The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26
NOT FOR A MONTH
Governor HOch Will Announce
No Appointments at Present.
Ex- Congressman Simpson OPP
posed to New Mexico Statehood.

Governor Hoch has given it out that
no more appointments will be made
for a month or so. This is taken to
mean that the next governor will fol-
low the usual plan of the practical
politician and hold up his appoint
ments until the closing days of the leg
islature. This is done, of course, for
the sake of using the influence of the
various candidates for offices to hold
the legislature in line.
Governor Hoch Will put in most of
his time now in getting his message
into shape. He has submitted his mes
sage in rough form to a number of the
Republican leaders. 1t is said to deal
largely with the nature OF the bills
which should be passed to redeem the
pledges made by the Republicans in
the last campaign. There will be the
minimum amount of statistics and
"boom stuff
Jerry Simpson was in Topeka Sat
urday, on his way home to Roswell,
N. NJ, from st. Louis. He said:
Il am opposed to the admission to
statehood of New Mexico and Arizona
as one state, though that is better than
to allow things to remain as they are.
think we have enough people in New
Mexico to enable us to get statehood
without Arizona tackled on.
mo, I am not making any fight to
be elected United States senator in
case the states are admitted. There
are older settlers there who are en-
titled to the honor. My chief interest
just now is to secure the removal to
Roswell of the Fraternal building at
the st. Louis exposition grounds. We
want to locate that building at Roswell
as sanitarium for members of fra
ternal orders. The government should
set aside certain tracts at Roswell as
they have done at Hot Springs, Ark.
We have wonderful natural springs of
hot water, and in order that these may
be preserved for the government and
the free use of the public, it is neces-
sary that they be made a government
reserve.
10
Saturday afternoon, Governor Bailey
granted a conditional pardon to Rich
ard Graham. who in 1901 was sentenced
to ten years in the penitentiary for
shooting his brother. Graham's wife
and five children visited Governor Bail
ey Saturday, and made such a good case
for him that the pardon was issued, and
Graham was released at 8 o'clock Sat-
urday night to spend Christmas with
his family.
Richard Graham and his brother Will
lam lived together at Kansas City, Kan.
They had a row, and William drove
Richards family out of the house. Rich
ards wife was sick in bed with a three
day-old baby. William struck Richard
and Richard got a gun and shot Will
lam dead.
The judge, prosecuting attorney and
eight members of the jury which tried
the case petftioned Governor Bailey for
a pardon.
''This is not Christmas pardon in the
sense that there is any sentiment about
it, the governor said. 'I pardoned
Graham because he is entitled to par
don, not because his application was ta-
ken up at Christmas time. I believe he
has suffered enough for the offense he
Off6nGa
The evidence shows that the man was
sent to the penitentiary for defending
himself and his sick wife from the as
sault of brutal brother
Mulberry Kelly, the present state
oil inspector, is a candidate for reap
pointment. It is possible to take ef-
frontery too far, and this is the limit.
Kelly never ought to have been ap-
pointed in the first place and to rein
state him now would be an outrage. 1t
is all right TO retain men who are de-
serving, but Kelly has been a reward
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