The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-11-22
SHIRK is WAITING.
Returns on the Supreme Judge
ship Race Becoming Very
Interesting.

Judge w. $. Shirk, who represents
the Missouri Pacific's legal interests at
Sedalia, SAWS the St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch, was in the city this morning
comforting with politicians at the La
clede. Judge Shirk's friends claim
that his deal with the Populists has
secured his election to seat on Divis-
ion No. ,, of the supreme court and
that he has defeated either Judge
Sherwood or Judge Burgess. Judge
Shirk was nominated ut the repubii-
can convention last April for seat
on the second or third criminal divis-
ion of the supreme court. Nobody
believed that he had Il particle OF !;
chance of election until it leaked
out that deal had been
con>ummated ny which his
nomination had been endorsed by the
peoples party. To accomplish this
result the Populi>t bad to drop one of
their own nominees. When the tick
t, WAS certified to the Secretary of
State on the last dav of grace. nearly
everybody outside of the manipulators
of the deal were surprised TO see his
name in the Peoples Party groupe.
The idea of reform party indoors
ing Il railroad lawyer for Judge OF the
Supreme Court was generally taken IL
Il most amazing performance. As was
expected, Judge Shirk ran well with
the Peoples Party voters, who gener-
ally took the ticket and voted it
straight. This is why his friends now
claim that the official figures will elect
him over either Judges Sherwood or
Burgess, the nominations for the
Criminal Division on the Democratic
ticker
Speaking on the subject this morn !
ing j Idee Shirk said Il am wait
Ing patiently to see the official figures. !
| have heard from only fiity-four
counties and this IL less than half the |
number we have in missouri Ny |
information however. shows that am
running right up and ahead of the re-
publican ticket and ahead OF Leonard
on the Peoples party ticket. | do not
claim, however, that ] am elected, nor
will | make such claim until the
facts warrant il. Ny chances, how
ever. are very good. though really |
am no, nj all anxious to 90 on the SUI
preme bench, as my practice yields a
much better income
JUDGE sHERwOOD'S DANGER.
fyou are elected by the republi-
can and peoples party votes, who will
he the sufferer on the Democratic
ticket" he was asked.
We'll. us far As | know, Burgess
ran ahead of Sherwood. This would
indicate that in the event of nv elec-
ton Judge Sherwood will be the loser,
though would prefer to have it the
other way. Understand, however.
that | am not claiming election nor will
] until get something mere definite. l
wrote to Maj. Salmon of the state
democratic committee for information,
bit all the satisfaction got from him
was that he hoped and believed it was
buried out of sight with the rest of
the republican outfit"
Col. W. II. Phelps Of the Missouri
Pacific. who has been giving consider
able attention to the returns ON the
judgeships, said in answer to
l question to-day that he did not be-
ieve the official count would give
Judge Shirk plurality over either
Sherwood or Burgess. my impress j
on, he said, sis that the entire dem
'cratic ticket is elected all the way ,
through. judicial nominees included. .
have no way of ascertaining at this J
ime whether Sherwood or Burgess ;
las led in the second division contest.
have not vet heard from the Second
district, where Judge a
Burgess Is very powerful. / am grow t
NJ stronger in my belief that both o
Burgess and Sherwood have received !,
nOugh votes to defeat Judge Shirk." q