The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-17
In State Politics
LOOK TO SOLONS
Next Legislature Causes More
Concern Than Usual.
Equally as Important as SeIec-
ton of Governor.
NO DOLL HOUSE NOMINATIONS
Each Candidate Has Platform
All His Own.
More Snow Is Prediction for
GubernatOriaI Weather.
NO DOLL HOUSE NOMINATIONS
BY A. L. sHULTZ.

That the next legislature is begin
ming to cause almost as much concern
as the governorship. Fact is, there
are a good many places in Kansas
right now where the matter of the next
member of the legislature is regarded
as equally important with selection of
a new executive. The next legislature
won't be a dolls house. There won't
be much time for tiddle-de-winks and
pink tea at the state house in jan
uary and February. So selection of
the men and women who do the heavy
work is important.
Time was when a legislator came to
Topeka, looked over the state platform
and voted accordingly. Now everyone
who runs for anything has a little plat
written for the purpose of gathering
few extra votes. So the right up-to-
the-minute law maker keeps abreast
with the times. He comes to town,
rents a room, learns the way from his
boarding house TO the legislature and
begins to put out his own program.
It doesn't make much difference
whether it is approved by the COVER
nor, the auditor or the sheriff of Chey
enne county.
Senate Comes Back.
So with everyone voting and work.
ing as they blamed please, the question
of a new legislature bothers a lot of
people. The state senate holds over
1t is a pretty good average senate. 1t
came thru the winter of 1920-21 with
out doing anything that caused the
folks at home to get out of their seats
and applaud. On the other hand it
didn't go in very heavily for the brin-
die fringe proposals to make the state
all over again before dog days.
The 1921 senate will be back next
winter-probably to profit by former
experiences and make an even better
record But the house will be new.
Most of the men and women who
served in the house last year landed
jobs. Some of them are ineligible for
return engagements because they hap
pened to be standing near when the
pie was passed. Most of the state ap-
pointees at the present time served
in the last legislature and in conse-
quence it will be necessary to go out
into the 125 representative districts
and select a lot of new timber for the
house.
Everyone Is Interested.
Labor. the employing interests, the
welfare workers, the movie folks, all
of the corporate concerns, the Ameri-
can Legion and practically every bust
ness activity will keep q trained eye
on Topeka next winter The industrial
court, the public utilities commission,
the tax commission and all sorts OF
business from the provider of food in
public places to the banks and rail-
reads, will have something to think
about
II is certainty that the industrial
court will come in for some legislative
inspection. Changes in the banking
laws, the welfare enactments, the
movie censorship act and measures of
concern to the Legion interests are to
he before the lawmakers.
There will be many new faces in
the ouse. In several districts veteran
are expecting to stay at
home. Speaker Harvey is now as
sIstant district attorney and will not
be back. w. P. Lambertson is in the
2 overnorship fight. John Norman of
Doniphan will stay at home with his
baIk. Barrier of Greenwood and I'm
of administration. Foster of Ness has
gone to the state tax commission and |
Gree leaf of Kiowa is on the utilities |
commission. McDermott of CONVEY |
was appointed to a place on the in |
dustrial court. That is just a few of
EN-. But it doubtless means many |
new faces in the state house next win |
ter. And it is a very hard and uncer- |
tain winter ahead, too
More Snow This Year.
George b. Snow, paroled from the |
state hospital for the insane, is run
ming for governor again. Snow polled |
AZ, 900 votes against Governor Allen |
in the Republican primaries two years |
ago. Shawnee county gave him 1900. |
he ran without funds, publicity. or
acquaintance or political |
experience and polled more than 25 /
per cent of the Republican primary |
vote. This year he is walking across
the state with a basket of literature |
on his arm and asserts he will visit
every county before the primaries.