The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28

4 there was no legislative relief for the
downtrodden working girl.
Since the fight on the bill several
| Topeka stores have established a min
imum wage and maximum hour for
their working girls. The club women
haven't given up the fight at all. They
have not only planned to carry trouble
to some of the members of the legis-
lature who opposed their bill, but
have decided to urge endorsement of
the proposed new laws when the party
The new non-partisan judiciary act
promises to be a great thing for the
Kansas lawyers. Many lawyers of
to enter the contest for places en- the
supreme bench next year and their
personal acquaintance over The state
will count for more than their roliti-
cal affiliations. Names of candidates
for the judiciary will appear on sep
arate ballots with only the name and
address of the candidate and no refer
ence as to his political faith. Thus
Republicans, Democrats, Progressives.
Socialists and ProhibitionistS stand
equal chances of nomination and cleo
ton. Already many possibilities for
the three places to be vacated on the
supreme bench in 1915 have been
mentioned. The retiring Justices are
Benson, Smith and Mason. 1t is pos
sible that they will all seek re-eIec-
ton although there have been rumors
that Judge Benson desires to retire
from public life at the end of his pres
ent term. And among the possible
candidates who have been suggested
are Judge Dale of Wichita Francis c.
Price, Ashland; T. A. Shepherd, Fort
Scott; w. L. Higgins, Emporia; John
S. Dawson, Hill City; Judge Miller CT
Clay Center; Judge Frank L. Martin,
Hutchinson, and others And in this
prospective list are representatives of
about all the political parties and fac
n a n0o0
will be a free, wide open race and
the result will probably be well worth
observing.
for congress in the Third district next
year. Last August Farrelly won the
popular majority in the United States
senatorial primaries, but lost the
Democratic nomination to Judge Will
liam H. Thompson by reason of the
fact that Thompson controlled the
larger number of legislative districts
1t is hardly believed that Farrelly
will enter the senatorial contest next
year; but his friends have urged him
to seek the Democratic congressional
nomination and contest the claim of
Congressman Phil P. Campbell to re-
election.
Congressman Guy T. Helvering Of the
Fifth district, is spending a few days
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main in Kansas until the Fourth of
July.
United States Senator William H.
Thompson is coming home for the
Fourth. He will spend a few days at
his home in Garden City and expects
to stop in Topeka for a day before re-
turning to Washington.
J. B. Chapman of Atchison, candidate
for congress in the First district last
fall, is said to be in charge of the
patronage situation in this district At
least that is the declaration in a press
from Atchison, Chapman's
home town. A. F. Ham has been
recommended for the postmastership at
Nortonville and w. B. Ford has been
nominated for the postmastershap at
Oskaloosa. Both were recommended by
Chapman and the Atchison man claims |
to have landed seven men in federal |
offices under the Wilson administration. |
Which isn't a bad record, considering |
that Chapman was beaten some $500 |
votes in November