The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-12
Select All the House Officers in
Caucus.
C. D. Jones, Of Norton, Speaker
Pro Tenn.
JASON is CHIEF CLERK
Steve Cave, of Haskell, to Be
Sergeant at Arms.
J. H. Mcfarland, of Lincoln,
Chief DOOrkeeper.

speaker-J. T. Pringle of Usage coun-
ty-
Speaker Pro-tem-C. D. Jones of Nor
ton county.
Chief Clerk-W. P. Mason of Necsho
county.
sergeant-at-arms-steve Cave of Has
l1eH county
Chief Doorkeeper-J. H. Mcfarland of
Lincoln county.
Chaplain-Rev. A. c. Pyle, of the Ma
tfonal Military home. Leavenworth.
Postnlistress-A1rs. Evalyn Bradford of
Cloud county.
These are the candidates for the chief
Offices of the house whose names have
been decided upon by the nominating
committee of the Pringle caucus. The
Pringle caucus meets at 8 o'clock this
afternoon and this list will undoubtedly
be approved. The main house caucus
will be held at 4 o'clock, Immediately
following the adjournment of the
Prjngle caucus There are now between
65 and 20 members which the Prin=le
forces can definitely count upon, so
there is no doubt but the nominees or
the Pringle caucus will be elected in the
general house caucus.
The nominating committee of the
Pringle forces IS made up of two mem
bers from each congressional district.
as follows;
FIrst-Leland of Doniphan and Hay
den of Nemaha.
second-Jenhs of Franklin and Speer
Of johnson.
Third shermerhorn OF Cherokee and
Nation of Ne0sho.
Fourth Adams of Butler and Dunn
of Pottawatomie.
F'ifth-Emmons of Riley and Murdock
of Washington.
sixth--Jones of Trego and Bevington
of Jewell.
seventh -Husey of sedgwiek and kim
4 keno
The Third and sixth districts each
/ had a candidate for chief clerk ana two
candidates for ergeant-at-arms. As all
could not be accommodated the Third
district was given chief clerk, thereby
shutting out Charles Hall of Russell,
4 the Sixth district candidate fer that
place The Sixth district. however, was
given speaker protein anE' chief door
keeper. This took care of J. H. Nc
Farland, but shut out Dan Dyer and
Hail. vino belong to the Burton faction.
AS Senator Burton fought Pringle the
Pringle caucus did not feel called pun
tc take care of his friends
The ergeant-at-arDls goes to the Sew
! nth district. and Steve Cave, the prairie
dog statesman, wins it.
Rev. A. J. Pyle who will be chaplain
Of the house. is the blind preacher-poli~
tician of the Leavenworth soldiers
home. He was formerly a warm friend
of Curtis and made a vigorous speech
| seconding Curtis nomination for con-
SI6SS N the I1OlIOn convention last
spring, but it is alleged that Mr.. Curtis
made promises to Pyle which were not
fulfilled, and Pyle consequently Went
over to the Curtis opposition.
Mrs. Bradford, who will be poStmistress
Of the house. is the widow of a former
deputy sheriff Of Cloud county. Mrs. Brad
ford herself has been prominent in W. R.
c. work and also in the Rebekah lodge.
She has wide acquaintance on this ac-
count ana her irlehoS s are xs1y @enthusias- emu isr
tic in her praise The Fifth and sixth
district members generally were active in
her support
The Pringle supporters held caucuses
by congressional districts Saturday
night to select their members of the
PringIe nominating committee. In the
First district there are two active
Pringle supporters, Cyrus Leland and
George P. Hayden.
In the Second district at least six of
the twelve members will go into the
PringIe caucus. This is Barker's dis
trict- The Pringle members are Perkins
Of WyandOtte, Speer Of Johnson, jerks
and Finley of Franklin, and Baird and
Campbell of Bourbon.
In the Third district all eleven mem
bers. including Schermerhorn. a Curtis
supporter, are in the Pringle caucus.
IN the Fourth there are four active
Pringle men. Evans of Lyon, Adams of
Butler, Dunn Of Pottawatomie and
CrOcker Of Chase. Billings of Marion is
non-co -committal because Of Ed Hoch 3
candidacy for state printer He is also
non-committal on senator.
IN the tlIln district el2nt OF the nine
members are Pringle supporters. Peck
the ninth man, is nOn-committal.
In the Sixth district Bevington of
Jewell Linton of Smith. Lockwood OF
Trego. Taylor Of Osborne. Kramer of
Rocks WoOdhouse of Wallace, and
O'Donnen of Ellsworth are aVowed
PringIe men. and perhaps one or two
more may vote for Pringle.
In the Seventh district "A of the 2e
members were accounted for in the
I Pringle caucus, and the other two, Wei
don of Clark and Barnd of Ness viii
vote for Pringle
This makes 66 members for Pringle.
without counting any non-eommittal
ones who viii vote for him
T. NJ. Slower. of Allen county, was de :
! feated for chief clerk of the house large
ly because of the action of John Francis.
/ the member from his county, in lining
up for Barker.
The nominating committee of the
4 Pringle caucus has decided on the fol-
! lowing for candidates for pages in the
/ house:
Earl DeFrance. Topeka.
! Lyman NJ. Faulkner. Wyandotte
/ county.
Roy Watson. Franklin county.
Todd Stivers, Lyon county
Fred Brown, Cowley county.
Frank Scott, Butler county
/ George Mckee, Marshall county
Fred TeRmire, Shawnee county.
/ George Cole Linton. Smith county.
! Ralph Littleheld, Rocks county
BARKER WILL STAY IN.
A Barker caucus was held at the
1 Copeland this morning. and after some
1 discussion it was finally decided that
Judge Barker's name should be present
I ed to the house caucus for speaker. No
attempt viii be made to nominate any
/ other officers, however, as il was recOg-
nized that 1t would be useless. The
4 B7rker forces now believe that Barker
viii get 81 votes. What tever candidates
are presented to the house caucus for
I the minor Offices other than those on the
Pringle slate viii be presented by the