The sun., 1909-05-16
TAFT TURNS KANSANS DOWN
usEy THEY TRY no DRAW HIM
IyTO A FACTIONAL FIGHT.
..yokes the appointment sf IN Asssstant
10 the Attorney-ssenera which Was
ysed TO show That He Was Assinst
senator Curtis and Ex-senator Long.

"a IN. Attorney .eseneral which Was
,s.d 10 show That He Was Against
senator Curtis and Ex-senator Long.
w.suNa1oS, May iS.-President Taft
,,s shown in an emphatic way that he
v,,l no. permit a Republican faction In
.nv inn,rtart State to point to any official
.ctiop On his part as evidenoe that he
h.s thrown his powerful influence to that
faction 10 the exclusion Of rival faction
within the party In directing Attorney
csnarl wickersham to. revoke the ap-
continent of Robert Stone OF Topeka.
Kan as an assistant TO the Attorney
Genera. the President nnadc known that
h. did so because tho fact Of the appoint
wan. had been used BY the Republican
faction headed by Gov. stubbs and SEN
.,or Bristow to show that Mr.. Taft had
recognized them As controlling Federal
patronage in Kansas and had given a
black eve to Senator Curtis and former
Senator Chester l. Long, whom Mr.. Bris-
tow defeated.
Gov Stubbs wants to succeed Mr..
Curtis in the United States Senate He
stood with Senator Bristow In his .hght
TO get the seat held by Mr.. Long. then a
Senator. Gov. stubbs came to Washing-
ton several weeks ago and asked President
Taft to appoint KansAa imam to an i'm
portant position in the Department. of
Justice. The President agreed TO do 50.
and It is said that he understood that
the man named by Gov, stubbs would
have the Endorsement Of the Kansas
delegation in Congress.
Mr.. Stone came to Washington not
lons after that with proper introduction
from Gov. stubbs and he was appointed
to the place named. which carried with II
q salary Of 5000 a year.
Immediately after the appointment was
announced Kansis newspapers friendly
10 Gov. Stubbs and Senator Bristrw
began to say that the appointment marked
the end Of Senator Cur.is's influence.
These papers poked a good deal Of fun at
Senator Curtis and emphasized the fact
that he had had nothing to do with the ap-
pointment OF man from his own town,
Topeka.
Senator Curtis and some OF the Kansas
Representatives In CONGRESS- got busy.
They went to the White House and ex-
planned what was being said by the Stubbs-
Bristow faction and were particularly
anxious to know whether Gov. Stubbs
and Senator Bristow were to control the
Federal patronage Of Kansas.
President Taft answered them emphati-
eally 10 the negative. and TO chow that he
meant it he wrote letter instanter to
Attorney General Wickersham TO revoke
Mr.. Stone,s appointment and informed
the Attorney General that 0ov. Stubbs
had .thoughtlessly placed us in a position
that is entirely indefensible.' He wrote
also to Gov stubbs telling him that he had
supposed Sir. Stones appointment would
be credited to the entire State. and added:
To my. great surprise am shown now
IN article;in which Mr.. Stones appoint
naent Is heralded as a humiliation to the
members Of the delegation and as joke
on them; not only that, but also as an in
strument for the defeat Of one Of the
congressman, Mr.. Anthony. l think you
must yourself see. Governor, that I could
not for a moment put myself in an atti-
tude Of opposition to the delegation, es-
pecially TO particular friends Of mine
like Mr. Anthony and Senator Curtis
The President said also: II can't allow
myself or the departments under me
to be made the means OF the promotion
Of the political fortunes Of one faction
or the other in a State as important as
Kansas
The President told Gov. Stubbs that II
the Kansas Congress delegation would
indorse Mr.. Stone he would reappoint him.