The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-18

NJ. o. Williamson. state treasurer Illi-
nois; Peter e Hansen, secretary of
state, Minnesota, and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Davidson OF Wisconsin,
Among the congressman are John Lind
Volstedt and Steenerson of Minnesota
and G. N. Haugen of Iowa. Besides these.
our people have six representatives of the
Nebraska legislature. many members of
the Iowa and Illinois legislatures and a
majority of the Minnesota legislature
"Of county officers it is interesting to
observe that the Scandinavians are large
ly represented in Minnesota, Iowa Ne
braska and Illinois, Here in Kansas our
people have county officers in Wallace,
Greeley, Cove, Mcpherson, Saline, Riley,
Clay, Pottawatomie and Republic coun-
ties and several members of the state leg
islature.
THE Scandinavfans." continued Mr..
Nelson, ARE devoted to the principle Of
the Republican party. They are not SEN
timentaI in their views, but form their
opinions after careful study and investi-
cation. They believe in the supremacy of
law, good government. good homes,
schools and churches. They have helped
to make the great states in the middle
west, and in the future they will be recog-
nized factors in shaping the policies of
government in these great common
wealths.''
Assistant Attorney General Clayton says
that the result of the biennial election
amendment to the constitution does not
necessarily mean that county commission
ers shall be elected for six-year terms,
but that the length of term is left for the
legislature to fix 1t has generally been
understood. however. that the terms will
be for six years. The amendment pro-
vides that there shall be no elections ex-
cept once in two years, so that ali the
commissioners will have to be elected ev-
cry two years or only one every two
years, which would make the terms six
years long.
A surprise to the politicians today was
the announcement that Paul Walker had
been appointed first assistant general at
torney for the Rock Island. 1t is report
ed that one and perhaps more members
of the supreme court had their eyes on
that job and would been glad to leave
the supreme bench to step into 1t. In
stead it goes to a young attorney who has
been out of law school less than six
months. Mr.. Walker is the son of A. D.
Walker of HoIton. chairman of the state
board of railroad commissioners, and the
politicians are wondering if this had any
thing to do with his appointment. He is
a bright young attorney and a graduate
of both Leland Stanford university ans
Harvard law school, He graduated from
the latter only last summer. His rise to
one of the best legal positions in the state
to which many prominent lawyers aspired
indicates a rather phenomenal success.
No decision has vet been made in tht
Laughlin- -Sharpless legislative contest il
Atchison county, which was heard last
Saturday by the Atchison county district
court Sharpless. the Republican nom
inee. secured a restraining order from tht
district court to prevent the county com
nissioners from counting the absent rail
road vote when they canvassed the re
! turns. The commissioners claimed Il
have already canvassed the returns on
representative and the result was sen
to the secretary of state last week. Th'
attorneys for Sharpless claim that th'
canvass was only an informal t.
satisfy public curiosity. r. she injunction
order should be made permanent tn
county commissioners would still CLAIM
that the matter had passed beyond thei
control. and there is a possibility, but no
a probability that they may be committed
/ for contempt.
! The Lawrence Commercial club ha
/ passed a resolution asking Presiden
Roosevelt to appoint Senator Harris oil
the isthmian canal commission
The alumni of the University of I'LL
nois who live in Kansas City are pre-
pairing to give a dinner in honor of W
]. Bailey at some time soon when Mr.
Bailey can attend.