The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-07
APPELLATE COURT OFFICERS.
The New Court Goes on With Its Organi
ZatiOn.

The New Court Goes With Its Organi-
zation.
The appellate court which was created
by this winters legislature to afford re-
lief for the supreme court, is organizing
as rapidly as possible and by May will
be able TO give lawyers and litigants an
opportunity.
/ be members of the southern depart
ment, Judges Dennison, johnson and
Cole. met late yesterday in one OF the
house committee rooms and organized.
Each judge is entitled to a clerk whose
duty it is to take care of the fees
Judge johnson of Garnett, announced
the appointment of Frank L. Brown the
present clerk of the house of representa-
tives, to be clerk of his court.
The other senators have not yet an
nounced their clerks. although it is gen.
orally assumed that Judge Clark, of To-
peka, proposes to give his clerkship to
Charles A. Taylor, the present assistant
superintendent of the Insurance depart
ment.
1t requires the unanimous consent of
the three judges of each division to
choose a clerk. 1t is stated that an effort
is being made at the governors office to
have Judge Dennison, who is Populist
TO make Victor Murdock of the Wichita
Eagle, his clerk. "Nic" is a staunch
Republican and his selection would have
tendency to stop the wall that Wichita
has been neglected or ignored in the
matter of official state patronage, and in
cidentally put a muzzle on the mouth
piece of these walls. Judge Dennison
doesn't want TO be dictated to in his ap-
pOintment, and he told JOURNAL report
er he did not think his colleagues on the
appellate bench would be so discourteous
as 10 compel him to make a selection he
does not desire While he likes Victor
Murdoch, he wants a clerk who is a
Populist
The judges of the northern department
have arranged to meet next Monday and
organize. All of the judges have quail
fed. Senator Dennison and Representa-
tive Cole, who are members of the aD-
pellate court, have rendered to the gov
ernor their designations as members of
their respective branches of the legisla-
ture.
The judges have already made requi-
sltions for the necessary stationery and
blanks They are in correspondence
with people in the cities where their sit
tings are to be held, regarding quarters
for their court The court rooms and ac-
cessories are to be supplied by the cities
where the sittings are to be held
Each judge is entitled to stenopra.
pher and most of them have made theil
selections
Judge Gilkerson has appointed Loeb
iel Scott of Oberlin, a brother of Tully
Scott, as his stenoRrapher Judge Gar
yer has appointed Paul Hurd of Abilene
as his stenographer Judge Clark ha,
appointed n. F. Burge of Topeka to the
position in his department senate,
Dennison has selected Mrs Emma W
Grover of EIdorado as his stenogranbar
and Judge johnson has selected hi
daughter, Miss Alice johnson, to occupy
that position in his division of the court.
THE NEW IRRIGATION BOARD.
The Governor Finally Names q Populfs
Instead of n Democrat.
The Populist majority in the senate
which holds the absolute confirming
power In the matter of all the governor
appointments, carried its point late yes
teroay and compelled Governor Morril