The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-25

for some time that Mr.. Ware was dis
satisfied with his position and wanted
to leave it as soon as he could do so
without embarrassment to the president.
In fact it is known that Mr.. Ware told
the president during last summer that
he wanted to quit and only remained
upon the earnest solicitation of Mr..
Roosevelt at that time.
Mr. Ware promised to remain in office
until after the election next year. He
will quit early in the next administra-
ton and return to the practice of law
in Kansas. Mr.. Wares statement given
out at the pension office this morning
leaves no doubt as to his intention. The
statement is as follows:
L have read the article sent out by
the Associated Press. In regard to my
resignation I do not feel called upon to
say anything one way or another but it
is quite probable that a year viii hnd
me out of office. 1t is not right that so
good thing as the pension commits
sionership should be enjoyed exclusive
ly by one man for any great length OF
time Three months in the pension Of
flee is arf experience which is valuable
TO anybody and ii ought to be passed
around so as to educate the largest
number of people in the shortest time
NY holding on to the Office for another
wear is simply dIl 1liuSt1dllOI1 Vi lhot
greed which prompts SO many people
to hold on to a good thing when once
they get it; and shows how difficult 1t
is for a man in public office to ever let
60 I do not care to question anything
that the Associated Press would send
out but rather want to confirm that part
of it, which intimates that year from
now may find me|back in Kansas.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STORY.
Washington, Nov 25--Eugene ri F.;
Wy fec.ira Of
retire from office about the middle of
November of next year and Will return
Immediately TO the practice OF law IN
Kansas. His contemplated action Is
generally understood among Kansas
politicians and has been thes subject or
several interviews with the president
which have been kept secret. The de-
cisioa to resign and return to private
| life is the result of his long-felt dis
satisfaction with the nature of the du-
ties of his office. a feeling that has
grown steadily since the early days OF
| his administr ton of that bureau Mr..
Ware has steadfastly refused to dis
cuss the matter when asked for infor-
nation on the subject despite the gen.
eral understanding among those in a
position to know and when asked
about the matter of his plans he de-
olined to admit that he has or ever
had any intention of rendering his res
ignation. Mr. Wares acceptance of
the presidents tender of office shortly
/
| cessor H. Gay Evans, to the post of
consul general to Great Britain last
spring created much surprise at the
time He had q law practice that was
one of the largest in Kansas and it
brought him considerably more income
than his salary as commissioner of
pensions.
He had not been in office long before
he began to feel the effect of the
large amount of routine work that
devolves upon the head of the office.
and as time wore on the demands that
this work made on his time and
strength and the constant friction that
has been incidental to the office under
every administration led to his distaste
| for the Office. Mr.. Ware has insisted
upon the expedition of work of his
bureau and improvement of the stand
ard of service performed by the per-
sonnel of his bureau, and it is said to
be probable that the work of the office
will be brought up to date by the first
of July, the beginning of the next
, fiscal year.
Despite the secrecy with which the
proposed change of the head of the
pension bureau has been guarded, a
nurnoer of candidates have developed.
| Ex-R Representative Richard Whiting
Blue. who was the representative at
large from Kansas during several ses-
sionS of congress, and x-Representa-
tive Samuel W. Peters of Kansas have
been mentioned in connection with the
successorship to Mr. Ware. It is said
the president has not yet reached a
decision as TO whom he will select as
| Mr.. Wares successor, though it is pre-