The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Lt.GOv. Hanna to Let Fitzgerald
Name Senate Committees.
Provided the Lieutenant Cover
nor Elect Chooses to Do So.
CALDWELL IN SENATE.
Cloud County Man will Succeed
Chas. n. Peck.
More Votes Found for Hoch in
AtchisOn County.
CALDWELL IN SENATE.

Lieutenant Governor d. A. Hanna
who is in Topeka today, was asked con-
corning his plans with relation to the
appointment of senate committees. Mr.
Hanna viii preside over the first week
Of the session, as Lieutenant Governor
elect w. ]. Fitzgerald is not sworn IN
until Jan. a. the Monday folio wing the
Tuesday when the legislature meets.
Il will have to consult with Mr. t1tz-
gerald before 1 announce what VIII
co. said Mr.. Hanna. The matter Will
be left to his decision
In other words. Lieutenant Governor
Hanna viii check the question OF com
mittee appointments up to Lieutenant
GOvernOr-eleet Fitzgerald II Mr.. Fltz-
/ gerald wants the responsibility OF ap-
pointing the committees taken of from
his shoulders, Lieutenant Governor
Hanna viii do the job during the hrst
four days of the session On the ctner
hand. II Mr. Fitzgerald prefers TO ap-
point the committees for the work Tor
which he will be held responsible to
great extent he will announce his own
appointments after his inaugural ton
There is not much doubt that II Lieu
tenant Governor Hanna desires to ap-
point the committees, the state sena-
tors viii stay by his appointments, AMI
confirm them. Hanna has many warm
friends in the senate.
Mr. Hanna was asked concerning the
The matter has not shaped up YET
so that much can be told about 1t
think Cy Leland is a candidate W1o
will have to be reckOned with
Mr. Hanna hasn't r-r7rh to say about
the senatorial situation. He thinks that
Congressman Curtis has not suffered as
much in the recent election as did the
combined Curtis opposition. but says
that Curtis probably suffered more
than any other one candidate
Concordia, kan. Nov. 1e.-The Re
pubHcans of Cloud county held their
convention here yesterday TO elect dele
gates to the senatorial convention to be
held at Belleville this afternoon to
nominate a man to fill the unexpired
term Of the late Charles N. Peck. w
w. Caldwell of this city won the dele
cation which assures his nomination
as Republic county comedies the sena-
torial nomina ton to Cloud county.
Atchison, Kan, Nov. 16.=The Off
ciaI canvassing board which checked
up the vote of the late election forgot
to count the straight votes for both
the Republicans and Democrats in the
Second ward of the city Of AtchisOn.
There were seVenty-six straight Re-
Dem ocratc votes in the precinct, which
increases Hoch's plurality thirty-five
votes in Atchison county. making it
7os.
Lawrence, Kan, Nov. lev E Pitts,
who was reading clerk in the last state
senate, has announced his candidacy for
secretary Of the senate during the COM
ing session.
The Onaga Republican which support
ed B. H. Tracy for representative from
Pottawc tonne, warmly praises the. mer-
its of DR.. E. f. Richardson, the former
Virginia Democrat who was elected. In
an interview in the Republican DR.
Richardson says: "On senator 1 shall
vote where my vote Will count 1 mean
that 1 do not propose to be bound by
Col Sapp or any other kind of a sap
I do not, of course, expect to be in a
Republican caucus, but there will be
time when every representative vote
Will count, and that Is when I shall
exercise my right to help choose a sen
ator. never expected to have an op-