The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-07

and that the Lane county candidate is
weaker than he has been. The fact
that it is almost certain that Stannard
and Leland will make a combination
rather than see Simmons win is caus-
ing those members who want to be on
the winning side to steer clear of
Simmons.
one well known state senator said
Simmons is a good man. but he is not
big enough to run the job of speaker
himself. He does not know himself
what the gang of Curtis politicians are
doing behind his back. They are
promising chairman ships to every new
member and every old member that
they can't get any other way. and they
will make Simmons deliver the goods
they have sold when he is elected. if
they are able to pull him through"
For the Minor Offices.
The fight for the office of chief clerk
of the house is between D. Y. Wilson
of Republic, A. r. Banks of Shawnee.
Ed Kerns of Logan and T. z. Wyant Of
Montgomery. Indications are that Will
son will win.
For sergeant-at-arms, d. B. Dyer will
probably be elected. The opposition to
him does rot seem to be making much
headway. Dyer was sergeant-at-arms
of the last house.
F. E. Mallory. of Topeka. and J. NJ.
candidates for chaplain. Whitehead
was chaplain of the last house, and this
fact, together with the fact that he IS
an old man and needs the position, is
helping his candidacy.
W. A Trigg, formerly representative
from Anderson county, is the leading
candidate for postmaster of the house,
and will probably land the place.
There is not much talk about the Of
flee of speaker pro tenn. 1t is possible
that one of the defeated candidates for
speaker will be given the place, if such
an arrangement can be made.
The Senatorial Pie.
The job of secretary of the senate is
the scene of the principal scramble in
the senate. w. S. Kretsinger and W.
A. Pitts are the candidates. Kretsinger
is the old secretary, and this gives him
the command in the race, though Pitts
is making hard fight.
c.. A. Swallow and Frank Lockard are
candidates for ergeant-at-arms or the
senate, and the friends of Swallow
were claiming today that he has the
better of 1t. Lockard claims that the
senate will not turn him down for
second term.
Miss Mabel Hovatter. who was assist
ant postmistresS of the senate at the
last session, is conceded the job of post
mistress for this session. There is no
opposition, and Miss Hovatter has al
ready commenced to look after the sem
ate mail.
There are several candidates for chap
lain of the senate, and no one seems to
have any particular lead in the race.
More About the Leavenworth Deal.
The sudden flop of the Leavenworth
county delegation from Getty to Cur
tbs is still causing comment. and the re-
port is today that the Swing" was ar
ranged through the influence of Curtis
in securing a promise from the rail-
roads to reduce the Leayenworth coal
rates
Some claim, however. that this is
merely the blind for the real motive,
which is to get Curtis out of the way,
and give Dan Anthony a chance for
the job of congressman from the First
district.
The Leavenworth Times, which is
D. r. Anthony's paper, says of the pro-
posed rate reduction:
when Frank ]. Ryan was elected
railroad commissioner the Times stated
that Leavenworth would be greatly
benefited thereby in that the miners
would be able to get more work as he
would personally investigate the mat
ter of exorbitant freight rates the
mines claimed the railways were
charging and thereby keeping Leaven-
worth coal out of markets which really
are theirs by right. AS the result OF
a visit to Topeka of some local men
this matter has been ad-
justed.
Railroad Commissioner Ryan,
however, does not take full credit for
having aided the city, stating that 1t
was the assistance given him by State
Senator Vinton Stillings and Repre-
Charles Snyder that
convinced the railroad officials of un-
Just discrimination"