The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24
Congressman Miller Won't Come
Home for Convention.
He Thinks Opposition Won't
Amount to Anything.
NAMES POSTMASTERS.
Makes Recommendations for Re-
appointment in Several Places.
Mr.. Scott Probably Only One
VINO Will Come Home.

Washington, Feb. Representa-
tive j. NJ. Miller of the Fourth district
viii not return to Kansas for his con-
gressional convention on March Ia.
Mr.. Miller does not fear to any seri-
Gus extent the opposition in his district
to him. and apparently does not feel
that Mr.. Clogston of Eureka Will cause
any inroads on his strength. He viii
therefore remain in Washington unless
something unforeseen at present
should arise.
The Fourth district member is very
busy with his committee matters at
present, and does not feel that he could
spare the time to return to Kansas.
l1is work as chairman of the commit
tee on claims is such that he has little
time for anything else; and besides, he
is the ranking member on one of the
three elections committees of the
house of representatives and his com
mittee has been hearing a St. Louis
contest for some weeks, and he has
very little time 10 spare.
A number Of Fourth district post
office recommen dauOns have been
made by Mr.. Miller, all of which are
reappOintments. They are:
L. O. Hart, Westmoreland, c. o.
Kinney, Alma, II. p. Donnell, Waver-
~. G. O. Smith, Burlington, B. A.
RosenQuist, Usage City w. E. HOgue-
land. Yates Center.
1t is doubtful whether any Kansas
member will go home TO attend his con-
ventiOn, or primary, unless it be Charles
II. Scott. Mr.. Scott has been working
hard since his recent trip to Kansas, on
the agricultural appropriation DILL ne
being one of a subcommittee OF I'VE OF
the committee upon agriculture which
prepares the bill annually HIS desire
not to neglect this work. and the desire
Of Chairman WadsWOrth Tor his pres
ence, brought him b. ok from Kansas
earlier than he otherwise would nave
come. Mr. Scott expects sOCn to return
to Kansas and remain until after me
Second district primary on March "A.
Although reports from Kansas are to
the effect that Mr.. Calderhead is having
considerable trouble in the Fifth district,
he himself does not appear to be worry
ing to any considerable extent. He has
not yet returned to Kansas. and declares
it doubtful whether he shall DO So Mr..
Calderhead signifies his entire satisfac-
ton with the situation in his district.
j. C. Miller of Miller Brothers. pro
prietOrs of the famous "1O1" ranch in
northern OklahOma, near the Kansas
line, Is endeaVoring to secure from the
department Of agriculture a male zebra
to be loaned him, at no expense to the
government. to be used by him on his
ranch in cross breeding. He would
cross the zebra with the horse and con
tribute some interesting experiments to
science. This has been done in France,
and Mr. Miller states that he saw the
result Of such cross breeding in the
Hagenback animal show at the Louisi-
ana Purchase exposition at St. Louis
He thinks that he can conduct such ex-
pertinent with considera bic eatisfactfon
and wants the loan Of the zebra from
the government There are two such
animals in the government; one has
been here for some years, and the other
was presented some time since to Pres
ident Roosevelt and is now in the fam
Gus geological park near this city.
Judge George D. Orner, a former
Kansan, who resided at Medicine
Lodge, where he was district judge
and member Of the legislature, later
entering the government service as
special agent Of the general land Office
is an applicant for register Of one of
the Oklahoma land Offices preferab bly,
Guthrie He has the backing of the
Oklahoma Republican organizat ton
Judge Orner has served in the Okla
bona council, which corresponds
with the senate Of the Kansas Iegfsla-
ture- and has been an active cam
pa1Ener- He will be well remembered
by Kansas politicians of the latter sew
entities and early eighties He was an
intimate friend Of former Governor
John A. Martin