Some Of the old familiar faces will not
be seen when the legislature is organ
lied this winter.
For example, Horace Greeley Jumper
and his cob pipe will not be there.
H w. Young, senator, who caused the
legislature to permit him to appropriate
land in front of his home by ''vacating
the street, has given up his place.
Arson Cook of Mitchell, with his i'm
menSe WhiskerS, will not sit in the front
row of the senate.
George w. Hanna, of Clay, will not re-
spond to the roll call.
Senator Henry thinner, of Wyandotte,
win not have the provocation to grow
angry and attempt to make speech in
German and English at the same time.
Charles F. johnson, of OskaloOsa, will
not be present to buy popcorn for Re
publican clerks
John E. Hessin and G. H. Lamb, the
pugnacious members of the Republican
side, will stay at home, and A. G. For
ney, of Sumner, is no more Populist
senator.
Senator Titus, Popu1ist, viii not lex
plain his vote this year, while Jim
Stone of LeavenWorth has been retired
to private life.
In the house, John Seaton will again
rise to remark that he has no desire to
be captious," while DIR. Marks of JEFF
ferson will not hold up to public gaze
his numerous joint keys.
Ed Weilep of Cherokee will be here,
but he viii be in the minority, and the
sturdy ex-consul to Sonneberg viii not
be the boss of the house.
Steve Osborn will not be speaker this
time, and perhaps a man will be elected
with a voice strong enough to be heard
beyond the clerks desk.
Frank Benefiel will not rise Jp and ex-
claim "Nfistah Speakah'' above the din
of the multitude, and Harry Larimer of
Shawnee will not urge law and order
on the representatives of the people.
Mr. Vogelgesang of Russell Is not
coming back, and Ed Jaquins of Cowley
will not again rise to say a few words
in the interest of my people"
P. E. Gregory, who has the best legis-
lative voice among the Kansas Repub-
ncans, was made to stay at home be-