The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-08
W. J.FernOn Would NotBe Salts
fed With Consulate.
Senator Long Offered Him q
$4,000 Position.
WHY HE DECLINED 1T.
Would Be Register Of Treasury
or Private Citizen.
Signs May Help Vic Murdoch in
to Senate.

Washington, Dec. s.-There is d fair
chance that Dr. William T. Vernon.
president of Western university. at
Quindaro, Wyandotte county, Kansas,
may succeed to the Office of register Of
the treasury. -
If the Kansas delegation can bring
about this result and if hard work will
count for anything Dr. Vernon just
about as good as has this place.
DR.. Vernon is probably the best known
negro in the west, and the president is
DESTROYS of doing something to assist
him. He has received a fine recon-
mendation of DR.. Vernon from Booker
T. Washington who is a friend and
admirer of the KanSan.
The race for the registership Of the
treasury really lies between DR.. Vernon
and a negro named Williams of Chi
cago, equally we'll known, and also high
~ Endorsed to the president by Booker
T. Washington.
From the time Senator Long and 9TH
err members Of the Kansas delegation
reached the capital, the president has
been bombarded with urgent appeals to
recognize DR.. Vernon. The kan
sans have taken occasion to call at the
White House singly and collectively
to press Vernon's claims. They believe
they can see success not far down the
road.
Inc pOSlJlOU OIL register Oh the treas
ury is considered a place always to go
to some prominent negro. It is now
| held by Judson W. Lyon Of Georgia. He
has been in this office for eight years,
having been appointed by President Nc
Kinley He is one OF ne leading negroes
OF the country.
In this connection it is interesting to
know that the president recently au-
thorized Senator Long to tender to DR..
Vernon an important appointment in
annum. This was declined by DIR. Yer
non, who preferred to stand or fall in
the matter of the regiStership of the
treasury. When his wishes were known
the delegation again took up the matter
| of securing the desired appointment,
with the result of apparent success.
Washington newspapers are printing
Jolly stories about Victor Murdoch
and the senatorship from Kansas. It
comes about through the good luck
Murdoch had in drawing his seat the
day congress convened.
The Seventh district representative
I did not have a very good seat in the
I last congress. So last Monday he re-
solved to TEMPT Fortune and get a bet
ter place to participate in, and observe,
! the proceedings in the house Of repre-
! sentatives. He had his eye on d fine
seat vacated by the new junior senator
| from Nebra ska. Elmer - Burkett For
I
seat.
Burkett entered the house of rep
resentatives as one of its youngest
members six years ago. He was 81
years of age at the time. He had
| served q term in the Nebraska senate,
and was regarded as a Coming
young man in that state. Last March
| he was elected senator to succeed
Dietrich who had been unfortunate
in his senatorial career. SO Burkett
! left the house of representatives, and
/ his fine seat in that hall. and went to
/ the senate to become, at IS years of
| age, the youngest member of that dis
! tinguished body
It so happens that when Burkett
came to the house of representatives.
Jonathan p Deliver, one of that
body's brightest young members. took
a liking to him. He hoped that Burk-
EFT would get a seat beside him. he
said Burkett did \ little later Dol
liver went to the senate. Now he is
joined by Burkett- Murdoch gets
/ Burkett's seat, and is next to the one