The advocate., 1890-01-30


a district are 80 great that for tho past three
years my salary has been insufficient TO
meet them. Until last year had sufficient
income from the law business TO meet tho
deficiency, but since then this income has
ceased.n
Having seemingly sucked tho political
orange dry, tho distinguished constitution
yiolator says Il have given TO tho public
service all the years that can we'll spare"
UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS or JUDGES TO mr.
COME SENATOR'S.
On February 2, 1874, Ex-Governor james
M. Harvey, a farmer, was elected 10 the
United States Senate TO succeed Judge Rob
ert Crozier, who had been appointed by
Governor Thomas A. Osborn, by reason Of
the virtually enforced resignation Of Alex
ander Caldwell, elected in 1871.
Chief Justice Albert II. Horton, In his
quarter-centennia address, January 20,
| 1886, said
"The friends Of Chief Justice Kingman
obtained his consent TO present him as a
candidate for the Office. Being a member
Of the House Of Representatives WINS So
lectod to place him in nomination With
out disparaging tho merits Of james M.
Harvey the Senator elected, / am more
than satisfied that II Chief Justice Kingman
had then obtained a seat in tho National
Senate he would have achieved fame for
himself and the state, greatly exceeding his
fortunate competitor
Chief Justice Kingman received fourvotos
In the Senate and nine in tho Housei Ex-
Governor Harvey received eighteen in tho
Senate and iifty-eight in the House and
was triumphant.
Now be IL remembered that Samuel A..
Kingman was one Of the trainers Of tho State
Constitution and let IL not be forgotten that
Chief Justice Horton in alluding to the con-
stitutionol inhibition referred to, thus NOR
alizcs in his quarter-centenni address;
GAS tho provision is wholly without force
TO render Judge ineligible to Congress or
or TO an Office in tho United States, IL were
better, perhaps, that IL had been omitted
from tho constitution and no attempt mado
to reach jurisdiction beyond lis power TO
assail. There Is some limitation even TO n
State Constitution, and some precincts
whore its mandates arc impotent."
Elected TO tho State Senate in 1875, Judge
Horton resigned that position tobocomo the
successor Of Chief Justice Kingman In Jan
uary, 1877 through the appointment OF Gov
ornor Osborn. He was elected TO illl out tho
unoxpirod term on November, 1877, and In
the Republican county of Douglas no re-
ceiyed 1,038 votes out of 1857 in Johnson,
755 out Of 2,147 and in Morris, 1913 out Of
0l2. In 1873, he was elected for n term OF
six years, commencing January l3, 1879, but
on the 3lst of the same month, concluding
he would DO a United States Senator for six
years from March 4, 1879, no received for
that position 80 out Of 1863 votes.
A summary Of the instances in which JUS
tices of the supreme court and Judge Of
the district court Of the State Of Kansas ran
for the Office Of United States Senator are
these
Samuel A. Kingman distanced by Ex-Gov.
Harvey in 1874; David p. Lowe beaten by
Preston B. Plumb in 1877, Mr.. Lowe having
received 63 out of the 163 votes cast, and the
defeat Of Chief Justice Albert II. Horton by
the Legislature Of 1870.
UTTERANCEs BY THE CONSTITUTION MAKERS.
Samuel A. Stinson and Samuel A. King
man we're delegates to the Wyandotte Con.
stitutional Convention, and therefore were
cognizant OF the debates that were had
upon the several portions of the State Con-
stitution ere II was submitted TO the people.
In the case before tho Supreme Court in