The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-14
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Since Congressman Anthony's visit to
Topeka and his interview in which he
stated that the Stone appointment given
to Governor Stubs and later revoked
by President Taft, will not be lost to
Kansas because the Kansas delegation
will get together and let Senator Curtis
name the man to be appointed, the
mystical and unfathomable huge joke
TO which and by which John Dawson
referred is coming to light, in the minds
of the state house politicians.
1t Will be remembered that President
Taft gave this appointment to Governor
Stubs and Chairman Dolley lin APP
probation of their great work for me
in the campaign in Kansas last fall"
Now. according to Congressman An
thony, the presidents appreciation of
the governor and Mr.. Dolley is to take
the form of an appointment of a Kan
sas mal to be named by Senator Curtis
and the Kansas congressman.
The state house politicians say that
this method adopted by the president
in showing his appreciation is so novel
and unique that Stubs and Dolley can
not fail to be touched by it's warmth
and sincerity. That any one should doubt
for an instant that there is a huge"
joke in connection with this appoint
ment is to show an absolute lack of
any sense of humor at all.
A tall man wearing his hat pulled
down over his ears in a manner to in
sas where the gentle breezes blow ap-
reared at the door of the state house
last Sunday and tried to get inside.
But the door was locked and the man
standing near and poured out the walls
Of his wrath. This stranger demanded
in tones more emphatic than polite.
why in blazes the door of the capitol
building was locked in the middle OF the
afternoon.
The answer to this query, While
elaborate was unsatisfactory. The
strangers wrath continued unabated and
he said: Il have travelled 200 miles last
might and today in order to spend this
afternoon in the state house looking at
lot of things my friends and neigh
bors tell nae are to be seen there and
now I am locked out. 1t is blasted
outrage. and I am telling you about
IT.
The newspaper man did not argue
with the wrathy stranger and the lat
ter walked away sore" on his recep-
tion at the capitol
The man had kick coming and still
the custodian of the state house can
not be blamed for locking the outside
doors on Sunday and at night. If well
meaning visitors are kept out so are
Nandals and mischievous and careless
persons who might do damage to state
property.
Capt. Albright. who resigned last
week from the office of assistant bank
commissioner, recounts a good story
told by Bishop Henry Then of Wichita
or the occasion of the banquet which
closed the recent session of the Bank
ers' State convention. Some protestant
Tad just told a story where the Joke
was on a Catholic priest and the bish-
or came back with the following: A
certain congregation had decided tc
engage a new preacher and all the Older
members were present on the Sunday
morning that the new man preached
his first sermon. After the service ar
old deacon asked the occupant of q
front pew how he liked the sermon and
the preacher. He is the best I ever
heard" was the reply. why, did you
notice that in his first prayer he asked
for more things for his congregation
than the old preacher knew the Lord
had?"
c. E. Denton, secretary of state is a
baseball fan, dyed in the wool, and he
never misses a ball game when he is in
the city. Some one questioned hi:
knowledge of the game in an argument
the other day and Denton squelched the
doubter by the assertion that he ha6
been an umpire once upon time an6
was therefore qualified TO make as
sertions that a layman did not dare
dispute. Pressed for particulars tc