The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-14
GOyernOr-ElectF Faces First Pc.
litical Conflict.
House Speakership Fight De-
mands His Attention.
LAMBERTSON WELL IN LEAF
Brown County Member L
Against Entire. Field.
Running on Platform of ''No
State Institutions,
BY A. L. SHULTZ.

Henry ]. Aliens troubles can hardly
await his coming. Ten months OF
roses, sunshine and triumphant
marching have featured the new gov
ernor's life. Now the trouble makers
are watching the hotel blotters and
waiting for Henry to step out into the
open-out where they can train both
barrels on him.
Governor Aliens first glance down
the long, dark chasm of executive
gloom will probably be the selection
of a speaker for the 1919 house. There
are some half dozen candidates-most
of whom have good naturally kidded
themselves into the belief that they
were factors in the race. The mere
absence of considerable support for
each of these candidates at the pres
ent time doesn't make the Yeast bit of
difference. There is a real row brew
ing in the speakership affair and the
new governor is to pick winner. To
be sure, it is bit unkind to buckle a
speakership row onto a new governor
just when he is delivering an inspiring
inaugural address. But that is one OF
the faults of the elective system which
the Kansas legislature never seemed
quite able to cure.
LambertSOn Started 1t.
All of the early consignment OF
for w. P. Lambertson of Brown coun-
ty. Lambertson is a speakership can
didate. He started his campaign as
soon as his spring blowing was finish
ed and didn't stop to gather the short
corn crop. He wanted to be speaker
and he visited most of the members
OF the house PRECAUTIONARY of the
visits being made while the members
were only candidates and much con-
cerned as to their election.
Lambertson's big campaign argu-
ment was the fact that he didn't rep
resent a district which housed a state
institution. In itself this argument
might have done little more than
arouse a few unthinking members who
were coming to Topeka for the first
time and had imagined the institution
al districts stationed men at the state
house with muskets. 1t was Lambert
sons former record in Cooking after
caused the disturbance,
Governor Capper has placed Lam
bertson on the efficiency and econ
omy commission which investigated
state institutions in keeping with the
prescribed rules of a modern CORE
spondence college for detectives. The
things that commission did to the in
stitutions are quite fresh in the minds
OF institutional heads and their
friends. While the legislature was moi
| asked to abolish the big state schools
charities and penal institutions, 1t was
rather suggested that PREPARATION
ought to stop for a considerable
period. So when Mr.. Lambertson be.
gan to tell the new members that che
didn't represent a state institution" q
lot OF people got goose flesh.
In the fight for speaker Lambertsor
Is probably out in front. He probably
has more votes corded away TO-DAY
than any one other candidate. The
tight is Lambertson against the field
Ihe election Of Lambertson-even the
thought of Lambertson's election.
causing grey hairs and sleepless nights
in state institutions
Allen To Beat Him.
There is just one way to beat
Lam ~tson, friends of the institution
argue. That is thru the aid Of Gov.
| ernor Allen. For years Allen has beer
a friend of the institutions. This i.
| his chance to go to bat. it is urged
and deliver real pinch hit. To b.
sure Henry may not be aching for the
chance. But the chance is there ant
Allen Is to be impressed with the i'm,
pOrtanCe of taking tho stand T.