The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-09
Business Is Too Heavy for One
Judge.
LAKESECOND DIVISION
Believes This Would Facilitate
the Work of Litigants.
Gossip Cleaned From the Men,
bers Of Legislature.

Sunday to look over the situation
day ahead Yes. L am candidate
for speaker said Mr.. Matson, land
l shall do what l can to land the place.
If lose 1 will cheerfuIly support the
caucus nominee
'Matson is Wichita lawyer of prom
1nence and a stalwart progressive. it
is understood that he has almost the
solid support of the Eighth district for
speaker.
Mr.. Matson will introduce bill in
the next session that vitality interests
Shawnee county. He proposes to draw
up measure that will provide for
Sedgwick and Shawnee having sep
arate divisions of the district court
the same as Wyandotte has now.
Wyandotte county has the first, sec
ond third divisions of the district
court. Mr.. Matson would have first
and second division for Shawnee and
Sedgwick counties. He believes that
counties too much work for one dis
trict court to handle properly and do
justice to the litigation on hand.
He stated that over thousand cases
were filed in the Sedgwick court last
year. That is nearly three cases a
day for every day in the year. About
nine hundred cases were filed in the
Shawnee county district court. This is
too much work for one judge.
State university to establish the pro-
posed state medical school at Kan
sas City, Kan, will probably result in
no school at all, if the expressions of
the advance guard members of the
legislature on the subject count for
anything. The members naturally op-
pose the idea of locating such a school
on the state line, even if the Kansas
city We're not dominated by the Mis-
souri, city of the same name. Missouri
doctors are not going to patronize a
Kansas state school, and the big doc
tors of the Kansas town move across
the line as they advance in their pro-
fession. Had the proposed school
been located elsewhere there might
have been a good chance for it. but
now the impractical plans of the re-
gents have given it hard row to
hoe. 1t had it's troubles before when
State Auditor Nation cut off the ap-
preparation for it. declaring that it
had already proved failure at Rose
dale, which is a Kansas City suburb.
Legislative Comment.
T. s. Wettack. representative from
montgomery county, will likely be a
candidate for speaker pro tenn of the
house. w. P. Lambertson of Brown is
the only candidate UP to this time Mr..
Wettack is comforting with the Third
district members and has promises of
support numerous enough to warrant
his candidacy. Mr.. Wettack is from
COffeyville and is a successful vounc
business man. His father is president
of the First National bank of that
place, and young Wettack is vice presi-
dent. Wettack was induced to get into
the race for representative because Of
the Coffeyville fight on the Montgom-
cry county high school at IndepenJ-
ence. the county seat, but he is broad
gauge enough to come here to serve his
county to the best of his ability He
has also been admitted to the bar anil
practices law.
=. NJ Keene of Fort Scott is a new
member who looks like a conner. He is
a young man and full of pep and
wisdom that will be developed in the
house sessions.
W. P. FEEDER of Great Bend, editor
and veteran member of the house. came
in Sunday. Mr. FEEDER is a minority
candidate for speaker and has strong
support in the west. "Ironjaw" Brown
Of Kingman is Mr.. FEEDERS western rival
for the place and he has an eastern
rival in the person Of Jim Orr Of
Atchison.
Senator Cary of Reno and Senator
Reed of Smith Center were Sunday ar
rivals. Senator Reed does not know
whether or not he will support the
utilities bill 81 will have to read it
over first" he said. He is willing 10
measure that requires a sufficient petit
ton, say about 81 per cent of the voters
in each county.
The race for secretary of the senate
between Y. F. Wyant of this place and
Walter Johnson, editor of the Lyons
News is as close and uncertain as
that for speaker of the house. Wyant
has the advantage of having served
last session and has to deal with old
n nf w hn l<nn In1
son, however. has the advantage of
several years successful work with
Kansas newspapers and has many
good friends to help his cause.
The clcrkship fight is practically set
tied. Earl Akers' only opponent Earl
Douglas of Gray county, having
withdrawn from the race to run for
assistant clerk. Mr.. Akers had the
place cinched last week.
Dick Wilson of Topeka is again a
candidate for ergeant-at- arms of the
senate. He was beaten for the place
by only few votes last year by Guy
Swallow and served as assistant. He
looks the winner this time.
Senator Caldwell of Concordia came
in Sunday in the best humor in the
world to begin his duties il the legis-
lature. He did not express himself on
Legislation, but he had a smile for the
seekers after appointments and well
come hand for the newspaper man.
Mike Frey of Junction City, that
Democrat, came in Sunday, like Kelley
came to New York, wearing a rec
necktie. Kelley's tie was green, but
what's the difference?
n. A. Taylor. the Colby editor, is
having things his own way in the race
he is running for sergeant-at-arms OF
the house. He has no opposition Ut
to this time Mr.. Taylor is a western
product and runs the Tribune at Colby
He is making good impression in To
peka.
Dan Dyer, of Smith Center. that old
hand at the political game who had a