The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-18

This appointment is intended to
square Hoch with Secretary of State j.
R. Burrow, who was Haskeirs strong
est supporter, and who was also deep
ly grieved when Hoch APPOINTED John
Q. Royce to the job of bank commits
sioner.
1t is a personal victory for Burrow,
for it is the thing which clears the way
for whatever congressional aspirations
he may have. Haskell was a possible
candidate for congress at some future
time, and so is Burrow, and it would
have been disastrous to have two can
didates from the same county. OF
course this motive is denied by Mr..
Burrow. Nevertheless, the appointment
of Haskell gets him out of BurroW S
path, and at the same time heals the
breach between Hoch and Burrow.
In place of Haskell on the board of
penitentiary directors, Governor Hoch
has appointed John Seaton of Atchison.
Mr.. Seaton is the father of the peniten-
tiary binding twine plant, and will be
a valuable man on the board.
In appointing Haskell Governor E4och
turns down E. B. Jewett, the present
warden of the penitentiary, and D. w.
| Naill of Dickinson county. Jewett and
his friends felt that he had eaCned a
| reappointment by his efficiency in the
management of the institution. Naiil
demanded the place out of purely politi-
cal reasons. He was one of Governor
Hoch's stanchest supporters before and
after the state convention and he had
the support of Senator Brewer and Rep
resentative Creech of his home county.
| These Legislators are strong in the CEN
trail part of the state and their oppoSi-
ton to the governor in the next cam
paign is not improbable. w. H. Mackey,
United States marshal for Kansas, also
supported Naill and he was one of the
| leaders in the Hoch movement year
ago.
| Warden Jewett's strongest supporter
was w. E. Stanley, ex-governor. Cover
nor Hoch and Mr.. Stanley have been
close political friends since the present
| governor began to show signs of get
/ ting into the campaign against Cover
nor Bailey.
Senator Haskell has three more years
/ to serve as state senator. Under the
/ law he can hold both jobs-senator and
probably resign the senatorship so that
| his successor can be elected at the next
| general election in 1906. There is no
need of his resigning now. By holding
on until the 1905 election, he will save
the people the cost of a special election.
| Should there be an extra session of the
/ legislature in the meantime he will sit
/ as a member.
/ Owing to the fact that Warden Has
4 kell has been appointed since the legis-
lature his appointment can not be con-
| firmed, and he will hold office merely al
the pleasure of the governor. His term
of office is four, years, but in case there
| should be a change in governors at the
| next election, Haskell could be dis
| placed.
The story of how Haskell happened
| to get into the race for the wardenshiI
| begins way back at the time when the
| fight was on for the craftsmanship OF
the Republican state committee Burrov
was after this job, and had the en-
dors ement of all the Republican candi-
dates for state Offices with the single
exception of Hoch. Hoch was fol
| Stubbs and when Burrow found that ht
| was certain to be defeated. it is tolC
| that he came to Hoch and offered tt
withdraw from the race for the chair
| manship provided Hoch would allow
| him to name the bank commissioner
Hoch would not promise, but referred
| Burrow to Dean. 1t is said that Dear
/ gave Burrow some assurance that hi
| reot1est would be taken care of. 81
when Hoch overruled the politicians ant
| named John Q. Royce for bank com
missioner, Burrow considered 1t a per
sonal affront, and has not felt gooC
about it since The wardenship, how
i ever. is the peace token between Bur
row and Hoch.
Senator Haskell has been on tn
board of directors of the penitentiar.
for several years and understands al
about the institutions. He represented
the Fortieth district comprising tn
counties of Smith, Phillips and Norton
in the state senate last winter. He ha
been candidate for congress in tn
sixth district His home is in Gaylord
Smith county, where he is in the mil
and cattle business. His cattle ranch i
one of the largest in the state. Mr
Haskell was born in Cortland in tn
state of New York, October 2, 1853. H
came in Kansas from Ohio. He is mar
ried and has two children. sons of 2
and 20 years. respectively. He has beei
mayor of Gaylord. has been for Is year
a member of the local school boar
and was appointed by Stanley direc
tor of the Kansas penitentiary. and re
/ appointed by Governor Bailey.