The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06
THE STUBS PROTEST.
Governor Opposes Sutherland and
Nagle as Well as Pollock.

Governor Stubs has made public
the contents of the kilograms he sent
to President Taft in protest against the
proposed appointment of Judge Pol
lock of Kansas to the United States
supreme court. He also makes a state
ment to accompany the messages. The
kilograms and statement are as fol-
lows:
ST understand you are being petit
toned to appoint Judge Pollock to the
federal supreme court. In my opinion
he is wholly unfit for the position
which he now holds, and would be in
strange contrast with such men as
Charles E. Hughes whose appointment
reflects great credit on your admins
tration. The corporations would be
greatly pleased with Pollocks appoint
ment but the rank and file of the peo-
pie I know would consider him a cor
poration judge. I sincerely hope the
newspaper reports regarding the ap-
pointment of Senator Sutherland of
Utah are not correct You have an OPP
portunity to make your name immortal
by filling the other vacancies on the
supreme bench with men of the char
acter and ability of Governor Hughes
The second telegram to the presi-
| dent was sent December 1, the full text
of which is as follows:
press reports indicate Nagel, Suth-
| erland and Pollock are being consider
| ed for supreme court. Without any
| reflection upon the integrity of these
HELL western people generally regard
| them as pro-corporation officials. His
| tory judges president by the supreme
court he makes. No other president
! during the life of this republic has had
your opportunity or present RESPONSE
| bility. I would be unfaithful to nearly
! two million people whom 1 represent
/ as chief executive if I did not furnish
! you this information.
/, The third telegram to the president
was sent December. 8 and reads as fol-
| lows:
| press reports yesterday stated posi-
| lively that Pollocks appointment to
the supreme bench would be sent to
| the senate early next week. have
ought to see before you make an ap-
pointment which affects the welfare of
a nation to such vital extent as the
appointment of a Judge to the supreme
| bench. 1 will present this record to
you next Friday or Saturday if neces-
sary. Please advise" Srr -. sss..,.,
| The Stubs statement is as follows: +
''It will be noted that + have. not
recommended any one to the president
for these appointments and have very
good reasons for not doing so unless
I requested by the president to make
recommends tons. I feel, however, that
it is my right and duty as chief execu-
tive of this commonwealth to protest
against the appointment of men whom
all of the big corporations in the coun-
try would rejoice to see appointed &c
the supreme bench for life.
'In this connection one of the dis
patches makes the following statement
! Tt will be recalled that the governor
asked the president to appoint Robert
Stone, of Topeka, as assistant attorney
general. The president did it with the
understanding that 1t was satisfactory
with the Kansas delegation. Stubs
never consulted the delegation at al
and after the appointment was mads
Boosted that he had put one over on IL
1.-THE facts are neither President Taft
nor any one connected with his cabinet
asked me to consult the Kansas dele
, cation with reference to Robert Stones
appointment. President Taft suggested
, that I see Attorney General Wicker.
I sham about this appointment and
asked the attorney general what rec
! concentrations he would like for me t.
furnish for anyone whom recon
mended to him for assistant attorne,
: general. He replied that the only rec
ommendation necessary was a lette
G from myself to him indorsing TIL
party. Any person, or newspaper
l, who makes a different statement from
e this either does not know the truth, @
makes a false statement