The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-23


are David R. Francis, William J. Stone
Lon V. Stephens aud 4. NJ. Dockery. Al
of them, except Stephens, have serves
the National Government. Crittendel
was Consul-General to Mexico after h
had been Governor. Francis was Score
tary of the Interior in the last Cleve
land Cabinet for few months. Ston
served several terms in the House be
fore he was elected Governor. and i
now in the Senate. Dockery was in tn
House many years prior 10 his election
as Executive of the State. 1t is sale
that should William Jennings Bryan bt
elected President he would call Mr.
Dockery to his Cabinet. probably as Sec
rotary of the Treasury"
The foregoing item has gons the
rounds of the newspapers, and is al
right except that it isn't so. Missouri
falls four short of as many living ex
Governors as Kansas. her sister. Kan
sas has nine living ey-GovernorS. in
Guiding the incumbent, who is serving
a second term. having been Reelected
last Fall. Every one of these Governor.
has a thistory'--or nearly every ono
First comes Ex-Governor Crawford, the
stately and very young old gentleman
with the military bearing who was
elected tiovernor while IN the field SIGHT
ing for the Union, and who WIS the Sec
ond State Governor. some half dozen
Territorial Governors and one State
Governor having preceded him. Col
Crawford spends most of his time in
Washington. He is a very rich man.
Then comes Ex-Governor st. John. the
great Prohibition Governor. ST. John
was a man with ideas, but a dreamer
TO some extent, and on Kansas soil
those fads of his had plenty of chance
to sprout, but he was not big enough
mentally to push them to a final issue.
He made the State good Governor
of that there is TO doubt-but being
narrow between the eyes" in Western
parlance, he went down before the
maelstrom of vituperation and opposi-
ton incident to the passage of the Pro-
hibition laws of the State. which he
fathered. but which, after all. was not
the child of his brain. and which. how
ever, no Governor and no Legislature
since then has ever been able 10 over
ride. St. John finally left Kansas 10 re-
side in New York.
Then Kansas had a Democratic Gov
ernor, the very first in the fine. and the
last of that political color. Gov. Click.
a sturdy old from he-shoulder hitter
who has not "larnin'" enough 10 last
him over night, hut who managed to
hold down the GubernatoriAl chair for
a whole year. 1t is told of him that
while the Prince of Wales-now King
Edward-was being entertained at
banquet in the old State House, that
Gov. Click called the Princes attention
10 the motto of Kansas, painted on the
wall Of the House of Represent ativ..s.
'Ad Astra per aspera." After cxpariat-
ing on the author of the sentiment, who
was Senator Ingalls,, Gov. Click gravely
added, Prince, them words is Latin"
The State survived this attack, and then
added to the list two more soldiers of
he. nj Nlrax
and Gov. Morrill, Gov. Morrill, had pre-
yiously served several years in Con-
gress, and was the author of the pen
sion act of June, 1890, but he didn't do
anything as Governor of Kansas that
Is particularly worthy of note.
Then came few years of nightmare.
in which the Pops held the Sunfiower
State by the throat and exacted tribute
for several years. The greatest fake of
them all, Gov. Leidy, is yet living. away
up in the Northwest somewhere. He
became Governor poor man, and left
the chair with 4 fortune. Gov. Stanley.
who followed, had a troubled reign, be-
cause of the Populistic conditions yet
existing, and retired to his home at
Wichita. Then Kansas had. bachelor
Governor for & few brief months, also
an ex-member of Congress, Gov Bailey
As a sop to his friends he promised TO
marry if elected, and he did That WAS
the most momentous thing that he did
do, however. Gov. Hoch, the incum-
bent, was reelected last November
Kansas has had all sorts and conditions
of Governors, but like all the other
states has gone on increasing in popu-
lation and prosperity, despite the set |
backs of incompetent men, the machin- |
atoms of politicians and the unkind- |
ness of the elements. Just the same |
she heads the list of the States with the |
most living ex-Governors.
Several dogs of various degrees of |
pugnacity strolled thru the White House
grounds last week hunting for BUSH !
ness engagement with Pete" the Pres
idents bulldog. of bad reputation. but
Pete" was fastened TO chain of con-
siderable proportions and was closely
watched There is serious talk that he
IS TO be banished. probably sent away
To the Virginia farm of Dr. Rixey
Until few weeks ago Pete was an
anliable dog-as bulldogs go. He did
little but sleep around the White House
grounds and chase all visiting dogs
away. Then change came over Pete.
a New York newspaper published a
story that Pete had so far forgotten the
good relations that exist between this
country and France as to chase the
French ambassador. Mr.. Jusserand, up
:. ~ anu htsp Nun IHeEe until "A pO- /
ics'nan gave him an opportunity to get !
away, Official statements are that this |
was SANDER on Pete, but the story
s"ured his disposition. He became mo-
rose. looked suspiciousIy, aud even
Niciousiy. at newspaper men who dared !
TO violate the White House rules of
strolling near the main entrance TO see |
what visitors were comforting with the |
President
Pete got out of bed a few mornings
age IN the worst sort of a hunlor. and
the first person he saw coming thru the !
grounds he went for. That happened
To he a Navy Department clerk. hurry
ing 10 get to his desk before O'Clock |
What Pete's teeth did to one of the legs
of the clerk will be remembered Pete
Wa admonished. tied to his box, but |
let out for awhile the next day. The
first Thing he did when he got out was /
TO pick quarrel with stray dog that |
hehtured into the grounds. The dog
Nes something of a scrapper, but Pete !
pa. him to the bad in few minutes |
literally chewed him to pieces Thef. |
si,- edict went forth against Pete, and
IL - declared that he is TO have no more
Opportunity for damaging man or beast
at least not around the White House
grounds.
Secretary of the Treasury CorteIvou
has discovered a serious mares nest in |
the Denver Mint by sending several spe-
cial agents there a few weeks ago TO I
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