The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-18
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The signers are as follows. and in
order that the public may see the
character of men who are after legis-
latve Jobs, the State Journal appends
IN business calling of each signer:
Wills Westbrook. bank cashier.
c. c. Brooks, assistant cashier
L. J. Wh1ttecar. bank boOkkeeper.
f. W. Tucker, merchant.
Jule L. Morse. abstractor.
D. r. Rhodes druggist.
H. B. Van Nest, postmaster.
FRED T. Petit, dry goods merchant.
+. Grayson, Santa Fe man
NJ II. Dawson. retired.
e. w. Camp, attorney.
A. f. Howe. retired farmer.
r H. Prescott, merchant.
X j. Haus, travelling man.
A. N. Engle, bookkeeper.
H Nj. Phillips. clerk.
G. Q. Quinn, Santa Fe agent.
Under the rules of the house, present.
ed by the new committee, the house
VIII meet at o'clock in the morning
instead OF 10 o'clock as has been Gus
tomary. The adjournments have been
taken till 10 o'clock so far, but this is
because there has not been enough on
hand to keep the house busy for long
hours.
There is going to be a fight made on
the state barber law, and it looks now
as though the law would likely be re-
pealed- Governor Hoch is said to be in
favor of either extending the law to all
cities of the state, or else wiping it off
the books altogether. At Pittsburg,
Kan, the BARRIERS held meeting a few
nights ago for the purpose of taking
action toward the securing of the re-
peal of the state barber law. No defin-
tie action was taken, although the SEN
timent of the meeting was against the
law Later a committee started out to
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a petition which will be sent to the
state legislature asking that the barber
law be repealed.
W. P. Hackney, of Cowley county,
has been at Wellington for the past few
days trying a law suit.
John Van Norstrand, of Mcpherson
county, has applied to Governor Hoch
for appointment as assistant state grain
inspector, and 1t is said that his chance
of landing the place IS very good, as
Mcpherson county has not asked for
any other job.
The bill introduced by Brown of
Brown 90 prohibit the pointing Of guns
at people in a promiscuous fashion. has
been unfavorably reported by the jul
dietary committee. Brown of Brown is
the man who makes firearms his speci-
atty. 1.-THE last session of the legislature
Brown of Brown presented the fol-
lowing in regard to concealed weapons:
ANY person who is not an officer of
the law or a deputy to such officer who
shall be found within the limits of this
state carrying on his person, in q. con-
cealed manner, any pistol, bowie-knife,
dirk, slingshot, knucks, or any other
deadly weapon, shall be subject to ar
rest, and on conviction be fined in a
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars
or by imprisonment in the county Jail
not exceeding three months, or both
such fine and imprisonment, at the dis
erection of the court"
People down in the Sixth judicial dis
trict are preparing petition asking
that the legislature divide the district,
ma king Crawford county one district
and Bourbon and Linn another. The
work is too heavy down there now for
one judge. Judge SimonS is the presid-
ing judge of the district, and the pop
ulation of the district is larger than
that of any other district in the state.
The Pittsburg Headlight has this to
say about the contest for the office of
state oil inspector:
Gov. Hoch played trick on the
numerous Crawford county applicants
for the job of state oil inspectorship.
This job has been held in Crawford
county for so long that 1t was begin
ming to be considered, like the state au-
ditorship, Crawford county plum
IN c. Kelly of Mulberry, who has
been holding down the job for the past
two years, intimated to the new gov
ernor that he would accept a re-
appointment
'fR w Branson, of Cherokee, went to
Marion and had a private conversation
with the governor, during which he let
drop 4 hint that he was an original Hoch
boomer, and would make a good oil in
spector for the state. And there were
others who passed the word up that they
Wouldnt refuse it.
Ben Gum, of Arcadia, although a
Democrat, went to Topeka, to remind the
that he supported Roose-
welt and part of the Republican county
ticket, and was entitled to something.
"A Girard man, and one or two Pitts
burg men, had their appetites whetted.
and commenced to see friends about It.
Jim Hughes. of Pittsburg, who has re,
tired from active politics, was persuaded
by some of his friends to become can
didate for the appointment, ana ClIy
Clerk John Tracey headed petition TO
the governor in his favor.
But all the while Governor Hoch had
a card up his sleeve, and he sprung II
Saturday, appointing l. T. HuSsey, OF
Usage county, to the coveted place ana
taking the appointment away from CraW-
ford county.
Mr. Kelley will not give up the job
until the legislature adjourns-
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