The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-25
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Elmer Beach Declines to be
Made a Director
ON REFORMAT0RY BOARD
Writes a Letter to Governor
Elect Giving His Reasons,
ON REFORMATORY BOARD

Elmer T. Beach Of this city has de-
clined the appointment of director Of the
Hutchinson Reformatory. The position
MAS rendered by Governor-elect Stanley
a. a recognition Of the services Of the
Commercial Travellers of Kansas during
the campaign in behalf Of Mr.. Stanley.
Air. Stanley, himself travelling nearly all
The time, discovered that he had over the
state an army Of brainy, energetic advo-
= Gates who were moulding sentiment for
him and the state ticket in gratifying
way. and he determined then that the
first tender ne should make of any posi-
lions outside the executive office should
he 10 a commercial traveller. He 50 signi-
red himself and the commercial travel
ers decided on Elmer Beach. well known
in Wichita. a, man eminenuy fitted for
the place, knowing the worth of a strictly
honest, straightforward, thrifty admins
trajion in the institution.
The place was offered TO him and he de-
clined. To say that the letter which &C
companied the declination touched the
governor-elect is putting it mildly.
No one. not in the same position. nor
having bsen in similar one, can under
stand the wearing, worrying burdens Of
an executive place with patronage among
its duties. The crush and jam for every
place. the maddening complications which
arise on every hand, make a case of self
sbneCa lion on the part OF any Uf the APP
pIicars a thing OF SHINING distinction.
Many men haze already Withdrawn their
applications to relieve the governOr-elect
Of embarrassment and have shown that
their friendship for him during the cam
paicn Was disinterested. The governor
elect feels that every instance of this kind
Is the self-sacrihcng impulse Of a friend
who feels for him in the burdenSome dis
tributlon Of patronage and whose friend
ship guides The hand to tighten the load.
The letter Of Mr.. Beach is as follows.
j was received by the governor-elect yes
terday While it leaves one place more 10
I'LL than there would have been otherwise,
stin it viii be a matter of regret in the
community. among the commercial tray
elers. and in the southwest generally that
the state viii lose the services of one so
notably qualified for the duues as Mr..
Beach is.
"Hon. W. z. Stanley, Wichita.
My Dear Sir-Your very compliment
cry tender Of the appointment as one Of
the directors OF the Hutchinson Reforma-
tory has been carefully considered, with
the result that while same is the first
recognition ever dendered the Kanlsas
Commercial Travellers. and while I thank
you for the same, Lmost respectfully de-
cline. for reasons which you well know,
but which l now reiterate.
"The time. ability and services of the
commercial traveller are at the command
of the concern he may represent, and that
he IS competent and qualified 70 fill the
position you offer is evidence that he is a
fair representative Of his class or fra
ternity, and as such his salary Is consid-
erably more than any political position
possible for him TO secure.
4 do not believe that any representative
commercial traveller could afford to sacri-
hce his time or position to accept an ap-
pointment-
Again thanking you for courtesy
shown, and with the prediction that your
administration will be a revelation to
Kansas from a standpoint of ability, fair
ness and decency 1 am yours truly,
ELMER Z. BEACH"
Governor-elect Stanley is still pursued
by the willy politicians
While testifying as a witness in the dis
lrict court yesterday he was stared al by
delegation from Dodge City. who came
n hack from the governors Office after
earning where he was. The delegation
vas headed by Robert NJ Wright. and
when the governor stepped off the wit
ness stand they were on TOP of him in
less than a minute forcing their claims in
behalf of candidate for an appointment
On the state sanitary board
The governor gave them one OF his half
minute sessions and continued on his way
out Of the court house 10 the curb. where
ne jumped into his buggy and drove down
town
At the Office he found one or two more
waiting TO see him 10y appointment, and
after disposing OF a few important mat
ters and running over his mail and an
application handed in by Chairman ScheH
Of the county central committee. which
MAS in behalf Of General -. &. Beuham Of
Fort Scott. who is an applicant for dep
uty coal oil inspector. the governor rush
ed off for his home again to be with Mrs.
Stanley. who has been somewhat indis-
posed and confined to her home for sev-
eral days.
Il was learned from those who claim 10
be in close touch with the governors
plans that he wil not make known any
of his appointments until the day Of his
going into Office unless it may be his pri-
waite secretary.