The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-04
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

The opponents of H. J. Allen in the
Second congressional district are at
tempting to make political capital out
of the fact that Mr.. Allen. who is
chairman of the state board of chart
ties, virtually secured the parole OF
Clara Skinner. a girl who was sent to
the girls industrial school, and gave
her employment as domestic IN MS
family. 1t is claimed that this was not
legal, and Aliens opponents are trying
to use 1t against him. The matter has
been brought to the attention OF the
public because the girl got tired of re-
straint and ran away from the Allen
home in ottawa, and her relatives have
brought habeas corpus proceedings at
lola where they live. to keep her from
being taken back to the Beloit school.
Mr. Allen has referred the matter to
the attorney generals department.
The story is that Mr.. Allen needed d
hired girl in his family and agreed to
give a home to the Skinner girl. who
is sixteen years old. The girl commu-
nicated with her mother. Mrs. Beck, of
lola, and one night soon afterwards Sc
cured permission from Mrs Allen to go
10 prayer meeting Instead she met
her mother. who was waiting with a
buggy. and the two drove to another
town and caught a train to lola. Va
rious legal proceedings were brought
at lola on both Sides as Mr.. Allen in
structed that the girl should be re-
turned to the Beloit school, and her
mother fought the case 1t is now tied
up in the courts. while the girl is out
on bond. Attorney General Coleman
has assigned H. l. Pestana to look
after the case.
D. B. Harrison. cashier of the State
Bank of Downs, has announced him
self as a candidate for state senator
He will have opposition in his home
county from DR.. Chilcett, of Osborne.
The counties in the district are os-
borne, Lincoln, Russell and Ellsworth,
and some of these will also have can
didatas.
NAL that he ever promised anyone that
he would not be a candidate for con-
gresham this year.
The First district Democratic con-
gressional committee. of which John H.
Judy of Sabetha is chairman, will meet
at Holton in about a month to fix the
time and place for holding the Demo-
cratic congressional convention. Mr..
Judy is for B. P. Waggener for con-
gresham.
Girard, Kan. Feb 4.-The Crawford
delegates to the state, congressional and
judicial conventions Wednesday after
noon. No instructions were given ex-
cept for p. P. Campbell for congress.
The resolutions endorsed the national
and state Republican administrations.
The delegates are all for Z. W. Hoch for
governor and for George w. Wheatley
for railroad commissioner.
Howard, Kan, Feb. 4-The Republi-
cans of the Twenty-sixth senatorial dis
trict of Kansas will meet in convention
here February to nominate a candi-
date for state senator. This convention
will be looked forward to by the Repub-
licans with a great deal of interest The
district is composed of Elk and Chau-
tauqua counties, and each county is en-
titled to twelve delegates. Ever since
the organization of the district it has
been the custom of the counties to alter
nate in the selection of candidates
At the convention held four years ago,
Chautauqua county refused to follow
this custom and allow Elk county to
name the candidate. The convention