The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-24
DALE IS NOT SURE
May Not Accept Place on Tax
Commission.
Hesitates About Giving Up His
Law Business.
GIVEN TILL THURSDAY
Will Then Give Governor HOch
His Answer.
Would Have to Give All His
Time to the Office.

Judge David Mark Dale, to whom
| Governor Hoch has offered the Job of
member of the state tax commission
at salary of So, 500 year, is in doubt
as to whether he wants the place, and
has been given until Thursday to de-
eide.
Mr.. Dale came to Topeka early this
morning and by 10 o'clock was shut
up in the private office with Governor
Hoch. There they stayed until noon,
and there were no Interruptions except
when Governor Hoch sent out for re-
Inducements, and had s. t. Howe and
5. G. drummer, the present members OF
the commission, brought in to help
work on Mr.. Dale.
The thing that causes Judge Dale to
hesitate is this provision of the law
creating the state tax commission:
Each commissioner shall devote his
entire time to the duties of the Office
and shall not hold any position of
trust or profit, engage in any occupa-
ton or business interfering with or
inconsistent with his duties, or serve
on or under any committee of any po-
litical party"
If the law was such that Judge Dale
could be tax com missioner, and at the
same time retain partial grip upon
his extensive law business at Wichita.
he would probably take the position
without much hesitancy.
Judge Dale this morning after his long
conference with the governor, Ito give
up my law business. which is worth
two or three times the salary of this
Office, and move here to Topeka, as 1
would have to do. My wife and I have
lived at Wichita for a long time; We
like the town, and do not like to leave.
OF course 1 appreciate the honor, ana
1 realize that the duties of this COM
mission are very important. but L
doubt the advisa bility of accepting.
Judge Dale's law partner, S. B. Ami
don, was not in Wichita when the news
of the appointment was received by
Judge Dale, and consequently Judge
Dale has not conferred with him about
the matter. He wants to talk things
over with Mr. Amidon. and see what
arrangements can he made for handling
the firms law business
The law firm of Dale & Amidon is the
big Democratic law firm of southern
Kansas, as Stanley, Vermillion & Evans
IS the big Republican law firm
Judge Dale will return TO Wichita to-
day. and will notify Governor Hoch on
Wednesday Or Thursday of his decision.
Some of the best informed people at
the state house are positive in the bellef
that Judge Dale will accept. One of
these people said today:
IF Judge Dale had not been intend
ing to accept, he would have declined
the appointment right at the start The
fact that he is considering the matter
shows that he is very much inclined TO
take the job
There is also a good deal of comment
on the situation from other standpoints
One prominent Republican politician
said:
pale will take the job. for if he don't
II would violate all The precedents Of the
party in Kansas. No Dem |
ocrat ever refuses a political job in
Kansas
A prominent politician from the short |
grass region who was in town today |
said: 1T would be misfortune for Dale |
to take this job, because he is not in |
sympathy with the tax law, and would |
work to disoreGit it,
Governor w E. Stanley of Wichita, |
who was in Topeka Monday, said: /
pale will take the position. sure
But Governor Stanley's law partner, |
Earl Evans was just as positive the |
1ther way. He said: Il don't believe
Dale will accept. He can't afford to |
give up his big law practice"