The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-14
BRIGHT FOR TAFT.

BRIGHT FOR TAFT.
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prevent the people having a chance 10
vote for the nomination of a president
II it is disreputable and dishonest 70
use money to elect United States sem
ator in Illinois, why is it not equally
dishonest to use federal patronage to
nominate a president of the United
States? While a vast number of Re
publicans do not agree with some or
your policies, you have been given
credit with good motives and high
standards and I do not wish to in any
way even insinuate that you are per-
sonally responsible for these methods
but you are the beneficiary, and after
the facts are presented to you, II you
do not publicly condemn them, you
must necessarily share the response
bility. Are you in favor Of disfranchls-
ing a vast majority Of the RepuDh-
cans of this state by using the caucus
and convention system where not one
Republican out of 20 will have any
choice whatever in expressing their
preference for president? Do you aP-
prove the use of federal patronage ID
control the election of delegates to
national convention? Do you not
know that federal offices represent the
same value as money as an influence
in electing delegates to convention
wv. r. STUBBS.
Governor"
Anthony Replies to Stubbs.
CONGRESSMAN Anthony sent the fol-
lowing telegram to the president last
night:
Hon. w. H Taft.
washington. D. c.
Il trust you will pay no attention to
the telegram of Governor StubbS charg-
ing participation of postmasters IN
First district ommittee meeting today
No postmaster participated, except that
the resignation of William L Biddle as
chairman of the committee was read
and his successor elected because ne
was q federal office holder. The only
office holders in Kansas that I know of
who are guilty of pernieious political
activity are state office holders ap-
pointed by Governor Stubbs who has
been waging war on the national adj
ministration for many months.
Governor Stubs himself has neg
Iected his official duties as governor
to leave this state most of the time for
the last sixty days to talk politics in
other states, and j. N. Dolley, the gov
ernor's state bank commissioner, is the
present state chairman and is manag-
ing the forces opposed to your renom-
inatfon. The First district committee
today unanimously endorsed you for
denomination and reelection and the
Third and Seventh districts have since |
done likewise and every indication to-
night points to a defeat of the governor
and his state office holders in their eff
forts to control the state committee |
against you at the meeting tomorrow.
ID. R. ANTHONY"
Faxon Also Sends Telegram
Ralph Faxon, the Seventh district !
editor sent the president the follow |
IN %oI
the "pernicious iceholder-wOrkers
really were in the affairs of the Sew |
enth district congressional committee |
meeting:
'It is with a. feeling of sorrow and
regret that you are informed OF the
peculiar situation that confronted US
yesterday in the Seventh district COM !
mittee meeting at Hutchinson.
"It is quite apparent to the discern !
ing that Governor w. r. Stubs is not
for you. Moreover, he is using state /
patronage against you: No postmas- |
in the deliberations OF the meeting, |
but most violent opposition to your
friends who constituted an over
Whelming majority of the committee. |
was manifested. This opposition was |
led by Rodney A. Edward, an ap-
pointee of Governor Stubs, a regent
of the university.
"Sitting by Mr.. Elward'S side and
ant Governor Richard J. Hopkins, |
who takes orders from the governor
and twice has been an appOintee of !
his.
stationed conveniently across the |
hall was Howard S. Lewis, attorney for
the Missouri Pacific railroad, who
grew almost apoplectic with rage and
feeling as he denounced you, your |
friends and the days proceedings.
1.-THE governor has all his friends
and appointeeS at work against you
while he goes abroad denouncing the |
pernicious activity of federal office |
holders in your behalf! His executive
clerk spent nearly all his time the past
week in a long distance telephone !
booth calling in the faithful for to- |
days meeting here. At the same time, |
his able secretary is busy preparing |
m essages to you and T. R.-inter- |
views for the newspapers. and
speeches to be made in the anti-Taft
movement in other states.
1.-THE governors most famous utter |
ance is that he believes no state officer |
or clerk should loaf on the job, but !
that there should be "a dollars worth 4
of work for a dollor'S worth of pay, |
vet they say a clerk in the governors |
office who entered it several months ago |
had to be introduced to his chief the |
other day when the latter came into |
his office for an hour or so.
''In short, Mr.. President, about the |
only brand of 'pernicious activity to |
be found in Kansas today is that dis !
played by Governor Stubs and his |
horde of state appointees:,
exceptions, were for Taft and the con- |
vention plan.
They Arc for Taft.
Sid Knapp of Clyde, who held proxy |
for the Cloud county committeeman, |
was for the convention plan and could |
not see the primary idea at all Our /
committeeman is an insurgent," said |
Knapp "but he knows how I stand in |