The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-19
SIXTH DISTRICT POLITICS.

Jno Royce, who is postmaster Of Pail
lipsburg, comes out in his newspaper
with a column endorsement of the man
ner which he has conducted the Office,
and the names attached thereto pray
that he may be retained as postmaster
for another four years.
1t is said that Dave Hanna, of Hill
City, will quit the Sixth district ar
move to Clay Center and engage in
banking with his brother, ex-State Sen
ator Geo. W. Hanna
Since Frank Lockard became post
master Of Norton. he has about given
Topeka the go-by. There was a time
whenever he received a tip he would go
to Topeka at once for some one else. lie
scarcely visited Topeka during the 1egiS-
lative session He is giving the pat
ronS of the Norton poStoffice good ser
vice. He is working for himself instead
of putting in time for the other fellows
n. D. Beaver. the all-round politician
of Decatur county, and one of the noS-
active fighters in the senatorial contest
case of Buschow- Hopkins, is slated for
the Oberlin pOstOffice.
Some one has said to keep an eye open
on the Norton county politicians, and
you viii see that there has seldom b7en
name mentioned for state appointment
from that county that there wasn't OBJ
jectioEs to. When it was a foregOee
conclusion that one of the penitentiary
commissioners was to come from tha-
county John Brown appeared to be .ae
choice of Senator Peterson and many
others. Immediately there was a pro- 81
and his name was dropped and E. Z.
Ames was appointed. The selection v as
a good one, and so would have been tia
of MR. Brown. A few years ago the
name Of Fred Duvan was presented sor
a state position and was faVOrably COT
sidered by Governor Stanley. Objections
sprung up, ana The county lost the Pc
sition- Similar other cases have been of
II equent occurrence in that county
Friends of Frank Strain, of Phillips
burg, are presenting his claims for d
land office position at Colby His frien IS
thing he has a good claim because he
was anti-Ba.ker in the last United States
senat orial election.
James N. Filxe. of Thomas county. who
wants to be the Democratic member Of
the board of railroad commissioners was
a Topeka visitor today.
The latest candidate to get into the
Sixth district congressional band wagon
is said to be Ed w Wellington, of ELS
worth AS one of his friends said: IF
he is a candidate he is in the race 10
win" With H. F. Geissler, Of Logan
county, already a candidate and a prora-
bility that Wellington viii be, it looks as
if the counties through which the Union
Pacific road runs Will be badly mixed up
with their delegations.
F. E. Young, of Stockton, would ike
to succeed W. L. Chambers as postmas-
ter of his town. There is not particle
of surface indication that he viii
J. r. Burrow, Of Smith county, for
butte to the Republicans of the fighting I
Sixth district. His name was sprung by
several legislative and senatorial mem
bers this winter, since then it has spread
throughout the district as rapid as a
prairie fire on a windy day That dis
trict came so near going unanimously
for the Republicans last fall that they
ought to pull Burrow through easily
There is a possibility of Mitchell coun-
ty having a congressional candidate in
1902. /. D Young, of Beloit, has thrown
out his tow line in that direction. His
name is hOnorably connected with H..
oft because he was instrumental in [
ling the Industrial School for Girls loca-
ted there He has served in the state
senate. He came close to receiving The
congressional nomination in the Stock
Turner several years ago.
NJ. A Low has become a prominent fac
tor in the political affairs of the Sixth
district No man has come so rapft7iy
to the front in political affairs as has Nj !
Low The Republican members and seq
ators from that district came to Toe
ka this winter nearly ali for Low for
senator, and only left him when he pcss-
lively declined to accept it. That he VII
be more powerful factor than ever in
the next United States senatorial cleo
ton there is no doubt among his army
of friends in that district
Friends Of George A. Griffith, of HAYS !
City, are talking him up for a position
as deputy revenue collector. He is edi- |
lof ana puDlsnef OF lpe republican, and !
he hasn't done a particle more kicking |
than hundreds of other Republican e7i- |
tors and politicians in the district
In the Sixth district congressional bat |
tie to be fought out in 1902 location will |
have an important part The Republi- |
cans living in the counties through |
which the Union Pacific road. runs think
they are fairly entitled to it as they |
have not had candidate since Harry |
Pestana Of Russell, was beaten. Stree |
then Webb McNall, of Smith count, |
was beaten in the election; Judge Ellis. I
of Mitchell county, was nominated twice !
and beaten, and W. A. Reeder, of Pitt |
lips county, is serving his second term.
Unless it be Mitchell county, as the In /
ion Pacific barely touches it, neither os
these counties can be put in the list of /
Union Pacific counties IF the count :
on the line of this road can harmonic
they will stand a show of making the I
nomination.