The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-10
Summary of Legislation That
May Be Expected.
However Some of the Plans I'm
certain of Realization.
ALLEN co. AROUSED.
Fears Raid on State Oh Behalf
of County Fairs.
Senator Elect Travis Has Dis
covered the BugabOO.

From the ante-session gossip of the
members-elect of the next Kansas
legislature now going the rounds of
the newspapers it would appear that
all election pledges are to be re-
deemed by the winning party in the
recent contest at the polls. But then,
really. declaration of intentions at
this time is about at par with cam
paign promises.
At this stage of the game the short
grass and long grass statesmen are a
unit for the guarantee deposit law.
The only ripple in the grass is the
agreement as to the provisions
that shall regulate this measure.
All of them favor good roads
legislation, but the details as to how
and what kind of roads are not yet
limited at.
They will all tell you that the pri-
mary election law is a grand thing for
the commonwealth and that through
1T the "peepul' rule but every gent
in the state who has a legislative
commission will take a whack at that
law next month
They are going to strike the book
trust shackles off the state and print
school books at the state printing
plant and distribute them like air and
sunshine and religion to whatsoever
will, but the above mentioned trust
has already sent out advance press
notices of a dividend for 1909 and is
preparing to order one hundred and
twenty-five changes in the text books
as Christmas present for the dear
children to take effect after the
holiday vacation.
Last, but not least, they are going
to change real estate into personal
property via the Torrens code and
juggle with blocks of Kansas dirt in
the same manner that stocks and
bonds are handled.
Well, why not? The machine men
have been routed. horse, foot and
guns. There is no reef on the har-
Dor bar in the shape of a senate lodge,
for Fitzpatrick has forsaken the SER
vice of the state for that of the Stand
ard Oil company and Porter or Mont
Somery, is building railroads this
year. Then with Stubs red head
for a beacon light these ships, each
with their burden of bills, shall sail
safely into the haven of redeemed.
promises.
That is the weather prediction at
this time; but then even DR.. Hicks has
had bad luck in predicting the
weather month ahead
Allen county is aroused over an
alleged raid on the state treasury next
session for county fairs. Nothing has
here in the state capital. The wire
less signal station at lola must have
intercepted another Japanese message
and thought it was from Topeka. 1t is
a fact that Topeka. wichita and
Hutchinson have three-cornered
fight on for an appropriation for
state fair and one of these places is
sure to knock the persimmon to the
tune of 100000 or more, but nobody
is talking about any county fairs.
Every state in the Union except kan
sas has a state fair and some of them
give millions for that institution and
are proud OF their investment
Kansas farm products last year total
ed AIS million dollars and yet here is
a Kansas state senator In the person
of Frank Travis of Allen county who
if his county can't have it. He says:
There would be only one thing
could be persuaded to favor said SEN
ator Travis. IF I see there is any
sentiment for this sort of a raid on
the state treasury 1 will use my en-
ergies to direct that the appropriation
be turned to Manhattan and, be used
in connection with the State Agricul-
tural college. If money is to be ap-
propriated for buildings for a fair they
should be there for when the fair was
not using them the college could use
them. There might be some sense to
that sort of thing but only a little. |
The college could collect the exhibits, and |
arrange them for display, races could
be held. few amusement attractions
could be added, then you could call it |
a fair. But grafters would have to be |
kept out and that would not suit all
managers"
How many votes constitute a maiori- |
ty in an election? Certainly not four, |
or nine, or even %, for there are five |
contests now filed with the secretary |
of state on the strength of these small |
majorities. Three of these contests are |
for seats in the house of representa- |
tves and two for places in the senate. |
The claims of the contestants are prin- |
cipally based on the close vote and they |
want the state legislature to thresh out |
che returns. not being satisfied with the |
work or the county commissioners in |
counting votes. 1t may be that some |
precedent viii be established in the set
Element of these contests whereby the |
size of the majority will be fixed as
basis for q contest or no contest Elec-
ton contests occupied lot of valuable
time in the last regular session of the |
legislature and the indications are that
the next session will have the same row
to hoe.
AROUND THE WORLD IN a DAY.