The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-13

The State Journal stated that Pringle
would have at least sc votes. There
were "a members in the Pringle caucus
and two others were kept away by sick
ness. In the general caucus the 81 mem
bers We're supplemented by Billings of
Marion and Bafnd of Ness.
The Pringle caucus was called to or
der at 3 o'clock in representative han
by F. w. Bevington of Jewell It was
secret caucus and H J. Allen and W. 7.
Morgan were appointed as sergeants-at-
arms TO clear the floor of all but mem
bers who were for Pringle for speaker.
The nominating committee then report
ed the list OF officers as published IN the
State Journal Monday, and the report
was ratified by the caucus.
The general caucus met at o'clock
and this too was called to order by Mr..
BeVingtOn. Hayden Of Nemaha was
nominated for chairman by Kinkel of
Reno and the election was made unanf-
nous Adams of Butler was elected
secretary. and King of Ottawa and
Sims Of Shawnee were appointed as
ergeants-at-arms-
Nation of Neosho moved that the Of
dcers be selected in the following order;
eergeant-ata farms, chief dOOrkeeper, chap
lain pOstmistress and ten pages. Fran
els of Allen objected to the number of
pages. but the motion was adopted.
j.. H. CLaNely, MI. fringe Usage
county colleague. nominated Pringle for
speaker. Mr.. Stavely is Curtis man,
and his action put Quietus on the
accusations that Mr.. Pringle acted false
to his constituents in running for speak
err. The people Of Usage county have all
faith in Pringle
w r. Stubs. Judge Barker's col
league from Douglas county, nominated
Barker, insisting that he is loyal to
Governor Bailey, and then the roll call
began. It resulted as follows by con-
Eressional districts:
FOR PRINGLE
First district-Hayden and Leland.
Second district-Perkins, Speer. Fin
ley. jerks. Campbell and Baird-6.
Third district-Lewis, Fisher, Scher-
merhorn. kirkpatrick, Whistler. Nation.
Brown. Won Treba, Hawkins, Adair ana
Pollock-11
Fourth district-Evans. Dunn. stave
ley. Adams Of Butler, Croker, and Bill
lings-6-
Fifth Kirkland, King. Hugos,
Murdoch Emmons, Mckee and PraHe
sixth district oodhouse. johnson,
Jones Of Trego Jones of Norton. Kra-
mer, Taylor, Linton, O'DOnnell, BeVing-
ton. and Lockwood-l0..
Seventh district-Galle. Dougherty
Adams of Sedawick. Heusel, Farris. JET
fries, Burke, Mustoe, Nixon, Hutchinson,
Weldon. Beeson, Barnd, Friar. Starr.
kinnison, Williams Einsel, Campbell OF
Meade, Husey-24
Total for Pringle, Sc.
FOR BARKER.
First district-Brown. HonneH Hol-
Ienbeck, Sarbach. Griffin, Belts, Sims
Wilhams-s.
Second -Enright. Stubs. Men
denhall. Hunter and Francis-5.
Third district-None.
Fourth district-Dolley, Martin. Bran
don, Wyckon, Tucker
Fifth district-Peck-1
Sixth district-Law, Mead Jones Of
Gove-3.
Seventh district-None.
Total for Barker
Absent or not voting-Wilson. Bar
ker Pringle. Schmidt, Hin, Robbins,
Martin-T.
schermerhorn of Cherokee. Pollock
of Cowley, and Staveiy of Usage. three
pronounced Curtis men, voted for
sE7ringle.
C. d. Jones of Norton was elected
spealreS pro tenn without opposition. He
iVrgFs nominated by Bevingtou of Jewell
For CHIEF clerk there were three nom
nations. w. p. Mason of Cherokee, T.
S. Slower of Allen and Charles Hall Of
Russell Mason received u votes, Hall
Il and Slower g.
S. Il. Cave Of Haskell was elected
sergeant-at-arms. J. H Mcfarland Of
Lincoln was chosen chief doorkeeper.
and Mrs. Evalyn Bradford Of Cloud
was selected as postmistress without
opposition.
For chaplain, Cyrus Leland nomi-
mated Rev A C. Pyle. the blind
preacher of the Leavenworth soldiers
home: Enright nominated Rev. w. A.
Crawford of Wyandotte, and Stubbs
nominated ex-Chaplain Morehead OF
Douglas Pyle received II votes,
Crawford - and Bforehead 5.
The list of ten pages were then elect
ed ia a bunch as follows. Earl De
France. Topeka; Lyman M. Faulkner,
Wyandotte. Roy watson. Franklin;
Todd Effvers TlVon. Fred Brown Cow
ley. Frank Scott, Butler: George Nc
Kee Marshall; Frad Tegmire, Shaw
nees George Cole Linton, Smith, Ralph
Tslttleheld, Rocks.
Ihe minor officers were left for the