The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09
''B0YS" COMING IN.
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tons for clemency for convicts in the
state penitentfary and for prisoners in
county jails have poured into the gov
ernor's office in the last few days. In
ernor refused to take action and he
will leave the state house Monday noon
with a clean calendar SO far as the
work of the office il concerned.
The Hodges family will return to
Olathe next week. Their household
been packed and the family will re-
turn to their former home in a few
days.
Changes in State House.
In the office of Charles Sessions,
secretary Of state. the work will be
turned over to Thomas Botkin, who
has been assistant secretary of state
under Sessions. AS soon as Botkin
takes his oath Of office, Sessions will
walk across the state house corridor
to the governors office where he be-
comes private secretary to Arthur
Capper, the new executive.
John S. Dawson. four years attor-
ney general. will give way to S. M.
Brewster, who was elected last No
vember. Brewster is q former SEN
ator and representative from Doni-
phan county and an assistant under
Dawson for three years. Dawson will
go to the supreme court as an assO-
ciate justice. The other new Justice
Of the supreme court is John Mar
shall OF Topeka. Dawson and Mar
shall succeed Justices Clark A. Smith
and Alfred w. Benson.
Earl Akers, state treasurer; W. e.
Davis, auditor; w. .. Ross, superin-
tendent Of instruction. and Henry F.
Mason, associate justice of the SUI
preme court; succeed themselves.
Carey Wilson Of Topeka succeeds
TT ~ IN
surance. It is another case of an as
sistant stepping into the shoes OF his
chief, as Wilson has been assistant
under Lewis during his four years In
office. Lewis will engage in the In
surance business in Topeka.
W. r. Smith of Columbus succeeds
w. c. Austin as state printer.
Lobbies Busy Today.
Today Hobbies of both the National
and Throop hotels are crowded with
incoming members of the state leg1sia-
ture and men and women who want
appointments or have come to Topeka
for the inaugural. Many Kansas towns
for the inaugural which will be held
in Representative hall Monday noon.
Many faces familiar In political cir
cles in Kansas are to be seen In the
islators who are in Topeka for the
opening Of the session next week are:
Senators F. C. Price, Clark county:
J. H. Stavely, Usage county: c. 8.
| Huffman, Cherokee county; John +.
Denton. Elk county. Republicans:
Bale p. Waggener, Atchison county,
ana Harry Mcmillan, Ottawa county,
Democrats. Some of the more widely
known members Of the house are: A.
| NJ. Keene. Fort Scott, speakership cam
didate; T. A. Moxcey. Atchison; c.. s.
Holbroolxe. Wyandotte county, Robert
Tus0n. Linn county; J. A. Aahurin.
| Coffey county; Will Wyman. Lyon
county: l. N. Williams and s. T..
Jocelyn, Sedgwick county; Robert
Stone, Shawnee county, candidate for
speaker; Frank L. Martin, Reno coun-
ty; George b. Ross. Rice county: A. A.
DOerr, Pawnee county; l. J. Petty
john. Ford county; Robert 8. Hem
bricks, Rawlins county; J. e. Uplin-
ger Cheyenne county. In addition to
the legislative members are q number
Of men Of prominence in Kansas po-
litical affairs who have come to Toe
peka for the inaugural.