The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-28
Senator Burton Has Not Re-
Tented Toward Him.
MAY BE GEN. CLARKSON
He Has Made Mysterious Calls
on Postmaster General Payne.
Gen. CrOzier's Confirmation Will
Receive Unfavorable Report.

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eral, will soon have to turn his Office
! over to some new appointee. At this
time his successor is said to be Gen.
James S. Clarkson, who occupied that
position during the Harrison admins
tration- General Clafkson called upon
! the postmaster general a few days ago,
| but would not divulge to outsiders the
/ object of his visit. 1t is known that the
postmaster general and General Clark
| son have long been warm friends and
served together for years on the ma
| tional Republican committee. 1t is
well known, too that Mr.. BriStOW is
| not liked very well by some members of
! the congressional delegation, and is
! particularly obnoxious to Senator Bur-
ton. If an attempt is made to remove
| MIN he cannot count on the united sup
/ port of the Kansas delegation. Aside
| from politics. however, it must be said
| for Mr.. Bristow that he is a faithful
and interchangeable worker and has
shown rare tact and judgment He is
| exceptionally capable, and even some
who do not like him acknowledge this
| fact, and believe that charges must be
made and sustained in order to bring
| about his removal.
| The announcement of Mr.. Bailey's
candidacy for governor has caused
| some whispered conferences among the
Kansas delegation. How will it affect
Curtis senatorial aspirations? is the
first question asked. While Mr.. Curtis
is the only aVoWed candidate for the
senate among the delegation, it is well
known that Long, Calderhead and
Bowersock are not lodging, and so they
are interested in the shifting of polit-
zeal pins in Kansas. Most of the mem
bers are inclined to look upon M
Bailey'S candidacy in favorable way,
and some of them have expressed the
hope that his aspirations will not open
up the old Bailey-Curtis fight. Still,
Mir. Curtis friends know that, with
Troutman and Bailey both seeking the
governorship and himself the senator
ship from the First district. someone
must be defeated.
1t is reported that the senate commit
tee having in charge the nomination of
General William Crozier chief of
ordnance have decided to make an adj
verse report on his appointment. There
has been bitter fight on him, OStenS1-
bly, by those people who are engaged
in the manufacture of ordnance, but in
reality by those officers in the army
over whom he was promoted, and it is
said the committee will order an adj
verse report on the ground that no off,,
Ger below the rank of colonel should be
at the head of a bureau in the war de-
partment 1t ought not to take Pres1-
dent Roosevelt long to make Captain
Crozier a colonel and then reappoint
him chief of ordnance.
The house passed seventy-eight in
valid pension bills on Friday, most of
them having been reported from the
subcommittee of which Mr. Calderhead
is chairman. The Kansas soldiers who
were fortunate We're Joseph r. Mar
tin, through a bill introduced by Mr..
Calderhead; and Gustav Schwartz CNeo-
desha), through a bill introduced by
Charles F. Scott
Last Thursday Mr. Curtis and Con-
gresham Hill, of Connecticut, led
fight in the house in favor of a def
cheney appropriation for rural route
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point against Uncle Joe Cannon and Mr..
Loud, chairman of the committee on
postoffices and post roads. Mr. Curtis
said it was an outrage that the gov
eminent asked men to perform the du-
ties of these carriers and pay them
barely enough for expenses. Everyone
of them must feed a horse as well as
himself and he ought to have just COM
pensation.
Gen. Israel w. Stone Lawrence. com
mander of the department of the T'o-
tomac G. A. r., announces that if the
business people of Washington do not at
once take up rhe matter of providing
funds for the expenses of the national
encampment, which had decided to meet
here about October, the encampment
would be held in some other city. Gen.
Stone attended the national encamp-
ment at Detroit last fall. and to him
more than any other person is credit
due for the selection of the capital OF
the nation for the forthcoming meeting,
barrassed by the apparent apathy of
the people here toward the matter. lie
says: ITO meet the expenses usually
provided will cost the city not less than
$4,000, but that expenditure will he
more than repaid. have assurances
from all over the country that an en-
campment here in 1902 would bring to
the capital hundreds of thousands of
visitors The veterans and their friends
are all prosperous. Times are notori-
ously good. The crowds must SPEND
millions of dollars in defraying their
necessary expenses. and when the condt-
tions are SO favorable they will I'M
doubtedly spend millions more. BUT
I am afraid the necessities of the stu
alton are not at all understood in
Washington. Unless something is done
to meet the requirements l have indica-
ted, 1 shall soon go to Chicago and in |
form the national commander our peo-
pie here do not care for the encamp-
ment-"
framed and will be presented to the
house on Thursday fan This fact ,d makes a it
chairman of the committee on Indian af- |
fairs to attend the n 1hansas day exercises
tains him, but he regards this as his duty |
l tfsnd The Kansas daV exeTcises
Senator W. A. Harris is the only ex-con- |
federate that has ever represented north |
ern state in the senate. Only three ex-con- |
b, RaTe Thas Wf
the late John R. Fellows of New York |
Ken "a Thoma hoG Genn now re
resenting Idaho
The annual meeting of the board of |
trade was held Wednesday night and |
about $50 guests were present, including |
Justice Brewer, Congressman Long, Bow |
ersock and Scott and E. p. Hanna of Sa- !
line of the navy department. Justice I
Brewer. after repeated calls for speech. |
said: Il have learned this evening that |
you are all citizens of the District Of Co
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ests in it; that one of you has lots for |
sale: that you are NOT in business, ana