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Show i DYING REQUEST OF KANSAtt IS HEEDED WASHINGTON, July iM. fn ending to the stuatc the nomination "of t'linrlcp S. Kineh as postmaster a Lawrence, Law-rence, Kun.. President Taft hns complied com-plied wiih the riving request of the late representative A. C Mitchell of the Second Kanas district and proved that pontic is not always so cold-blooded as painted. Mr. Mitchell promised the president to ite for reciprocity early in the tipeciul session. Long before the time for a vote came, however, he wa taken seriously ill He returned to Kansas and physicians told him he was a very -mk mau. He said that no matter how sick he niiht be, he would keep his promise to President Taf't. come to Washington and, vote for reciprocity. In spite of the phvsicians he made th trip and cast his vote for the bill. 8ooa after his return to Kansas he died. A dav or two beforo the end Mrs. Mitchell wrote to President Taft for her husband asking that Mr. Finch be made postmaster at Lawrence. Mrs. Mitchell added that Senator Bridtow was opposed to Finch and Senator Curtis Cur-tis might prove favorable. The day the letter reached the White House Mr. Mitchell died. Tha president railed in the two Kansas senators, told them the story and asked if they would oppose op-pose the nomination of Finch, They assured him there would be no opposition opposi-tion and that they would gladly help grant the request. |