The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10

Democratic national committeeman
and a candidate for reelection. is
quoted as saying that some of the
Kansas postmaster delegates to the
state convention will hear from Post
master General Burleson. Sapp de-
cHned to make a public statement as
to his plans.
Under the Cleveland administra-
ton postmasters were fired and a dis
trict attorney in Missouri lost his job
when ne made a Democratic speech, -
said Sapp. Il don't know what atti-
tude the administration may assume
regarding postmaster delegates to the
convention
Has Double Purpose.
The fight of the Thompson crowd
has double purpose. The senator's
friends came TO Hutchinson TO aid in
the election of James ". Orr of Atch-
iSon as national committeeman. Orr
is the choice of the Thompson machine
in the fight to beat Sapp. At present
Orr is special prosecutor under APP
pointment by the department of JUS
tice. His salary is said to be $12-
600 a year.
Aside from the mere landing of Orr
as national committeeman, the
Thompson crowd seeks the election OF
Senator Thompson himself as a mem
Der of the Big Four to the national
convention in st. Louis It was re-
ported among the delegates that Sen
atOr Thompson would withdraw and
would not permit his name to go be-
fore the state convention. This &C
ton. it was said, would be to follow
out the move of George H. Hodges in
refusing to permit mis- name to go be-
fore the convention.
There's not a word of truth in it.
said District Attorney Robertson when
told of the rumor that Thompson
planned to withdraw. Il am conf
dent he will be one of the delegates
at large TO the national convention"
Aid for Thompson.
Aid to the Thompson faction did not
come alone from the office of the
United States district attorney and
| United States marshal. The internal
revenue collectors force came also.
w. H L. Pepperill, internal revenue
collector for the district of Kansas,
came today from Wichita few Of
| PepperilFs assistants are also on the
| job, it was asserted today.
One of the men holding a federal
| job who came early was F. NJ. Patter-
son of Yates Center. Patterson's wife
was elected as a delegate from Wood
convention. Possibly Patterson will
vote her proxy.
/ Then there are the postmasters,
those who came as delegates. those
whose names were not presented to
the various county conventions, but
I
friendly delegates. These men are to-
/ day active. 1t is quite apparent that
4 the stamp men are not unfriendly.
as Walter Roscoe Stubs might say. to
the senator who looks after the dis
tribution of patronage to worthy and
deserving Democrats.
7 Mark Miller. postmaster of Fort
Scott, one of the most ardent of
! Thompson Neeley supporters, is here
as a delegate So also is Postmaster
! Firstenberger of Kansas City, Kan.
Then there is Mike Frey. former mem
Der of the legislature for Geary coun-
] ty and present postmaster at Junction
1 City. Another postmaster whose con-
stitutents chose him as a delegate, is
T. P Manion of Eldorado.
/ Postmaster Rigby of Topeka also
came today. He came with the dele
gates from Shawnee county. Rigby
is not a delegate to the convention.
/ He is merely one of the innocent
bystanders' who are attending the
convention.
/ A number of state appointees are
also attending the convention. Many
/ of these men are Hodges appointees
and in the main are opposed to the
/ Thompson slate.