The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-24
HIS STATE DINNER.
Governor Stanley Gives a Har-
m0ny Feast.
Long and Curtis Went Out Arm
in Arm.
HE PRAYED FOR PEACE
HE PRAYED FOR PEACE
Governor Stanley "Asked the
Blessing" at Table.
Nothing Was Said About the
Horton Agreement.

Governor Stanley last evening gave
state dinner to the incoming state Off
GERS and "a few Of their friends Only
four of the incoming officials were
town. however. The list of guests who
were present was as follows:
w. ]. Bailey, governor-elect-
J. R. Burrow, secretary Of state-elect
c. c. Coleman, attorney general elect.
T. 7. Kelly, state treasurer-elect.
Chester I. Long. candidate tor United
States senator.
Charles Curtis. ditto.
M. A. Low, friend of Curtis
D. w. MuIvane. ditto.
E. B. Jewett, friend of Stanley.
H. J. Allen. ditto.
Cyrus Leland. friend of Stanley and
Lone.
In going out to dinner there was some
doubt as to whether Curtis should go
ahead of Long or Long ahead of Curtis.
The difficulty was obviated by sending
them out arm in arm.
Governor Stanley asked the divine
blessing according to his custom at the
beginning of the proceedings, praying
that peace and harmony might prevail.
Bailey and Leland We're both prohibit
ed from mentioning the Horton agree
ment to Curtis. and Henry Allen was
cautioned to say nothing about any
thing in connection with the records in
the office of the county clerk of Miami
county under penalty of being sent
away from the table if he should do so
Allen was little shy early in the even
! ing, but when he learned that Harry
Richter would not be present his Gus
! tomary ease and composure returned to
him.
Dave Mulvane is said to have spoken
as many as three times during the ev-
ening. He said mo" twice and Yes
once
E. B. Jewett started to say something
about supplemental elections to Long,
but Stanley kicked him under the table
and he shut up.
Taking the dinner altogether it was a
made six or eight breaks before he
could be suppressed.
The Sixth district house caucus late
yesterday afternoon organized by elect
ing A. G. Mead of Mitchell county,
chairman Of the caucus and DR.. Henry
O'Donnell. OF Ellsw orth, as secretary
but action on the jobs in the house for
which the Sixth district has candidates
was postponed until January 6, at which
time another caucus will be held.
Mr.. Mead, who had called the caucus.
stated in calling it to order that his
idea was to get the Sixth district Re
publican members into working har-
mony before the legislature meets, py
getting them acquainted with one ar
other and by talking over various mat
ters in which the Sixth district is inter
| eSted whole.
F. W. Bevington, of Jewell moved that
the speakership and senatorial contests
| be left out of the discussions, and his
motion carried.
After considerable discussion the
caucus adjourned to meet January to
consider the question of house jobs. At
that time it is proba BILE that things will
be in better shape for making a choice.
| The caucus will have to decide for one
of three men for one Of the two best
positions in the house Charles Hall, of
Russell, wants to be chief clerk The
only other candidate in the state at
present is T. S. Slower, of lola J. II
| Mcfarland, of Lincoln. and Dan Dyer
of Smith, both want to be sergeant-at-
arms. and the caucus will first have to
decide between them, and the chances
are in favor of Dyer. because the Lin
coin county representative is a fusion
ist The district could not possibly win
both of the best offices in the house.
! however, and so choice would have to
be made between Dyer and Hall #
Dyer should win he would still have d
| contest with three or four other candi-
dates for the job he wants The Sixth
district, too. may have more candidates
by January 6.
The State Journal is in receipt of the
following postal card communication
from Manhattan:
Manhattan. Dec. %, 1902.
Dear Journal: After reading this
evenings Journal il is very clear to
we'uns in this neck of the woods why
the private secretary of the governor
to-be so readily turns down the pro-
! posals for the governors hand. A mar
ried man would do most anything to be
allowed to occupy the gubernatorial
mansion The Manhattan girls are real
| mad They don't care a rap about Gov.
| ernor Bailey. for the member from
Riley is a handsome bachelor, but we
| don't like those old married men. Char
ley Sessions and Harry Bone. having so
much to say. MISS b.
Senator Burton left Washington Mon,
be here tonight Congressman Bower
sock will stay in Washington through
| the holidays but come to Topeka when
the legislature meets.
George j. Barker says that he is win
ming strength every day and he thinks
he will be elected speaker after all
Governor Stanley is having trouble
with his senatorial boom right at home.
His youngest son, Eugene, aged IL
| years is against him, and the boy re-
Gently tried to form cOmbina ton with
his grandmother to defeat the governor.
II don't like this politics business, he
told her. Il druther have papa go back
to Wichita tc live where I know all the
fellers and IN have a good time. This
politics business is no good. If you'll
help me, granma, l think we can do
something to beat him and then he'n
move back to Wichita
A son of Representative Fred H.
Brown of Labette county is a candidate
for page in the house.