The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
BAILYIS HERE.
Governor Elect Visits Topeka,
First Time Since Election.
Says That He Has Message Out
lined.
TALKS APPOINTMENTS.
Says TheyMast Wait Until Mes
sage Is Out Of Way.
Announces Executive Mansion
Will Be Kept Open.

Governor-ele w. ]. Bailey reached
Topeka at o'clock this afternoon from
his home at Baileyville. He was ac-
companied by H J. Bone. whom he has
just appointed as his private secretary,
and whose acceptance was announced
yesterday in the State Journal, after Nh.
Bones conference with Coy ernor Bailey
at the latter's home.
This is the first time Governor BAILEY
has visited Topeka since some time be-
fore the election-almost the first time
since his joint debate with w. H. Grad
dock in the Auditorium. For nearly
eight weeks he has been vs1tchi at the
bedside of his father in the -1ter's last
illness, and during the entire time he
has not been further away than a few
minutes walk from the bedside of his
father except on the one. occasion when
he went to Seneca to meet Governor
Stanley.
Mr.. Bailey will not consider the ques-
tion of appointments at present. He
named Harry Bone as his private sec
retary because he needs the services of
a secretary Immediately. He has not
yet completed his message and that Will
be the first thing he does. He will re-
main in Topeka now until the latter
part of next week, and win be here most
of the time until his Inauguration ex-
cept for occasional trips to his home at
Baileyville.
THE first thing I do will be to get my
messa ge prepared and out of the way,
he said this afternoon. I have got ii
outlined but I needed a great deal cf
information which was not available at
my home, and 1 have come to Topeka JC
get It. J could not very well work on
my message during the past month ana
a half I was NOT in a frame OF mind
n aff4f1I
fathers side. 1 never left him to 60
over to my office without fearing tha,
by the time I got there 1 would get =
telephone message telling me to hurry
undertake the new duties which are
waiting me-
Are you going to make any appoint
ments soon?" he was asked.
No, shaHsnot consider any appoint
ments until 1 get my message out of the
way / don't suppose 1 will have much
time to talk about appointments until
am inaugurated. l wish you would say
so, SO that a lot of my friends will not
come in with the exuectation of fixing
up appointments right away and be dis
appointed After 1 get my message cut
of the way can consider appointments
but not till then. and the tina is get
ting pretty short
What are you going to do with the
executive mansiOn2"
Il don't want to say just yet" said
Mr.. Bailey as a sunny smile overspread
his features. u won't shut it UP
though. l see," added Mr.. Bailey, with
sly glance at Cyrus Leland who was
sitting near that a Kansas City paper
this morning says that Cy here is go
ing to get married and live in the ex :
ecutive mansion.
Yes said Mr. Leland. land that
thing made me all kinds of trouble at
home. My youngest daughter brought
it around this morning and wanted to
know what 1 meant by doing that way
That's the worst pipe dream I ever
heard Of
You didn't bring any of those let
ters with you that you have been re-
ceiving from girls who want to run the
executive mansion. did your" Mr.. Bailey
was asked.
No" he replied, 'T left those at
home. Some of them were good ones,
though" and he disappeared into the
Copeland dining room to eat a belated
dinner.
1t is supposed that the first duty of
Harry Bone as private secretary will be to
answer that flood of proposals which Mr..
Bailey has been receiving during the past
three or four weeks. 1t will be necessary
for him to answer each one in manner
that will not offend the feeling of the
writer, and everyone who has attempted
that sort of thing knows that Mr. Bone
will earn his salary.