The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-19
IT IS A Good JOB.
Scramble for Sergeant at Arms
of Legislature Begins.
Captain Stover Wants to Be
Moved Up to Chief Clerk.

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According to Captain T. S. Slower.
who held the job two years ago. the
office of sergeant-at-arms of the lower
house will be something of a snap the
| coming winter, far more SO than it was
| in the last session The reason will be
that there are a good many contests on
this year. all of which largely increase
the ''perquisites' of the sergeant-at-
arms.
Captain Slower held down the place
in the last session, but he thinks he is
entitled TO advancement and now he is
a candidate for chief clerk of the house,
| which is conceded to be the best job in
! connection with the entire legislature He
came up from lola last night to look
after his candidacy During the recent
| campaign he was in charge of the Re
publican speakers bureau, which, while
it is a hard Job, gave him a chance to
| the Republican members of the legiSla-
ture.
Il think 1 am going to make it all
right" Captain Slower said today Il
/ don't know of but one other candidate
against me. That is Hall of Russell.
There was considerable talk some time
ago that Brick Mason would be a cam
didate. but L have been assured that he
will not.
There is a big scramble on for my
old place, though" he went on. Il know
of It least half a dozen candidates.
There is Dan Dyer of Smith Center and
Mcfarland of Lincoln, and Steve Cave
of Haskell county, and Long Jordan of
Lyons, and John Skinner of Winfield,
and George w. Duncan of Arkansas
City. The job of sergeant-at-arms is
going to be good this year. too. All of
these contests are coming on, and each
of them will be worth from fifty to a
hundred dollars each in fees and mile
age to the sergeant-at-arms. My recol-
lection is that the sergeant is allowed Is
cents a mile each way for going to
| subpoena witnesses, and of course he
will travel on pass Some Of these
! contests will come from away out west
| and that's where the mileage counts
up"
There will be from 10 to IS contests for
seats in the coming session of the legis-
lature. Probably the one from the coun-
ty farthest away will be from Sherman
county, where the mileage will be about
] $50 miles. At Is cents a mile each way
the mileage in this one contest would
amount to over hundred dollars. There
will also be contests from Smith. Lin
coin. PaWnee and a number of other
counties, in which the mileage will
count 10.
is down from Clay Center today. but
he says he is not yet ready to an
nounce the appointment of his office
force. 1t was reported ten days ago
! I4dI MI. OOISuldn WOuld II1dAG d ~
pointment very shortly.
I can't name my assistants quite
yet" said Mr.. Coleman today. 1T is
| hard to find pegs that will fit
| Mr.. Coleman expects to keep his home
at Clay Center and will not move to To-
peka. He also wants to keep up his
law practice at Clay Center.
Il don't want to give up my home up
| there" he said. so I suppose 1 shall
have to keep the railroad pretty hot go
/ ing back and forth. When it is nee
essary I can leave here at 8 o'clock in
the evening and get back at 8 o'clock
the next morning, so think l can man.
age all right"
George J. Barker, candidate for speaker,
is here today talking with some of the
representatives-elect around Copeland
county. He says things are "an right
and in good shape. He has not yet located
/ for the winter.
Among the other statesmen who are in
Topeka today are Senator j. c. Morrow
| of Washington county, ]. A. Kennedy of
Coffey, r. T. Simons of Simmer. r. B.
Ward of Republic, and H. B. Miller of
! Usage; Representa- tive-e1ect j. N. Dolley
of Wabaunsee, P. ]. Gale of Mcpherson,
J. c. Pollock of Cowley, and c. NJ. Bee
son of Ford; Frank Harlow, chairman of
the Seventh district Republican congress
sional committee; NJ. w. Sutton of Dodge
City, E. A. Mcfarland of Lincoln, c. NJ.
Norris of Olathe. E w. Hoch of Marion.
Clyde Miller and ]. NJ Mickey of Usage
City, w. F. Bolton and T. B. Bolton OF
Scranton, and L. T. Hussey of Lyndon.
Isaac Jones, of Usage City, who will
hold down one of the jobs in the state
auditors office for the next two years
is already at work getting acquainted
with the duties of the place.
Representative Dougherty of Harvey
county will introduce bill during the
coming legislative session requiring all
persons who try to run threshing ma
chine engines to pass an examination
and get license to do so. Every year
in the wheat belt there are q great
number of accidents resulting from in
competent persons being placed in
charge of threshing machine engines
and these accidents have proved fatal
in number of instances.
Governor Stanley and E. w. Hoch
both place the stamp of approval on the
/ banquet idea recently carried out in
Harvey county. Governor Stanley says
j if banquet like that were held in each
county in the state at the beginning of
a campaign the Republican party would
carry the state by about two to one.
Hoch says the banquets smooth out
/ fo differences and rrpo re- fooI-