The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-30

MONDAY EVENING, j
Dyer believes the convention will con-
troll the Republican nomination.
Fred Knapp of salina. one of the
stealing Seth Weiss stuff. For sew
eral years he has been trying to buy
ties to match the Wells brand. The
one whcih he wears in TOPEKA today
is first class imitation. Both Knapp
and Wells are former state auditors.
Miss Helen Pettigrew-said to be
unusually attractive, only 81 and un-
attached-isn't here. John Breyfogle
of Olathe is here with the information
that Miss Pettigrew-according to re-
ports which he received as he came,
thru Kansas City the other days in
OkIahomaS There was a considerable
demand that someone send Miss Pet
tigrew word that Oklahoma doesn't
| share-the same neighborly privileges
of Missouri and isn't expected to mix
in on the Kansas governorship.
There is lot of first page reading
matter in the fight for presidency OF
the Womens Kansas Day club. Sew
eraI reporters could easily spend an
interesting day picking up bits of
/ things that Mrs Forter said about Mrs.
Kimball and rumors of the things that
Mrs. Kimball said when Mrs. Beggs
said thus and so and what Mrs. Mon
roe said she would do if it wasn't thus
and that. And other things.
Seth c. Wells, veteran editor of the
Erie Record and one of the smartest
organizers in the state. came early
| and never left the firing line. Wells
red tie was as much in evidence as in
former days. He isn't disposed to look
| for harmony if the other fellows don I
want it and believes his first choice
Billy Mergan-will have the best
chance in crowded field. Don Welis,
| son of the publisher and former state
| auditor, is here with the younger
| crowd He possesses a lot of the ways
i that made his father strong in politics
Senator John Gray came from Phil
| lpsburg. Senator Gray recently tired
the country newspaper game. He stlil
believes in the power of the press but
! is of the opinion that good. sane,
practical farmer shouldn't tinker with
the printing game.
| Wilbur C. Hawk, president of the
! club arrived Sunday night He has
! been eating his meals on the run since
| he reached town. The presidents JOB
carries some honor. 1t also carries a
I bunch of responsibility.
+ W. Fl. CBiny) Mcbride. one of the
former party leaders in the Sixth dis
| trict, is visiting with the older chaps
at the party love feast. Billy McBrlde
was appointed by Governor Hum
| phreys as state superintendent of in
surance-the office being appointive
| in those days-and he was one OF
the active men in state politics for
| a number of years. He now lives in
~. ia h. dC
able time in Kansas.
| Jesse Denious. publisher of the
Dodge City Globe, is swapping poltti-
| cal gossip in the hotel Hobbies and
visiting with his father. in-law, L. j.
rather caused a considerable COM
motion in state house circles recently
when he wrote an editorial comments
| ing on the refusal of II. H. Metter,
state chairman. to resign unless he
| could name his successor. Denious
arose to inquire whether the retiring
| state chairman or members of the
| state committee named the chairman.
| Sol Hart. state grain inspector and
! former state senator from the Jewels
| Mitchell county district, simply could
not stay away Hart has been active
! in Sixth district affairs for many years
and has made a big record in the
grain department.
George A. Clark, former secretary
of state and state printer in the COM
bination with Governor Allen in 1898,
left his office as soon as possible Sat
| urday and put in every spare minute
| with old friends from the Fifth dis
trict. Clark entered politics as a
newspaper man at Junction City and
for many years was a power in the
Fifth distri t.
! L. o. Ripley and Bob Timmons OF
! the Kansas Gas & Electric company
| of Wichita are here to mix with the
Republicans. Thnmons is a Demo
| crat, but with a statewide acQuatnt-
ance among the active men of Kansas
never misses a. Kansas Day gathering
w. w. Harvey, assistant United
States district attorney and speaker
of the last house of representatives
| is milling with the hotel crowd. Har-
vey. who is a brother of Maj. A. NJ
Harvey of Topeka, will likely be a
candidate for supreme court justice
in the Republican primaries next
August.
| c. E. Snyder. state senator from
! Leavenworth county, and chairman of
the ways and means committee of the
senate, is in the group which has
| come 10 Topeka Tor the dinner tOnIgh- =.
II made a kick to Cecil Howes be-
cause my name was left out of the list
| of candidates for governor in the Kan
sas City Star" State Senator r. c.
Howard of Arkansas City, gloated in
tho National lobby this morning. "And
in this mornings Kansas City Times 1
have a whole story to myself"
Fred Fitzpatrick, United States mar
shall. was routed out of bed about 3
o'clock this morning and informed
that the Masonic building at Salina, in
which his office is located. was burn
I ing down. Later reports indicated
that the fire was confined to the sec
p, ond and third floors of the building.
while the Fitzpatrick office is located
on the ground floor. = 1t is under
| stood, however, that the office was
| damaged by water. Associated with
| the United States marshal there in the
real estate, mortgage and investment
! business are his father r n Eifz0a T.