The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-02

KEEP IT OUT OF PouIlcs
Hodges wan Not Urge One
House Plan IN Council.
~. B. Stubs r Suffering From
Appendicitis.

Members Of the Kansas delegation
IN Warrington expect to break all rec
ords during the Wilson administration
IN securing federal patronage for the
Job hungry politicians In their home
state. Already Kansas has scored
heavily, but the Democrats leaders
are still looking longingly at two Jobs
that have not been filed upon-one II
/. that of q minister, the other consul
general at large. Possibly Kansas will
Get one or both of these places.
One Of the appointments being
sought is that of minister to Chile.
John w. Caldwell Of Fort Scott has
been slated for the place. The of1lce
pays q salary of $12,CO0 year. one
other appointment may be secured py
the Kansas delegation to 60 with the
: unusual recognition which has already
been accorded this state by the ma
tsonal administration.
Already the state has been recog-
mixed by the appointment of Hender-
son g. Martin as vice goverre1r and
superintendent of the Philippines 1t =
salary Of $15,500 a year, while Thos.
w. Morgan Of Ottawa was appointed
~ warden of the federal spenitentiary
ut Leavenworth at a salary Of $4,000
. year. SIS:
Aside from the Martin appointment
the most important federal job accred-
1ted to Kansas is held by William
I1611uAG, WHO Is CutOy C4bIaO4O11AaAy
and minister plenipotentiary to San
Salvador. He was appointed August 5.
1903, and receives a salary OF $4,000 u
year. The second best appointments
before the Democrats came on the job
was held by Charles c. Eberheart.
consul general at large for South
America. Central America. the West
Indies and Caracao. His salary IL $5.-
900 year ~
Other appointments to Kansas men
have been of minor consequence. They
Include:
William w. Brunswick. vice and dep
uty consul at st. Etienne. Dominion II
France. He received his appointment
December II, 1912. He receives fecs
only.
Cassel, Prussia; appointed March Ii.
1874. His salary is fees amounting to
an sveraGe o, 81. 700 a year.
Fred C. Slater. consul at Sar.ia On
tario: appointed July 10. 1909: salary.
$500.
Edward M. Watson. vice and deputy
consul at Frontera. Tabasco. Mexico;
appointed April q, 1910: salary in fees.
BARLEY F. Yost. consular assistant at
Almeria, Switzerland; appointed June
y ~, 1903; salary, 81 900.
Frank Bohr. consular assistant at
Zurich. Switzerland: appointed June "a.
1905; salary, $1,000 ls's
Ingalls, Is for Allen.
Even Sheffield ingalls, of Atchison.
who has received a healthy boomlet
for the Progressive gubernatorial NOM
ination. IL strong for the Murdock-Al-
len combination next fall and urges his
nomination by the Kansas Bull Moos-
ers. II Allen enters the governorship
contest. Ingalls, will not run.
''If Henry Allen will run for gov
ernor / am for him heart and soul"
declared ingalls, when he learned OF the
Murdock- ALLEN program. E1r. Allen
rs the ideal candidate for the Progress
sive ticket. He can stir up more en-
thusiasm and put more ginger into the
campaign than any other man In Kan
sas Progressives all over the state
should urge and insist that Mr. Allen
become q candidate
Keep 1t Out of Politics.
Governor Hodges has decided that
he will not urge the endorsement OF
his one house legislative plan In the
In fact the governor declares that his
desire is to keep the measure out OF
politics. that his special message to
the legislature merely urged the mem
bers to think It over" and to return
in 1915 and vote. for the change IN
legislative policies without thought Of
political affiliatfon.
ss s.Some one has suggested that the
aalary Of the legislators be $500 each
per biennium. This would mean an
ItT lWClS889 Ox AUVut S0VsVVV AAA sAA0 AC0AS
1ative expenses. A legislative body o1
two from each congressional district
constantly in session would cost the
state a less sum than the present ex'
pense. -~
"If the legislature had been IN SEES
sion when the penitentiary burned VI
could easily have. arranged for it, re.
habilitation at that time. We couIt
have arranged for the helping OF thos<
Who were needy during the drousn
The public can keep an eye upon
small legislature of few members
The light of publicity can be turned
upon them, SO to speak. and light Il
- salutary in politics a. in hygiene
z For instance, all the parties last yeai
declared for the initiative and. refer
eudum- The resolution passed thu
senate but 1t was defeated In the hous.
from the fact that the progressive
Hopuhllcans and regular Republican
s hound themselves by party caucus t
y V1te against 1t. / dare say there I
= who the men were Who violated sthei
N PARTY pledge. But with a limitet
number Of members and one house
every man who repudiated his plat
form pledge would be known AM
promptly retired from politics"
s. Stubbe Is Sick.
Walter Roscoe Stubbs IL confined :
hiA home ON windmill Hill with an at
tack Of appendicitis. 1t came right .
r the time when the former g0verno
was needed by the Bull M0oeers II
tteir organixation night, too. And ~
& x1eult Of his sickne1s, Stubb0 was un
Il able to attend any OF the district meet
iugD of the Kausas Progresgives- Re
< ports from Lawrence are to the effec
that the former governor - improving
81 McCanlcas wants TO Run.
~ II - probable that w. W. McCAn
49, Of Kansas City, may become
candIdate for tho Democrats pomfue
q t11on for attorney general i. n friend
x: ~ Wyandotte 9nd Linc0In countie
oontsmplates masking the race. :.