The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-27
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.

w. B. Ham, member of the legislature
from Rocks county, is anxiously await
ing what his constituents want him to
do before he goes to Topeka. as much
as to say to them: Make your wants
know now, or forever hold your
tongue.
Chas. w. Hull, of Kirwin, is the auth
GRITTY in the Kansan, that he will not
be a candidate for treasurer of state,
from Phillips county, in 1906. Mr.. Hull
was defeated for the legislature in his
county by a Democrat. Many of his
friends understood If he was successful
he would pave the way to the office of
state treasurer, or some other state Of
fee.
1t is said ex-candidate for congress
in the Sixth district on the Populist
ticket, DR.. John Dykes, or his brother,
DR.. Henry Dykes, can have an ap-
pointive office from the new state adj
ministration if they will accept, for
hard political work they did in Smith
county in the last election.
The friends of Capt. ]. S. Mcdowell,
of Smith county, are anxious that Gov
ernor Hoch may see smooth sailing so
he can reappoint him member of the
state agricultural board. He has been
a member of this board for about six
years, and with one exception, that Of
E. T. Fairchild he is the oldest MEM
Der of the board in continuous service.
Capt. Mcdowell is also president of the
board, and is now serving in this ca
pacity for the second term Those who
know him best are aware that he has
the best interests of that institution and
school at heart, and has taken a WON
derful interest in it's affairs.
Col. Joe Wright, who prints the Smith
Center Messenger, a Populist organ, has
this to say about Congressman Reeder:
you may not have noticed it, but no
paper we have ever been connected with
has ever made light of Irrigation"
Reeders so-called simple homespun
ways of mixing with the people. And
you know that Irrigation William ha
got some notions about getting your
Uncle Samuel interested in more mois-
ture in the west, that is not to be
sneezed at. He is bigger, better, safer
man than any fusion candidate that has
ran against him since the days of Billy
Baker. So after all the whole people in
a vote do not so very often err in judg-
ment.'
case of Frank Soper, the county clerk
of Mitchell county. who may get into
the race for state auditor in 1906. He
is attending the county clerks conven-
ton in Topeka this week, and he will
have a chance to get acquainted with
many of the clerks as well as poll
ticians.
For the benefit of many good people
who want to succeed w. H. Nelson as
postmaster of Smith Center, and who
think there is a vacancy in that office
after January next, his commission
reads: From January 16, 1902, for four
years.
Since public announcement has been
made in the Phillipsburg Dispatch,
whose editor is John @. Royce, chair
man of the Sixth district Republican
congressional committee, that Congress-
man Reeder would again be candidate
in 1906, causes a futter in the hearts of
several want-to-be candidates for his
seat in congress. The fact of it is,
the longer Reeder stays in congress the
more he can accomplish and the people
like him. The politicians are against
him, but the people are for him. In the
last election where a candidate for
office opposed him, Reeder carried the
county by a big majority. This is nota-
bly, true of Lincoln, Russell, Rawlins,
Phillips, Smith, Norton, Rocks and 9TH
er counties. Congressman Reeder is a
safe representative for the big Sixth
district, and as long as the people are
for him, he don't mind the opposition
of some of the politicians who want to
succeed him.
Some of the Sixth district politicians
are pretty good in selling oil shares, but
when it comes to etching" for office,
about all the good they get out of it is
while they are scratching.
A prominent SIXTH district Republican
politician, at present holding an office,
says if the party can get together in
1906 the district can easily land two of
the state offices.
Some Rawlins county people are Wis
iting in Topeka. And they gave 1t out
that they were not there for office. 1t
was generally supposed that the Sixth
district fellows when they come to To-