The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-21

Burton himself to dozens of people in
the time that interviewed between Mr..
Leland making this request and Presi-
dent McKinley's death, as told Just after
they occurred by President Mckinley,
as told by Mr. Leland as WE'LL
Deputy United States Marshal Mooney
of the Fort Scott district, is getting In
a hurry for the appointment of a Unit
ed States marshal so that he can be re-
paid him a living for some time, and he
has been giving much of his time to his
laundry business.
The congressional contest in the Sixth
district goes merrily on Wellington is
making hay while Congressman Reeder
is attending congress, and he intimates
that Reeder may now be the third man
is getting many farmers on his side,
because it looks as though he might ac-
complish something practical in the line
of irrigation, which is his special hobby.
There is no doubt but Assistant
State Treasurer r. Il. Kelly will be ad-
vaneed to first place in the Office where
he is now assistant, if the Republicans
win next year He is conceded the
nomination for state treasurer. He is
classified with the Burton faction, but
tral committee, and as such he has
been perfectly fair with both sides, and
there is no disposition to antagonize
him.
Senator w. A. Harris is ''shying'' at
the boom which has been launched for
him for the fusion nomination for gov
ernor, and it is doubtful if he will stand
for it. He would like to be returned to
the senate, but he probably would not
make a scramble for any other place.
There are, by the way, many Kansas
Republicans who feel like the editor of
t1c ff7v< r1,ar, I he
wrote the following: while Senator
Burton is looking after patronage Sen
ator Harris is attending to his duties as
a statesman. There are lot of Kan
sans who wish Senator Harris was in
the Republican party"
When Senator Burton gets around to
some of the minor federal offices it is
stated that he will name A. H. Blair,
of WaKeeney, to be register of the Wa
Keeney land office, and Otis L. Ather-
ton, of RUSSELL ex-state treasurer, to be
receiver at the same office.
Senator H. B. Miller is getting a good
many good words from Kansas editors
these days. Here is a sample from the
Alma Enterprise: ITO one the out
side, it certainly looks like Senator H.
B. Miller, of Usage, is quite aways in
the lead in the race for governor in the
Fourth district 1t would be mighty
hard to find a better man."
A number of the Fifth district papers
are getting behind S. ]. Osborn's boom
nearest neighbor, Governor Riddle of
the Minneapolis Messenger, is inclined
to throw cold water on it, In COM
menting on Judge Osborn's- candidacy,
is complete Now that Judge Osborn is
a candidate. for insurance commissioner,
there are no more offices left, in Kan
sas, for him to try for
Another Salina man who is having
nice things said about him is James A.
Kimball who has boom for lieutenant
governor, but who has not yet said he
Reflector gave his boom a boost and
now the Lincoln Republican says: "One
of the most sensible suggestions made
IN political circles lately was that of the
name of James A. kimball, of Salina,
for lieutenant governor. The trouble is
that Mr.. Kimball is too busy a man to
take such an Office"
The Holton Recorder springs an in
cipient boom for Tom McNeal for Unit
ed States senator provided" 1t says:
Suppose there should be deadlock in
the legislature on the question of choos-
ing a United States senator Suppose
the vote should be so divided between
Governor Stanley, Chester Long and
Charles Curtis that neither could get a
majority, even after the scattering had
been corraled- What will be done? The
Recorder isn't much in favor of a dark
horse dark horses as a rule are of
nightly little account. They are gener-
ally men whose convictions are of such
a makeup that they are everybody's
friend, and really nobody can place
much reliance on them. We have, how
ever, in mind one man, who as a. dark
horse would not embody in his make
up these Objectionable features We
allude to Tom AIcNeal We would like
to see Tom in the senate. He is a hui
morist, it is true but the kind of humor-
iSt who would not in the least detract
from the dignity that is supposed to
characterize and hedge about that august
body. A number of men who achieved
quite a reputation as funny men in the
lower house have been promoted to the
senate, and We're scarcely heard of af-
terwards. They need a man in the SEN
ate of McNeaPs makeup. He would
occasionally make them smile and pos
sibly laugh, which would help their di-
gestion and give them an appetite At
the same time he would be able to give
them some pointers in practical states
manship which would be of great benefit
to the country. Kansas has been rep
resented in the senate by Ingalls, the
orator. Plumb the politician, PETER the
crank, Baker the lawyer, and others
who did not amount to much of any
thing, but no Kansas humorist has ever
been sent to Washington"
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