The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-11
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
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up the party This is pure buncombe.
IT is up to McKinlay to show he knows
what straight Republicanism Is He
is a product of California politics,
been for years. Prosecutor Heney put
it I'D to the people of the state when
he traced the corporation control of
the United Traction company of San
Francisco to the city hall and the con-
troll of the Southern Pacific railway to
the state house and the United States
senate. Few men have risen to prom
inence in California public life who
have not. sooner or later. been found
tarred with a corporation stick. Nc
Kinlay may be free of this. but his
alignment with Cannonism and
Aldrichisn in Washington does not
clear the mind on the point. Less
than two weeks ago it was brought
out in the Ballinger investigation that
McKin1ay holds land in Alaska. in
the district now under dispute as be-
ing fraudulently acquired
pretending to be authority on Kansas
politics that a third-termer has never
been elected to state office. The facts
are that not only one, but three state
officers have served third terms in
Kansas, as follows: James Smith, sec
rotary Of state; P. I. Bonebrake, state
auditor, and John Francis, state treas
urer. In addition to being elected
served parts of two terms in that Of
fee by appointment.
The Santa Fe has filed its report on
passenger train service for February
with the railroad board. This report
shows that on the main line from Ar
gentfne to Newton AZ per cent of the
trains were run on time; on the Holli-
day to Kansas City line, rs per cent;
Holiday to Emporia, II per cent; New
to- e. IfV,rr ga
TO Wellington, 81 per cent; Cedarvale
line, IS per cent; Ell Dorado branch, 81
per cent; Howard branch, SO per cent;
Girard branch, SO per cent; Colony
branch. SO per cent; Coffeyville branch,
90 per cent; Alma branch, SO per cent;
st. Joseph to Topeka line, 60 per cent.
With reference to this report, G. w.
Kanavel, chairman of the board, had
the following to say:
Weather conditions considered, this
Is one of the best passenger train
movement reports that the board has
received. In my opinion the making
of these monthly reports showing the
number of trains run and the number
on time in the division terminals, to-
gether with reasons for delayed service
is accomplishing considerable good. the
effect being to create a friendly
rivalry between the superintendent of
the various roads to make the best
possible showing of trains on time on
their respective lines, as the result of
their eIIOTLS, not only comes TO the O1-
rect attention of their superiors in Of
flee, but to the railroad world and gen
eral public
among the things developed by the
making of these reports is the consid-
cradle number of delayed passenger
trains caused by work at stations.
These trains are run primarily for the
accommodation of the travelling public
and the carrying of commodities by ex-
press should not be permitted to inter
fere with the making of schedule time.
Another interesting development Is
the decrease in the per cent of delayed
trains on account Of equipment failure
The management of the Kansas rail-
roads Will strike a responsive chord
with the people by making every eff
fort to give the best possible service