The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-13
SENATOR W. S. FITZPATRICK.
President Pro Tenn Of the Senate.


SENATOR W. S FITZPATRICK.
President Pro Tenn Of the Senate
Monday afternoon to fill the jobs set
apart for the requirements of the body
All the persons named are eminently
qualified for the positions awarded. Il
took the senate three hours and half
to make the selections. but the desira-
bility of each candidate was freely at
tested to by the member presenting his
name.
Contrary to common anticipation there
wasn't any fight over the election of
Senator W S Fitzpatrick as president
pro tenn. Senator J. c. Morrow had
been candidate for the place. Morrow
was president of the senate two years
ago. His friends wanted to give him
the place again, and Cyrus Leland sup
ported him. It looked as though a clash
was due when the election came. bun
Morrow averted it by Withdrawing, and
in neat speech proposing that the cleo
ton Of his opponent be made by accla~
nation.
When the caucus met at 3 o'clock
Senator Allen Of Doniphan and Senator
CLANCY Of Shawnee were made chair
man and secretary. Whenever the
caucus was disposed to monkey, Sena-
tor Allen cracked his whip and told it to
uD. As IL was IL TOOK a long UIlle
to distribute Jobs. By common consent
the places Of rgeant-at-arms, secre-
tary, Stenographer, chaplain reading
clerk and clerk of the calendar revision
committee were not to be charged up
to anybody's patronage. For the place
of secretary Charles M. Sheldon of Kan
sas City was nominated by Senat tor
Cubbison, and Tom Cordry Of Hutch
inson by Senator Vincent. The ballot
ing on these two names stood as fol-
lows;
Sheldon-Allen. Hurrel. Wulfekuhler,
Cubbison, Sponable. Crum. Porter, Con-
Mcknight MOrehOuse. Leidy, Fitzpat-
rick. Tapp Branine, Pestana, Findlay,
Smith, Buschow and Peterson. To-
tai %.
Cordry-Carpenter Kennedy. Morrow,
Henley, SimOns, Ward, White, Vincent
and Noftzger. Total, g.
The Rev. L 3. Parker of BelleViIle,
who was elected chaplain was proposed
by Senator Ward of Republic county.
Senator Ward asked as a personal IA
vor that he be named. Rev. Parker had
been of service to the Ward family dur
ing the illness and death of Senator
Wards son last fall There was no op-
posing candidate
Colonel Tom J. jackson of Newton
was elected document clerk. The other
two candidates were Colonel w. H.
Avery Of ElDorado and Captain Ed
Baxter of Marion. Jackson received a
plurality on the first ballot and was
given the election by reclamation He
is the father of Cooper Jackson. city
editor of the Topeka Capital, and has
been well known about the legislature
for years. He served at one time in the
house. This finished the better positions
over which there We're contests and the
hurry after the small jobs commenced.
Senator CLANCY of Topeka, who acted
as secretary was handicapped, but he
succeeded in placing a good proportion
OF his constituency. It took consider
able pulling and hauling to secure an
equitable division of spOils, but things
We're pretty evenly distributed
Senators Tapp, Smith and Leidy were
named as q conference committee to
meet with a committee from the house
to decide on the state printer and sena-
tOrial caucuses- Senators Kennedy.
Noftzger and Carpenter were nuamed as
a committee to examine candidates for
stenographer of the senate
OFFICERS AND PATRONAGE OF
THE SENATE.
President pro tem-Senator W. S.
Fitzpatrick, Sedan.
eretary-Charles NJ Sheldon. Kan
sergeant-at-arms-J E Neighbor
Ness City.
Journal clerk. T. Treadway. lola.
Document clerz-Colonel T. J. Jack
son, Newton.
Docket clerk-H. e. Glenn. Kiowa.
ChaplaiTl-L- B. Parker. Believille.
Chief doorkeeper-Joe Lucas, Pittsburg.
Assistant secretary-T. A. Wiseman,
/ Coffey county.
Bookkeeper-H. J. Huckett Washing
ton.
Assistant bookkeeper-Captain Ed
/ Baxter Morris.
Docket cIerk-H. E. Glenn. Kiowa.
Assistant docket clerk-C. A. Henry.
+ PottawatOmie.
Journal clerk. T. Treadway, Allen.
Assistant journal clerk-Calvin
4 Newell Norton
Assistant journal clerk. S. Mitchell.
/ Pottawatomie.
Document clerk-Colonel T. J. Jack
son. Harvey.
Assistant document clerk-Afrs. Pau
/ line Simmons. NeoshO.
Assistant document clerk-Mrs. Eta
Littlefield, Rocks.
Assistant document clerk-Mrs. Clara
i Hendricks, Reno
Postmaster Major Fred Lewis,
Marion.
Assistant postmaster-John Kruth,
4 Atchi6on.
Assistant postmistress-AIiss Hattie
z. Allen Doniphan.