The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26
IN SIXTH DISTRICT
Young Attorney Who Aspires
to the Top.
A Strange Condition Agitates
the Politicians.
DAN DYER'S SILENCE.
Feared He Won't BE Candi-
date for Anything.
Secretary BurrOw Will Return
to Smith County.
DAN DYER'S SILENCE.

uuet. and his address was the subject
of the highest criticisms from ire state
press. This same attorney wants t.
commence at the bottom round OF TIE
political ladder-he wants tc represen IT
his county as county attorney first
He is young yet, and his ambition
when he gets to be IS or 40 years OF age
is to go to congress. He has lived in
the district from infancy. and his repu-
tation has been the best. He is a
model young man. Every town would
be proud of him Such a young man
has a perfect right to aspire Tor any
office All you other fellows in the
Sixth district who have been going to
succeed Congressman Reeder for years,
think who this young and brilliant at
torney is, and look out for him when ne
! thinks he is old. enough to represent the
district in congress, for some day he
will win as certain as the sun rises and
sets.
are giving themselves some uneasiness
| because Dan Dyer, of Smith county,
hasn't bobbed up for an Office. His
friends say he wants sergeant-at-arm
\ of the legislature, but there are others
who really believe he is after a deputy
United States marshal. He did some big
work circulating a petition IN Smith
Center fer the reappointment of ". H
Mackey, which If he is reappolnted
ought to give Dyer deputyship.
The Sixth district fellows are taking
advantage of their dying passes. They
are going to Topeka by two and threes
on every train, for December 81, 1906,
is close upon them And, what then,
they will walk or pay cash fare. Sew
eral Of the fellows who have been get
ting ANIMALS" for years have had
kodac picture made of the dying 1906
annual" that they can put 1t away
among the archives of their private
T p i2,,rrovu will retire from The Of
fee of secretary of state in January,
next. Some of the Sixth district pa
pers have printed the information that
there is some doubt of his returning
again to Smith county and making Il
his permanent home. Mr. Burrow is
interested in national banks in Smith
Center. Oberlin and Goodland, and IN
state banks in Agra. Phillipsburg.
Athol, Bellaire, Jennings and Ports,
all Sixth district towns. He viii Ic-
turn to Smith Center, and in the spring
dence. aey or
The Sixth district to- some extent.
will be lost sight Of under the incom-
ing administration. Lieutenant Gov
state Burrow will retire from their
respective offices IN January. No
doubt their successors will have good
and faithful friends to reward, and
this is politics. If you are determined
to be a politician, have something else
in the background to fall back to In
case you lose out politically In the
office of secretary of state are E. A.
Cornell, of Smith county, the assistant
secretary: H E. Morrison, of Thomas
county, chief clerk; H. L. Peterson Of
Mitchell county, charter clerk, and 3
A. Cook Of Cove county, commission
clerk, of whom Secretary of State J. T.
BurroW saws a more thoroughly quail
ned set OF OFFICIALS will be difficult to
find Their places are likely to be
filled with friends Of the new secre-
tary Of state. John s. Dawson OF era
ham county. special assistant attorney
general, will be retained by the IN
coming attorney general He has
been of valuable service in the past
and will in the future Cyrus Ander-
son of Rawlins county, secretary OF
the board Of railroad commissloners,
will have to walk the plank" and he
has a good thing to fall back to, farm
ing and raising alfalfa and stock on his
land possessions in his county Lieu
tenant Governor d. J. Hanna OF era
ham county, doesn't care straw. he
has made a valuable. popular official
and he will return to his Hill City
home and continue to make money in
real estate Two Sixth district Janf- 4
tors. Daniel Hickman of Graham
county, and Jacob Zahn of Rawlins 4
county, will also have to get out OF the !
way for others. J. H. Johnston or
Smith county, messenge might as
well bid farewell to his office. And, at
ter all the state mouse Will 4lOb NC Gil
tfrelv deserted of Sixth district good
fellows Associate Justice Clark A.
Smith, and Omer d. Smith, his law
clerk together with John Q. Royce OF
Phillips county, state bank examiner
Will remain to. pilot around the state
house and Topeka the many good boys
for which the district is noted And, |
by the way. Miss Helen B. Dodge, OF
Mitchell county. assistant librarian, a
most efficient and capable official she
to vii 60 q
Cy Anderson, secretary of the state |
board Of railroad commissioners, is |
anxious for his successor to qualify In |
order that he can get to his Rawlins |
county home before the expiration of
mis- annual He also proposes to be |
good to his Sixth district friends, and /
promises to get the Rawlins county |
mem Der to introduce a bill early in the |
ming through the Sixth district to lay a
plank walk between the |
rails so as to make walking easy. As
the member from his county Is a |
Democrat, 1t is believed Anderson (
won't cut any figure with him.
It is said that A. G. Mead, of Beloit,
who was turned down for the legis-
lative nomination in Mitchell county.
the Indian territory. The friends of
Mead were aware he wouldn't quit
politics so soon after his defeat for the
He Is liable to keep his
flag to the breeze until 1908, when
there will be a congressman to nomi-
nate and elect in the Sixth district
Ex-State Senator E. Y. Peterson. of
is about the only politician in
his town, who is not giving himself
any uneasin ess over the postof7ce
racket going on. The reason is ap-
parent: Senator Peterson IS the pres
emit postmaster. his time isn't out be-
fore next spring. and If he will take
the Office for another term he can
have it. It is said there are several
petitions in circulation by those who
are after the office, and senator Peter
son isn't saying a word.