The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-04
POLITICAL NOTES.
Ewing Herbert Loses the Brown
County Printing.

OOuuIy EIluLlnB.
Up in the Republican stronghold of
Brown county the county commission
ers have taken the county printing
away from the Brown County World,
the Republican organ, and given it to
the Kansas Democrat, the fusion organ.
Ewing Herbert is the editor of the World.
and Grant Harrington is the editor of
the Democrat, and both are prominent
in the politics of their respective par
ties.
The World has been the official coun-
ty paper for years, but Mr. Harring-
ton offered to do the county printing
free except the redemption and de-
linquent tax lists II his paper should be
made the official county paper. The
county commissioners accepted his offer
by a vote of two to one. The redemp-
ton and delinquent tax lists are the
big end of the county printing.
Ewing Herbert is one of Congressman
Curtis most ardent supporters and he
was also leading member of the new
boss busters union. His friends are,
of course, blaming the loss of the coun-
sty printing on to Cyrus Leland. They
say the Leland crowd in Brown county
took that method of Furnishing Herbert.
% Judge w. c. Hook came home to
tLeavenworth from Wisconsin Monday
to look after some federal court mat
tiers. His family is spending the sum-
mer in Wisconsin. and he will prob
ably return there the last of the week.
He met Senator Long in Kansas City
Hast night.
= Senator Long refused to commit him
self on the currency proposition when
questioned about IL in Kansas City last
might, where he stopped between trains
on his way to Cawker City. He said he
presumed the extra session of congress
IN November would have up the cur
rency question for consideration. and
continuing he said: Personally l have
rrivpn he HffIa rr
attention. nreferring rather to wait I'M
til the time comes and then make up
my mind. I presume that a bill for =
more expansive currency, similar to the
one introduced at the last session, will
be brought In and either defeated or
passed. The effect2 Oh. really, I cam
mot say at this early date
A. r. Greene. for many years prom
inent in Kansas affairs of state but
who has during recent years been hold
iing job as special agent of the inter
.tor department, is about to leave the
sSunhower state. His home has always
tbeen at Lecompton, but he has sold his
property there and will locate at Port
'iland, oregon, as his headquarters are
-now there. He has served in both
branches of the legislature for two
terms.
J. c. Starr. who is a member of the
state text book commission. proposes to
call State Auditor Wells on his PROPOSE
tion to cut off bills for railroad trans
portation presented by members of
state boards when the members ride on
passes. Mr.. Starr is not only a member
of the text book commission. but is also
member of the legislature and editor
of newspaper at Scott City. He says
the railroad transportation he uses he
gets in return for advertising and that
he pays a big price for it, but he says he
pays for it the same as though he paid
leash and he proposes that the state
-shall reimburse him when he uses it
travelling on the states business for
which the law allows him to be paid.