The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-23
ACORNER ON JOBS
Many Kansas Newspaper Men
Hold State Offices.
Running in Close Competition
With Lgal Profession.
ELEVEN IN THE LEGISLATURE
Publisher of wichita Beacon Is
States Chief Executive.
Many AppOintive Officers Are
Members of Fourth Estate.

Kansas newspaper men apparently
have a corner on q large portion OF
state political offices.
That the power of the press is felt
not only thru the editorial pen but
thru the official acts of those who are
or have been journalists is shown by
list just compiled, including the names
of United States Senator Arthur Cap
per, Governor Henry ]. Allen and
thirty others. prominent in state af-
fairs. Seemingly the newspaper pro-
fession is running q close competi-
ton with the legal profession as an
entering wedge to the Kansas political
arena.
In addition to Senator Capper. Kan
sas is represented in the national con-
gress by Daniel r. Anthony. Jr., of the
First district, publisher of the Leav-
enworth Times, and Homer Hoch, of
the Fourth district, editor of the Mar
ion Record.
Four senators and seven represen-
tatives in the state legislature list
fishers. The members of the upper
house are r. c. Howard, publisher OF
the Arkansas City Traveller; Frank A.
McIvor, publisher, Hoxie Sentinel; J.
NJ. Satterthwaite, publisher, Douglass
Tribune; and A. P. Burdick, publish
er, Nortonville News. The members
Of the lower house are Clark Conk-
ling, retired publisher of the Lyons
Republican; A. A. Gillispie. editor
Rexford News; w. F. Hill, editor,
Westmoreland Recorder; John C.
Mack, publisher, Newton Kansan-Re-
publican: Charles E. Mann. publisher
Osborne County Farmer: H. w. Shide-
Ter, editor, Girard Press, and Ida NJ.
Walker, Norton, editor, The Real
Westerner.
Heading the list of elective state Of
| ficials who are newspaper men. of
lCOuIrGa -
the Wichita Beacon. Others are N.
A. Turner, state auditor. publisher of
the Russell Record; Bert P. Walker,
| newly appointed state printer to fill
vacancy, owner Osborne County
Farmer; E. E. Toronto" Kelley, act
Republican, and Photographer, Topeka
Daily Capital; Henry F. Mason, justice
Of supreme court, editor University OF
Wisconsin student paper and later en-
| gagged in newspaper work az Black
| River Falls, Wis
Many In AppOintive offices.
| A large number of appointive Off
/ GERS also are members of the news
paper fraternity. They include EN-
NETT George, private secretary to Gov
| ernor Allen, owner of Council Grove
Republican: Clyde NJ. Reed, chairman
public utilities commission, publisher
| Parsons Sun; M. T. Amrine, newly ap.
pointed warden of state penitentiary
publisher Council Grove Guard
Dwight Thacher Harris, chairman
STAKE motion picture censorship board
former editor Olathe Mirror and re
Gently state house reporter for Topeks
Daily Capital; D. o. McCray. assistant
secretary of state. former special state
house correspondent, editorial writer
| Topeka Daily Capital and owner Of
various country newspapers; D. A
Valentine, clerk of supreme court
owner Clay Center Times: w. F
Wilkerson, clerk of Industrial court
former publisher Spring Hill New
! Era; David D. Leahy, state election
commissioner. editorial writer fol
| Wichita Beacon; I. d. Graham, special
assistant secretary state board of agrl'
culture. former editor Kansas Farmer
T. A. McNeal. member state schoo
book commission, special editorial
writer Topeka Daily Capital: Isle Nc
Chimney, chief clerk Kansas house OF
| Representatives, formerly publisher
Cove County Advocate; F. Dumont
Smith, president State Historical so.
ciety. Hutchinson. former publisher
Kinsley Mercury; C. D. Yetter, expert
employed by - commission to revise
statutes. magazine CORES pondent. and
Oscar Wolf, assistant automobile H.
| cense division, secretary of states Of
flee, formerly circulation manager OF
The Topeka State Journal.