The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
TO Be CONFIRMED.
Ex-GOv. Anthony Not At All
Alarmed
By the West Affidavit Published
Saturday.
CONFIRMATION SURE.
Mr.. Anthony Assured That 1t
VIII Be Unanimous.
He Will Go Before the Senate
Committee
TO REFUTE THE STORY.
Ex-COmmissiOner w. III. Mitchell
is in the City.
Says Some Terrible Things
About S. B. West.

Ex-Governor George T. Anthony of
Ottawa, whose confirmation as insurance
commissioner has been changing fire"
in the senate since early last week, is IL
Topeka today, and was seen by STATE
JOURNAL reporter this afternoon at the
Throop.
When asked what he knew about S. B.
West, the man who made the affidavit
published in Saturdays paper Governor
Anthony said: II do not know Mr.
West | never saw the man, but during
the last few days l have learned consid-
cradle about him. AS to the affidavit
I will have nothing to say until
manded of the senate Investigate
ing committee that l be allowed
to go before that body and defend my
self, which 1 expect to do.
''As to my confirmation there is no
longer any doubt [ have the assurance
that it will be practically unanimous.
Governor Anthony expects to be called
before the senate committee either this
evening or tomorrow morning, to defend
himself, and he promises to make things
interesting for his accusers.
Ex- Railroad Commissioner w. M.
Mitchell who now lives in Denver, ar
rived in Topeka this morning and is at
the Throop.
Mr.. Mitchell had heard about the pub
lication of the s. B. West affidavit and
came to Topeka on the first train to look
after his interests.
To a STATE JOURNAL reporter Mr..
Mitchell said: "Yes, l know S. B. West,
and he is black hearted scoundrel if
ever one lived. The only grudge West
has against me is that l have at various
times loaned him money to the amount
of $21S which he has never paid.
loaned him the money to keep his fami-
ly from starving. Yes, l know him.
He used to run train on the Pan Handle
division of the Santa Fe We lived
! neighbors in Arkansas City and were
! member of the same o. r. c. division
He got fred off the road for stealing e
pair of deers from an agent in the Pan
| Handle.
| HE has most estimable family and the
| last l heard of them was about six months
ago when l received a letter from
| Mrs. West, who then said she was in
Kansas City and was in destitute cir
| cumstances At the solicitation of my
wife 1 sent her $26, although l had pre-
viously loaned her husband $218.
| don't know where West is now, but |
propose to make things interesting for a
lot of fellows before l get through with
this now that the ball has been started
rolling
II loaned West the money on account
of our close relations in rail
reading together. l had been his
brakeman and he had been mine in the
ups and downs in railroading and it was
after l was on the board of railroad COM
missioners that 1 got him his job as a
switchman for the Union Terminal com
pany."
It has been stated that Mr.. Mitchell
has in his possession an affidavit made
by West bearing later date then the one
published Saturday in which he retracts
all he said in the first affidavit. When
asked about this 8ir. Mitchell said he
had some documents which he would
use at the right time, but that they are
not yet ready to make public.
1t is understood that Mr.. Mitchell will
go before the senate committee and give
some interesting testimony.