The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-12
STATE OFFICES
More Gossip Concerning the
I Possible Awarding of Them.
r. w. Turner to Be Clerk of
the Supreme Court
IF GUESSES ARE RIGHT
Only Two Candidates Mentioned
For Insurance Snpt.
IF GUESSES ARE RIGHT

r. w Turner of Mankato is being
mentioned by some of the silver Re
publicans for clerk of the supreme
court Mr.. Turner was one Of the first
OF the Republicans in the state to come
out against the St. Louis platform and
was one of the delegates to the
st. Louis silver convention. He went
into the campaign in the
state and was a hard worker and there
was a demand for him to speak from
all parts Of the state. He filled as many
dates as possible
If he should connrm the rumor and
announce himself for clerk OF the Su-
preme court he would no doubt have
lhe support OF the silver Republicans
The other names that have been men
toned for the place are George W.
Clark, at present judge of the appel
Center
THERE'S talkin Popuist circles in regard
to this Office that there is the same plan
to keep the present occupant in as
there is in the case of A. NJ. F. Ran
dOlph, the reporter of the court The
story was published in The Journal a
few days ago and is to the effect that
the two Republican judges of the court
VIII reappOint the present clerk and re-
porter for a term of two years just pri-
or to the incoming Of the new chief
Justice Scarcely any credit can be
given such a rumor however. and it is
probably based on the fact that no new
appointments of new bonds hav ebeen
flied at the expiration of each two
years term of each of these officers.
The present bond of Q. r. Brown. the
clerk, being the same which was filed
July /. 1879.
The Democrats have a candidate, for
one of the best appOinttive offices in
this state, in the person of Ed Murphy
of LeavenWOrth, a son-in-law of Thomas
Moonlight Mr.. Murphy would like to
be appointed superintendent of fnsur-
haIn nv
Gov. A. p. Riddle who was appointed
By Governor Morrill, recently to sue
ceed Governor George T. Anthony Some
people are claiming that 1t viii be i'm
possible to remove Riddle under the da-
clsiOn of the supreme court in the
Breidenthal case The Populists claim
because he has simply been appointed
by the governor and has not been con
nTmed by the senate -Breidenthals ap-
pOintment had been confirmed by the
senate MIR. Murphy is at present dep
uty collector of internal revenue under
Collector r. B. Norris. 1t is supposed
his candidacy will receive the support
CT the fraueTnal societies as he is a
member of a. number of them. With
the exception of J. G. Lowe, who is one
OF the present board of railroad COM
missioners and Will probably be retain
ed. Mr. Murphy is the first Democrat
that has CONG out for any of the first
class appOintive Offices. Whether this
is from a mutual agreement among the
of the deciDles of Jefferson is matter
for conjecture.
The other candidates for the place
are Frank H AtchiSOn of OsWeeO La
bette county, and s. H. Snider of kan
sas City, Kan, who was superintend-
ent under the Lewelling administra-
tion.
A prominent Populist said not long
ago that the Democrats had succeeded
in getting three of the district judges
out of four which the combined oppOsi-
tiOn to the Republicans had elected,
and in the case of Riggs and Smart in
the Third judicial district there viii be
a contest, and if Riggs, the fusion can
di9ate, should be successful in that
other judgeship. AS the Office of dis
trict judge is a four year position and
pays as large q salary as most of the
state offices the POpulist who gave the
reporter the information on the sub
ject thought that the Democrats ought
not to expect very much more from the
state administration
The letters of the application for jobs
and Endorsement for positions, continue
to come in to all the men who have ta-
ken anything like a prominent part in
the campaign. One of the men whose
mail is unusually large, is thinking of
having a circular letter printed in which
to answer all inquiries. 1t was today
announced that State Superintendent
Anlis of Smith Center as assistant su-
perintendent. The position pays 81, 500
Mr. Anis is a graduate of the universe
ty of Kentucky and is experienced as a
teacher in district and city schools. He
was superintendent OF Smith county
retary of state on the Populst ticket in
1884