The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
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Seventh district-The same as at pres
ent with the exception of Sumner. Sedg-
wick and Harvey counties.
Eighth district-Elk, Chautauqua, Cow
ley. Butler, Sumner. Sedgwick. Harvey,
Chase and Marion. Population. 10000.
This sort of a division would destroy
the present Fourth district. making a
practically new Fourth The First.
Second, Fifth and Eighth districts would
all be parts of it.
The Kansas City Journal publishes the
following special dispatch from Washing
ton:
Representative j. D. Bowersock of
Kansas denies that he has made any
promises to the Burton wing of the party
not to reappoint W. D. Greason postmas-
ter at Paola. The Burton crowd are after
Editor Greason's scalp because of his
bitter fight on Tom T. Kelly in the late
campaign.
1T is known here that Bowersock was
not in sympathy with kelly's candidacy
for the Kansas treasurerShip- Before
and after the Wichita convention the
Second district congressman exercised no
hesitancy in freely saying that Kelly was
forcing himself upon the ticket against
the wishes of many party leaders, and
feared his candidacy would be a mill
stone for the party to carry.
Mr.. Bowersock is no inviting any
further trouble in his district. He desires
to be returned to the house for another
term, in the event he is not struck by
senatorial lightning next month. Know
ing that Editor Greason yields a power
ful influence in Miami county and adj
joining counties in the district. Mr.. Bow
ersock will be glad to recommend his re-
appointment for another term as post
master, and thus make good the strong
support which Greasen has controlled in
the past for him
THE statement has been made that
Senator Burton influenced Bowersock III
several postoffice appointments in the
Second district during the past year.
This is hardly borne out by the decidedly
Independent disposition shown by Bower
sock toward Burton.
In some instances where the senator
was disposed to dictate recommendations
he was fatty advised that is was not his
right or privilege. represent the Sec
ond district in Kansas, and propose to
run it to suit myself, as far as appoint
ments are concerned said Bowersock
at one time when he was asked to name
a Burton man for a postmastership.
A Mitchell county man. Phil N. Hicks,
proposes that the coming legislature
shall pass a law making a congressman
ineligible for election as United States
senator until two years after his con-
gressional term has expired Governor
Stanley will vote unanimously for such
bill.
James Morphy, we'll known in Popu-
list circles has leased the Russell Re
former for the next two years. Morphy
is good all around newspaper man,
and has been doing most of the editorial
work on the Smith County Journal for
the past four years In the legislative
session of 1888 he was secretary of the
senate.
Senator J..K Codding of Pottawato-
mic county outlines his idea of what the
coming legislature should do in the fol-
lowing: I hope to see sensible road
and tax laws enacted, all appOintiye en-
ployes of the state placed under civil
service rules. adequate appropriations
made for the proper support and better
ment of our educational and other in
StitutiOns. the election of the right man
for state printer and the best man for
United States senator and an early ad-
journment of the session"
The Emporias Gazette declares enphat-
ically against any plan which will put
Shawnee and Lyon counties in the same
peka papers are AFRAID a. Leland VIII
steal them and put them back in the
fort or discomfort las the case ''i may pe)
the Topeka papers to learn that if Uncle
Cy tries that game the Topeka papers will
in the fight Lyon county would break
with any Republican leader or boss, or
this county and Shawnee county in the
same team The thing to do is to put
ShaWnee, w aoaunsee, motifs and Geary
there's a proposition that has brains faf.,
ness and the most exquistely delicate po-
etc justice in it. The Gazette trusts that
it will appeal to Uncle Cyrus
Paola Republican: THE Lawrence Jour
nal is shocked by the announcement that
certain railroad influence is backing Ches-
ter l. Long for United States senator, and
in a voice swimming with tears wants 10
know what interest these railroads have
in Longs election. This is a proper in
quiry. since it is the first political contest
in Kansas in which the railroads have
ever participated The Santa F'e and Rock
Island of course are not interested in this
contest; they never are. The Journal s
tears and indignation are timely
WIFE OF MOLINEUX.
Agent of Former Condemned Man