The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-13
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Queer Situation Developing in
Kansas City, Kansas.
Hoch Not Responsible for Closing
Saloons, Says Trickett.
GIVES OUT INTERVIEW
Says That He and mr.. Coleman
Did 1t.
Other Items Of Interest About
Kansas Politics.
GIVES OUT INTERVIEW

boom which has struck Kansas City,
Kan. in the person of C. W. Trickett?
According to an interview given out
by Nr. Trickett yesterday, immediate
ly following a visit from Attorney. Gen
eraI c. c. Coleman, the appointment OF
Mr.. Trickett as assistant attorney gen
eral was made by General Coleman on
his own responsibility. Trickett relieves
Governor Hoch of all responsibility and
says that Hoch was in favor Of keep
ing MECHANISM, the former assistant at
torney general.
This emphatic and apparently gratui-
tous declaration of Mr.. Trickett may in
dictate that Governor Hoch does not de-
sire to get the credit for closing up the
Wyandotte county joints, but is inclIn-
ed to let up on his anti-salOon crusade
until after the coming election.
This is the interview with Mr.. Trick
EFT, which appeared in the Kansas --ty
STAR
Governor Hoch had nothing to do
with my appointment as assistant at
tOrney general in Wyandotte county
and has had no connection with the
movement to enforce the prohibition
law here, so far as I know. So far as
I know c. c. Coleman, attorney general
Of Kansas, is the only state official en-
gagged in this movement or who desired
the prosecutions I have been making.
Judge keplinger, my law partner,
movement against the joints out of our
own pockets, with encoura cement only
from Mr.. Coleman. the attorney general,
who, we have reasons to believe, viii a
least partly reimburse US continued
Mr.. Triekett. Further than this /
have nothing to say at this time
OF course the Kansas City Star is
opposing the reelection of HOch and is
standing for the election of Harris. but
the attitude of Mr. Trickett is rather re-
markable, and furnishes some founda-
ton for the following comments of the
Star:
From a reliable source It Is learned
that every state official, with the excep-
ton of Governor Hoch, has written Mr..
Trickett gratulatory letters on the
success he has made of the movement
to close the Joints in Wyandotte coun-
ty. From all parts of Kansas and even
other states letters have come to Mr..
Trickett encouraging him in his effort
to enforce the law. Practically all OF
the more than two hundred open Joints
in that county have been. closed for the
first time in many years and only few
blind tigers remain.
g There has been trouble in Topeka
between Governor Hoch and Mr.. Cole
man, the attorney general, over the law
enforcement movement in Wyandotte
county said a well informed Wyan-
dotte county politician, who returned
from a visit to Topeka recently. C. G.
Coleman was not satisfied with the way
I NJ n. NCGaTllSQ was IlTI1IQiX proceed
I ing against the law breakers and he
took the bit in his own mouth and re-
| moved Mr.. MECHANISM without consult
! ing Governor Hoch. This did not please
Governor Hoch. Hoch was satisfied
with MECHANISM and he was not satisfied
with the appointment of Trickett. The
] Kansas politicians are today afraid to
4 play too strong on the law enforcement
issue and Governor Hoch is being ad-
/ vised by them. I know that c. c. Cole
J
official who is responsible for the Joints
being closed in Wyandotte county. Hoch
is not having word to say"
l. H Seaver. of Ellsworth. has come
out with a long statement in the Ellis
himself in favor Of the anti-pass law
| and the primary election law. He says
nothing about the 2-eent fare PROPOSE
ton, but says that United States SEN
ators should be nominated by direct
vote of the people. He gives to Cover
nor Hoch and w. r. Stubs the big end
of the credit for the work done at the
! last session of the legislature but says
that he is willing to run for reelection
on the record which he made while a
member of that body.
The boom of Mayor w ". Rose of
Kansas City for the Democratic con-
gressional nomination in the Second
| district has taken new start since the
| mayor was "vtndicated' by the action
! of Justice Brewer. Roses friends say
| that he Is the man of the hour in the
Second district and profess to believe
that he could beat Charles F. Scott on
an issue of law enforcement versus
open saloons.
AnciI F. Hatten. member Of the
| congressional committee living al
Westphalia, Kan. speaks editorially in
| his paper, the WestphaIia Times:
L.
twice martyred mayor of Kansas City
Kan, Will be a factor to reckon with
| in the Democratic congressional con-
/ vention for the Second district to be
held IN Lawrence. August s. Mayor
Rose has friends all over the district
in the Democratic party and out of it.
! who are very anxious for his nominal
ton by the Democrats. He Is a man
Of force and character, and proba bly,
the strongest man in the district None
possesses more ability
Secretary f. D. Coburn, who left yes
terday with Mrs. Coburn for his vaca-
ton trip, was interviewed at Kansas
/ City yesterday on the senatorial situa-
ton. This Is what he said:
Say, we had fine rain out in Kan
sas today" he said 1T viii keep the
late harvest back a little, but rnyi how
the corn win enjoy it. 0, you asked me
about the fall politics." he continued
Now. honestly don't know a thing
about it,
A call has been issued for the county
convention Of the Socialist party OF
Cherokee county to be held in Column
bus Thursday, July 10. It will be a
mass county convention. A complete
county ticket will be named. The call
is issued by S. D. Scott. chairman and
H. ScoveF, secretary Of the county
central committee.
J. F. farrell. editor of the Holton
Signal. is having a great piece OF fun
with the Candidacy" of Bale P. Wag-
gener for the United States senate
FARRELL says in the last issue Of his
paper that he called up Waggener by
telephone, and secured the following