The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-26

which win be fraught with nomentous
results and far-reaching consequences,
but to our mind 1t only serves to ex-
mott the microscopic calibre Of the
state chairman. # the state central
committee had really desired to bet
ter things 1t might have done it by
giving Mrs. Cooper Colonel Sappts
place and leaving Ryan at home. As
It is, we think the committee made
two bad stakes-retaining Pep
perelI and dismissing Sapp. However.
It IS possible the new chairman has
something up his sleeve which he viii
spring before long It is to be hoped
that he VIII not keep It there too long
lit might explode and tear his arm
of. These pop statesmen are good
deal like the Almighty-they move.
in = mysterious way their wonders
to perform. .
E. z. Brewster, the Leavenworth
man whom Charles Curtis is trying to
place in the Leavenworth postofdce. in
stead of F. w. Willard, the present in
cum bent makes a frank statement in
the Leavenworth Times, to the effect
that he has brought charges against
Willard and is responsible for the in
yesugation now pending. He says that
the reason he brought the charges is
because he wants WIZARDS job, and
can't find any other way to pry Wiz
4dI4 1OOSE-
willard has tried for four years to
make good as politician, says Brew
ster, but he can't make that sham
work any longer, so he is falling back
on the civil service dodge. If tEere is
a fair investigation it will be shown
tensions are bogus and on a par with
his former Dragging that he was a
great politician BY the way, it might
not be out of place to state right here
,, ia
Office and drawn over $1,000 salary he
has not contributed one dollar to either
the state, county or city committees Of
his party to help defray expenses of
campaigns
J. L. Brady, editor of the Lawrence
Journal, seems to have it figured out
that Hoch is a dead one. Mr. Brady,
it will be remembered is much inter
ested in the welfare of W. r. Stubs,
and is supposed to reflect Mr. Stubbs'
sentiments. to some extent. Bray
says:
Everything indicates that Kansas
will be turned over to the Democrats
at this election. The people have lost
confidence in Hoch. They do not stop
to consider that it is more the Repub-
lican party that will be beaten than
Hoch. To elect Colonel Harris means
to turn the state over to the Demo-
Gratis. The board of control law, Tor
instance. IS GnLTelE III the udllUS VI Liz
governor SO likewise is practically
every other state institution. OF course
Colonel Harris may be high-minded
and insist upon fitness, but the chances
are that his party will have stronger
claims upon him than the public seFy-
ice. It is serious matter our people
are going into.
Governor Hoch declined to wear
Benson for Senator badge at the Ut
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did not want to offend the other canoi-
dates-or was 1t because he did not
want to prejudice his own chances? one
of the Benson badges was pinned to
J. L. Bristow. and then Bristow sug-
9ested that Governor Hoch should nave
one too. The Ottawa Herald says:
THE effort to put a Benson badge on
the governor, however, was not success
full Governor Hochs explained that ne
got into. the Benson movement before
the people, at ottawa, even, and that
he would have to claim the privilege
as an original Benson man OF going
without decorations. Mrs. Hoch, how
ever, wore a Benson badge
1t has been suggested that if Con-
gresham Curtis wants to show him
self a true friend of the old soldiers,
which he has been loudly declaring
withdraw from the senatorial race in
favor of A. w. Benson, who is the real
candidate of the old soldiers.
The Atchison Globe says that ex-
Governor George w. Click has been Of
fered S175 a month to go on the road
and sell creamery machinery. Click is
said to have refused the offer because
he is not looking for that kind of
job.
Col. W. A. Harris is spending this
week in Topeka and Lawrence. At
Lawrence he is negotiating for the pur-
chase of a house, which will be his fu-
ture home. His wife, however. is still
living in Chicago.