The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-13
HE MAY CONTEST.
Report That Ham Will Test
Reeder's Nomination.
Won on, Face of Returns by 400
Votes.
BALLOTS REJECTED.
S REJECTED.
Thinks Enough We're Thrown
Out to Change Result.
Robert Stone Will Be Candidate
for Speaker If

B. Ham, of Stockton, Rocks county.
may bring contest proceedings against
| w. A. Reeder for the nomination to
congress from the Sixth district.
Hams defeat on the face of the re-
turns was by about 400 votes 1t is
said that reports received by Mr.. Ham
indicate that many hundreds of bal
lots were rejected by the election
judges and clerks because of some
technical defect such as marking the
cross after a blank, or in voting for
four justices of the supreme court. 1t
is said that if these rejected ballots
were counted, it might give Mr.. Ham
a majority.
In view of the fact that such a con-
test would be a slow and expensive
proposition, and would involve re-
count of the ballots of the whole Sixth
district, it is not believed likely that
Mr.. Ham will undertake 1t. There is
no apparent reason why the rejected
ballots would be more likely to favor
Ham than Reeder, and 400 is a Dig
There is a possibility that a recount
of the ballots would lead to the dis
covery of other errors in returns Whlch
might change the result on United
position.
Robert Stone, the nominee for repre-
sentative from Shawnee county, who
has been often mentioned as a posi-
BILE candidate for speaker of the house
said today:
II have not heard anything about
this matter, but 1 want to state that
if Ansel r. Clark is a candidate for
the speakership 1 do not intend to
enter the race at all. Mr.. Clark would
be a most able speaker, and there
should be no opposition to him. In
case Judge Clark does not wish the
position, 1 would appreciate 1t, OF
course. But 1 am doing nothing to
advance my candidacy"
1t is now said that in case ]. N.
Dolley does not want to be state bank
commissioner under the Stubbs' ad-
ministration the place is likely to be
given to ]. n. Allen of Chanute.
At the time Governor Hoch APP
pointed John Q. Royce as bank COM
missioner. Allen was the man who
was favored by Stubs for the place.
Because Governor Hoch refused to
adopt Stubs suggestion. and APP
pointed Royce, who was machine
man, the warm friendship between
Stubs and Hoch was somewhat
which occurred between the governor
and Mr.. Stubs.
The new governor of Kansas will
have. among other things. the privi-
lege of giving away twelve $500
Jobs He also has several $4,000 jobs, |
several $500 and several at $1,000.
The best jobs which are included in
the governors absolute patronage
are these:
Bank commissioner, $4,000.
Warden penitentiary, $500 and |
expenses
State accountant. s2.5o0.
State architect. $4,000
Live stock commissioner, $4,000.
Three members board of control, |
$4,000 each.
Three members tax commission.
$4,000 each.
Attorney for railroad commits
sion. $4,000.
Other jobs which pay less are these: |
Adjutant general, $1,000; superintend- |
emit Hutchinson reformatory, $4,000; |
game warden. $500 and partial ex- |
penses; oil inspector, $500; director |
free employment bureau. $1,000; for |
esIry commissioners, two at $1,000.
Out of the above list it is likely that
the present state accountant, j. Z.
Gafford, will be retained: the adJutant |
general, J. w. F. Hughes, may be re-
tanned and a portion at least of the
present board of control and tax COM
mission will be retained. All the rest
are likely to be required to stand aside
and make room for people who sup-
ported Stubs and the square deal.
Among those who are mentioned as
likely to receive good appointments
under the new administration are j.
n ". Il. Is. Il. %.
William Newlin of Hutchinson. Carr
Taylor of Hutchinson. Mike Sutton of
Dodge City, Sheffield ingalls, of Atchi- |
son, j. n. Allen of Chanute and Guy
Swallow of Jefferson county.
Great preparations for the Bryan
meeting in Topeka on August q are
being made by the Democratic states
men of the state. 1t will be one of the
Bryan keynote" speeches here. and
Of he Noh Slx x1-i1Il
be watched with interest throughout
the country. Mr.. Bryan will talk in
Topeka about the guaranty deposit law
for banks.
At a meeting of the Bryan club held
at the Hotel Throop last night. the fol-
lowing local committee was named to
cooperate with the state and national
committee in preparing for this meet
ing: w: H kemper, chairman; M.
and DIR. F. H. Scholle. 1t is the inten-
ton to decorate the city in honor of
Bryan's visit.
1t has not been determined whether
the meeting will be in the afternoon or
evening In event he appears in the
evening 1t will be at the Auditorium
MarshalPs and Jackson's bands will
play for the occasion and 1T is likely
that many will come from over the
state to hear the address.
A man in Reno county has started
a popular rs cent subscription for the
purpose of paying J. L. Bristow's cam
paign expenses. He says that he col
lected SO in 20 minutes at Sylvia,
Reno county. and sent it to Bristow.
He wants all the rest of the people in
the state who believe in Bristow to
follow the example of Sylvia.
W. r. Stubs j. N Dolley and Clyde
Miller were in Kansas City yesterday,
and the papers there intimate that they
were figuring a little on what planks
should go into the Republican platform to
be adopted on August 25-
Mr.. Miller predicted that Stubs would
carry Kansas by 5000 majority in the
election. The Miller forces in Usage
county threw their strength to Stubbs a
few DAYS before the election. and the re-