The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-06

lene. He conceived the plan of organ
izing the boys in the town and build
ing for them amusement places of
their own. He carried out his PLAN
In a few years he was at the head of
the fourishing order, knights of
Honor, a boys club that installed local
organizations in towns all over the
state Several metropolitan dailies
took hold of the plan and the general
plan of the association was adopted
in many states in the middle west
The boys of Abilene built an excellent
club house with all the attractions that
could be desired by the youngsters
Several of these boys are voting now
And in the last campaign when Howe
won the election by 700 over a Repub
lican district of 900 majority, the
Youngsters he rescued from the pool
halls we're out night and day boost
ing the candidacy of Joe" Howe car
ried every ward in Abilene by nearly
2 to l. His district, the Twenty-seeond,
includes Dickinson and Clay counties.
Senator Howe will be one of the
strong members of the upper branch
of the legislature. 1t is the first office
he ever held, with the exception of the
presidency of the board of education
think of a bachelor being president of
the school board Howe will bear
watching in the senate-not only from
the floor but from the galleries.
A Democratic feud, growing out of I
the Topeka postoffice appointment, |
which has engendered a good deal of /
hard feeling among factlonal Demo
Gratis in Topeka, promises to come to |
a head January IA, when a meeting |
of the county central committeeman /
of the state will be held at the Throop |
hotel. The call for the meeting has
been sent out by w. H. Dutton, a ,
Shawnee county committeeman, who |
declares that the officers elect have 1
forgotten the work of precinct COM
in their behalf.
Dutton declares the idea of holding
a meeting did not originate with him,
it having been suggested by other
over the state But he
cells strongly that the precinct COM
iitteemen are being overlooked in |
ne appointments, and that they ought
o receive recognition. He says the
county chairmen are the only ones
hat are being recognized.
Dutton and his followers have OPP
posed vigorously the candidacy of W.
}. Rigby for postmaster at Topeka.
so strong has been their opposition
hat at a recent meeting of the COM
nitteemen of this county they sue
,eeded in tying up resolution en-
lorsing Rigby. But that isn't all they
ire sore about, Dutton says. 1t is
he fact that they have been neglect
ID and forgotten.
|
John K. McMullen, editor of the Film ]
wood Leader, has purchased the Barton
county Democrat, owned and published
or a number of years by W. p FEEDER
n 1863 and 1911 FEEDER was a member Ur |
he legislature from Barton county. Last |
unmer he was candidate for the Dem
cratic nomination as state printer, won {
he nomination but failed of election
Billy FEEDER is we'll known among KAN
as Democrats. For years he has beer
member of the Democratic vigilance corn
cd hoe 1al
nd salve and bandages to the suffering s
lembers within the party ranks. 1t is {
aid that FEEDER would welcome an ali I
ointment under the Hodges administra- ,
on For a time he was in the running TO
ucceed Joe Longshore as oil inspector,
ut was nosed out by Frank Cumiskey. s
Representative A. NJ. Keene of Bour- I
on proposes to offer a bill in the coming ,
,wns to support a local band wftho ii /
he humiliating necessity of passing the I
at after each concert. Dee Filizoia. I
no is master of musical ceremonies in =
ort Scott, has devised a plan to enable {
ties to create music fund for the sup :
ort of the local band. Filizola took his
lember approved it and is expected to I
Itroduce the measure at the coming ses-
on. '
H f. Murdoch of Garden City has been 7
opointed irriga ton engineer for the go :,
-nment in the district of Kansas he
Ill have charge OF the lnVeSuSduOn ana
udy of irrigation problems in Kansas r
nd will maintain headquarters in Gar I
IN City. Il
J. w. Ijams of Oskaloosa is apparently
close proximity to the appointment as .
.rg eant-at-arms of the 1913 senate. Some =
ears ago Ijan1S was member of Tic
wer house from jefferson county. lie
an old soldier and as soon as it was
sfinitely known that the Democrats had
Osolute and positive control of the sen q
= DC 7,r a ion n
So certain is he of appoint
ent that he has already moved to To-
eka-
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