The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-10
Kansas Postmaster Appoint
ments Up Next Month.
Nine Positions Are to Be
Looked After.
REPUBLICANS WILL SUFFER
Democratic Efforts at Economy
Are Not Fruitful.
News of National Capital OF
Interest to kansanS.

Washington. March 1o.-When the
third session of the SiXty-second con
Gress ended on March 4, there were
something over 100 presidential post
mister nominations left unconfirmec
by the senate. This list includes 81
Kansas appointments.
According to the official records, 2
Of the Kansas nominations were for re-
appointment, five were to fill vacancies
and one for a removal
Eighteen of the Kansas appointments
were made in 1913, ten in 1912, and
five during 1911.
The Republican incumbent of these
70 postoffices will be the first to suffer
from the Democratic AK Just as soon
as candidates can be greed upon their
nominations will be sent to the senate
shortly after the opening of the new
congress next month.
other Kansas postmas ters of the
| presidential class Will. in all hkell-
hood be permitted to serve out their
terms before changes are made.
The unconfirmed Kansas list in
| cludes the following: Charles NJ. Har-
ger. postmaster at Abilene. in place of
| Richard Warning, deceased: Frank f.
| George. AItamount, appointed to sue
coed himself: Charles W. Halves. Au-
/ gusta, to succeed himself; Eli A.
Baum, Burden, to succeed himself;
Harry IS. Price, Cherokee, in place of
John F. Price; Bert Fancher, Claf1in.
to succeed himself; Harry c. Achen-
bach. Clay Center. to succeed himself;
June B. Smith. Cottonwood Falls, to
succeed himself; Frank w. Elliott,
Edna, to succeed himself; Charles f.
Green dillingham;, to succeed himself;
Guy A. Swallow Fort Leavenworth,
to succeed himself; Frank s. McKelVey,
Gas to succeed himself; Gertrude
stevens. Goodland, to succeed herself;
Edwin J. ROokwalter, Halstead, to
ll,,r1
Hoxie. to succeed himself; Bird Cham
bers, Humboldt, in place of William T.
McElroy deceased: c. a. Connolly,
independence, in place of Wesley r.
Childs: james A. Roberts, La Harpe,
to succeed himself; Daniel H. Craw-
W. Crawford, deceased; Floyd f. Rich
mond. Logan. to succeed himself;
Maude McIflheny. Louisburg, in place
of George V. McElheny. deceased;
Joel H. Buckman, Lyndon, to succeed
himself; Clarence p. Dutton, McCrac-
ken, to succeed himself; David ID. Nc
Intosh, Marion, to succeed himself;
James Hall, Jr., Miltonvale. to sue
ceed himself: Lewis Pic<rell, Minneap-
oils to succeed himself: Clark c.
Thomas, Moran. to succeed himself:
Ulysses s. Davis. Morrill,, TO succeed
himself; Ollie H. Stewart. Parsons, in
the place of Benjamin l. Taft; Emma
F.. Cochran. Pratt. in place of John
X. Cochran. deceased; T.. H. Myers,
Protection. in the place of w. c. Mon
ticue removed: Benson L. Nickel Sol
der to succeed himself; Eva NJ Baird,
SpearVille, to succeed herself; H. e.
Adams, SummerVille, in place of Will
liam A. Fleming; Joseph e. Aldrich,
Sylvia. to succeed himself; Henry
Avery, Wakefield, to succeed himself;
William c. Edwards, Wichita, to
succeed himself: James NJ. Brown,
hi
Economy Is Hard.
One issue which the Democrats have
been hammering on relentlessy. in sea
son and out of season. for these many |
years, has already gone glimmering. |
This is the issue of economy in gov
eminent expenditures. In the sense |
that it is going to be impossible for the |
Democrats any longer to try to make |
political capital out of this issue, it is |
u thing of the past AS a great ques- |
ton to be considered from a non-par-
tisan viewpoint it looms up bigger
now than ever before in the history of |
the country. One has only to glance at
the appropriation measures this year.
to reflect the disposition of Demo-
Gratis to grab their full share out of |
the public Golfers, to become con-
WINGED that no more is to be expected
in way of economy from Democrats
than from Republicans. 1t used to be
when a billion-dolla-' session of con-
gress was considered. That day has
passed. The leaders in congress. and
especially the Democratic leaders. on
whom now devolves responsibility, would
be glad if they could be assured the
a appropriations in each single session
would be kept down to the billion dollar
mark. They reached far over tina this
recent session and there is no hope of
depressing them to that point in the
future. 1t is possible that something
will be done in the Wilson regime to-
ward bringing about the adoption of d
budget plan and the
systematiZing of expenditures. Every
body here knows that the present I'M
ordered system cannot continue indefi-
nitely. If the change comes. it will
help materially to hold down the out
law.
Believe He Criticises.
Vice President Marshall. by the tone
IF his inaugural address. has succeeded
n stirring up sentiments that rankle
mong Democratic senator's 1t cropped
out today that some of the Democratic
eaders are chatting at what they regard
as the critical tone of the utterances
If Mr.. Marshall. Republican s. majors
are inclined to view the situation with
amusement. Vice President Marshall
compared government to a harness.
and said the senate was the ''bInders.'
He said they were intended to keep
he people from shying at imag inary
hangers. Senate Democrats with dis
position to believe in the prerogatives
Of the upper house don't relish being
to "blinders'' on a bride.
Washington-Kansas Notes.
Three young Kansans cited for ap-
continent to the United States naval
academy at Annapolis have passed
heir examina tions. They are C Camp-
hell H. W. Jackson and J. F. Byron Jr.
rhe first two named are principals,
While the other is an alternate an
1ointee.
Very few Kansas people came to