The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-25
PUTS UP A BOND.
Bryant VIII Contest Seat in the
Legislature.
j. A. Sherer, a Democrat, Now
Holds the Place.
ONE MAY BE DROPPED.
Mr.. Guilbert Showing a Dis
position to Quit.
Bond Feature Does Not En-
courage Contestants.

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testant for seat in the legislature as
representative from Kiowa county, the
9sth district, this morning filed his bond
of $500 with the committee on elections
of the house, and announced that he
would proceed with the contest. The
seat is held at present by ]. A. Sherer,
the Democrat, who on the face of the
returns was elected by a vote of AL to
AL
E. J. Guilbert, Republican, who has
instituted contest proceedings against
J. s. Price, Democrat. for the seat OF
representative from Logan county, the
Hath district, has not yet filed his bond,
but is likely to do so. On the official
returns, Price was given the certificate
of election. He had 425 votes to Gull
bert's Alp.
Mr. Bryant's bond is signed by J. G.
Slonecker of Topeka and ]. w. Davis
of Greenburg. Mr.. Davis is an attorney
and will assist in representing Bryant
before the committee on elections.
The committee on elections met this
afternoon for the purpose of approving
Bryant's bond, and making preliminary
rules and arrangements for hearing the
contest.
Mr.. Guilbert said this morning: II am
not sure whether I will carry on this
contest or not. 1t depends a good deal
on whether the committee allows us to
submit our evidence by deposition. If
we are required to bring out witnesses
here in person, a distance of $50 miles
it will make a very expensive affair of
it. The committee has ruled that we
shall be held liable only for the expense
incurred by our own witnesses, and not
for the witnesses of the other side, in
case we are defeated. That makes it
more possible for us to contest for the
fS
ty witnesses here and make us pay the
bilI.''
Major A. M Harvey of Topeka is act
ing as attorney for both Guilbert and
Bryant, being associated with Mr..
Davis in the Bryant case.
Kill Free Employment Bill.
The house went into committee Of
up the bills reported back from the
standing committees, and w. A. S. Bird
of Shawnee was called to the chair.
The first deed was to murder the bill
providing for county free employment
agents. to furnish informa ton concern
ing the need of harvest hands to the
state agent. The committee struck out
the enaettng clause. The western Kan
sas members favored the bill. but east
ern Kansas members killed it.
The committee also acted on the fol-
lowing bills:
Substitute for No So: Providing that
when official records are lost de-
Stroyed, the county commissioners may
order the secretary of the state histor-
ical society to Transcribed from news
papers and other records in that office
any publication notice which may be
on file in that office. Recommended for
passage.
the preservation of cornerstones, monu-
ments or landmarks. Recommended
for passage.
Anti-Baseban Bill Passed.
The house this morning passed the
anti-Sunday baseball bill by vote of
debate, and many of those who were
really opposed to the bill cast their
votes with the majority. The final vote
in the house follows:
Members voting in favor of the
passage of the bill were:
Adams. Archer, Banks, Beeson
Bergman, Bird, Boggs, Brandon
Brierley, Brown, Clark, Cole, Cotting-
ham, Graddock. Creech, Crumly, Gun
Curran. Davidson of Sedg-
wick, Davis, Dawson of Marion, Dem
mis-. Elstun, Fisher, Flanagan, Foley,
Fraser, Giants, Gesner, Grasse, Guyer
den of Greeley, Jeffries, Jones. Kirt-
land Lander, Lehman. Lennen, Ley
dig, McKinnie, Mayhem, Mercer, Mil
Ter, Milligan, Mitchell, Morgan of
gett, Pohiman. Policy; Pomeroy, Potts
Price, Rail-, Ransom, Reynard. Rich,
Richardson, Richmond. Rockefeller
Roush, Ryan. Saunders. Schmidt,
Shepard, Sherer. Simmons. Sipple,
Skinner, Sourbeer. Stannard, Stockton,
Stone, Sweeny. Swope, Tannahill, Tay-
lor. Thompson, Tredway, Umholtz,
Wells-S7.
Members voting in the negative
were:
Boyle, Chatten, Cowan. Ferguson,
Gordon, Holdren of Montgomery.
Husey. Hutchesin, Ingalls,, johnson,
Kin, Kinnison, McGillivray, Marion,
colt Wheeler and woodhouse-21.
Members absent or not voting were:
Blaine, Edwards, Enright, Finley
Helmick, Leland, Montee. Morgan
Myers. Paterson Peter Plumb
White, Wilson'S.
Killed an Ancient Claim.
w. J. Roth, while working for a
on the state house on Sept
90. 1888, fell and hurt himself. The
about twenty-five years
ago paid Roth $1,000 which was sup
posed to be in full settlement of the
claim.
since that time Roth has been MAX
ing efforts to get more money from the
state, and a resolution was introduced
several days ago by ]. G. Hart, Kear-
ney county giving Roth the right to
sue the state for damages. and waiv-
ing the statute of limitations.
The resolution came up this morn
ing. and the house killed it by unan-
imous vote.
]. w. Creech, chairman of the ways
and means committee said: I'VE had
that claim up two years ago and found
that the state had a receipt for $1,000
from. Mr.. Roth. Roth was not hurt
while working for the state, but while