The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
Dempster Scott Writes Open
Letter to Governor Stubbs.
Suggests Application of Golden
Rule in Politics.
CAMBERN APPEARS.
Senator From Wilson NeOshO
Would Be State Treasurer.
President Taft's Photograph
Decorates Governors Office.

Dempster Scott, publisher of the
Republican-Citizen of Rawlins coun-
ty. has addressed an open letter to
Gov. Stubbs in which he hopes that
the Stone revokement will awaken
the governors mind to the blessed
precepts of the Golden Rule Mr.
Scott cites an instance of RaWllnS
county politics where the county
chairman got the same deal from the
governor over a county appointment
that the governor received from the
president over the Stone appointment
as follows:
Dear Governor: Having read how
President Taft dropped you on the
federal patronage matter and your
answer thereto, we wish to extend 10
you our heartfelt sympathy, pc
lieving that we, with many other Re-
publicans of Atwood and vicinity, are
especially qualified to know your feel
ings at this time in view of the fact
ethat one hundred Republicans IN
Guiding Cyrus Anderson, chairman or
the county Republican committee, E.
W. Luther, township Republican
committeeman and ]. E. N1ckols,
now serving his second term as post
master of Atwood, appointed by Theo-
dore Roosevelt, asked you to appoint
A f. Eynes as justice of the peace OF
Atwood township and which appoint
ment you promised state senator IN
your OiIlCC IildL SOu WIN
Notwithstanding all this and at the
behest of a few men, who never vote
the Republican ticket, only so far as
they are permitted to dictate the par
ty nominations, you appointed B. B.
Ellison without the courtesy of noti-
flying Cyrus Anderson, chairman of
the county committee or Fred Luth-
er. township committeeman. We re-
peat that we most sincerely sympa-
thize with you at this time, your
hot
may learn to do unto others as you
would that they should do unto you.
"Most humbly yours,
"DEMPSTER SCOTT"
Senator L. S. Cambern of the
Neosho-Wilson county district is be-
ing doomed at home for the Re
publican nomination for state treas
urer and the senator is said to be in
a receptive mood for entering the big
state primary next summer. Cam
bern was one of the bright men in
the senate last winter and ranked
high in party councils.
Senator Chapman of Great Bend.
Barton county, is also mentioned as
a possible successor to Mark Tulley.
1t would be an even chance and a
great fight with these two senators
striving for the place of custodian of
the states money. The Office of
state treasurer now pays more than
any other office excepting only that
of the governor ana is well worth
the efforts of any of the party lead
erS.
Just to show that there is no sore
spots over the Stone revokement,
Governor Stubbs has brought down a
large and handsome autograph pic
ture of President Taft and placed it
on the mantel in the place of honor
in his office. The picture that was
turned toward the wall didn't go
with the governor. Taft's smiling
face looks serenely down upon all
callers and Taft's words to the gov
ernor, written across the face of the
picture. ITO my dear friend, Cover
nor Stubbs with the sincerest re-
CARDS. etc. seem to be a protest
against the sarcasm of fate that
made the best natured president in
history take back the appointment
he had given to his dear friend" 3"
the governor.
The following statement shows the
cash balance in each of the various
funds in the state treasury at the
close of business March Is. 1909. ac-
cording to the report of the state ac-
countant made to the governor last