The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-13

All day Sunday and throughout the
greater portion of the night, Kansas
Democratic law makers and an army
of job hunters participated in the
milling at the Throop hotel and were
at work again early this morning. The
speakership fight, the organization of
the two houses, the distribution of COM
mittees appointments, the inaugural.
federal appointments, pending legisla-
ton and a dozen other bits of political
gossip We're discussed by the crowd
which filled every foot of standing
space in the hotel lobby.
In the crowd were men who have been
prominent in Kansas politics for years.
young men who are taking their first
lesson in the coming session and per .
sons who are in Topeka to view the
fight or to seek a place on the state
pay roll. Many of the legislative MEM
bers brought their wives to Topeka last
night to attend the inaugural cere-
monies today And after the arrival
of Governor Hodges and his family OF:
an early evening train, the ladies
gathered in the hotel parIors for the
informal receptions which afforded ar
opportunity to meet the new mistress
of the governors mansion. Governor
Hodges entered the Hobbies and partici-
pated in the political discussion until
nearly midnight.
Members of the International Typo
graphical Union and Industrial Council
will appoint a legislative committee to
draft bill calling for the publication
and printing of state school books at
the state printing plant. An appropria-
tion of s15O.OOO for this purpose will be
asked al the hands of the state legisla-
ture.
1t is claimed by members of rhe
Typograp hical Union that with the ex-
penditure of s15o000 for the enlarge
md Irf1 Of he
state printing plant that the state
would be able to print her own school
books. These books under the provi-
sionS of the proposed bill, will poo
vide for the sale of books to school dis
tricts at actual cost and will result in
a direct saving of thousands of dollars
to parents of Kansas school children.
Edgar Bennett. of Washington
county, who is a candidate for United
States district attorney to cucc-ed
Harry ]. Bone, is in Topeka u attend
the inaugural festivities.
J. H. Hostetler. of Belleville, will
probably land the United States mar
shalship to succeed Jack Harrison in
event the present marshal is removed
under the Wilson administration. At
least that is the opinion of many men
prominent in Kansas politics, who are
in Topeka this week.
The Belleville man is widely known in
Kansas political affairs and Ilayed a
prominent part in landing the Demo-
cratic victory in the Fifth district last
November. In the 80 years that
Hostetler has lived in Republic county,
he has fought consistently for the Dem
ocrats in every election Even in the
days of the Populist uprising Hostetler
refused to desert. In 1894 when his
county sent Populists to the Fort Scott
convention, Hostetler personally paid
the expenses of the Republic county
Democratic delegation in order that the
county should be represented. Last fall
when William Jennings Bryan came to
kansas for the national committee, he
was entertained at the Hostetier home
and Hostet1er was largely responsible
for the big crowds which attended the