The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-04


Of the House Of Representatives.
A goodly number Of Kansas editorial
people stopped of in washington on
their return home from the Charleston
exposition. They had gone TO Charles
ton from their national meeting at Hot
| Springs. Arkansas.
It is suggested by a Kansan in letter
to one of the Kansas representatives,
that the White House appears TO have
been turned into boarding house for
Kansans. This is in view of the fact
that since the advent of Roosevelt many
Kansans have Iunched and dined with the
president at his invitation Of course.
Among the number are William Allen
White, Charles s. Gleed, Frank P. Mac
Lehman. General Funston. Eugene F.
Ware, General Wilder S. <Metcalf Dave
Mulvane. OF the Kansas delegation Rep
resentative Long and Senator Burton
have been favored. These be palmy days
for Kansas at the White House
BY reason Of Kansas recently ac-
quired strength in the house Of repre-
sentatives good things come her way.
One instance of it was the passage Of the
public building bill in the house this week
when Hutchinson, Lawrence and Empo-
ria secured appropriations for buildings
and sites. And at the last session To-
peka was able to secure a nice plum in
the way of additional appropriation for
her public building. For ten years, be-
fore the state got on its feet again here
such good things passed her way.
Representative Long has been quite for
aunate in the allowance of pension ca
ces in the Seventh district Of late Among
those successful in their claims are Mrs.
Susie Simpson, Medicine Lodge: Mrs. SUI
san Wilson, Iuka; Mrs. Charlotte E. Mott,
Pratt; Franklin Pope. Hutchinson: Will
liam Phillips, guardian, Hutchinson; Da-
vid Compton, Mcpherson; Garrett J. Lit
trell, Kingman; Madison N. Clinton,
Kent; Barbara J. Caldwell, Wichita
Thomas Boiling, Wichita; Mrs. DeEtt
Troth. Wichita; Samuel Hale. Altayista;
Nancy J. Mcdonald Wellington; Ebene-
ger Edwards. Hutchinson; Christian Roe
themeyer, Hutchinson.
Practically all the Republican members
of the Kansas delegation viii attend the
state convention at Wichita, May Is
The postoffice department announces
that on July 10 rural service il about
half the recently ordered cases in Sumner
will be established and the other
routes very shortly after. This is. the
county service investigated early in the
year. and which viii be one of the best /
in the country.
S. S. Ashbaugh, of Wichita, was here
this week on his way TO and from New |
York City, where he went on legal bust
ness. Mr.. Ashbaugh was much elated |
at the success of himself. James Allison /.
and J. Z. Howard in st. Louis, securing |
a promise from the Interstate Commerce /
to go TO Wichita and in
vestigate the freight rate discriml-
nation against Wichita Mr.. Ashbaugh /
also closely inquired into the speculative !
action Of the supreme court in the Colo /
RADIO injunction against the diversion of |
the waters of the Arkansas river. Mr.. |
Ashbaugh was largely instrumental in
he inception Of the suit.
Representative and Mrs. Chester l.
long and Representative and Mrs. Chas.
:. Scott spent several Gays at the
exposition this week.
Sydney A. Shipman Of hutchinson clerk
n the bureau of pensions, was recently
promoted from 1920 to $l4O0 per annum.
,Ir. shipman has been in the bureau Of
PENSIONS nearly 20 years.
Kansas holds its congressional conven-
ions much earlier than other states. For
Instance. every district but one. the
Third. has held its Republican couven-
ions, the last one being the Sixth dis
riot convention a Norton last week.
And the Norton convention was nearly
month later than the others. The First
district convention nominated MI Curtis
n February. and the Seventh named
Mr.. Long scarcely n week later. Yet in
most states no congressional conventions
lave been held, nor viii be until summer.
Nothing more is heard Of the rumors
hat Joseph l. Bristow fourth assistant
postmaster general. is to go This very
Efficient kansan Is too good a man to
ose. it is evident. and even tho bitter
light organized against him because he
vas so insistent on the punishment OF
he perpetrators OF postal fraud IN Cuba
vas not successful. Mr.. Bristow reflects
much credit on himself. his state and
he administration.
With the appointment OF Eugene T.
Ware to be commissioner OF pensions
Kansas viii have three excellent places in
he president administration. second only
O cabinet places-Thomas Ryan. assist
mt secretary of the interior; Joseph L.
2ristow. fourth assistant postmaster
general and NIr Ware. commissioner Of
tensions. Kansas is doing quite wei.