The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20

Iuiiy equipped to fill the office by rea-
son OF his former public services Judge
brouerlck IS not yet 20 years old. He
went to Kansas in 1858, when it was
still a territory and is iustIv TO he class-
co as one or the founders and builders
or the commonwealth
he enlisted as a private soldier in the
Seconu kansas battery in 1862 at Fort
scott, ana saw three years of service
ne served his country twice as probate
Juuge ana twice as county attorney,
ana IN 1880 was elected to the state SEN
dIe, OF winch body Eugene Ware was
also member at that time. In 1884
President Arthur appointed him an as
Sociate Justice of the supreme court of
Idaho for term of four years. Soon
a1ter his return to the Sunfower state
ne was elected to congress from the
First district and served two terms. AS
a member of congress he was very pop
uJar and universally liked and respect
ed. Since his retirement from active
Broderick has never sought nor held
public office, although he is one of the
presidential electors from Kansas this
year.
The Kansas delegation is planning to
land some good departmental jobs un-
der the Taft administration. The state
is not we'll represented in this class of
appointments as is shown by the Off
cial register Among those holding
more or less important executive posi-
lions are:
Orrin ]. Field of Topeka. chief clerk
Of the department of justice; salary ST.
William L. Hall of Riley county.
assistant forester of the department of
agriculturei salary $2,4o0.
James F. Tufts of Atchison. assistant
attorney for the department of the in
terror; salary $4,000
Colonel S. r. Burch of Olathe. chief
clerk of the department of agriculture
and superintendent of buildings and
grounds; salary $2,S00.
William d. Bigelow of Gardner. as
sistant government chemist; salary
Bennett A. Allen Of Topeka, chief of
the classif1cations division of the post
office department.; salary $4,000.
George H. Failyer of Riley county,
assistant chief of soil chemistry in the
$4,000.
clyde A. Reed of wichita, superin-
tendent of division of railway adjust
ments in the postoft1ce department;
Charles L. Marlatt of Manhattan. as
sistant entomologist in the department
of agriculture; salary $3.50.
Mark A. Carletfn of Manhattan, gov
eminent cereal expert; salary ST.
The reputation of Senator Preston
B. Plumb of Kansas for getting ap-
pointments is still remembered by
senators who served with Plumb. Sew
eral of the older senators got remi-
niscent a few days ago and one of
them told of Plumb's efforts to get
Kansans appointed to good jobs.
When Senator Plumb wanted an ap-
pointment, he would go to the depart
ment selected and make demand.
Very likely he would be shown great
consideration and would be told that
as soon as possible his state would be
recognized, but not now. Returning
to the senate, Mr.. Plumb would sub
NIT a resolution demanding from that
particular department voluminouS
report on some question: report that
would entail an endless amount of
work on the clerks. When the secre-
tary of that department read about
that resolution in the papers the next
morning, he would fully realize what
he was UP against and as rule
Plumb got his appointment right away.