The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-31
They Want to Know Meaning of
Proposed Laws.
Committee Appointed to lnves-
tigate Them
MIR. ED HOCH REPORTS.
Representative BOwman's Bill
Is Approved.
Committee Preserves Judg-
ment" on the Others

politicians. nrSl, last anu al e-4-~f ~
of the earliest steps taken by the ran
sas State Editorial association, Wnlch Is
assembled in convention in the ne"sp- p
per room Of the state house. was the ap-
pointment Of a legislative commit tee
This was the first delegation picked ous'
set aside and put to work, taking pre-
cedence over the customary auditing
resolutions. memorials and nominations
committees
OF course the editors and publishers
their wives and the addresses were frsl
formally welcomed to Topeka by Tom
1cNeal on behalf of the city press, VINO
saluted them facetiousIy as Fellow
prevaricators' and extended to them all
the freedom of the city that he owned
lie told them they could take anything
they wanted if they could get around
the lettering influence of the presence CT
Mrs Nation.
Likewise. deferring to custom from
time fmmemoriaf. the annual address Of
the president was listened to. l.. II
Randolph Of Nortonville. is the press-
dent. The customary function consists
of a review OF the principal association
events Of the year gone by There WASH
any. President Randolph proceeded and
reviewed them. This was the nrsr
chance that he has had 10 get at them
since he was elected. SO he thanked the
members for the honor
But the legislative committee rounded
up its work quickly between the after
noon ana the night session and reported
through Chairman Hoch on what the
legislature was doing for the neWSpa per
fraternity E. W Hoch. Of Marion. Rep
resentative Charles Harris of E-mporia-
Senator r. IT, Sim0ns of Caldwell w. Y.
Morgan. and G. II. Moore are the com
lnittee. They discovered Representative
al
paper in privilege that has missed an
issue through some accident and though
it good. Senator Smiths bill designat-
ing an official PAPER in each county by
the executive committee they did not
think so good ard have invited Senator
Smith to stand up before his associates
in neWspaperdom this morning to eX-
plain himself They recommended the
drafting OF a bin providing that all ls-
gal printing be paid for al legal rates.
which proposition met with enthusiastic
applause. and asked for the sense of the
meeting on the proposition to abolish
the state printer. These legislative mat
tiers We're made the special order Of bus
mess this morning.
Dollars on dollars rolled in when Geo.
Martin reported the progress OF the fund
1or the Franklin G. Adams memorial
tablet he said it ought to be made a
penitentiary offense for anyone to pre-
pose monument or memorial in Kar-
sas. He had received $40 toward the
500 necessary During the recess that
was declared for the purpose. $50 more
was subscribed and further additions ars
expected before the members are allow
ed to get away.
J. z. Junkin. of Sterling, advocated
that Kansas advertise at the saPau-
American Exposition a1poa which as a
subject ne dilated in an Interesting pa
per snail Kansas Place an Adver-
tlsement Iherer is the burning cues
ton" he said. LAS newsnapprF men Wa
believe in advertising. kansas is not
edlned by her three per cent gain in
population in the, last decade. while sis
Ter states have been growing faster
kansas is advertised it is tr1le h1,t o77r
eastern cousins bring up in their minds
when her name is mentioned mainly
thoughts or grasshopper raids. cyclones.
lspuulatlon OF debts and busted boom.
Kansas wants 70 live down her disasters
and disappoinments, show uu her rro-
ducts and resources and sec53re. ir5,,,f
grafton, another tide of which in fhe
course Of things is now about to move
this way
Morton Albaugh said he had had
little 70 DO with two campafpns's IN
discussing the topic Of the .sRelations
u the IN eekly Press to Political Cam
palgh Among other things he said.
The country papers stand for prinoinie
rather than for county printing PARTY
papers should stand for strong men ana
AVOID FACTIONS In Kansas It is hardly
proper TO refer to the country uress as
q part or the organization. They are
the whole thing (AppIause1 to-
mould public opinion. Their publishers
go is-a.4sIs II the party eounsels and
conventions They are the cornerstones
OF the edifiee, the most important factor
IN the campaigns for years.
mere IS no reason why the pleasau Mt
- Hslalons should not exist between
Us tlltors or opposition papers. The
Kansas publishers always make AKA
right thing a hundred per cent hatte,,
end ne wrong thing the best thing On
The musical numbers Of The e,.s,,,,,.
~ mrs John A Kleinhaus. soloist ana
MISS Tracy, pianist. were greatly an
.o Room No. =. on the fourth floor.
sogtn wing, where the meeting is heinz
-elu' mas peen finished but a few DAYS
50. IL Is 10 be known as the News
tl3el looin assigned to the state MS
resolution Of thanks for me bendso,,, :
rev quarters The resolution IS as fol-
RfsolIved. That the thanks or tba K.r-
~ --l -1l1AI association are extended
~ the executive council for the hand-
some quarters assigned to fhe So,
historical society, and the neonia ~
= stllsas are congratulated upon the fact
saat the glorious record thew have no ~,
IN all departments of human fbe----t-t
ana activity 50 perfectly gathered ~
the historical society is to be ar lss+
I.eeeu so that it may be Of
increased value and interest 10
coming generations. We Tee-e,+
1ully pray the executive co,,r.51
that the rooms may be furnishes IN ~
harmony with the character of Tia
nnllalng, and in line with other depart-
ments as authorized bv the lenfSia t--r
o1 Two years ago. The Historical sncia+S-
II the embodiment OF the enerrv fbs
tnolsnr and the publications al tbaf
lass ana interest which has written fine
name Of Kansas high r1r, ~, ~ se = - -
1atlie, ana its results are Of untold ana
Widespread value In its selection the
state mas great interests Of increasing
members: -o-ioit-iS
Allan Lee Swisher Of Gypsum. p r
Burnett of Topeka, Miss Helen Itin1heI.
ana secretary Of Agriculture +. d. Co