The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-17
POLITICAL GOSSIP
W. H. Smith After Cyrus
AndersOn's Place.
Now Four Men in Contest for
the Position.
NEW MAN HEARD FROM
Houston Carr of Parsons Candi-
date for Senator.
State Central Com
mittee to Meet.
VIEW MAN HEARD FROM

COMMISSIONERS 10 succeed CyEuS All
derson.
Mr.. Smith was IN that Office for one
term prior to Cyrus Anderson's APP
pointment, and he feels that his ex-
perience in the work gives him espe-
cial claims to the attention of the new
board OF railroad commissioners.
Congressman Calderhead, who was
in Topeka a few days ago. and refused
to say " hat he was dong, is reported
to have been fixing things up for MI
Smiths benefit
now in the race; Ed Sinner of Potta-
watomie county, Tom Cordfy of Par
sons and L. ]. Hayes of Kansas City,
being the other three.
There is a new candidate out for the
job of United Statessenator. Houston
Carr, the editor of the Parsons News,
a new morning paper, has announced
himself. He has written long edi-
torial telling what he thinks should be
the qualifications of d United States
senator, and concludes as follows:
The editor of the News. after con-
sulting with a number of his friends
over the state has decided that at the
before the Republican caucus, for
United States senator. We believe
that, with all Difference to the gentle
men who have already announced
of this paper possesses. in some de
gree, qualifications as outlined above
some of them perhaps in greater
measure than any of the candidates
now mentioned. He has spent num-
Der of years in Mexico and Cuba, and
is thoroughly familiar with the Span
ish language and has had wide
range of experience in those countries,
such as a newspaper man has peculiar
opportunities for acquiring. He is
m emb of the Kansas bar and at the
outbreak of the Spanish war he or
ganized a company of volunteers to
serve in that conflict. The fact that he
was Republican was prOba bly, the
reason that Governor Leedy failed to
accept the organization as a whole for
service; SO all hopes of military glory
were given up at the time. However,
he had an opportunity to aid in the
equally important work of reorganiz-
ing Cuban affairs through his edi-
torial work in Havana at the begin
ming of the American occupation, and
his advice was frequently accepted by
General Brooke.
=, Me- Carr believes:
Selling the Philippine islands to
Japan; in giving government aid to an
intercontinent railroad to connect
our markets with Central and South
America; in the annexation OF Cuba;
in favoring the cause of labor; in pro-
tectfng legitimate enterprises of capt.
tai against rabid onslaughts; in estab-
fishing national educational establish
ments for the colored race; and gem
orally he is progressive and in favor of
everything that will make the country
more prosperous and the people hap
pier.
George W. Hanna has sent out the
following notice of the meeting to be
held on Dec. 2T, at the National hotel.
Of the Populist State Central commit
tee. It is likely that the meeting will
be secret, with the doors locked and
guarded. That is the regulation Pop
"A meeting of the Peoples Party
State committee is called for con-
ference, National hotel parlors, Dec
27, 1906, at 4 D. m. You are request
ed to be present and bring with you
any friends who are interested in
further work along Peoples Party
lines.
bryan will address the teachers OF
the State association in the evening |
and this will give you an opportunity |
to hear him. Yours,
GEO. W. HANNA, Chairman"
Governor Hoch will. it is said, rec
ommend that the legislature change !
the present system of managing the /
affairs of the penal institutions of the !
state. The governor believes that the /
affairs of the penal institutions ought |
to be managed in the same manner as /
the affairs of the state charitable insti-
tutions All of the nine charitable in
stitutions are now under the manage
rnent of a board of three members.
The members devote all of their time |
to the Business of the institutions
There are two penal institutions. the
penitentiary and the Hutchinson re-
formatory for young criminals There
Is one board of managers for each in
stitution. 1t is the governors opinion
that these two institutions could be
more effectively managed by one board
and that the members Of this board
would have to give only a part of their
time to the business The two institu-
ions must naturally work together One
IS d reformatory for the younger GRIM
mails and the other for the more hard-
sned men. The business of the two
institutions probably could be more eff
'ectively handled by one set OF directors
than by two. Those who have dis
,ussed the subject with the governor
say that he VIII make recommenda-
ton on this subject in his message TO
the legislature
T. A. McNeal, state printer, will not
that the legislature make
provision for the state publication or
school books. Mr.. McNeal says he ex-
oects the question to come up during
If an attempt to supply the schools
With books published by the state. he
believes the present plan whereby the
;tate gets its books at reduced price
: safer and that any experiment in the
direction of state publication should be
Undertaken with caution. Mr.. McNeal
via ask the legislature to purchase
hree new linotypes for the printing
1lant and to purchase other machinery
or the bfndery and other departments.
he estimated that the cost of new ma
.hinery to properly equip the plant will
De in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Nine Sailors Drowned
Portsmouth. England, Dec. 17--Niise
"a flrrs baIor1Vfr7~ f0 the creuv Of rho