Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-29
TAFT gets mad
With KANSAS
WANTS NO FRACTIONAL AFFAIRS
BROUGHT INTO APPOINT
MENTs TO FEDERAL
OFFICES.
GOV. sTUBBs GOT 1T GOOD.
Incident That Shows What Taft Can
Do in Unsetting Things
When He Gets
Started.
GOV. sTUBBs GOT IT GOOD.

WASHINGTON. May 15.-presi-
dent Taft has pulled OFF sensation
in Kansas politics that will cut Il
figure in that state for several years.
In n tart letter to Governor w. X.
Stubbs the president declares he will
not permit any political faction any
where to use him for political pur-
POSES. lie goes step farther ana
rcvOkes the appointment of Robert
Stone of Topeka, personal friend
of the governor, as attorney In the
department of justice at $4,000 Il,
year.
Defeated Taft's Friend.
The story recalls the row In the
last campaign. in which Joseph u.
Bristow defeated former Senator
Long, a personal friend of the preSi-
dent. Governor Stubs and Bristow
were arrayed against Senator Long
and his faction.
President Taft was aware of II
all and kept out of It. lie greatly
desired to place Chester l.. Long in
the cabinet. and would have done
so but for the trouble.
Governor Stubs is an ayowcd can
didatc against Senator Curtis for
| the United States senate.
| Governor Stubs was in Washing
| ton recently and while here asked
, the president to name Kansas man
/ To good position in the department
Of Justice. The president consented,
| surprising that whoever was named
would have the backing of the dele
cation from the state as well as the
! governor.
Governor Stubbs sent on Robert
Stone, lawyer, hailing from To-
/ uCka, the home town of Senator Cur
It's. Stone was named by Attorney
General Wickersham to Il $4,000
place in the department.
Delegation in Uproar.
Senator Curtis and Representa-
tivcs Anthony and Miller heard of
the appointment through what Is
known as the Stubbs' newspapers Of
Kansas. These organs let off great
ordinations of irony and delight
Fthat Governor Stubbs had secured the
appointment without the knowledge
of the Kansas congressional delega.
tiOn.
The articles appeared to have been
inspired by the governor.
A day or so afterward Senator
Curtis and the two representatives.
went to the White House and pulled
On the president these articles and
the other evidence of gloating.
Mr.. Taft proceeded without delay
to bring out the Taft maui, hereto
fore reposing in a corner Of the exc
Cutivc Office. and use 1t heavily on
the Kansas governor.
lie wrote two letters. one to Gov
cruOr Stubbs and ono to Attorney
General WiCkcrsham. In the latter
of Justice to revoke the appointment
of Stone. and said Governor Stubbs
had thoughtlessly placed 1t in a posi-
ton that is entirely indolenslble.
In his letter to Governor Stubbs,
the glst of which had leaked out
before had supposed the appointment
would be credited TO the entire state
aud that he had expected to con-
suit the delegation about II.
President is Indignant.
"TO my great surprise" said the
president. II am shown now an ar,
tiClc in which Mr.. Stones appoint
mcnt Is hcraldcd as a humiliation tC
the members of the delegation and
but also as an instrument for the do
feat of one Of the congressman, Nj
Anthony.
81 think you must yourself see
governor, that could not for a mo
ment put myself in an attitude o
opposition to the delegation, espe
/ cially to particular friends of min'
like Mr.. Anthony, and Senator Cur
4 It's"
The president then states that /
the delegation shall approve the ap
pontmcnt of Stone it will again b
made.
The president winds up by saying
4 Il cant allow myself or the depart
monts under me to be made tn
4 means of the promotion of the pol
n teal fortunes of one faction or tn
other in Il state as important q
u Kansas"
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