The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-30

So scarce, in fact, is the lawyer rep
| resentation in the house this year that
| the speaker, after exhausting all fol-
lowers of the legal profession, must
select from the farmers bankers, mer-
chants, auctioneers and liverymen
enough members to fill the big ju-
dietary committee.
When the senate takes stock in
January, it will find among its mem
bership IL farmers. lawyers,
merchants, bankers, real estate
dealers, / miner, 1 editor. 1 manu-
facturer, 1 doctor, L veterinarian, 1
college professor, 1 miller and 1 oil
dealer.
The following is the membership of
the house, listed in accordance with
trades and professions:
Farmers-J. w. Hamtn, Allen; w. J.
Houston, Butler; William McDannald.
Chautauqua; R. L. Armstrong, Chero-
kee; F. E. Daily, Clark; J. W. Carna-
George H. Helton, Comanche; o. S.
Gibson, Cowley; Elisha Harmed, Cow
ley; l. P. Houtz, Dickinson; w. A.
Davis, Edwards; J. r. Topping. Doug
las; Lewis Kyser, Elk; r. ]. Smisch-
my, Ellsworth; ]. c. Tyler. Finney; P.
A Walker, Grant; J. T. Davis, Gray;
Frank Strain, Phillips: Walter Robson.
Pottawatomie: ]. P. GRADER, Reno; G.
E. Blaisdel, Reno; George B. Ross,
Rice; H. T. Sutor, Rocks; Henry NJ.
Laing, Russell; w. H. Todd, Saline;
F. A. Hines. Scott; Theodore Osweiler,
Sedgwick; William H. Stone, Sherman;
r. L. Miller, Stafford; c. A. Gillum,
Stanton; J. w. Phillips, Stevens:
Robert McGregor, Sumner; Thomas G.
Carney, Wallace; Walter ]. Burtis,
Wilson; G. H. Tannahill, Woodson; H.
J. Laubach, Hamilton; T. w. Bay,
Harper; N. G. Perryman. Harvey; S.
A. McCollum, Haskell; c. E. Meyer,
Jefferson: W. L. Brown, Kingman; ].
I. Tanner. Labette; R. NJ. Noble, La
bette; o. P. Jewett, Lane; ]. M. Gill
man, Leavenworth; Robert Tyson.
Linn; B. w. Spiker, Lyon; Taylor Rid
die, Marion; j. J. Tilley, Marshall; N. S.
Kershen, MARSHALL; John Ostlind. Nc
Pherson; Robert O'Connor, Miami;
John Tromble, Mitchell; w. H. Dod
deridge Morris; c. H. Drew. Morton;
r. w. Moorhead, Nemaha; c. D. Fos-
ter, Ness; F. H. Woodbury., Usage: F.
A. DawIey, Osborne; G. w. Miller. OF
tawa.
Clerk. T. Kincaid, johnson.
Real Estate-E. NJ. Bentley, Ander-
son: J. F. Baily, Brown; J. NJ. Shuey,
Decatur; Henry w. Wacker, Kiowa; w.
E. FaIlas, Logan; E. L. Watts, Meade:
c. A. F'reeland, wichita; A. NJ. Ragle,
Montgomery; r. S. Hendricks, Raw
Inns; ]. H. Thinker, Rush; c. G. Blake
ly, Shawnee.
I.awyers-James w. Orr, Atchison;
A NJ ..
ster, Doniphan; c. L. Wilson, Greeley;
w. B. Mitchell, Jewell; William Bar
ret, Pratt; JIM. Williams, Sedgwick;
]. T. Jodelyn, Sedgwick; Robert stone,
Shawnee.
Political Lecturer-Benjamin F.
Wilson, Crawford.
Contractors-W. w. Gordon, Wyan-
dotte; Charles S. Holbrook, Wyan-
dotte.
Merchants-U. B. sSharpless, Atchi-
7 NJ =
vern, Barton; ]. E. Uplinger, Chey-
enne; C. F. Armstrong, Cloud; j. A.
Gibson, Crawford: John A. Ashcroft,
Graham; T. NJ. Thorpe, Kearny; T.
gomery; A. A. Doerr, Pawnee; Fred
Voiland. Shawnee; J. w. Schlicher,
Sheridan; Frank E. Lumpkin, Smith;
George G. Bunger, Wabaunsee.
Doctors. S. Cummings, Bourbon;
A. B. Scott, Hodgeman; r. T. Nichols,
Seward
Editors-J. NJ. satterthwaite, But
Ter; Robert Fochts Greenwood; A. H.
Turner, Neosho; H. M. Boyd. Repub-
Bankers-J. B. Hanna, Chase; T.
s. Lane. Ford: w. G.. Tt1lloss, Ford;
f. H. Chase, jackson; Edward Car
roll, Leavenworth; V. e. Johnson,
Riley; Charles Hangen, Sumner.
Miner-Everett Miller Cherokee
Miles Mulroy, Ellis.
Travelling man-Mike Frey, Geary.
Blacksmith-Geo. c. Crippen, Cove.
Liveryman-O. L. Cook, Trego.
Auctioneers-L. r. Brady, Riley;
A. Showalter, Colby.
Following is list of the senators
and their occupations:
Farmers-H. F. Sutton. Stafford; J.
n. Davis, Bourbon, w. P. Lambert
son, Brown; BENJAMIN E. Wilson,
Douglas; Jouett ShouSe, Edwards;
Lacey NJ. Simpson. Mcpherson; E. c. |
Logan, Mitchell; I. NJ. Kinds, Labette; |
r. S. Pauley, Marshall; James NJ.
Meeks, Nemaha; Harry Gray, Russell; |
George Nixon, Sumner.
Merchants-Paul Klein, Allen; Lor-
ing Trott, Geary; A. r. Kinkel, Nor
ris; Ben S. Paulen, Wilson.
<Lawyers-Noah L. Bowman. An
derson; B. P. waggener. Atchison;
francis c. Price, Clark; Vinton still
inss, Leavenworth; ]. H Stavely, |
Usage; Frank Nighswonger, Sedgwick; |
James A Troutman, Shawnee; Ike |
Mahin. Smith; t. A. Milton, Wyan- |
dotte.
Bankers. D. Joseph, Butler; L. |
P, King, Cowley: ]. T. Denton, Elk; |
w. M. Price. Greenwood; Walter E. |
Wilson, Washington.
Miner-Fred w. Stanton. Crawford. |
Editor-J. w. Howe, Dickinson.
Manufacturer - Emerson Carey, |
Hutchinson.
Dector-Charles s. Huffman, Chero-
kee. /
NeIerlnarIdH-O. ~. WOlIs FRANKLIN.
College instruction.. B. Carney, |
Cloud.
MiIIer-James Malone. Rawlins.
Real estate-M. J. Williams Miami; |
Harry Mcmillan, Ottawa. !
Oil man-John F. Overfield, Mont
gomery. F3
In response to letter of congratulations |
which he received from Governor w. p. I
StHbbs, Judge William H. Thompson,
United States
reply to the Kansas executive whom ne |
in the recent senatorial contest. |
It happened that the Stubs letter was re-