The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
Federation MAKES
MANY ENDORSEMENTS
Men Are Named for Railroad
Commissioners.
AT MEETING IN TOPEKA
Association Against Railroad
Pass Custom.

At a meeting of the Kansas Fedora
ton of Commercial Interests held yes
terdey at Topeka, the following men
were endorsed for the position of state
railroad commissioners: J. w. Robson, a
stockman Of FL Dorado; j. T. George,
a wholesale grocer, of Hutchinson; S.
S Ashbaugh, attorney, of Wichita; j..
T White, Of Ada, Kan; ". \. Thomp-
son. a ranchman, of Holton; f. c. Shell
don, of Beloit; B. I. Baker, a miller Of
Pleasanton. Dir. Robson, in addition to
the endorsement Of the Federation has
at different times been selected for that
position by nearly every livestock asso-
citation in the state Of Kansas.
one Of the strong factors at the Wich-
tia convention in March, and at the ses-
sion Of the legislature next winter will
be the Kansas Federation of Commercial
Interests. While the organization will
act from strictly non-rartisan stand
point. the members viii fight to see that
the candidates for the State Board OF
Railroad commissioners are favorable to
the federation. The following resolution
was adopted at the meeting yesterday
afternoon:
Resolved. That while this organiza ton
shah be strictly non-partisaa, we shall
insist on the nomination Of favorable
candidates for the State Board Of Rail
road Commissioners by any political par
ty seeking the suffrage Of the Members"
1t the meeting no candidates were en-
dorsed- but the committee on legislation
was instructed to attend the Wichita
convention and after passing on the vari-
Gus candidates for the board will make
its recommendations and fight to see that
they are carried out The members of
this committee are: G. II. Ridgeway
Kansas City; J. L. Howard, Wichita;
NJ NJ. Sherman, Geneseo; J. y Dolly,
Maple Hill; and Harry Mcmillan, Min
neapoIs. So far the federation has not
expressed any preference in the matter
of candidates but it IS likely that J. W.
Robson Of FL Dorado or J. D George
Of Hutchinson VIII be recommended by
the committee
The federation members decided TO do
their best in the legislature to do away
with the pass evil, They adopted a reso-
luton expressing themselves as being in
favor Of a law prohibiting the issuance
of free transportation TO any person not
bona fide employe of d railroad. and
viii urge the legislature to pass such an
act This is not all that viii he done
at the next session OF the legislature.
The executive committee was Instructed
to draft new state railroad bill and
work to get it passed next Writer.
J. T. Howard was selected to so to
Washington and work for the passage of
the amendment of the interstate com
merce law which is now before the
United States senate.
At the executive session hell yesterday
morning at me commercial club rooms,
the following officers Were elected:
President Harry Mcmillan, Minneapo-
lis; secretary, II. /. Resing. Wichita:
treasurer. T. J. Anderson, Topeka. One
vice-president was elected for each con-
gressional district as follows: First, Her
bert Hackney, Topeka; Second, II H.
Taylor. Olathe; Third. NJ /. Workman;
Winfield; Fourth, George Plumb. En-
poria; Fifth, W. W. Watson. Salina:
Sixth. NJ. NJ Sherman. Ceneseo; Seventh,
George II. Hunter. Wei Ington.
The following proer m of addresses
was given at the afternoon meeting:
Equitable TaxatioI Fred Dumont
Smith. Kinslev.
Municipal Accounting samuel T
Howe Topeka
The High Kansas Freight Rates
Judge 5. s. AshhauGh, Wichita.