The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-28
Mr.. HOch Disappointed the Of
flee Seekers.
Failed to Come to Topeka Last
Night.
M'NEAL FILLED PLACE.
Delivered Address Of Welcome
TO Teachers.
Mr.. Campbell Would RedistrIct
the State.

Governor-elect E. w. Hoch did not
come to Topeka Tuesday afternoon,
and consequently the State Teachers
association and the politicians were all
disappointed. A numerous flock OF the
latter had collected at the Copeland in
expectation of Mr.. Hoch's visit, but
they went away without seeing him. p.
P. Campbell, Senator Carpenter, and a
number of others from the southern
part of the state were on hand to urge
the appointment Of Harry Bedel of
Chetopa to the position of bank COM
missioner.
1t was because of the blizzard that
Governor Hoch was unable to fill his
dates in Topeka The trains from the
west were all late. T. A. McNeaI Gov
ernor Hoch's private secretary took his
place and delivered the address of well
come to the teachers.
Congressman P. P. Campbell has
gone on record as in favor of a redis-
tricting of the state by the coming ses-
sion of the legislature. He says in an
interview:
"A redistricting will undoubtedly take
place this winter. No one can tell how
1t will be arranged, but it is certain
that when the legislature adjourns
there will be eight congressional dis
trfcts in Kansas. I suppose that shall
have to lose some of the counties from
my district. 1 shall be very reluctant
to part with any of them. but I realize
that the population in that district is
increasing more rapidly than in any
other part of the state and that a re-
duction in the size of the district must
take place.
Mr.. Campbell also thinks that the
statehood bill will become a law in
practically the same form as it is now
before congress. He says:
1.-The indications are that the state
will 1cx 4ra
tfcally it's present form. The Demo-
Gratis can talk it to death If they are so
disposed. but they have not shown
such q disposition so far. The Demo-
Gratis realize now that it will be i'm
possible for them to get four states out
of the four territories. or three states.
If Arizona refuses to ratify the pro-
visions of the Hamilton bill. as its citi-
zens say, and I suppose they will, they
will simply be out, and will have to
wait, as the senate will not allow the
making of separate states of Arizona
and New Mexico. or of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory"
It is possible that the executive
council will try to steal away some of
the patronage which has usually been
handed out by the legislature. There
is talk of hiring a corps of janitors by
the month to take care of the work in
the legislative halls, instead of allow
ing the legislature to pick out horde
of patriots to do the work at so much
per diem. The state would save a lot
of money by this method, but 1t would
make members of the legislature mad.
1t will take force of about fifteen or
twenty janitors to do the work.
Senator F. Dumont Smith will prob
ably have bill for introduction at the
coming session of the legislature pro-
viding for the creation of a new board;
"a board similar in organization to the
barber board for the purpose OF ex-
amining the opticians of the state. and
seeing to it that no incomDetents are
allowed to practice. The eye doctors
favor such bill, and would like to be
given the opportunity to shut out the
fake doctors.