The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-05

This week win be a busy one in Topeka.
- Barker is the man for the speaker
shin He made a good speaker two
years ago, and I think he VIII make a
good one again. From the way SEE
the situation he viii surely be elected.
He would be good man for the Repub-
REGARDING the senatorial situation
Mr. Grimes said it would take many
ballots to decide as there were. five can
didates in the field. During the inter-
view Senator Burton whispered to
Grimes not to talk on the candidates.
and Grimes refused absolutely to say z
word excepting that a hot fight was
assured.
Mr. Burton is one of the directors OF
the Orient railroad and is here to con-
fer with the officials regarding the road
in Kansas
one of the things which the state SEN
ate viii have to deal with which viii
not bother the house. will be the iudic-
ial contest brought by Judge John r.
Hamilton. of Norton, against Judge A.
c. r. Geiger of Oberlins for the judge
ship in the judicial district composed OF
Phillips, Norton. Decatur. Rawlins and
Cheyenne counties. Four years ago in
the Falcons contest the senate
postponed action until after the regular
business of the legislature was all out Of
the way.
Charles n. Peck. reDresentative-elect
from Cloud county, viii undoubtedly
come to the front as one of the big
men of the Fifth district. He is stin
young but has already made a marked
success in practicing law and is just
entering politics. He and his brother,
William Peck, came out from Vermont
about Is years ago and settled in Con-
cordia. William went into the Cloud
County Bank. now one of the strongest
state banks in Kansas, and is now at it's
head. Charles Went into law and has
built up a fine practice His election to
the legislature was the beginning of his
activity in politics, but already he is
being groomed as possible successor
to Congressman Calderhead as congress-
man from the Fifth district. when the
latter shall either be elected to the sen
ate or shall retire.
Senator Porter of Crawford county,
who secured considerable legislation for
the miners two years ago, Will introduce
a measure this winter making the mine
inspector also an inspector of weights
and measures.
Kansas City is holding its breath for a
positive announcement that Captain
John Seat0n is going to move his fOun-
dry from AtchisOn to that place. A
company known as the SeatOn Foundry
company has been organized a t Kansas
City, but the Seaton in it is John c.
Seaton. son of the ex-'father of the
house" It's capital. too is only $50. 600
not near enough to swing the work done
by the Seaton foundry at Atchison.
1t was reported before the election
that Captain Seaton had threatened to
/ take his foundry away from Atchison IL
I the people of Atchison should turn him
down for representative, but Captain
f SeatOn denied making the threat. He
/ was defeated, however, and now Kansas
i City is hoping that it will get the foun-
dry, which is one of Atchison's biggest
institutions.
Since it has become known that Harry
/ Bone, as secretary TO Governor elect
Bailey, opens all Of the latter's matri-
monial proposals from eastern maidens.
the latter are entering objections. A day
or two ago a letter came from Lynn
Mass, addressed to Mr. Bailey but in
one corner was this note: Not to be
opened by II. J. Bone"
Congressman Calderhead has received
notice that 169 sacks of garden seeds
have been sent him for distribution
This is enough to furnish the chickens
of the Fifth district a lot of extra
scratching.
The lola Register. Congressman Scott s
paper, publishes the following:
There are lots of good things about
W j. Bailey, but one of the best of
them he is not a cad He refuses to
show even to his friends any Of the
scores Of letters and photographs he has
received from foolish women proposing
marriage to him. These women may
or may not be sincere he says. but
whether or not I shall not make them
ridiculous by giving their names and
pictures to the newspapers And there
speaks the gentleman"