The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-28
THOMPSON Is HERE
Kansas Senator Won't Name
Postmaster at This Time.
He Is Sure Tariff Bill Won't
Hurt Kansas.

Not until after he returns to Wash
ington will he fully determine his choice
for the Topeka postoffice, declared Uni
! ted States Senator William H. Thomp-
son, who came to Topeka today to dip
| in the local postofhce fight. Further
than to declare that he had not de-
termined in his own mind his choice
for the place. the junior United States
senator refused to discuss the row
which is of vital interest to Topeka
Democrats.
! Senator Thompson's visit in Topeka
| today is his first trip to the capital
! city of Kansas since he went to WASH
| ington to take his oath of office in
March. If the former Finney county
| judge sees anything but success, hap
| piness and prosperity in the new ma
| tional Democratic policy as affecting
| the tariff and the monetary system,
| he won't admit it. Kansas and the ma
ton are well pleased with the Wilson
administration, Senator Thompson de-
| clares, and neither the reduction of the
| tariff nor the new currency bill will
| have a depressing effect on business
| conditions in the nation.
I'VE will pass the currency bill either
| late in the special session or very
! early in the regular session" said SEN
| ator Thompson. There may be a few
| changes in the bill, but L am convinc-
| ed that it is a good and just meas
ure and will be SO accepted
Defends New Tariff Bill.
How does Ffnney county people feel
about the tariff revision on sugar."
was asked of the senator.
Haven't heard of any of the stores
closing" asked the senator with
! smile. Nor has the Santa Fe stopped
running its trains through Garden
City.
THE tariff bill won't hurt Kansas in
my opinion" said Senator Thompson.
The new senator has mixed much
political business with his home COM
ing. For a week he was tied M in
the defense of a murder case in Fin
ney county. Yesterday he visited
with the Democrats in Wichita and
today he is spending a lively day with
the state house crowd and leaders of
shawnee county Democracy. He will
leave tonight for Senaca for a davis
visit and will leave Kansas Wednes-
day night on his return trip to Wash
| ington.
will Congressman Neeley enter
the senatorial race?" was asked of
Senator Thompson.
Thinks NeeIey Will Rum
Il don't know, but I think So" was
the reply. I'VE ate dinner together
Sunday, but he didn't commit him
seH. He is facing peculiar situa-
tfon He could be renominated for
congress and reelected with but little
opposition. In the senatorial fight he
would have hard fight for the nomi-
nation, but I think that he would be
easily elected"
Senator Thompson doesn't think
that the geograp phical location of the
candidates will affect the senatorial
fight in Kansas next year.
''The fact that NeeIey and are
from the same district will not make
any difference in my opinion" said
the senator.
Then Senator Thompson devoted a
few minutes to the discussion of the
national administration, declaring
that he found Wilson unusually
strong in Kansas, and general salts
! faction over his policies and the ac-
ton of the national legislature
Il don't know very much about
state affairs and haven't been home
long enough to get my ears to the
grass roots about a lot of things
said the senator in answer to ques-
ton, but from my discussion with
Kansas people there seems to be
| quite general satisfaction
Won't Discuss Postoffice Row.
And while the senator talked with
apparent candor about state and ma
| tional politics, he was just as candid
, in saying that he didn't want to dis
cuss the Topeka postoffice muddIe
Il came here to look into the mat
ter for myself said Senator Thomp-
son, land believe that 1 can learn
more from a personal visit than
through correspondence. The only
, thing 1 can say is that L have not de-
cided whom L will recommend ex-
cept that it will be one of the three
candidates now in the race. One
thing is certain, though. You will
get new postmaster, and that right
on time. Some action will be taken
on the matter at once
In the meantime the three candi-
dates for the place-Charles Hoyat-
ter, DR.. G. P. Ashton and William
Rigby-are anxiously waiting At
noon a luncheon was given the sena-
tor at the Commercial club. Rigby
and number of state and federal of
ficials, as we'll as widely known To-
peka Democrats, attended the lunch
con.
While in Topeka, Senator Thomp-
son heard the claims and applica-
tions of friends of the different can
didates and spent a few hours visit
ing in the state house and federal
building.
Wichita Oct. Ex-senator William
H. Thompson met a band of suffra-
gists last night while visiting Demo-
cratic friends in the court house and
before the suffra gists departed he had
promised to support the national suf-
frage bill in the senate, according to
a report current here today. The
senator had been to Garden City on
business and stopped off here for
brief visit.