The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
COncOrdia Bankers Reported
Against Guaranty Law.
Senator Robertson Latest Demo-
crat Out for Governor.
VILLAGE BLACKSMITH
He Wants Diploma Just as a
Doctor or Occulist Has.
An Outside View on the McNeaI-
Anthony Contest.
VILLAGE BLACKSMITH

According. to the Concordia Blade the
majority Of the citizens of Cloud coun-
ty are. opposed to a special session of
the legislature. The Blade interviewed
the bankers of Concordia and found
them all opposed to the special session
and the guaranty law itself. Senator
w. NJ Caldwell is quoted as follows in
an Interview on the subject:
From my viewpoint there is no cry
ing need for a special session to consid-
er the reforms mentioned in the news
papers this morning as favored by Gov
ernor Stubs. The public utilities bill
was turned down in the last regular
session and the fabric of civil liberty
will continue to survive if the other
reforms advocated by him are not en-
acted into laws until that body meets
in regular session. The legislature
won't vote for that public utilities bill
and the governor can't cram 1t down
their threats. The whole scheme is an
effort to build up a political machine TO
be controlled by Mr.. Stubs. The recall
is too absurd to be worthy of serious
discussion. l favored the bank guar
anty before and would vote for it again
If it were to remain optional with the
banks as to whether they would enter
or not
State Senator George Robertson of
Rawlins county is the latest candidate
to be mentioned for the place at the
Senator Milton of Wyandotte has
launched the Robertson boom. Robert
son was elected to the state senate last
year and made good his first session.
Senator Hodges. Henderson Martin
and John Schenck the other candi-
dates. are all from the eastern part OF
the state Robertson is from The west
ern tier of counties and the western
Democrats would likely rally to his
support in large numbers at the next
state primary. He deserves chance
at Reeder's place in cor greSs and likely
will not be a candidate for governor.
The latest is a movement to regulate
horseshoers by law by requiring them
to serve apprenticeship pass examina-
tion and secure a license to follow their
trade. Occulists, physicians, veterin-
arians, drug clerks, dentists and other
specialists are regulated by law and
the public protected thereby from
fakirs. Why not farriers? For want of
a nail the horse was lost, for want of
a horse the rider was lost. 1t all works
out If one follows UP the trail of the
argument.
There are three thousand black
smith shops in the state and these vii
lage blacksmiths, at their recent state
convention at Newton decided to ask
for three laws at the next session of
the Legislature as follows:
An act providing a lien against
horses to protect Aorseshoers, as a
mechanics lien for labor done. A
similar act providing a lien against
implements, vehicles, etc, to protect
blacksmiths and wagonmakers for
labor done. An act requiring every
Eorseshoer to hold a state certificate
and to pass a state examination, and
otherwise regulating the practice of
horseshoeinS.
AS regards the granting of certi-
ficateS the SmithieS plan to have a
state board of examiners appointed by
the governor, including one veterin-
airy surgeon, one master blacksmith
and two master horseshoers. The GER
tificates issued by this board are to
be certified with the county clerks.
One of the Hutchinson papers an
nounces the candidacy of Prof. Eli
Payne of Emporia for state superin-
tendent of schools as follows:
Professor Eli Payne of the faculty
of the Emporia State Normal school,
has come out as an avowed candidate
for state superintendent, subject to
the Republican primaries. For some
time this action has been expected,
but within the past few days Profess
sor Payne has said he would be a
candidate. The schism in the ranks
of the teachers in the state in regard
to Superintendent Fairchild has given