The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-03-28
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great delight to deliver the address at
the earliest possible moment,
We will now visit Auditor George
Cole. Mr.. Cole has the reputation,
Tommy, of being the best auditor the
state has ever had. We must not
tarry long with him as he Is a very
busy man. Yes, he has been men.
toned by some of his ardent friends
as likely candidate for governor. We
do not presume he has heard Of it yet,
as he is very much engrOssed with the
duties of his office.
The swarthy looking gentleman in
the adjoining room is Mr.. Gibson, Of
NeoshO county, you understand. 1t
is said he can talk faster, tell the least
and find out the most of any man in
the state house. II Mr.. Gibson stays
in Topeka much longer he will be-
come about as great political fixer
in state affairs as he used to be 10
Neosho county politics.
Tommy, that long, lean, leathery
looking Individual shuflliug down the
hall, with his shoulders dropped and
h, ad thrown forward with the frown-
ing expression in his cold gray eyes is
Morton Albaugh, bank commissioner,
about whom you have frequently
heard Mr.. Allen speak. Mr.. Albaugh
In the last few years has sprung into
great prominence as political leader.
In fact he has the reputation of being
about the whole thing in the Stanley
administration. Mort has won his
standing by hard work and shrewd
management and earned all he gets
out of it.
Now Tommy. we will visit the state
treasurer's office. That mulberry
complexiOned gentleman at the desk
with the juvenile smile is Mr.. Grimes,
the treasurer. He achieved consider
able fame as a shrewd politician dur
ing the Burton campaign, but soon
after retired permanently from poll
tics. He is now giving exhibitions
for the edificatiOn of his friends in his
grand four horse riding act in the po-
litical arena. 1t Is rather too much
of straddle for his peculiarly shaped
legs and he is likely tn take tumble.
Honest Tom Kelley over there with
the incipient, mustache and liquid
eve, will be the next state treasurer.
Vile character traducers tried to be-
smirch his integrity, but the pure
gold of his makeup only shows the
brighter through the slime Of Slander.
The neatly dressed business looking
gentleman in the next office, Tommy,
IS Secretary OF State Clark. The only
fraIlty we know him to possess Is his
weakness for the newspaper business
and the fact that he Is candidate
for state printer against Ed HOch.
Who is that man with the tired,
scared look? Tommy, that is Mr..
Stanley, governor of this great state.
Poor man, he has enough to make
him tired. The facts are, he has not
quite recovered from the shock Carrie
Nation gave him when she she was
on the warpath. He has given the
state clean, economical, honest ad
ministration. But early in his Of
fetal life he fell into the hands Of the
politicians and they have made life
miserable for him. About the time
he was installed for his second term
senatorial timber and he has heen
trying to shape his appointments and
policies 10 strengthen. him for that
place, but lately he has found that
even an Office won't always hold
Kansas man in line, and no wonder he
looks worried.
But Tommy, we must hasten. am
sorry we have not time to visit Secre-
tary Cohurn. who knows so much
about "The Kansas Hen and Her Pro.
duct" and 1.-THE Beef Steer and His
Sister," and visit the instructive mu-
scum and magnificent library. We
will walk down the big steps, we may
meet some prominent men on our way
back to the hotel.
Yes, Tommy, that square built,
solid, intelligent looking man coming,
Is our next governor. will not tell
you his name. You must look over
the political situation and figure out
who he is.