The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
Senator Thompson Heals Over
Topeka Wounds.
Will Recommend w. I'll. l.. Pep
PERIL for Federal Job.
TAYLOR OF Topeka AFTER 1T
Presented Largest Bundle of
Endorsements on Record.
Other Items of Interest From
National Capital.

Washington. April 1s.-It is expect
ed that President Wilson will send to
the senate either today or the next
few days the nomination of w. H L.
Pepperill for appointment as United
States collector of internal revenues
for the Kansas district.
PepperilPs choice by Senator Thomp-
son came as d surprise to the Demo-
cratic politicians here in Washington
It was confidently anticipated that
THOMPSON would turn down Pepper
Ills application because of some strain
ed relations between the two during
the past campaign. Pepperill, as chair
man of the state committee, disagreed
with Thompson regarding several de-
tails in the management of the cam
paign Following one of these sessions,
THOMPSON went to Topeka and opened
headquarters in the New England
building just across the hall from the
offices of the Democratic state COM
mittee-
helm in every Democratic fight in the
Sunfiower state for the last two de-
cades and strongly endorsed for the
collectorship, close friends OF Thomp-
son had considerable ground to believe
that he would recommend his old
schoolmate friend, Guy o. Taylor, of
Topeka, who brought to Washington
the largest bundle of endorsements
that was ever presented by Kansas
man for a federal position
Pepperill and Taylor were consider
ed the strongest candidates out of
dozen for the appointment. 1t is I'M
derstood that the Junior senator ana
the state committeeman had a good
understanding, and that an agreement
has also been reached to take care OF
Taylor in some other federal berth out
side the state. At the present time MI
r11r11O n
bureau, being one of the clerks of the
Topeka pension agency which was re-
Gently removed to Washington.
The collectorship is the only one of
the three big federal jobs in which
change will take place this year. Va
cancy in tie United States district at
torney's office will not occur until
year or more. while the marshalship
for Kansas goes over until July 1, 1915,
at which time the present encumbents
term expires.
1t is anticipated that quite number
of presidential postmaster appoint
Tnents for Kansas will be sent to the
senate for confirmation this week.
John Mckee. president of the Union
State bank of Clay Center, has been
recommended for appointment as post
master of his home town by Congress-
man HeIvering. Mckee will succeed
H. c. Achenback, present incumbent,
who was nominated for reappointment
last winter by President Taft, but
failed confirmation.
There are 3S other Kansas postmas-
ter nominations which are expected to
be announced within the next week or
so They include the list of Republi-
can appointments which failed of con-
firmation at the end of last session.
These vacancies will take precedence
over all other postmaster appoint
ments to be made in Kansas.
Albert Sidney Johnston. Republican
Eyes, even with that name, RepubI-
CAM newly elected member of the
House from the second district of the
state of Washington, is the double of
Victor Murdoch, he of sun-kissed
tresses. in physical appearance. john
auburn hue, the same glad smile, the
same stocky build as the Kansas in |
surgent, but he wears a different sort
of politics. That's about all the diff
ference.
The other month, when the Suffra- |
gist parade was on, Murdoch was in |
line. marching beside Senator Poin- |
dexter of the state of Washington. !
in that Johnston was in town, tele- |
graphed home that Johnston had |
marched and thus shown his sym |
pathy with the cause"
Next day one of them told John |
ston about il.
But 1 didn't march at ALL" he pro-
tested.
A quick investigation showed that i
he was right and that Murdoch had |
been the marcher.
"Shall I send out correction - |
asked the correspondent
mo" drawled Johnston looking |
speculative. Il guess we'd better let |
it stand as it is
One hundred ard twenty-five thous- |
and women have the ballot in the |
state of Washington.
do you know" he observed later !
apropos of nothing, 81 think that man |
Murdoch is going to be mighty useful |
to me-.
Congressman Richard w. Austin. of |
the second Tennessee district, prob |
ably holds the record for having intro |
duced more bills in one day than any |
other man in congress since its ere |
alton.
On the first day of the SD congress- |
April I, Mr.. Austin presented 700 |
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