The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-26
He Would Eliminate Trouble
From National Conventions.
Judge Stillwell Attracts Atten-
ton by Dressing Poorly.
NO CUT IN PORK BARREL.
Instead Democratic Congress
Cuts Naval Appropriation.
Senator Curtis After North To-
peka POstOffice.

! Washington, D. c., Feb. 25.-"If a
national convention of the Republican
party is called,.I believe that the sub
! ject of representation in national con-
/ ventior s is the only proper subject to
come before such a meeting" said
! David w. Mulvane of Topeka. former
national committeeman for Kansas.
''Of course, it is up to the national
committee to make arrangements for
I the attendance of delegates. This mat
! ter of representation has been talked
| about in all national conventions for
! a long number of years. If it were not
| that in most conventions there
/ is a fight for the nomination either
| for president or vice president. the
matter might have been settled long
ago. All sorts of propositions have
| been made, but the one most generally
| talked about is to limit each state to
a certain number of delegates.
! My idea is that it would be more
! equitable if a plan could be arranged
! whereby each congressional district
/ should be entitled to one delegate and
one additional delegate, provided the
number of Republicans voting in the
district is large enough to justify two
| delegates.
"Such an arrangement would dis
arm criticism on the ground that it is
aimed at the southern states, for it
would affect many districts in the
north as well as in the south. OF
! course, four delegates at large from
each state should always be chosen.
If such a plan were adopted, it would
place the representation entirely upon
the basis of the number of Republi
cans in each congressional district, al
ways providing, however. for represen-
tation by at least one delegate from
each district.
Il am in favor of holding a conven-
ton of the Republican party if this
subject of representation is taken up"
Hit Navy Rather Thank Pork Barrel.
pigs is pigs, and pork barrels are
pork barrels PoStOfficeS. custom
houses. and other public edifices are
necessary. But it is d pity that the
only vehicle of their authorization is
the usual omnibus building bill, scien-
tifically balanced with faVors for such
a large number of congressman that
its defeat is impossible. That such
legislation is hard to defend was indi-
Gated by the determination of the over
Whelming majority of the house mem
bership to prevent a record vote.
Nevertheless, each member will make
the most of the items he obtains-if
the bill by any chance should escape
the presidential veto.
This particular public buildings bill
commands attention because its advo-
Gates are hostile to the authorization
of two new battleships. Realizing
that something must be done to check
the mounting expenditures OIL the
Democratic house, they choose to lay
the ak to the navy rather than the
+, pork barrel. 1t will be interesting to
learn how the country will receive any
sanction of national defense in favor
of political pork
Judge StilIwen Not a Dude.
Judge Leander Stillwell, deputy pension
commissioner, takes great pride IN the
fact that he has always worn shabbier
clothes than his job demanded Even
when he used to be judge out In Kan
sSas, it was not infrequent for strangers to
didn't try to get him a job.
He himself tells of the time he got
train out in Kansas and offered his pass
nothing, but went forward and talked
over with the brakeman the ACCESSIBILITY
of stopping the train and throwing off the
tramp who was riding on a judges
pass.
The fact that a brakeman happened to
know Judge Stillwell by sight was all
that saved him.
Senator Charles Curtis has submitted an
amendment to the omnibus public build
ings bill proposing to appropriate the sum
of S71,00O for the purchase of site and
the erection of a postoffice building at
Congressman Dan Anthony has intro
duced bill in the house establishing
the rank of officers of the United States
army on the relative list.
Mrs Isabel worrell Ball of Larned,
Kan. Will be the guest at the twenty
fourth annual convention of the Depart
ment of the Potomac. Woman's Relief
Corps of the District of Columbia to be
held in G. A. R. hall tonight Mrs. Ball |
is national senior vice president of the |
department.
President Taft has nominated the fol |
lowing Kansans for appointment as post
masters: Emma E. Cochran at Pratt, in |
place of John K Cochran, deceased; |
James Hall, jr.. to succeed himself as |
postmaster at MiltOnvale.
The postoffice department has estab- |
lished a star mail route between Gem and |
Achilles, via Tully, Kan, a distance OF |
% miles. Service will be rendered SIX |
days in the week. William Robb of Rex
ford. Kan, secured the contract at S1.1O0 |!
per annum.
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