The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-29
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.

Congressman W. A. Reeder will leave
for Washington late in the week. The
last manual work the congressman has
been doing is setting out a row of trees
around his bank in Logan. He came
out of his late election contest in the
best of health, and instead of reporting
at Topeka headquarters, as many can
didates did, he remained at home doing
manual work with pick and shovel. His
majority is over 5000.
H. P. Andrews of Logan, file clerk
in the national house of representatives,
Will start for Washington the first of
the week to resume his work in the
office of the clerk of the house of rep
reSentativeS. Heck Andrews, as he
was more favorably known when he
represented Phillips county in the legis-
lature. is one of the most popular Kan
sas employees in Washington.
l. d. Young. of Beloit, who was
elected state senator in the Jewell
Mitchell district, deserved the hand
some majority he received. His major
ity in Jewell county was 725, and Mitch
ell county gave him sos majority, a
total of 1888. ME-. Young came to
Mitchell county in 1874, from Iowa.
Since he has been a resident of Mitchell
county he has resided in Turkey creek
township, a Democratic precinct of
about twenty majority, which reversed
things this fall and gave Young two
majority. From this township he
moved into Beloit township and from
there to the Second ward in the city
of Beloit. In these three precincts he
has resided since he came to Mitchell
good majorities, which is proof that he
is popular at home. This is not the
first trip to the state senate of Mr..
Young. He served in that body in 1885,
1886 and 1887, being elected in 1884, when
the district comprised Cloud and Mitch
ell counties. His name has been sug-
rested many times for congress, and it
will not be a surprise if he lands it in
the near future.
The candidacy of w. c. Perdue, of
Mitchell county, for secretary of state
in 1906, having been launched, that
gentleman on the night of the election
in his home at Beloit, hearing the
avalanche of returns coming in for
Roosevelt, telephoned to the state
headquarters in Topeka, in answer to
how Mitchell county had gone, as fol-
lows: 1--WE have quit counting the
votes for Roosevelt and hired a sur
veyor." This telegram will make Per-
due famous, and ought to secure his
nomination for secretary of state be-
yond a doubt.
The defeat of c. w Hull, of Phillips
county, for the legislature, will prob
ably injure his chances for state. treas
urer two years off. Probably the same
is true of E. A. Mcfarland, of Lincoln
county, who was defeated for county
attorney, in his ambition to represent
the Sixth district in congress. He was
defeated about $50 votes, while Con-
gresham Reeder carried Lincoln coun-
ty by over 400 majority.
Russell Is a funny county to say the
least. Congressman Reeder carried it
by 638 majority, while Chas. E. Hall.
who has been against Reeder, carried it
for the legislature by six majority. This
may lessen the chances of Hall getting
the nomination for secretary of state
two years from now, and in turn to
throw the Russell delegates to Joe
Burrow, for congress, who wants to
succeed Congressman Reeder and Bur-
row is to deliver the Russell county
delegates to Hall.
So far as heard from Mitchell county
hopes to have some appointive office.
T. w. Hale, who was one of the most
active boss busters, wants office. 1t is
said he would like to get on the board
of charities, but this is out of the
question, for Beloit has the State Indus
trial School for Girls. Hence Mr.. Hale
will be pleased to accept most any old
office under the new administration.