The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-16
Will Not Come to Kansas Till
Holiday Recess.
Rumors of Investigation Keep
Him at Washington.
HIS SENATORIAL BOOM.
Refuses to Discuss 1t but His
Friends Are.
Dave MuIvane Much Sought
After In Washington.

Washington, Dec 14-Because of the
disposition on the part of certain in
huences in congress to insist upon
congressional investigation of the
affairs of the postoffice department, |
General Bristow will postpone his pro-
posed vacation and visit to Kansas
until after adjournment for the holiday
recess. He had hoped to get away this
week, at the latest, but some inf1uen-
tial members of both the house and
senate seem to have fully determined
to nush their demand for an investiga-
ton by congress, notwithstanding the
fact that it is generally conceded that
the departmental inquiry has been
thorough and painstaking and abso-
lutely impartial. This situation will
make it impossible for General Bristow
to get away. as of course he would not
want to be absent from the department
IN case congress should take action
looking to this end. If nothing is done
Dy the time congress adjourns for the
holiday recess, he will leave at once for
Kansas, and remain there for two or
three weeks. He is going to Kansas
primarily to take a little rest and look
after some business matters, but some
OF his friends here are of the opinion
that he will make a little Investigation
into his senatorial boom, If he can find
IL. just what he would do in case he
shouId meet his sneatoriaI boom face
20 race, nobody here seems to know.
General BriEtow himself is DerfectIv
willing to talk about anything else in
the world but this particular thing lust
at the present time He only laughs
"hen the subject Is mentioned to him.
Kansas was well represented in the lob
Dy Of the Arlington hotel on the night
pational fne mieeting OF the Republiean
there and Senator Burton, David Null
tatis, tanie, national conmitteenan; Represen-
tatlve Campbell. Representative Murdoch
ana Dennis Flynn, who used to live at
Medicine Lodge. but later went to Oklaho-
from the territory and who hopes to be
senator from Oklahoma when the terri
Besides these there were a number of
ISSseT E;SsEr nights an II from ths sunfower state
seemed to be a friend of The president
IN fact, the Roosevelt sentiment is So
strong among the Kansans here that
every tongue The Wsshneton on
some mistake about Mr.. David Muiyane's
attitude in regard TO the president, for
ne ne was interviewed two or three times
ferent days during his stay here. But on
ss each occasion Mr.. Mulvane acquitted
sight of the fact that he was for Mr.
Roosevelt first, last and all the time
fused to be interviewed to any alarming
extent. When asked about the political
interest in the late, lamented judgeship
contest and wanted to talk about 1t to
the exclusion of everything else; Moth
own prospects to succeed himself as na-
tional committeeman or the Ed Hoch
boom for governor or his possible choice
between Senator Burton and Represen-
tative Curtis in case they are rival can
didates for the senate in 1907 At least
he would talk about none of these things
for publication: It must not be assumed,
subjects all of the thought to which it is
entitled that he refuses to be inter-
viewed because. he has nothing to say.
He is fully alive to the situation and
has all sorts of ideas if he would only
| consent to exploit them.
Senator Harris has returned to Kansas
and as has been told in dispatches to the
his prospects for landing a place on the
canal committee. Senator Harris has
brought to Washington. His latest acqu-
sftion is the Endorsement of Secretary
| Root, who accompanied him to the White
House before he left for Kansas and
made an earnest plea to the president in
his behalf Practically every member of
| ex-senator for the position, with the ex-
ception of Senator Long. During last win
ter when the delegation called at the
White House to formally present the
name of Senator Harris for one of the
+ Democratic places on the canal commits
I sion, Mr.. Long was in Kansas and his
Endorsement was not included, nor has he
since indicated to the president that he
would like to see the appointment made.
In fact, 1t is understood that there is a
/ feeling among certain Republican leaders
/ in Kansas, which is shared by Mr.. Long
himself, that it is not desirable that Sen
! ator Harris should be given the place. IT
/ is their view that it would result in di-
verting some good federal places from the
state in the future. This view has it
that the president. in case he should ap-
/ point Senator Harris, would feel that he
was relieved from giving the state any
very substantial recognition for some
j time to come. 1t is the belief here that
! Senator Long has fully made up his mind
not to acquiesce in the appointment. al
/ though personally he feels very kindly
toward Senator Harris and would like to
were no other considerations.
Kansans here are getting good deal of
enjoyment out of Representative Camp
on the District of Columbia and also
member of the subcommittee of that
committee. railroads and ways and means.
| The subcommittee on railroad and ways
and means will have direct charge of all
| Legislation affecting the new union sta
ton which is building in Washington.
the committee on the District of Columbia
can have almost any local courtesy they
desire, because of the anxiety to have
| these particular congressman feel very
which may come before the committee for
/ the benefit of the district. Accordingly. in
spirit Of fun. Representative Campbell
| is being besieged by members of the del
egation and others for theater tickets,
railroad passes, street car transportation
and other things which are supposed to
be his for the asking. now that he has
become a great man. and Is ore of the
/ cfty fathers of the district. Sometimes
he is almost tempted to wish that he had
| been assigned to some other committee
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