The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-24

of private Secretary, however, until
the bird in the bush is safely Gagged.
Neither will Mr.. McNea1 surrender
his duties as editor of the Mail and
Breeze, the paper which he has con-
Quoted for the past ten years.
If there is anybody who believes
that Tom McNeal is not the right kind
of a man for the position of private
secretary, that man has not yet been
heard from. The appointment seems
to be popular in all departments of the
Republican camp.
Mr.. McNeal came up to the Cope
land last night to report his decision
to the next governor. He found him
at the Copeland in company with Col.
Ed Little and a number of others.
ST have come up to tell you that I
have taken you up" said Nc McNeal
to the governor.
'But have concluded" replied Mr..
Hoch with a smile, that had better
make a change and appoint Colonel
Iittle.F
"Good appointment" replied Nc
Neal.
said Colonel Little. "but I am for
"That being the case" said Hoch,
II am glad Tom that you have hay, ac,
the governor all right"
Tom McNea1 has been an editor
pretty nearly all his life. He was
born in Ohio, October IA, 1853, and
at Medicine Lodge and started the
Medicine Lodge Crescent, the oldest
newspaper in that city. 1t is still in
operation. In April, 1894, he moved
Breeze. In 1895 the Breeze was con-
solidated with the North Topeka Mail,
under the name of the Mail and
Breeze, and McNeal has been editor
of that paper ever since.
Mr.. McNeal was mayor of Medicine
Lodge at one time, and he also served
a term in the legislature after coming
to Topeka. These are all the pubic
Offices he has ever held. 1t was NC
Neal that started Chester L Long on
his political career. When McNeal
was mayor he appointed Long to a
minor city office, and took a great deal
of interest in Longs welfare. Med1-
cine Lodge has contributed McNeal,
Long and Jerry Simpson to Kansas
politics, which is doing pretty well for
a town of 700 population.
The office of private secretary to the
governor pays $4,000 year.
Governor Hoch was in consultation
with the politicians at the Copeland
While here he made some interesting
statements about certain political ap-
s6The day after election said Gov
ernor Hoch, ST served notice on Clyde
Miller, Carr Taylor. Joe Dolley and
old Red Headed Stubs that they
couki have their choice of the positions
within my gift. They all declined
with thanks. Such thing never hap
pened before on earth, in my judg-
ment There has been some talk that
Dolley wants to be bank commissioner.
He says he doesn't want any job. If
he did he could have it. That's how l
feel toward Dolley."
Governor Hoch indicated that a
change would be made in the office of
warden of the state penitentiary. He
said: 81 think we should scour the
country for an expert warden, as we
do for an expert chancellor of the uni
versity. A warden should be an ex-
pert on criminology. McClaughrey,
of the Leavenworth federal prison, is
an ideal warden, and 1 wish 1 could
get as good man for the state
prison.
D. w. NaiIl, of Harrington, is a can
didate for the job of warden, and ac-
companied by Representative Creech,
called on Governor Hoch Friday.
Hoch has known Naill for 80 years,
and Naill is not bothering the gov
ernor with many Recommendations.
Senator Haskell of Smith is also can
didate for the job, and Warden Jewett
would also like reappointment.
Tt is considered by the politicians a
pretty foxy move on the part of Tom
McNeal to accept the position of pri-
vate secretary. The impression seems