The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28
Is BEING WORKED
GOV. FlNNEY WRITES ABOUT
! THE KANSAS FEDERATION.

Federation to Help Their Owl
Candidates-He Refuses to Cor
tribute to the Plan.
Secretary H. L Reising. OF the Fed
GRAFTON. is sending out cards to the dill
ferent mlllers of the state urging
them to line up for the Democratic
candidates for railroad commissioners
He says that It will only take q
change Of ten votes in each voting
precinct In the state to defeat the Re
publican candidates and urges the
millers to rletle up that number oil
changes in their respective localities
He made such a demand upon ex-Lieu
tenant Governor D. w. Finney. who
runs a mill at Neosho Falls. 1t was
turned down fiat. In reply Governor
Finney, one Of the best known bust.
ness men of the state. wrote:
Neosho Falls. Kansas, Oct IL. 1904.
Mr.. H. L. Reising,
Secy Kansas Federation CONNER
cial interests.
Wichita, Kansas. ,lR5 + Htl
Dear Sir:
am in receipt Of your circular let.
ter of the 9Th inst. and have carefully
read the came can assure you that
any legitimate effort to secure the pas.
sage Of amendments to our present
railroad law, making It more effective
In correcting the abuses complained
Of will meet my hearty approval and
command my most earnest support.
In the printed card enclosed with
POUR letter you state that you are Ia
favor or the non-partisan movement
10 elect ]. w. Robson (Republican),
w. E. Ferguson. (Democrat). and +.
H. Chase. (PopulisD. as members OF
the board of railroad commissioners.
but you fail to give any reason why
these gentlemen are any more worthy
of support than Mr.. Walker or M.
Wheatley, both Of whom are candi.
dates and were nominated on the
same ballot with Mr.. Robson. | know
Mr.. Robson, whom you recommend
and believe he would make an excel.
lent railroad commissioner. AS tc
the other two gentlemen you name |
know nothing personally, but their &c.
lection by convention dominated by
the most influential railroad attorney
In the state is calculated to raise .
suspicion that II elected they will be
very weak champions of the interests
of the masses when it comes to an Is
sue between the shippers and the rail-
roads. AS these two gentlemen were
nominated by regular political con-
yentions. fail to see why you should
should call them "non-partisan."
l am personally acquainted with
Mr.. Wheatley and Mr.. Walker and be-
lieve them both gentlemen of good
judgment and that they would deal
fairly with every phase of the trans.
portation problem which may be pre-.
scented for their consideration.
The writer had the honor Of serv.
ing on the board with Mr.. Walker and
knows whereof he speaks when
he says that his sympathies
are with the people and that in
all cases brought before the board the
complaints or shippers have received
as careful consideration and as just
a decision from Mr.. Walker as any I'M
partial board could render.
l notice that Mr. Robson, whom the
Federation recommends as member
Of the board, also bears witness to
Mr.. Walkers efficiency and impair
TALLY.
would be obliged to you. Mr.. Refs.
ing, if you would cite me to single
ruling or decision of the board that
has not been given the consideration
It deserved, or has the board ever
rendered a decision unfavorable to
Guy VI yOli HltLlDClo IudL yOu NOuAL
reverse if you had the power?
Is it not fact that you are blaming
the board for its failure to accomplish
the impossible? While limited in its
powers to the state, are you not blam-
ing it fo- not correcting abuses q
Interstate Commerce, over which It
has no jurisdiction?
1t looks as though the Federation
was being worked by parties who have
an AK to grind and who desire Mr.
Walkers defeat for revenge and not
for the good of the people. | believe
that the party led by Roosevelt and
Hoch have nominated men for rail-
road commissioners who will be better
champions Of the cause Of the people
than the so-called non-partisan canii.
dates, for whose action no party can
be held responsible. Therefore you
need not count me as one of the ten
voters in this township on whom you
can rely 10 defeat as good, honorable
and efficient men as have been nomi.
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