The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05

Mcclure is entering his third term as
delegate or representative from Okla
/ homa; formerly lived in Chautauqua
county: and of course is influential in
Oklahoma politics, as all Kansans arc,
P L Soper of MuSkogee, Indian Ter
ritory-As national committeeman for
Indian Territory Soper has power. He
| is also Il Frisco general attorney, ard a
lawyer. He served ten years Us United
States district attorney in one of the
Indian Territory districts. He got his
education in Kansas and studied law in
Topeka. He is q nephew of Cyrus Lee
land. and is for Parker for judge
Henry z. Asp of Guthrie, Oklahoma
Asp lived at Winfield twenty years ago,
and went to Guthrie when old Okla
honla opened. He is now attorney for
Oklahoma and Indian Territory for the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe; helped
prepare and LOBBY through the Okla
homa statehood act; was a minority
member of the late constitutional con-
vention; and is interested in patron
age,
J. r. Cottingham of Guthrie-He is
Esp's partner, and also lived at Win
field.
Governor Frank F'rantz of Oklahoma
He is one of the powers of the new
state. Io lived at Wellington with his
family not so long ago; went west;
joined the rough riders, became a cap
tain and friend of the president; was
postmaster at Enid Oklahoma: Indian
agent for the Osages, and for three
years has been governor.
Besides these, there have been in
town many Kansas postmasters attend
ing their national convention. Among
them are:
j. A. Arment of Dodge City. w. T.
McElroy of Humboldt, Herbert
Cavaness of Chanute and H. G. Low
rance of Thayer.
The arrival of Charles F. Scott in
town at this early day was of some in
terest to Kansans when they heard of
it. So far, no house member has left
Kansas, though two or three are ex-
pected within a week or two.
Mr.. Scott came early to avoid the
rush. A wise member always likes
to be on hand before the crowd. He
stands better chance of getting what
he wants in the way of house. or
fiat, or hotel accommodations for the
session. Also he has a chance to
clean up mis- work in departments
the accumulation of a vacation-be-
fore the offices and corridors of every
public building are crowded with be-
lated senators and members trying all
at the same time to do things. Be
thing to be on the ground when
Uncle Joe" Cannon, speaker and
speaker-to-be. gets here. That event
will take place in a very few days, it
is probable.
Mr.. Scott hopes to become chair
man of the big house committee on
agriculture. There are two men
ahead of him on the committee. but
it is hardly probable that either of
them wishes or can expect the chair
manship. One is old, and the other
not adapted to the position. Mr.. Scott
has been second to ]. W. Wadsworth,
Tor years the chairman, in the hard
work of directing the committee and
managing the annual appropria ton
bill on the floor of the house, for the
past two congresses. He comes nearer
being satisfactory to the house organi-
zation than anyone else on the COM
mittee. Besides, he has mastered the
work of the committee, and can intel
ligently and ably do the business.
Mr.. Scott, if he should not become
chairman of agriculture is ranking
member of mines and mining and
would receive that Craftsmanship as
matter of course. But it's work is not
so important or pleasant as that of
agriculture, so the second Kansas man
IS willing that someone else should
have mines and mining: That is, after
he himself gets agriculture
The Second district members fam
lily has been here for some time. Mrs. |
Scott coming early to secure a house, |
and to put her children in school. |
They have house some distance out, |
on the rising ground northwest of |
town known as Mount Pleasant.
MIR. Scott, who has just arrived |
with his secretary B. F. Culley, has
been spending the past few weeks in |
dustriously and profitably in his dis
tr1ct- There are but nine counties in |
the district, it is true, but to get all |
over it in vacation requires some |
hard work. But Mr. Scott has man
aged to make practically three com |
plete trips around the district. visiting
nearly every section of every county.
incidentally, Mr.. Scott appears not !
to have found the slightest Indication
OF opposition candidates for next wear
The only serious trouble he had dur-
ing the vacation was conn ected with
the Osawatomie postoffice, and there
appears to be no particular Difficulty
there, now.