The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-31
JUDGES AND PASSES.
More About Their Use by Su-
preme Court Justices.
Justice Allen Does Not Use
Railroad Passes.
Says He Lays Them Away In
His Letter Cabinet
AND PAYS HIS FARE.
Justices Horton and Johnston
Travel on Passes.
Justice Horton Rides Very Little
on His It's Said.
CANDIDATE CLARK
Who's Running for the Bench
on the POpulist Ticket,
Has an Annual on Nearly Every
Road in Kansas.

The agitation of the question as to
whether supreme court judges Tor. for
that manner, any judges) should ride on
railroad passes is one in which the pub
lie is deeply Interested. Investigation
shows, however. that not all the supreme
judges ride on passes.
Judges Horton and Johnston are in the
possession of passes which they use
more or less during the year, although
Chief Justice Horizons travelling is linn
tied Probably Justice Horton has not
travelled more than to the amount of $50
this year. Whether members of the fam
lily of the supreme court judges travel
on PASSES is not known, but it is be-
lieved there would be no difficulty in OBJ
tanning them il they desired
Associate Justice Allen says he does
rot use a railroad pass.
Today he told a STATE JOURNAL re-
porter that he has not ridden mile on a
railroad pass since he has been connect
ed with the supreme court
When the reporter found Associate
Justice Allen in his Office adjoining the
court room this morning he was on his
knees in a corner by a window sorting
some old letters.
The reporter Introduced the subject Of
railroad passes by saying: Judge Allen,
as you understood, the general public is
now very much Interested in knowing
all about railroad passes and about su-
preme court judges who use or do not
use them"
YES / notice a good deal is being said
on that subject just now" he replied
"Well my object in coming To see you
is to inquire il you ride on railroad
passesf"
Judge Allen leaned back in his chair
with an 4 am all right sort Of an air as
he replied mo, / don't ride on passes
and have not ridden on a pass since l
have been connected with this court"
Have you got any passes?" asked the
reporter
when this question was asked but he re-
plieI. "le-. the railroads all sent me
passes, when they sent them TO the other
judges, but have never used them"
"W hat railroads sent you passesg'
IL can't remember all of them now,
but almost all the roads in the state sent
me passes the first of the year when they
sent them to the others"
"Did you send them back?" asked the
reporter.
~Oh. no; I did not send them back; but
1 have not used them"
Cant yon give me a list of them,
Judges"
mo. would have to 60 through all
the letters in that desk They are in the
letters just rs / received them"
Judge Allen pointed to walnut letter
cabinet which looked as though it might
be full Of letters, with or without passes.
Continuing, he said. sThe roads which
sent me passes, as l now remem ber were
the Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific, Union
Pacific, Frisco. Memphis Fort Scott &
Gulf and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas.
don't believe the Burlington sent me
one. fused to ride on passes whenever
could get them, when / was practicing
law, but have not ridden mile on a
pass since l have been a member Of the
supreme court"
"4Ou have done some travelling since
you have been member of the court
haven't you Judge Allens"
20 yes"
"And have you paid your railroad fare
in the regular way like other people?0
-1e e. 1 have paid regular fare when
ever have ridden on the railroad since
/ have been a member of the court'
"Hava you a Pullman pass Judge
Alleng1
NO have not and I never did have
Pullman pass"
Assistant Attorney General George W.
Clark who Is the present POpulist candi-
date for justice of the supreme court
holds railroad passes and rides on them
and he very frankly told STATE JOURNAL
reporter ali about it
II WAS in the attorney generals private
Office that the JOURNAL reporter found
Mr. Clark and asked about his use Of
passeA
'-3Ir. Clark do you ride on railroad
passes." asked the reporter
Mr.. Clark looked rather surprised at
the pOintedness of the question, but he
smiled good naturedly and said calmly
81 do
"Havs you a Santa Fe annualf7
II have
"Have you Rock Island annualg"
81 have
"Have you a Union Pacific annual9"
81 have"
"Have you a Missouri Pacific annuaI2'
81 hAves but have ridden just ton
miles on nv Missouri Pacific pass, and /
haven't any passes over either the Frisco