The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14
Farmers Could Control House Of
Representatives.
sixty-fIve Of 1875 Agricultur-
ists-More or Less.
WHERE TO FIND THEM.
Names, Occupations and Res
licences In Topeka.
Only a Few Who Have s'NOthing
to Do"

out of the 1875 members OF the
house Of representatives there are 90
who are farmers or stock ra1sers, or
who combine farming or stock raising
with some other business-enough to
control the house on a straight vote
All of which simply goes to show
that IT is not necessary to nave Jne
Populists in power to insure a gov
eminent by the farmers Of the state
OF Kansas.
OF course there are a good many
Of these farmers who live in town
and ride out to their farms in auto
mobiles. Some of them own banks
others are engaged in grain and cat
tie buying. A few of them own stores;
for example, Cyrus Leland There IS
one miller, one auctioneer, one school
teacher and one contractor who ad-
init to being farmers "on the side.
Next to the farmers in point OF
numbers come the lawyers, and some
of these have farms to pay their Of
ice rent. There are "a lawyers in the
house. which ought to be sufficient to
keep that body from going very far
astray.
An even dozen bankers are in the
list This is rather an unusual pro-
portion of bankers; it shows that
bankers are getting more numerous in
Kansas Some people have been ter
rffied by the number OF bankers. They
have said that it indicated that a deep
laid plot was on foot to push through
a lot of bank legislation which would
assist in placing the heel OF Ickle-
heimer on the necks of the masses.
But so far the bankers have been
very modest and retiring in their eff
forts.
The following list credits to the
and stock raising their exclusive
business; if they engage in farming
merely as a side line, their principal
occupation is listed:
Farmers and stock raisers, At; law
yers, "a; bankers. u; physicians, 6
real estate and Insurance, z; editors,
g. merchants, s; contractors. 2; grain
dealers, 2; blacksmith, /; manufac-
clerk, 1 teacher. 1 brass worker, /
auctioneer. 1; miller, 1; retired, 1.
When the roll Of the house was called
at the last session, by request the MEM
bers present responded by giving their
occupation and address while in attend
ance at the legislature. The addresses
and occupations are as follows:
Adair, T. E., farmer, 222 West Eighth
street.
Adams. ]. w. lawyer. Copeland hotel.
ALBANIAN. G. W., physician, National
Archer, W. A. lawyer. 72s Kansas
Banks. Geo. l.. farmer, National hotel.
Barnes, J. S, farmer and stock raiser,
National Hotel.
Beelman, Chas g.. lawyer. Copeland
hotel.
Beeson. c. N. stock raiser. Copeland
hotel.
Benson. a. W.. lawyer. s28 Madison
street.
Bergman, J. w, banker snd stock
raiser, 1918 Fillmore.
Bird, w. A. s, lawyer. 6O1 Kansas
Bosgs. s R. farmer s1s quincy
street.
Brady. J. L, printer, Copeland hotel.
Brandon, S H. banker. Copeland
hotel
Briefly. J. H. physician and surgeon,
southwest corner Seventh and Harrison.
Brown, S. F., farmer, 723 Quincy
Brown, 3. F., banker and publisher.
Copeland
Burke. ]. A., retired farmer. Topeka
hotel.
Clark. Ansel r., lawyer, 1901 Harrison.
Clark, w A, merchant, 527 Monroe.
Cones, G. 3. real estate, National
hotel.
Cowen, Hall. blacksmith. 212 Ninth
street.
Creech. J. w. stock raiser and con-
tractor, Copeland hotel.
Croker, E C., stock raiser, So west
Eighth.