The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-11
Inside Story of the Robt. Stone
appointment.
Tom McNeal to Be Put on Con.
gressional Sidetrack.
OUT GOVERNOR RACE
Will Leave Field Open to Mr..
Stubs Friend.
Move Is Regarded as a Shrewd
One Politically.

The appointment of Robert Stone,
the Topeka attorney and member of
tne last legislature, to the place as as
sistant in the department of justice in
Washington in Attorney General Wick
ershams office is long step toward
the fulf1llment of the plans of the
square dealers regarding the future
complexion of Kansas office holders
stone was appointed by courtesy OF
President Taft to Gov. Stubbs and
solely on the recommendation of the
governor. The Kansas delegation in
Washington knew nothing about the
matter until informed by the Topeka
dispatches, so it was not a congress
slonal appointment but rather a state
appointment to federal office, rather
unusual and direct slap at Con-
gresham Anthony of the First district.
who has said unpleasant things about
the Stubbs visit to Washington last
month, intimating that the governor
had received a cold reception from the
administration Gov. StubbS laughed
last when he slipped across this ap-
pointment on the tall congressman
from this district.
There is still another blow yet to
strike Anthony through this appoint
ment and that is the probable en-
year of Tom McNeal. Both Stone and
McNeal live in Topeka and the former
had been talked of as a contestant for
Anthony's seat. McNea1 also had been
urged to enter the race by his friends.
but declined to run against Stone, as
these two candidates from the same
city would be sure to nominate An
thony of Leavenworth. Now that
Stone is out of the way. provided for
at the rate of $4,000 per year and a
, ,y-nc In +IA tNl
cry effort will be made to get McNeaI
to enter the congressional race against
Anthony, and as McNeal is better
known over the district and is one of
the strongest and most popular Re-
publicans in the state. Anthony will
have harder row to hoe as result
of this appointment.
| Then with McNeal serving his coun-
try in Washington, far away from the
wind swept Kansas plains and Jack
son presiding over the destinies of the
turbulent Kansas senate. there will be-
no one in the way three years hence
to stop that sturdy sailor and square
dealer. j. n. Dolley. in his forward
movement toward the office of gov
ernor of this state.
The plan has heretofore only been
talked of; now it is beginning to work
out. Speaking of political craft, there
is no other species in the same class
with the Kansas square dealer. The
old machine men of this state were
the merest tyros at the game.
According to the report Charles
Harris of Emporia will make this
week to the state encampment of the
| G.. A. r. at Ottawa the membership
| OF that body now aggregates 0.955.
| which is 351 more than We're enrolled
| at this time last year. And all this
notwithstanding the ravages of death
in the organization of the veterans.
nearly 500 having died during the past
year.
The Kansas department of the q.
| A. r. handled about $500 during the
year and now has a balance on hand
| of s1714 The report shows further
that the state officials gave the nation
| al officers a big reception here last
wear on the occasion of their passing
| through this. city on their way to Utah
to make arrangements for the nation
| al encampment The commander In
chief and his entire staff spent the day
| in Topeka.