The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-28

just what the members would do II
such and such things happened on the
moor OF the senate, but somehow after
we got the report of the union meet
way they had planned. That would
| upset all their calculations, and then
Young and Miller and the others would
put their arms around each other there
in the center aisle and hold confer
ence.
well, it was a great game. I see
that Joe Dolley and Fred Quincy have
both come around at last and endorsed
che split primary But I don't think
the legislature will adopt the spnt prl-
mary 1t is too fair and honest plan
to appeal to that crowd They wont
stand for it. They will leave the sena-
torial primary just as it is"
Senator Fitzpatrick will probably at
tend the coming session OF the leglsla-
ture- but not as state senator. ne
will be here to look after the interests
of his employer, the Standard Oil COM
pany.
John Thomas will soon resign as reg
lister of the United States land office at
Colby. He intends to move to Idano'
where he is interested in an lrrlgatlon
project. His successor has not peeh
selected yet by Senators Long ana Cur
tbs. Several Sixth district politicians
will no doubt be after the place How
ever, there will not be the big claInor
for the position that would nave come
II the Colby oIIlce pdlo e1S w.
merly. ,,,
For several years past it has been
paying the maximum-$3,OO o a yeal,
but last year it dropped down TO apoul
81, 800, and the chances are tnat II ne ~
will be worth more than that IN tne
future Most of the public land u
western Kansas has been homestedoe s
and it is now only matter OF lew lew
wears when the Colby, as Wen as tne
Dodge City Office will be wiped out ana
ali public land matters attended to at
the Topeka Office. 10
Senator Fred Dumont Sinlth: W.
was defeated for denomination IN the
recent primary, has moved lloII f I,r
old home at Kinsley to HUTCHINSON: Lo5
the purpose of giving his unolVloeo
attention to the law. ~ oos+
Senator Smith is one or the HlosI
successful lawyers in western Kansas,
and one of the most UNIQUE chel 20
that ever appeared on the sag
Kansas politics. me HlmS, ~, IN
curry, which is the paper formerly oMI
ed nv Senator Smith, contains the nol-
lowing farewell editorial ABOUT oIIl ll ~
..Senator Dumont Smiths announce
nent of his intention to chahge MS
rasidance from Kinsley to Hutchinson
is a matter of deep interest anu s
gret to our people \at TINS TINE
came to US twenty-five years aso;
moor and unknown young lawyer. -;
SoIy he is our most conspicuous cltl-
za1 our intellectual pride, our Fupl1c
Man. Though to the casual ooseLT ea
the senator would seem TO nave AIS teis
unon evil days politically, we ns
neighbors are honestly proud OF ms
SCHOLARLY achievements, his geheroSIIS
and human kindlinesS-not uhdcc0 IN
Dauied by an irish raSnnesS u -
pnise one of the things which ma ma akes
Mon love each other. NO one WlI 81
farther than Dumont smith 10 netp
friend or to succor SICK oog- %
If he Mrs Dumont Smith NO oii9 20
more genial companion over tnS
aud vine, No one can get mao
fsefer nor recover quicker. NO one
can interest, infuriate, ana ci1, , ~ az
he can. He is so surprlslngly hu s a. |
nth so much of the head OF lne
savant and so much u
aRut now he repudiates us and our
simple country ways. me BEE %
Snid &c buzzin' in his bonnet anu
~ - o911 Of Cow creek is in his ears;
Yi+t the Dassing of the years FREQ
80 crown famous-and fame yearns
For nnoney-and Smith hungers TOT
the city Of Salt. SO he turns ms IaG S
toward Sodem: MS 9ack IF - peace.
ss11o he sure he announces that ne
WITH maintain his present office mere
that he will be with US mucn OF lte
time that our interests snail sun DC
his He says he will not sell ms
tnroa .HilIcrest.' and that Fan ana
T,addfe' will remain, that Eustace
shall come out now and then. buI
.Boston' is goin' and the senatorial
car will gather dust, and the FAMOUS
Bistone and the Elks club-ano we
viii he no longer Dumonts ToWn.
'sNeighbor, for years
9 Thou hast eaten our bread anu SAT-
Thou hast drank our water ana WIZ n+
The deaths we dleo thou ilS'N
watched beside,
And the life we have lived was
thine