The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-06
Not Pleased With Out
come of POstOfice Fight.
We're Not Prepared to Accept
p. Foley as Postmaster.
MR.. BUTTONS SCHEME.
Took That Plan to Reward an
Old Friend.
Items or Interest About Kansas
Politics and Politicians.

The town of Parsons. Labette coun-
~, is reported to be seething with po-
1iticaI instruction ever since the ap-
pointment last week Of Pete Foley as
postmaster. Nobody is satisfied, unless
it Is Foley. 1T is not certain that ne
Isl Foley is heels overhead in his bust
ness ventures and coming money in
them. No one thought of Foley want
ing the postofflce. He took it. Not be
cause no one else wanted it. oh. no.
There were two other patriots who
tried for it with all the vigor that APP
plfcants can muster H H. Lusk did
not want to be turned out because he
was a Baker supporter. George RAJ
life wanted in and had friends VINO
wanted him in. Senator Burton wanted
to please his friend Foley and stated
that he would appoint the man that
suited Foley. There were reasons, Bur
toms friends say. why he could not aI-
point Ratliffe. 50 finally Foley was CIV
en- the Miles Staudish tip and his ap-
pointment followed. Foley was forced
out of the county central committee
last winter while the legislature was In
session. He has opposition and sedi-
ton in his czardom as well as a follow
ing. The kickers VOW vengeance on
Burton.
A denizen of Copeland county said To-
day. When Mark Delahay was ap-
pointed federal judge Of Kansas there
was dissatisfaction over the appoint
ment 1t is said Judge Guthrie carried
objection up to the president and tha-
Lincoln dismissed it with the remark;
He'll do for Kansas Same way with
Eoley-he'n do for Parsons
The Sixth just won't keep quiet 1.-The
Topeka politicians are very busy now
fixing up the Sixth congressional mat
ter. candidates. ETC." says the BelOIt
Times. You just watch our peoples
smoke while we knock their fxings in
the head if they don't suit US We, of
the Sixth, are absolutely able to tend to
our own political affairs and we sug-
gest hands Off in the deal by all out
siders.
You can put it down as a stubborn
fact that Banker Joe BurrOW of Smith
Center. is a sure enough candidate for
congress. When a man is in the
hands Of his friends it tells the whole
story. AR. Burrow is good. safe bust
ness man and his nomination and cleo
ton would be no chances taken.
state Senator H. L. Pestana, of Rus
sell, says he is not a candidate for con
Eress from this district
Friends Of Senator Burton have just
discovered that there is a Leland street
over IN Parkdale where the Santa ice
laboring men largely live. Now before
next election there must be a Burton
avenue. or by the great inverted horn
spoon, even that which Topeka has will
be taken from her and given to some
community which has keener regard
for the nice adjustment of things polit-
tcaL The senator's friends are hereby
informed, also, that a citizen Of the
Fifth ward of this city has dog
named Cy Leland. What viii they have
now to be even? A Burton kennel2
There is a horse owned in Topeka
named Charlie Curtis which takes
second place in his races. They ought
to change his name to Bill Bailey .
Charlie Finch says
webb RfcNan Is running probably
fhe most numerous header crew Of any
man in the state" remarked q GAYLORD
man in Topeka today. 1T consists of
his own nine boys, Dr. Leary's two boys
Wellington Owens and himself Webb
carries the water"
Major ". n. Caldwell. who used TO
run a paper in Beloit. but who is now
in Topeka in the real estate business
came back at Lew Headley for discred-
1ting the political reports that emanate
from Topeka Caldwell shows that all
the guile is not in Topeka. Headley
published this paragraph in his paper
sumo "a. We have resolved not to pay
any further attention to political re-
ports sent out from Topeka We have
been misled so often by these reports
together as jokes" Caldwell speaks up.
You didn't mean me when you sIung
of that spiteful little paragraph setting
down on every report that comes up out
OF Topeka There are a few truthful
folks in this town. I'LL admit and I'm
one Of them and that should satisfy. you
AZ admit it, Now, for instance, I saw
several buhalo-grass statesmen in town
recently, and imDertinentiy asked each
one If there was q hen on. Do you know
that each one of them positively and
with severe VeneTnnnCe denied q hSrff4fra-
~ that he was in the poultry BUSINESS
Talk about all the lying being done by
Topeka folksl It's not so. for I am
proud TO say that those Whilom cronies
of mine who lit in Topeka to soiourn a
Sun or two. even though aging a little
as years roll away from them are as
agile and nlethodical in lying as they
were when I was one Of 'ern. There
was Chan Rerdue. P. NJ OF BelOit one
of the best fellows on earth and who
was always the soul of honor and truth
until / met him one day recently look
ing at the display windows on the ave
nue., and accosting him with the famili-
arlty customary among old friends, in
cidentally asking him if there's a hen
on receiving that childlike and bland.
innocent trusting look of his SquareIy.
NE sweetly said, ugh, ugh. ugh not
that II know Off was Just down to at-
tend a. meeting Of the trustees Of our
church. and al the same time to make
sand-pies with the brethren Of the
shrine. Now, don't you know that Chan
was trying to cast sand in my eyes2 1t
ErieVeo me very much to find that nv
old friend was treading in the rut OF
political peripatetics having gotten in
that way since my paternal solicitude
fer him was unavOidably withdrawn a
few years ago Alas. what Chinese We
are getting to be- but the chap who is
entitled 60 be decorated with a peacock
feather and yellow Jacket is that Bill
Reecer OF yours. Congressman as he is
even he attempted to switch me when
I asked him il there was hen on the
other day, when I met him on the ave