The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27

It has also been decided that persons
holding subordinate positions in the
various state Offices viii not be assessed
but viii be expected to make whatever
contribution to the campaign fund they
feel able.
Owing to the enactment by the last
legislature Of civil service law, the
state central committee can not exer-
else its usual privilege Of levying an
assessment on all the employees at the
state charitable and penal institutions.
The new law on this subject is sweeping
in its provisions. It says:
No political actions or political af-
filiations shall be sufficient cause for
removal, and if any superintendent or
chief executive officer of any institu-
ton herein after named shall remove
any person for political reasons then
said superintendent or other chief ex-
ecutive officer shall forfeit his Office
The act applies to the state insane
asylums the school for feeble minded
youth, the school for the deaf, the school
for the blind the soldiers orphans home
the boys industrial school, the girls in
dustrial school, the state penitentiary
the state reformatory and all the other
charitable and penal institutions of the
state.
Instead Of calling upon employees at
the state institutions to contribute to
the campaign funds or resign, the state
committee will this year make ii a volun-
tary contribution for all such employees.
The hat will be passed. and no doubt
it will be considered by most of the en-
ployes as the part OF wisdom to put in a
few dollars. It may not be chalked up
against them if they fail to do so. but it
certainly win go down to~their credit if
they do.
There win no doubt be a levy made on
those who hold the fat appointive offices
of the state. such as bank commissioner.
state accountant, state live stock in
spector. member of the board of control,
etc If these officers are assessed on
the 10 per cent basis, as are the elective
officers. 1t will bring in over $4,000.
The following are some of the higher
saIaried appointive jobs:
Bank commissioner, $500; three mem
bers board of control. 800 each; war
den of penitentiary, 81, SOC: state account
ant, $500: state architect, $500; state
live stock inspector, s., 800; state oil In
spector. S1,500; grain inspector 81 500;
adjutant general. 81, 500; fish and game
warden, $500; free employment agent.
81, 200.
The job of bank commissioner is a
hold over" office, ard the present in
cl1mbent is in for four years. The cleo
ton therefore is of no special import
ance to him. so far as his own job is
concerned, for even If Governor Hoch
is defeated. the bank commissioner will
continue in office for two years more.
In speaking of the collection of a
campaign fund. Chairman drummer
said today:
we will place our chief dependence
in the voluntary contributions of those
interested in the success of the Repub-
lican party and I believe that such
contributions will be forthcoming. One
man came to me the other day and Of
fered $500 at any time we wanted to
call for 1t. and this man is not a can
didate for Office. and is not connected
with any corporation, railroad or
brewery. He is simply DESTROYS of a
Republican victory, and there will no
doubt be many others of the same
kind
There is not likely to be any
money from anybody who wants to