The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-26
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
LAWYERS in Legislature Will Re-
sent Latest Scheme.
Plan to Hire Lawyer to Approve
Bills Not Popular.
SOCIALISTS GAINING.
Vote Increased to Nearly Fifteen
Thousand.
Arkansas City Paper Gives Ses-
siOns a Send Off.
SOCIALISTS GAINING.


phan, Senator Hamilton Of Shawnee
Senator Cambern Of Neosho, Senator
Ganse Of Coffey, Senator Robertson OF
Rawlins. Senator Reed Of smith. ana
Representative George Allen OF WyaH-
dotte, A c. Mitchell of Douglas, RoO-
ert stone of Shawnee, G. H. Buckman
and w. l. Cuninghame OF CONVEY, =:
F Foley of Rice and J. M DAVIS OF
Kiowa And there were many more
of the same calibre in both houses
Imagine a Kansas university legal ught'
full of theories and candle grease, un-
dertaking to aid one of these men VINO
have fought in court rooms ana Iegls-
lative halls and from the platform lot
10 or 20 years and who have won nlSh
places in their communities by their
talents and endeaVOr. These men are
in the arc light class, and the propo-
sition to furnish them with unlver-
sity lawyer to help keep jokers out OF
bills and to make measures read IN
correct form is not likely to be taken
in good part. The place to extract
jokers from bills is in committee first
and then in the full glare OF debate.
Failing there the bill might be sent to
the K. U. law school for final inspection
and given an 0. K.
The plan to furnish the legislature
with a couple of lawyers may be all
right, but it sounds funny.
Governor StuDDS' IN MS COdlSlTu
of state government, takes from and
adds to in a manner calculated to be-
wilder a plain, ordinary citizen He
takes lawyers way from one place and
sticks them into another just as
builder would patch up retaining wall
with bricks. This juggling with law
yers is all right, only the people are
to have two lawyers where only one
grew before. If the governor had re-
duced the number of legal lights in his
brick wall all the changes he made
would have been forgiven.
The chief executive first cast a gloom
over the hearts of all patriots when
he decided that two lawyers from the
state university were necessary in or
der to help the legislature draw up
laws in due form. There are usually
a score or more of lawyers in every
session who would make the K. U. law
yers look like the amateurs they are,
but what's the difference, the governor 8
plan sounds good, and therefore it
ought to be good.
The second idea of his eXcellency,
which is to do away with the office
of attorney for the railroad board, is a
move in the right direction, but un-
fortunately he seeks to dispense with
lawyers where they are needed and add
lawyers to place where they are not
needed at all. The result of all this
will likely be that the state will keep
all the lawyers it has now and get two
extra for good measure.
John Dawson, the present attorney
for the railroad board. was SO busy
all fall trying cases in his official ca
pacity that he did not have time to
take part in the campaign where his
services were badly needed. Attorney
General Jackson was so busy conduct
ing the business Of his department that
he could not get out in the Fourth dis
trict and push his campaign for con-
gress. How then can the attorney gem
erals Office take care of the legal busi-
ness Of the state and the railroad board
at the same time?
The compilation of the official cleo
tion returns shows that the Socialist
vote in Kansas has increased slightly
during the past two years, while the
Prohibition vote is falling off. Two
years ago the Socialist vote of the
state was 1000, while this year it
was 14,824. Two years ago the Pro-
hibition vote was $500 while this year
it was only 1880 votes.
The Arkansas City Traveller paws a
nice tribute to Charles Sessions. the
newspaper man, in its last ISSUE The
Traveller, after paying the tribute,
proceeds to go on and run Charles for
Nhe United States senate. The Travel
er should have stopped in the middle
of its editorial, but still, the Travellers
choice is as logical as some of the
dark horse candidates that are being
plucked from the bush leagues to en-
ter the big Toga handicap. The Trav-
eler's Sessions story is as follows
There is one nice thing about Sec
retary of State Elect Charles Sessions
running for office. He makes no f11ss
about it but gets there. That is the
kind of candidate we like.
when he asked for the nomination
he made no noise on the subject. He
fold nnnT1n ha
date and was nominated. Again DIR
Ing the election campaign he created
no racket whatever. but when the
votes were counted he had about as
big plurality as any of the state
candidates on the Republican ticket
Sessions candidacy was rest 70
the voters. They voted for him he
cause he did not pester the life ont
OF them. There was no kicking. cat
hauling or entangling you into a dis
Charie Just said, Boys, I am a Re
agreeable argument
publican, I am the nominee on vorr
ticket, want the Office of secretar, of
state. I am capable of filling # ana 7
want to you to think I am and If Won
do, vote for me and will apnrecia+a
1t. You will have no cause +o Te1
gret IT. ~ re-
Those may not be the exact words
Charlie used but that was the s11ro o,15
substance of his campaign work. II
lief TO every voter.
The campaign for United States
senator will soon be on. It promises
to be strenuous one and there viii
zoe a hairpulling time almost from
start TO finish. Perhaps you eniov
those kind of campaigns but the 49,,
age voter does not. He warns m 70
the candidate who does not get him in
hot water and keeps him there For
that reason the Traveller would s1,e-
nCs
newspaper boys and others fal[a t,ir7
UP as their candidate for the npxt
United States senator from Kansas. IF