The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
AT THE CAPITAL
Ex-Governor Crawford Visits at
Washington.
Says Kansas Has Abundance of
Cabinet Material.
HE NAMES A FEW.
Long Would Make Excellent
Secretary of Interior.
COburn Would Also Be Credit
to Taft's Official Family.

abundance of material for cabinet max
ing" declared former Governor Samuel
J. Crawford, of Topeka, to the State
Journal correspondent.
Senator Long" said Governor Craw-
ford, would make an excellent secre-
tary of the interior department. He has
had six years experience as a member
of the house and has served six years
IN the upper house of congress. We have
some claim on the preSident-elect. I
think, because Kansas was the first
state to pledge its votes for Taft in the
convention. If my memory serves me
right. If Senator Long should not be
selected to serve in President Tafts Of
fetal family, we have another. excellent
candidate in the state, Secretary of Ag-
rtculture F. D. Coburn.
Secretary of Agriculture James Will
son, am told, may retire shortly after
the 4th of March. and if Judge Taft de-
sires a man to fill Secretary Wilson'S
shoes he will make no mistake if he
selects Mr. Coburn From a scientific
and a practical point of view. Mr.. Co
burn will fill the bill. Mr.. Coburn knows
agriculture and the needs of the coun-
try as perhaps no other man in the
west He has written the best treatise
on alfalfa that ever was published and
he is just as familiar with all other lines
pertaining to agriculture.
Kansas is vitality interested in the
proposed revision of the tariff, especial
~ in the schedule pertaining to the duty
on zinc. COIllnU6Q Governor CTaWf
The zinc industry in the state is prac-
tically at a standstiu because the pro-
ducers of the metal cannot compete
with Mexico, with it's cheap labor, even
with the present duty. Zinc ore is com
ing into this country from Mexico not
by the carloads, but by the train loads,
and If we wish to foster this industry,
the government will have to place q
duty on zinc that will give some en-
enlargement to the American pro-
ducer''
Mrs. Isabel Worreu Ball, of Larned,
4 an, chairman of the national commit
tee of the woman's relief corps on leg
1slation to prevent dissertation of the
nag, has been informed by the commit
tee on judiciary of the house, in re-
Spouse to her inquiry. that the hearing
on the various flag bills Will be held
next Monday.
A bill to prevent the Dissertation of
the flag by using it for trademarks and
for other commercial purposes passed
the senate last May. There are several
bills of like nature in the house, but it
is expected that compromise may be
secured on the senate measure which
is said to be practically the same as the
flag law of Connecticut.
President Roosevelt has nominated the
following Kansans for appointment as
postmaSters:
office became presidential the first of the
Floyd E. Richmond at Logan; reappoint-
Joseph f. Aldrich at Sylvia; office be-
came presidential the first of this month. |
Warren D. Vincent at Hoisington; re-
Raymond Frazier at Bucklin; reappoint- |
Frank E. George at Altamont; office
became presidential the first of this |
Charles w. Halves at Augusta; reap
James R. Hiuhouse at Delphos; reap
John F. Price at Cherokee; reappoint-
Clark C. Thomas at Moran: office raised
10 presidential class this month.
Charles c. Wilson at Scandal; reap
pointment.
The postmaster general has appointed |
(harles A. 1oVegreen postmaster at |
Winhler. Riley county. to succeed H. A |
Eysrs s1SG resigned Ene Charles F. Baker
dale. Riley county. in the place of J. N |
TAYLOR. resigned
Charles W. Mcclure at Blue Mound; An
drew 9. Mason at Morganville; Clarence |
Rural letter carriers appointed for SER
vice in Kansas: Henry F. Higgins and |
and Walter B. Johnston at Madison.
The senate has confirmed the appoint- |
ments of Charles James MCGEE and Her
bert Homer Smith both of Kansas, to be |
corDs Of the army with rank from TnsG iasf
November "A. the date of nomination
Inc secretary OF the navy has appointed |
two Kansas boys warrant machinists
in the navy. They are F. P. Noel and E. /
F. Holmes.
Bills presented in congress by members /
Of the Kansas delegation:
BY Reeder-BillS granting increased
pensions to Mary Higgins r. II. l.
Smith. Joseph H. Hadley, Elisha Tourtil- |
lott. Lewis H. Mark. George Jefferv. Geo /
J. Wright, Altman Sparkling Charles F |
Reed. Jacob Vannice. John Brannan |
Alpheus Grovenburgh. G. L. Barr Victor
Lambert. Zachery Fletcher. Edgar d |
York. Garrett Gibson, Stephen o. ToIIe |
Charles NJ. Russell.
BY Madison-Bil to restore John F. |
Lewis to the United States army with the
rank of captain of infantry and place him
upon the retired list pensions bill for |
George w. Reed
BY Scott-Bills granting increased pen
sions to Jesse d. Bond. John H Rilev
Richard Hill. Margaret Dickson, George |
BY CI1rtis-Bills granting pensions to
Maria G. Hanav. Sarah E. Garner, VIII
liam H Jones.
BY Long-Bin for the relief of Charles
w. Mum and Peter Ludwig; pension bill |
for Henry Horn.
Kansans in Washington: F. F. Kelly
Paola: Mrs. T. L. Johnson. 0. B. Johnson /
Leavenworth; Orthea Johnson.
CONGRESSMAN Calderhead has introduced |
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