The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Frank Rockefeller of Sixth Dis
trict Is Busy Man.
Democratic Aspirant for Con-
gress Says Name Won't Hurt.
ISSUES A STATEMENT
Says He Will Be a Progressive
Democrat If Elected.
John SeatOn Writes Another
Letter to Stubbs.

Frank ROcke1eller, cdhulu9NS
the Democratic nomination for con-
gress from the Sixth district. Is MAX
ing an active campaign for the piace.
He does not think his name Will hure
him anv with the people among Whom
he has lived and worked for so many
years. and he further pledges hlmselI
to support progressive reform meas
ures in congress.
In an interview Mr.. RocKeIellef
says:
1.-The Democratic contest for the
nomination in my district turns large
ly on the question of which candidate
is most likely to appeal to the voter
at the general election. PostoHlces
and other patronage do not enter IN
to the matter for the reason that uh-
der no circumstances will the winner,
even if elected, have control of any
appointments whatever with which TO
reward the faithful.
Il am making the race because L
want the chance to serve the people
of the west. 1 am making the fight on
my own responsibility, am paying my
own bills and believe that 1 can con-
vince the people that it will serve
their interests to favor me-.
Occasionally 1 find Democrat
who fears that my name will scare
people on election day. The mature
years of my life have been spent in
Kansas hustling in just the same way
and under just the same circumstances
as the average KanSan has had to
hustle and the voters of the Sixth
district will appreciate the fact that
that sort of a life is not going to take
a mans mind very far away from the
common peoples view of things.
eff nominated and elected 1 shall ally
myself with the progressive Democrats
in the national house and will not un-
der any conditions vote for legislation
1-x--
the interests nor will l permit myself
to be drawn into any movement which
is opposed to undermining the methods
of doing business in congress. the west
must have share in the management
of the national government and eastern
domination of the entire machinery at
Washington, must no longer be permit
ted
Former Representative John Seat3n
again has addressed an orea letter to
Governor W. R Stubbs. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Sir:-In the summer Of 1908. as pres
ident of the penitentiary board, wrote
officially to the board of control some
thing as follows. towit:
Mr.. Schermerhorn, Chairman:-I de-
Eire to impress upon you the question
of conserving the ccal belonging to the
sTate. We have upon investigation
found that many of the state institu-
tons which we are supplying with coal,
are by location using the coal very un-
economically to the state; that by adj
ding the transportation charges, which
the institutions pay, tc the mining cost
or value, costs the state as much and
in some instances more than they pay
in their local markets. Inasn.uch as
about six or eight of the institutions
are geogrd phicaily located to use the
state coal at Lesser cost by their local
market, we suggest that in making uP
your lists for maintenance appropria-
tions you include the coal purchases in
your wants for the following places:
"a schedule of about 13 was given
kere).
The following will be in the line of
econony-Atchison, QiinG3ro, Kansas
City, Kan, Lawrence, Olathe, Toroka,
snd Manhattan. The state mine will
yet, but with The 10 institutions and
their constant expansion will very soon
exhaust the coal supply"
l personally cOnversed seriously over
he problem with Mr.. chermerhorn
no promised attention to IT. and the
changes followed in the next appropria-
sion bills.
You seem to have emissaries distort-
ing conditions of saving, knowing not
a single thing. Spend an hour or two
asking a la Kate Bernard if TRUSTEES
and subordinate civilians technically
named guards" that in most cases
can be made to conscientiously reply
in the affirmative to language formed
purposely with double meaning. You
persistently proclaim saving when
heavy losses are happening: For in
stance in the main room are nine
large steam boilers representing ca
pacity for steam of 1900 horsepower
For heating. lighting and factory use
there constantly ensued two thirds of
them firing up.
In TannarV 1919 tho fI1rpift1ro 20
tory closed for good, which dropped
off probably three or four boilers; the
binding twine plant was shut down six
months of the last twelve months and
the overall factory quit. What of
that source of power needed have had
left? Say one steam boiler for light
ing power.
voters be not fooled by the offhand.
fiippant remarks on savings. OF course
one boiler uses less coal than six,
state institutions in the use of state
coal makes also an enormous differ
ence. JOHN SEATON.
Junction City. Kan, July 23.-Rail-
road legislation was the theme upon
which Senator Joseph L. Bristow dWelt
at length in his speech here last even
ing.
1.-THE railroads of the United States"
he said, "have issued capitalization in
debtedness during recent years for
which not a dollar has been invested
in the property. Yet this enormous in
debtedness is a mortgage on the COM
merce of the country. Interest and ulti-
mateIy the principal must be paid.
zone of the most important ques-
tions before the public today is the
limiting of the capitalization of these
public service corporations to their ac-
fuaI value. The progressive RepubIi-
cans, aided by few Democrats, sought
to amend the railroad bill in such a
manner as to require that every dollar
received Sor the sale of stocks and
bonds be actually invested in the con-
struction and Improvement of the cor
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