The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-04-17

His Hearers.
The Republican appellate court con
vention for the purpose of nominating
a candidate for judge of the Kansa:
court Of appeals, Eastern division
southern department, was held in Cha
mute Wednesday. and resulted in vic
tory for Judge w. A. Johnson of Gar
nett, at present presiding judge of the
| appellate court for the southern de-
partment of Kansas.
Before the convention Judge Oscar
Foust Of lola, who was also candidate
for the nomination, withdrew, and
Judge Johnson's nomination was made
by acclamation.
Judge Johnson is presiding judge OF
| the court of which Wichita is the center
Of the Central division.
On the same day Judge Cole Of the
same court was nominated by acclama-
ton at Dodge City.
Some of the Topeka men who attend
ed the Dodge City convention passed
| through the city yesterday and they
said the Cole convention was hummer.
Judge Cole, they said, made one OF the
most sensible talks of acceptance they
| ever heard. 1t was short and TO the
| point and as reported is as follows:
JUDGE COLES SPEECH.
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen Of the
| convention. One who would not have
feeling of pride and of gratitude at
| the magnificent compliment which you
have bestowed upon me today, would, l
think, have none of the finer feelings
Of humanity. To be nominated by any
constituency for the office for which you
have named me today is an event of
which any man may be proud. But 10
| be nominated by such a constituency as
1 see present here before me, and TO be
unanimously nominated by that con-
stituency-a constituency that contains
within its borders some Of the brightest
minds that we have in the state Of
Kansas, might well in the life of any
man be called the crown Of glory in a
public life. a constituency has nomi-
mated me here today that is composed
Of the most loyal men that any state in
this Union has ever had within her
borders. Men who have braved the
graSshopper plague, the storm or
drouth and have outlived even Popul-
ism, and stand today as those who have
come upon the prairies of Kansas and
there established a civilization that is a
broad in its might and as deep in its
integrity as that which was established
by those who landed upon Plymouth
Rock from the May Flower. A consti
tuency that in spite of three years of
crop failures have come up to this con-
vention to speak their minds upon the
issue which is to us as men who have a
-, ,s~ 4 -,
az any that we have before US. The Of
fee of judge of any court is one which
is almost sacred. Brought up as was
by father who for forty years stood
a the bar to plead the case of his client
upon honorable retainer, 1 learned from
his lips that in an honest judiciary more
than all else this nation has its strong
est hold in the hour of its greatest dan
ger. But to be nominated at my age for
one of the highest judicial positions
within the gift Of the people of the state
of Kansas is to me the greatest pride Of
my life. Words cannot express my
gratitude. There is but one way IL can
be done, and that is that my acts from
this time On shall be such that none Of
you will be ashamed of the action you
have taken here today (applause). Gen
tlemen, your work is but begun. When
the doors of this convention close, the
battle will have begun, but let me say
to you, not from any false pride, but
from my knowledge of the people with
whom l live and the division over which
l now preside, if you will go forth from
this convention hall. and if you will each
and every one be as unanimous in your
labors as you have been here today,
there is no doubt of the result.
Tomorrow another convention aSsaO-
bles in this city which has been to US
50 grand a hostess. i know not whom
the nominee of that convention may be,
L bespeak for him and for the gentle
men who compose that convention the
same courtesy you have shown to US.
But want TO say to you as Republi-
cans; l want 10 say TO you as delegates
from this grand Coyote division that
care not who he is. if you will be as
in the future as in the past
his name will not be enrolled upon the
roll Of those who are elected in Novem-
Der (applause).
The surest way to attain success so |
far as I am personally concerned is that |
the duties of the high office which have
devolved upon me shall be scrupulously /
attended 10 and from this time on what |
ever l may do for personal interests, |
faithful performance of those duties. |
which 1 owe the people of this state zap |
plause. But l am able 10 work nights, I
and I am able 10 ride day in and day |
out. For sixteen years ! have travers-
ed the prairies of Kansas. l have pur-
sued my way on foot. and on horseback /
and by team. I know what II is. gen
tlemen. TO 81; at the table Of want and |
to be clad in the garb of poverty But |
want 10 say 10 you that I also know |
what IL is when l go out among those |
who have acquired some OF the susten-
ance Of this land 10 have some respect
for the rights Of wealth, as well as
these Of poverty.
Gentlemen. again 1 thank you. and
when after the work OF this party Is
lone and the ticket has been made up
from top 10 bottom. let Us one and az
% forh with a determination that the ,
principles t.,at have been embodied in
he resolutions which have been read
here today and which have been shown
70 me. shall be the principles that shall
guide Us not only in the selection OF :
Judge. bur in the selection of every Of
icial within the borders OF ne state OF
Kansas and the United States, there
an be no doubt Of the result.
70 You Know
That the Frisco Line (St. Louis and
san Francisco railway IS positively
he only line running Two daily through
passenger trains from Wichita 20 81.
louis, without change. leaving Wlch-
"a A. 1875 p. m. and 1910 p m. arriv-
ng in st Louis a, $50 p. m. an1 rs
/. m The equipment OF these trains
: first class IN every particular. con-
listing OF elegant reclining chair cars
seats free} AID Pullman Palace DraS-
ng Room Sleepsrs.
II You are going beyond 81. Louis re-