The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-27
HAS BROKEN FAITH
Governor MOrrilFs Promises
Regarded as Worthless
By Many Prominent Republi-
cans in Kansas.
F. p. COCHRAN TELLS
How He and Judge Horton and
Bent Murdoch
We're Deceived in the Appoint
ment
OF JUDGE DENNISON.
Judge Horton Was Astounded
at MOrrill's VaccillatiOn.
What Bent Murd0ck Said About
Judge DennisOn.

Mr.. F. P. Cochran, of Cottonwood Falls,
is in Topeka as attorney for some clients
who have several thousand acres of land
involved in a controversy ia the United
States district court with the "Katy''
road.
Mr. Cochran is an old soldier, president
of the Republican club of Chase county,
and has several times been county attor-
ney of Chase county.
Il have been keeping in pretty close
touch with the politics of Kansas this
season." said Mr.. Cochran to a JOURNAL
reporter, "and l find that eight-tenEhs of
the people are ia favor of free silver at
the ratio of Is to 1.
sour Chase county convention of Re-
publicans put in very strong set of res
Olutious in that direction, which, by the
way, l noticed the STATE JOURNAL pub
lished as wise platform"
"HOw is the sentiment in your section
on senator?"
divided between Ingalls, and Burton,
but think Mr.. Burton has hurt himself
by his remarks against silver
son July 4, I spoke at Newton and at
every mention of silver the crowd SEEM
ed to fairly lift themselves from their
feet with hurrahs."
did your convention endorse the ad-
LlAGEclEdtiOl OA governor
st did not. On the contrary it would
have been impossible to have gotten a
corporaPs guard to have favored the
wise, patriotic administration of the
present governor.
"Mr Morrill, has broken too many
promises made to our people for US to
have any faith in him. Let me tell you
of tao Incidents:
"Before the appellate courts were ap-
poinled Judge L. Houk of Hutchinson,
requested me to get some recommends
tions from Chase county Repub blicans
and come to Topeka in hIs interest if |
could, consistently.
81 had known Judge Houk long and
favorably as did all of our promi-
nent Republicans and long petition WAS
easily secured asking Governor Morrill,
to appoint Judge L Houk as one of the
appellate judges.
Coming 10 Topeka a meeting was ar
ranged IN the governors rooms one eve
ming at the Copeland to hear Judge
Holk's friends. Among the number
present were Bent Murdoch, A. II. Hor-
ton and myself.
II he governor gave very respe ectful at
tention and allowed me abundant time to
present the fitness and good qualities of
our Candidate, but promised nothing.
"Ihen the conversation drifted on to
the merits of some OF the other candi-
dates and among them Senator Dennison
of Butler county. MIR. Murdoch entered
his solemn protest against that gentle
mans appointment
"Why, said Bent, if you would come
to our county and enquire for the law
office of Denuison no one could tell you
whsre it was. but if you would ask for
Race Horse Dennison most anyone could
point him out
My acquaintance with Dennison war
ranted me in adding that he would be &
failure on the bench / was sure,
about II o'clock Governor Morrill,
pulled his coat and said: 'GeutIemen, ]
am convinced that it would be unwise
for me TO appoint SIR Dennison as one oil
the appellate judges and 1 most certainly
will not, good night
ave then left feeling pretty good
You may imagine my astonishment when
the next evening 1 heard of the appoint
ment Of Senator Deunisou.
"W alklng down the street I met Judge
Horton and he stopped and sad;
Cochran, Cochran. Cochran, what are we
coming to, no later than l o'c.ock today
Governor Morrill, gave me his sacred
promise that he would not appoint Den
nison aud it couldn't have possibly been
over an hour later when he made the
appointment.
"a young man from our county, Mr.
William Winters, was promised clerk.
ship at the penitentiary by Warden
Lynch Immediately after his appoint
ment.
Winters waited patiently for notif-
cation to that effect from Mr.. Lynch and
finally went to see him. Said Lynch
winters, | cannot appoint you, Governor
Morrill, dictates every appointment Al
this place and he has chosen man fol
the place 1 promised you and am pow
erless.'
These are some OF the reasons why
the Republican convention of Chase
county refused to indorse the admins
tration of Governor Morrill,.
"Another reason is his unkind treat
ment of the old soldiers. Thev were tn,
people who elected him and he shoulc
at least remember that"