The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-14

In his district they handed wilson a
nice majority, they clambered over each
other trying to make Judge Thompson
United States senator, and they even
leaned over him like lightning and
noIIed favorably TO Arthur Capper-but
n StaveIy marched right through
the storm, carrying his good natureo
smile and enough votes TO send nm
hack to the senate-a SuccesSIcl anu
ADMIRED sta ndpatter." Even though
ea.a+or S+ayelv is registered with the
,,1i-ori+v-he has a perfect legal anu
iicensed right to enjoy this winter
session.
Visitors 10 the house of representa-
tives in 1911 and in 1919 Wlil Inl.oeI
a NTaal[ +he gentleman from Nemana'
80 tba title then handed him. Tooay
- - the senator from Nemaha-ooh
roaIra anv mistake. Senator Meek
make your own joke about ms name
comes to Topeka a firm anu SD
believer in the numoer +rae+
cIares that he will ride only IN sILees
cars which carry that number on theil
si5as He has ordered a room at tue
hotel with the figure Oh the door, I1e
- fror, the Eighteenth distrlct-elsht
ana one makes nine. When nrsl SEN
to the legislature he won by nine 'oues'
~ second time it was 100 votes rms
- he cleared the ballot goal by oSS
votes. 1t has been nine, nne' Ilne
,.iobt down the line for Senator Meeh
md he intends to stick to II.
Tho candidates for pages found
friend in Senator Howe. from Dlckln-
son county. The Dickinson county s
gentleman is a great lover or boys
r. once organized a club, called 1t the
Enights of Honor, and it soon was
national in its scope. At Abilene al
the Youngsters trail along the stree@
after zoe" Howe The page canol-
dates bashful and sensitive aLMaSS
meet an allv in Senator Howe Wneh
49, sJv1v Mace a campaign card on
his neck. he Jumps up, throws his arm
arorDd their waists and asks them
ali about their school, their parents
their habits and if their skates are
shar-p. 1t tictkles the hds-ano tney
swarm around him for support w men
he left the senate chanper lasl 49,
mo Senator Howe carefully collected
+ba stack of cards on his desk, tucked
them away in his overcoat pocket ana
declared that he intended to work TOT
every youngster in the bunch.
No use trying to solve it-there seems
+o he no official authority for the spell
no Of the county seat of Smith coun-
One newspaper up there says
ssSnit, Center and the other Smith
Genre The whole town is divided on
the question. Now comes an echo IN
tbe senate. Senator Mahin arrives with
the simple every day Center" follow
ing his name And a young man,
RIGHT from the townsite, calmly pre-
SCENTS his card as a candidate for page
and uses the more aristocratic Cen
ire, ONLY one way to settle tiff
YOU think it is ''theater." it Is smith
Center and if you believe in theatre"
if is Smith Centre"
Every. senator has a right to demand
dignity from his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES s
tho use of being a statesman, anyhow
Rut James Malone, senator from the
Thirty-ninth district, always will be
referred to as Jimmy Malone. The
fever may spread to the pages-every-
one else says Jimmy.
MANY senators have brought cnelE-
wives with them. They live either at
the hotels or in apartments-some in
private houses. 1t is a vacation for
the ladies-even though their husbands
demand that they spend a part of their
time sitting in the galleries with their
eyes plastered proudly upon the fam
lily member Of the nation-saving crew.
Did you bring any of your chill
dren % one senator was asked today.
""No-hardly," was the answer THE
Youngest boy was too much interested
in a new baby that just came to his
house and he wouldn't come along.