The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-31
POLITICAL GOSSIP
RumOr That doc" Newman Has
Deserted Senator Curtis.
Joined Hands With Stubbs-
DOlley Forces.
Was Not Given the Position He
Wanted.
May Now Become State Bank
Examiner.
,TINGOFINGRATITUDE

| Has Senator Curtis lost his most
trusted Lieutenant? The indications
are that he has.
| The lieutenant in question is none
other than the redoubtabIe doc"
| Newman, late county clerk and later
assistant postmaster of Topeka, but
now cashier in Congressman Bill
Reeder's Logan bank. For several
| years Newman has been Senator Cur
tis' trusted adviser. During the cam
peign which preceded his election to
the United States senate, Newman
was in charge of his headquarters and
he developed the qualities of a first
class political manipulation. If there
we're voters to placate Newman was
sent out to apply the salve; if there
was a legislative candidate who was
weak in the knees, Newman was sent
out to bolster him up; if there was a
variable worker who wanted aSSur-
ances of a job Newman found just the
place that suited him He proved
himself an able hand-shaker, an adroit
politician and just the man to look
after Mr. Curtis interests.
After the battle was over and
everyone had been taken care of New
man naturally looked for his reward.
He had the assistant postmastership
but that was small compensation for
his heroic work It appeased but
longingIy into the future to look for
something better
The banking business always did at
tract Newman for had he not proved
himself a capable financier in placing
the Curtis funds where they would do
the most good? Accordingly when he
was offered d position in Congressman
Reeder's bank he accepted the posi-
ton with alacrity not because of
monetary considerations but because it
would give him the experience which
he sought. He moved to the village of
Logan and apparently settled down
into the humdrum routine of a country
banker. But this was only apparent.
He had no intention of being a cashier
Of a country bank all his life. He
was successful in his new field. He
proved a bonanza to Mr.. Reeder and
the bank grew and thrived under
Newmans guidance.
Finally the time came for a change.
The prize that the erstwhile manager
of Mr.. Curtis sought was within his
grasp and he informed the senator
that he desired the position of national
bank examiner. This is where he re-
ceiVed his first real shock. He re-
ceived polite note from Senator Cur
tbs but there was no sOlace for him in
its contents. There was no intimation
that he could have the position of ma
tlonal bank examiner-the prize was
not for him.
Then it was that the enterDrisinc
"
lion. Who was he that Senator Cur
tbs dared ignore him like an ordinary
ward politician? He didn't reply to
the Curtis note for he appreciated
the fact that it would do no good. Ho
felt the sting of ingratitude and know
ing the game Of politics he decided
that the only thing left for him to
do was to sting back if he could. Ac-
cordingly, there were visits to Tope-
ka, and strange to say they took
Newman to the state house into the
stronghold of the enemy He had
some mysterious conferences with !.
n Dolley, the general of the reform
army and he talked of things which
interested them both. There is a ru-
NOR that Governor Stubbs would like
to have Mr.. Curtis seat in the United
states senate, though Captain John |
Dawson, of the Stubps force. says
that nothing has ever been said to in
dlcate that this is a fact. However |
Mr. Newman is an interesting taIker, |
and while he would not admit 5hat |
the Stubbs' senatorial aspirations |
We're discussed it is known that what I
he said was deemed highly profitable /
to Mr. Dolley.
Kansas needs bank examiners and |
Mr.. Dolley has some of these posi- !
uons at his disposal It wouldn't hurt !
the Stubbs administration to have Il /
clever. energetic young man like Mr.. |
Newman attached to the administra- |
ton. He could meet every require |
ment Of the Stubbs' standard Of pol /
ltical office holders except one and |
perhaps he might qualify on that |
point too, for greater men than New !
man have changed their minds before |
now Besides just because he helped |
Mr.. Curtis to the senatorship once It |
didn entail upon him the obligation 1
OF supporting Mr.. Curtis always.
So 1t is rum mored that some of these |
days there will be a new state bank !
examiner and that his name will be |
A Newman of Logan. Kan. Stranger
things than this have happened in !
Kansas politics.
The following is from a Kansas
City newspaper.
Chester I. Long of Medicine Lodge, |
Kan, ex-United States senator from |
Kansas. says he is absolutely con-
tented and happy. This condition, he |
said this morning, has been produced |
py a change from politics to business. |
L am attending strictly to business !
these days Senator Long said at
the Hotel Baltimore 81 don't know |
a thing about politics. I am too |
happy and too we'll contented with !
the life of a business man to think |
ABOUT politics. I am on the way |
nome from the east where 1 went on 1
private business matters
Mr.. Long was in a happy frame of |
mind. He looked and acted Just as |
II things are coming his way-in a |
business sense.
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