The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-18
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Gov Elect Stubs Spent Day in
Topeka.
Was in High Spirits and Good
HumOr.
BUT HAD NO NEWS
About His Appointments or
Kansas Politics.
Ex-senator DumOnt Smith Gives
Lively Interview.

| Governor-E Elect w r. Stubs came
up to Topeka on the noon train
Thursday from his home in Lawrence
and spent the remainder of the day
at Republican headquarters and the
state house. He has just returned
from a two weeks visit in Washing
| ton where he absorbed enough en-
| thusiasm of various kinds to last him
i during his term as governor of the
| state.
| He was in high spirits and good
! humor While he seems brim full of
| new ideas which were not mentioned
as issues during the campaign he
maintains that every pledge made
during the trying days preceding his
election will be fulfilled.
One of the matters which has re-
ceived the close attention of Mr.. Stubs
is the uniform valuation of the rail
| roads of the country. Under the exist
valuation of railroad properties IS the
result of the work of especially
| elected or appointed commissions 1t
cannot be uniform. A commission in
| one state may place certain val
uation on the property of any one of
| the roads traversing the state and the
commission in the adjoining state may
place an altogether different Yalua-
| ton on the property of the road
which also traVerseS another state.
It is the opinion of Governor Stubs
that the only way to get uniform
railroad valuation will be for the fed
era1 government to make it or lay
down rules by which it can be made.
Members of the Interstate Commerce
commission have given Mr.. Stubs to
understand that this body will under
take the task if congress will provide
the ways and means.
Mr.. Stubs is enthusiastic over the
conservation of the natural resources
of Kansas. The State Agricultural
college and the forestry stations will
also receive especial attention during
his term as governor. 1t is probable
that the forestry station of the state
will be attached to the State Agricul-
tural college if means for so doing
can be found. For years the state
forestry stations have been a sort of a
standing joke but in the future they
will receive marked attention, at least
as long as Mr.. Stubs is in the COVER
nor's office.
What is there to the story that
your private secretary. Charles Gibbs,
is to be appointed executive clerk ?''
was asked.
Hadn't heard the story before"
said Mr.. Stubs. land as far as L
know at this time there is nothing in
it. haven't given the filling of
places much thought. to be honest
with you. That can be attended to
later. You see 1 just returned from
Washington and have had so many
things to think about that [ have not
had chance to seriously consider ap-
pointments- L will get to that later
will there be any appointments
given out soon ?" was asked.
Not that 1 know of at this time"
said Mr.. Stubs ''for 1 am too busy to
give the matter the attention which
1t requires. Just now am more
deeply interested in the good roads
proposition and plans for conserving
the natural resources of the state
My visit to Topeka at this time has no
political significance"
Ex-senator Fred Dumont Smith was
in Topeka for a few hours Thursday
looking over reference books in the
state library and incidentally exchang-
ing pleasantries with friends Besides
being an ex-member of the legislature
Senator Smith is an ex-resident of
KinSley as he has established a resi-
dence at Hutchinson where he has op-
ened law office with Clare Malloy one
of the live wires of western Kansas as
a partner.
If Senator Smith ever felt chagrined
at his defeat at the primaries all trace
of it has disappeared. for he was at
his best as he snapped small talk with
a little bunch of friends in the lobby.
Now" said the senator, IF you insist
of the country I assure you that what
1 say is from my heart and not from
my mouth only.
Gust now for the first time in years
I am in the position of the cowboy
and can stand flat-footed and look any
d man squarely in the eye and tell
him to go straight to h. 1 am prac-
ticing law now and am not dabbling in