The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-09

takes my purse steals trash. but ne
who filches from me my good name
takes that which enricheS him not anu
leaves me poor, indeed.
Matson took the floor again and de-
clared that the secret ballot would be
a long step backward by the Repubn-
cans of the Kansas legislature. He de-
nounced the claims of the Stone men
that the Australian ballot mad ever
been used by the Kansas house. II
said, "but it won't do for Kansas
A New Alignment.
The fight in the caucus today de-
veloped new alignments in comparison
with the lineup in last years session
Stone, an insurgent leader last year,
was supported by Davis of Kiowa, a
regular leader. Buckman. an 1nsur-
gent leader last year, was supported
by Allen of Wyandotte, a regular last
year. There were many progressives
who supported Davis amendment 1of
the secret ballot.
But in the main the alignment Tor
this session was the same as last ses-
sion. Coming war casts its shadows
before. The fight over the secret and
open ballot was an intense affair.
Buckman Chosen.
First ballot for speaker in the eau
Gus this afternoon resulted as fol-
lows:
Buckman, 80.
Stone, 81.
Matson 9.
Previous to taking the ballot the
caucus voted 35 to 81 for the roll call
or open vote.
After the vote was announced five
members who voted for Matson
changed to Buckman, giving him 30
votes and a majority of the caucus
m embers present.
Stir at the National.
The lobby of the National hotel fair
ly hummed this morning while the leg
1slators and the job hunters and the
without jobs and the visitors and inno-
cent bystanders mflled around in dis
cussion of a dozen important matters
to be disposed of today.
The fight for speakership of the house
occupied the center of the stage and
it is warm enough to suit any one. But
there is a nice fight on for secretary OF
the senate with z. E. Wyant and Wal
ter Johnson in the principal roles. Then
there are a half a hundred applicants
for minor positions The legislator IS
fairly overwhelmed with requests for
this and that and the other thing.
The senate committee were also un-
der discussion. Some of the senators
want the old committees to hold over
and will make a fight for that PROPOSE
ton. The new lieutenant governor, X.
J. Hopkins, will probably insist on his
right to have something to say about
the matter. Then will arise the ques-
ton of the senate holding out to name
it's own committees. 1t is a strange
| thing, but there seems to be more talk
about the senate than the house COM
mittees. 1t was in the national house
that the fight on czarism started and 1t
never did extend to the senate. There
i has never been an effort made in WASH
| ington to take the committees away
from the president of the senate, but
/ out here in Kansas they do things in
| their own way.
It is remarkable how many mem
bers of the next house are young men.
Few of the new members are gray
| boards. One or two of the old ones
were returned, but nearly all the new
mem bers are young fellows of 30 and
| 35 years of age.
Harry Don Carlos, the new member
from Douglas, came in this morning.
| Unless all signs fail he will be one of
the strong men of the next house
| George Allen of Wyandotte is here.
| He is a veteran of the last house and
| is talked of as a compromise cand1-
, date for speaker.
| George YoxaIl of Rocks county is
here today. He looks as much like
| Dom Paul Kruger as he ever did, al
though he denies the resemblance. Mr..
| yoya1 IT Ia q veteran of the last Session.