The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
Returns From a Three Weeks
Trip to Coast.
Visited the Fairs at Frisco and
San Diego.
BUSINESS ON HAND
Affairs of State Have Accumu-
lated i'm His Absence.
Fences Have Been Damaged by
"Breachy" Standpatters.

Governor Capper returned to To-
peka today after a three weeks trip
to the Pacific coast. With the gov
ernor's return, state departments and
politicians today sat back to observe
the details of what promises to be one
of the most eventful months under the
present state administration.
Two political hearings, two good
road days and action on a threatened
revolt in his own party, are some of
the matters to which the governor
must direct his attention in the next
few days. In state house circles, it
is understood that Governor Capper,
while hundreds of miles away from
Topeka, was kept in daily touch with
developments in Kansas by CharIes
Sessions, his private secretary. Be
cause of his almost daily knowledge
of developments, it is believed that the
governor returned to Topeka ready to
meet some of the complex and embar-
RAISING situations presented to him as
governor.
Almost Immediately. the public viii
look for a statement from the COVER
nor regarding the Dean-Clark charges
against mis- official record, his appoint
ments and his brand of Repu blican
ism. The Dean-C1ark interviews were
the most sensational political devel-
opments of the last few months. Made
in the absence of Governor Capper
from the state, it is probable that
they will receive early attention.
Beginning next week, the governor
starts on a round of political investi-
cations that will demand much of his
time and attention.
Next week Henry t. thinner, Kan
sas City election commissioner, will
appear before the governor to ans
wer charges which developed from the
recent Wyandotte county election
probe. 1t is up to thinner to make
would hold his job. Governor Cap
per is the court of last resort in the
thinner case.
The Botkin Investigation.
A week after the thinner case,
comes the Botkin hearing. While the
governor will not sit as a member of
the commission to hear charges
against the prison head, the matter
is of much concern to his office and to
him personally. Possibly the case
will occupy the attention of the COM
mission for two weeks
In the meantime, the governor will
stage his two highway building events
The dates for road building are Au-
lamation for public road building was
issued during his absence. He will
himself participate in the work and
will be assisted by number of state
house officials and employees.
Commissioners in almost every
county in Kansas have issued calls for
volunteer workers during the two
days and several thousand men have
already volunteered to, work Several
hundred more have volunteered to
employ substitutes. w. P. Montgom-
cry, assistant attorney general, will
confer with the governor today re-
garding the organization of the state
house road crew.
According to information received
at the state house, every cross state
road and important highway in Kan
sas, will receive attention during the
two days.
During the three weeks absence of
the governor from the state, the office
work has been in charge of Charles
Sessions, private secretary, and Judge
c. w. Smith, executive clerk All i'm
portant matters which did not de-
mand immediate attention, were filed
pending the governors return and
will demand his attention during the
next few days.
The governor, accompanied by Mrs.
Capper, made the trip to the San
Francisco and San Diego fairs in
special car with a number of pronli-
neat Kansans. They helped to cele-
brate Kansas day at the two big shows
and stopped in Salt Lake City to at
tend a meeting of the men and
women who formerly lived in Kan