The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-21
Kansas Senators Row Over Post
master at Kansas City.
Childs' Job Causes Fresh Out
break of HostiIities.
NAMED BY BOWERSOCK
Victor Murdoch Wants to Print
Trust Trial Report.
Roberts of Usage City Named
for Good Job.

Washington. Dec. 21.-Wesley R..
Childs, who has held the postmaster
ship at kansas City. Kan, for several
terms, is a candidate for reappoint-
ment. His present term is about to ex-
pire. There are, it is said, a goodly
humber of politicians who have a hank
ering for the job and who will enter
the field for it. The salary of the
Kansas City Office is $500 year
During the opening week of this ses-
sion OF congress it was announced ex-
clusively in the State Journal that the
president had decided to turn over the
patronage of the Second Kansas con-
gessionai district to Senators Curtis
and Bristow, since the district is now
represented in the house by Democrat,
Mr.. Taggart, of Kansas City The power
of refereeing all postmaster appoint
ments in the Seventh Kansas district
was also delegated to the two Kansas
senators until the election of a success
Eor of the late Congressman Ed Madi-
son is had
1t has been thought for the past sew
eral weeks that the Kansas senators
would be able to reach an alnlcapie
agreement on all these appointments
There has been good reason TO DeleFe
thew would agree. But the Kansas city
appointment is already shedding dl1-
ferent light on the situation Senator
BristOW reneiges on perpetuatlOn Oh
Childs in office. He wants new man
named for the Kansas City Office W no
this man he would like to have appoint
ed is not known. But it is known that
he will stand out strongly against the
confirmation Of Childs' nomination Tor
reappolntment
Organization Backs Childs.
Postmaster Childs is backed by the
regular organization of his party he
was appointed through the influence
Of CONGRESSMAN Justin D. BOWersock'
and retained by Congressman Charles
f. Scott
flee has been entirely satisfactory TO
both the postoffice department and the
natrons of the Office he will undoubtedly
be retained for another term, resaru-
less of any opposition President 1aIt
declares that he is strictly auherlns y
the policy adopted by his predecessor
in retaining all efficient officials OF the
Tnis is one CT the most important
postoffice appointments in the state OF
kansas, and its outcome IS pelng Watch-
ed with special interest
Priy.t Trust Trial Report.
CONGRESSMAN Victor Murdoch believes
the country would be much DetteI on
If congress would suspend publication
Of tha Congressional Record and PRINT
a verbatim report OF the OeeA Ds'i VI
trial" -, - ,a+
his bill for presidential preference prl-
v7arfes in the District of Columbia ole
%--ifloI1t n struggle. He takes pleasure
in Dl,nching up the chairman of the
committee having charge Of his bill an
intervals, inQuiring when does me
COMMITTEES intend to consider this
measure
I. B. Roberts of Usage City, Kan,
was recently promoted to topographer
in the geological survey, with head
quarters in Washington For the past
six wears Mr.. Roberts has been engag-
cd in field survey work. He is son
of David J. Roberts, one of the ofhclals
of the government printing office
Prof ark A. Carleton OF Mannar-
ran. cereal expert of the United States
department of agriculture, has been
sent to the south where he. will make
extensive Investigations of the posi-
bilities of growing wheat, oats and oth-
er grains in many of the Atlantic coast
states.
Angelus postofice, Sheridan county !
KAN has been abolished and super |
seeded by rural free delivery