The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-13
John Q. Royce Says Things
About Secretary of State.
Says He Could Have Made Royce
Commissioner.
MIR. BURROW REPLIES
Says Royce Had No Chance tt
Win.
Editorial OnQuestiOn in Phillips
burg Dispatch.


Phillipsburg Dispatch. il looks as
though John Q. Royce intends to make
trouble in the future for Secretary o.
state Burrow because he thinks Mr..
Burrow did not properly support him
IN the contest for railroad commits
sioner
Burrow and Royce have worked to-
Eether in many ways in Sixth district
politics. and Mr.. Burrow acknowledges
that Royce has done him favors at dif-
ferent times. and be further says that
II his vote would have made Royce com
missioner he would now be holding the
office. In speaking of the matter Mr.
Burrow said:
Mr. Royce wrote letters to leading
Republicans over the Sixth district tell
ing them that he had three votes for
railroad commissioner and all he needec
was mine. and giving the impression
that / would not vote for him. 1 do not
believe he ever had three votes besides
mine. but ! voted for him Just the
same T. he had secured three other
votes tn mine he would now be COM
missioner. because should certainly
have voted for him, as / Gid on three
ballots anyway"
Here is what Mr. Royce says edi-
torlally in the last issue OF his paper:
The state officers composing the ex-
scutiVe council yesterday elected Geo.
W. Wheatey, OF Cherokee county, as
the new member Of the board OF rail-
road commissioners to succeed ]. N.
Fike, whose term expired April l.
THE election was made in private
caucus in the attorney generals office
one hour before the regular meeting of
the council which caucus was attended
DT Secretary State F3llrroVr Treas
urer Kelly, Auditor Wells, Attorney
General Coleman and the candidate,
George w. Wheatey. Among the other
things agreed upon in the caucus was
that Cy Anderson of this district should
be elected secretary OF the new board.
After going into an iron clad agree
nlent to elect an entire stranger as "A
member Of the board. Mr.. BurrnW felt
il hls duty to go into open session of
the executive council and insult the
candidate from his district by voting
for him When by his own act and for
q consideration he had made it impos-
sible to elect the man from his own
district whom he had promised to sup
port. he hopes to show the Repubii-
cans of this district that he had dis
charged his duty to his district by vOt-
ing for the home man as long as he
had a show.
The editor of this paper who was the
candidate of the Sixth district who
became such only after the promise of
have been elected if he had received
that promised support, wishes to say
that he is not sore because of his de-
feat but he does not like the treachery
and deceit employed by one whom we
had every reason to suppose was a
friend. to accomplish that defeat
Hon. George W. Wheatley. the man
selected is man of excellent ability.
He was the Republican candidate for
congress in the Third district three
years ago and came within very few
votes Of being the nominee this year.
He Will make a good commissioner and
as Republican. we hope the action of
the council I'm electing a member of the
board at this time. will be indorsed by
the supreme court and Mr.. Wheatley be
given his seat.
THE changing of the law has pre-
sented a very close question upon which
the lawyers of the state differ Some Of
the best lawyers of the state claim that
there is no vacancy and If no vacancy
the council has no authority to act
Others claim that the repeating of the
old law does away with the entire
board and the state will have to get
along without a board OF railroad COM
Inissioners until after the election of
1904 while others claim that Mr.. Fixes
term expired on April /. there is "A va
cancy which should be filed by ap-
pointment Without endeavorfng in any
way to pass upon the legal question we
hope that the latter opinion viii be sus-
tanned by the supreme court and Mr..
Office he has been selected to FILL"
President Roosevelt's visit to Topeka
will come on the fifth anniversary of
Dewey's victory in Manila bay
The mayor Of Sharon Springs has ap-
pointed the following committee on the
reception and entertainment of Tresf-
dent Roosevelt when ne stops over sun
day there on May g. w. E Ward.
chairman; c. Z. WoOdhOuse G. A. Hays.
II. ]. Williams, p. @. Hurlburt and II.
S Durrett Mr. Ward was reDrcsenta-
tive from Wallace county i'm the legisla-
lures of 1899 and 1901, and is now re-
ceiver of the Colby land office. He is
also editor Of the Western Times. the
only paper In Wallace county. Mr..
Woodhouse succeeded Ward as repre-
sentative and served in the last legisla-
ture.
state Auditor Wells publishes the fol-
lowing reflection in his paper. the Erie
Record. ON the walls in the reception
room to the governors private office in
the state house hangs a picture of all
the ex-governors of Kansas I was ad-
miring them the other day when Cy
Leland walked into the room. and he
too commenced to inspect them In re-
sponse to a question as to his opinion
Of the ex-governors. Mr.. Leland said:
Kansas never had but two governors
George I Anthony and Leedy-that
had any backbone or nerve-unless
Bailey proves to be so endowed
Z. A Enright representative from
Wyandotte county. has received an ap-
UOlntment. Ee has been made United
States commissioner at Checotah In
dian Territory. The Office was created
last July. when that judicial district
was divided but it has never been
filled. II is said that Mr. Enright will
take UP the duties of the Office within
a week. This may take him out of the
congressional race In the Second dis