The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-19
FIFTH DISTRICT NOTES.

The best political news the friends OF
John M. Doyle, of Belleville, have heard
for a long time is that he will win the
appointment as penitentiary director. so
far as Doyle's county of Republic is
concerned, he has always carried it. He
was elected to the legislature in 1896
on the free. silver ticket. He carried
the county by a majority of 100, while
the Republican county ticket was elect
ed by majorities of 500 and 600. In 1900
he was the fusion nominee for state
year by 3S majority over ex-senator
Ward. Doyle only lost Cloud county by
II. Governor Hoch and Mr.. Doyle are
warm personal friends, and in the last
election he printed statement that he
would support Roosevelt and Hoch. He
has many warm friends all over the
state, and they are urging his appoint
ment. Mr.. Doyle is business man IN
Belleville. He is also vice president or
the State Independent Telephone asso-
citation.
E. j. Weise, of Clyde, is a candidate
for state oil inspector. He is thorough
ly in accord with the incoming admins
tration, and If he is successful Governor
Hoch will never regret the choice.
Weise is deserving and competent.
S. H. Hamilton, lawyer, of Clifton,
Washington county, Will not OBJECT 10
Governor Hoch appointing him on the
state board of charities. Failing in this,
most any office will do. steve has
been out of politics long enough to get
rusty. but if there is a chance he will
scour the rust off, and fill the office
nicely.
Rev. J. NJ. Haggaman, pastor of the
Presbyterian church in Washington,
will make an admirable chaplain of the
state senate. Rev. Mr.. Hagaman has
preached so long and so good and earn
estly to his denomination, that a little
politics thrown in will make him
younger minister.
J. E. Novak, the young editor of the
Cuba, Republic county, Daylight, will
accept most anything Governor Hoch
will hand him. His choice would be the
state board Of charities.
There are rumors that Albert B. Kim
ball, late postmaster of Scandal, and
former editor and publisher of the Jour
nal, will take charge of the Marion Rec
ord owned by Governor Hoch, Edgar
Kimball, a brother, succeeds A. B. kim
ball on the Scandia Journal.
DR.. J. r. Purdum was a candidate
for a position on the state medical
board before he quit CORTLAND, Re-
public county, and located in Palmer,
Washington county. 1t matters not
what county he comes from, DR.. Pur-
dunn would make a valuable member
on the board.
C. A. KimbalI of the CORTLAND, Re-
public county, Register, knows a good
thing about the State Agricultural col
lege. Here it is: "Our paternal
grandfather was one of the heavy con-
tributOrS to the old Bluemont college,
predecessor of the K. A. Q. The col
lege was started before the war and
he gave 500, hardly Rockefeller do
nation, but quite a sum for those days.
Our father gave $25 in work, presume
he had no money then. That some of
my aunts and uncles. hosts OF cousins,
and four or five brothers and sisters
had attended and there were many
graduates among them. That was a
graduate. That now have sister at
tending, a cousin on the faculty and
had always had a keen personal in
terest in the welfare of the fnstitu-
ton" And for these good reasons Mr.
Kimball has not the slightest objec-
lions if Governor Hoch will appoint
him regent of the Manhattan Agricul-
tural college. He is newspaper man,
and SO is Governor Hoch.
I. C. Ware of Be1evil1e has had
political office itch so long that he will
not object to anything Givernor Hoch
may hand out to him.
By the way, the Twelfth judicial
district, comprising the counties Of
Cloud, Republic and Washington,
have a lot of good fellows who are
after office under Governor Hoch. If
those already mentioned win out the
chances for the rest of the state would
be slim. There are friends of Conner
Davies of the Concordia Kansan who
thik If he can't land the Office of state
printer he will be appointed on the
board of charities.
Among the rumors floating around
in the Fifth district is one to the eff
feet that Mrs Evalyn Bradford of
superintendent of the State Industrial |
School for Girls located at -Baaott.