The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-17
What the County Commissioners
Said to Mr.. BOlmar.
Had No Money to Pay His Ex-
penses as a Delegate.
MIR. CURTIS OBJECTED.
Suggested That They Pay Major
AndersOn's Way.
This Was More Satisfactory to
Curtis So 1t May Be Done.

Charles Curtis aspirations to be sena-
tor and to be a candidate for election
before the Kansas legislature four years
hence seems to be responsible for Major
7. J. Anderson being sent as a delegate
to the Transmississippi Commercial
congress at Seattle. Wash, instead of
c. p. Bolmar.
Congressman Curtis seems to be be-
ginning at the very bottom in building
his machine on which he hopes to ride
into the United States senate. His wire
pulling begins with such minor appoint
ments as delegate to a commercial con-
gress.
on August c. P. Bolmar received
the following letter on a letter head of
the Commercial club:
c. p. Bolmar. City.
Dear Sir;-AIr. Frost, the president has
appointed you to represent the club as
a delegate to the Transmississippi Com
mercial congress TO be held at Seattle,
Wash, August IS to 81.
1 regret that owing to the heavy calls
on the club we will not able to bear
any portion of the expenses incident to
the trip. Very truly yours,
(signed) T. j. ANDERSON.
Secretary.
July "a officially appointed Mr.. Bolmar
delegate from Shawnee county
Mr.. Bolmar, who was a delegate to
this congress a year ago and at that
time bore his own expenses, decided that
he did not care to be burdened with the
expense Of so long a trip and he asked
the county commissioners if they would
make an appropriation to meet the ex-
penses. This the commissioners refused
10 do, saying that the county had nc
fund frOrn which n draw the
for such expenses and stated that such
an appropriation had never been made
and that it could not now be made
on August 10 Bolmar had a confer
ence with Congressman Curtis. Mr.. Cur
tbs agreed that Shawnee county should
be represented at the Commercial con-
gress. Mr.. Curtis thought that the con-
gress would instruct the legislative
committee to aid Kansas in securing an
appropriation for the dyking of the riv-
spring After the Galveston flood the
Commercial congress took action re-
garding an appropriation for the build
ing of the sea wall at Galveston and the
appropriation of $2,500,000 was made
without delay. Mr.. Curtis thought that
Kansas and Shawnee county could Sc
cure legislative aid from the congress
and he agreed to see the commissioners
and urge upon them the necessity of
sending a representative from Shawnee
Mr.. Curtis did see the commissioners.
but in the meantime he read in the
State Journal of August II that c. P.
Bolmar would likely be a candidate
for state senator from Shawnee county
and that he would be an anti-Curtis-
Burton crowd senator if elected. AS the
next senator from Shawnee will have
a vote four years hence for United
States senator, Mr.. Curtis seems to
have decided that it would not be well
for Bolmar to secure any prestige in his
favor by going to Seattle and securing
any action regarding the dyking of the
Kansas rivers.
Mr.. Bolmar would have carried with
him a personal letter of Introduction
from c. ]. Devlin to ]. J. HILL the pow
erful railroad magnate and financier of
the northwest. Mr.. Devlin and Mr..
Hill are personal friends, having been
interested in some large mining prof.
ects in the northwest. Bolmar seemed
to be getting into too much promi-
nencS.
Congressman Curtis saw the com
missioners. but he urged that someone
besides Bolmar be sent as a delegate
and that the county pay the expenses
Incurred by some other person than
Bolmar. Mr.. Curtis suggested either
Major Anderson or John F. Frost
Friday afternoon Mr.. Frost and Ma
1or Anderson had a conference with
County Commissioners Harrison and
Haynes, and the commissioners con-
sented to do the best they could and
half way agreed to make an appropria-
ton. The request was for 800. Major