The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-15

Tor congress in the First district, and
received So votes. Mr.. Lennen viii have
one Welghty question to beside amongst
7 er he viii go into caucus with himself
test.
Mr.. Wiley thinks that he is entitled
4 TO some honor for the race he made
during the last election against Mr..
Curtis and Judge Webb and he wants
to be the caucus nominee of the Peo-
pie party for the United States sena-
torship. As Mr.. Lsennen is the only
Populist in the legislature, and there
fore VIII be the only representative OF
the party who is, entitled to vote on
this question, it will be up to him 20
say whether he will caucus with him
/ self or not and declare Mr. Wiley to
! be the caucus nominee of the Peoples
party for United States senator
Wichita. Kan, Dec. 15-W. R. Stubbs,
J. l.. Bristow and Victor Murdoch were
Endorsed for United States senator from
Kansas by the Southern Kansas and
! Oklahoma Retail Hardware and Imple-
ment Dealers association in the resolu-
lions adopted just before the convention
closed yesterday The convention also
favored a 2-cent rate on railroads and
more stringent enforcement of the rail-
road laws.
The resolution indorsing the three
candidates was adopted after some dis
cussiOn, in which the opposition asked
that anything of a political nature be
The argument that the selection of
United States senator was of vital in
terest to the business interests repre-
sented in the association, finally car
ried the day. Senator Chester I. Long
was criticised for his stand on the rail-
road rate bill, but he was not mention
ed in the resolutions.
Word comes from lola that a few
days ago twenty men of that town
Joined in a telegram to Senator Ches-
ter l. Long urging him to work for
the reappointment of w. H. Mackey as
United States marshal for Kansas. The
message set forth that they thought
Mackey's administration had been a
very satisfactory one and that they
would like for him to have the job
again 1t was signed by twenty Re
publicans, the number being made up
OF county officials, officers of the Re
publican committee and other promi-
nent statesmen. The marshal is soon
to be made and the selection rests with
Senator Long upon whose recommen-
dation it is made.
A. A Richards, of wellington, and
D. r. Anthony. of Leavenworth, are
the men besides Maekey who are men
toned as possible appointees The
signers of the telegram are men who
are not kindly inclined towards Rich
ards.
Women are becoming more popular
as county superintendent of schools
in this state each year according to
the records in the office of the state
SUPERINTENDENT. The report of the su-
perintendents elected. in the various
counties for 1906 has just reached the
state superintendent and this shows
that thirty-siX women were elected
county superintendent at the last
election. OF these fourteen were re-
elected. TWO years ago twenty-five |
women were elected.
1t has been only a few years since
the state law gave women the right to
run for the office of county superin- |
tendent. It has been found that there
is maximum of business and a mini |
mum of politics in the school affairs /
of the counties where women are in
charge.
It is proposed to ask the legislature |
for an appropriat for the establish
ment of a new system of bookkeeping |
In the state departments. j. z. Cation
Of Kansas City is in Topeka comforting
with state officers elect regarding a
system he has been working on for
several months. is explaining his
system and it appears to be satfsfac-
tory. It is likely that an effort will /
be made to secure IAN appropriation
large enough to cover the cost Of es-
tablishing a new and better system |
Mr.. Cation has been pursuing his work
upon the hopes that the legislature
will act on the matter.