The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
By A. L. SHULTz.

Santa Claus will have some hard
driving in Kansas tonight if he looks
after all the poor, good little fellers
in state politics. There are more than
twenty full sized sox. hanging in con-
spicuous places where Sanity can easily
leave a gubernatorial nomination. In
every town there are earnest, hard
working chaps who want postoffices.
The congressional delegation in Wash
ington will hang up stockings tonight
before trey put out the cat, make
their wishes for reflections and say
their little 'Iay me down to sleep"
Not in twenty years has Saint Nick.
received so many little love notes from
his ardent admirers in the political
game. The governorship alone is
quite enough. But Christmas
wouldn't be Christmas if desires for
the next campaign and for federal
pie were desired.
For some months Senators Curtis
and Capper and d. W. Mulvane, Re
publican national committeeman, have
played Santa Claus to lot of folks
who want the town postoffice, place
in the revenue office or almost any
thing that might be available in the
government service. Return to power
after eight years has brought its sor-
rows as we'll as it's joys. Consequently
the Kansas trio has a Santa Claus
responsibility that is equal to any sea-
sonabIe demand on the venerable saint
by the youth of the land. It isn't
an. easy matter to make everyone
happy-even thru application of the
civil service regulations which bridge
lot of sorrows and hardships. Or
ganization and the Christmas spirit
of peace and contentment are much
desired by the men who control fed
eral affairs in Kansas.
Ouija Board for Governor.
Governor Allen want a ouija board.
He has a flock of irons in the fire and
he will be looking into the future a
good deal during the next few months.
A bit of information from the spirit
world now and then may benefit
greatly in settling the course of the in
dustrial court and the administration
leanings in the pre-primary fight for
the gubernatorial nomination.
Judge Clyde NJ. Reeds biggest sock
is hanging on the mantle at his new
home in Greenwood avenue. He wants
a few rate reductions prominently dis
played for the re-Kansas Day politi-
cal showing. Dick Lee is to play Sanity
at the Reed home and he will drop
a little paper in the judges sock. The
paper is supposed to represent the
gubernatorial nomination.
Morgan Won't Invite Carey.
Billy Morgan will have his own
Christmas tree at his home in Hutch
inson. But Emerson Carey won't be
invited. During the evening Morgan's
friends will bring in ideas as to the
smart method of inducing Dave Null
vane and Joe Burrow to forget some
of Billy's actions and pledges of the
last few years. When the lights are
prominently displayed and he will
dream that Sanity comes with support
from a Missouri newspaper. and the
Allen administration.
Dick Hopkins plans to stay up
rather late and watch for Santa Claus.
will take down the picture of Fred
Trigg and tell him the things he wants
most in all the world-the governor
ship and lots of publicity. If Trigg
will only play Saint Nick for Hop
kins, the attorney general may be able
to forget results of his custer suits
and sleep well.
There are dozen others-Lambert
son, Docking, Howard, Brady, Carver,
Huffman. Hussey, McNeal, Carey,
Hanna, Stubs, and even George Snow
all sitting up listening for arrival
of the Christmas pack.
Congressional Socks.
Members of the Kansas delegation 1
in Washington will celebrate Christ
mas most appropriately. 1t is likely
that Congressman Ed Little will dis
play most concern regarding the ar
rival of his present-another term
from the Second district. Trouble has
been sitting rather close to Little and
things at home are not what they
might be.
Senator Capper will also hang up
rather generous stocking. Wearing a
rather small sock he may even borrow
a pair from Congressman Tincher, the !