The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-10
PIT FOR MARTIN.
One Being Dug For the Chief
Justice
To Drop Into In the COnVen-
tiOn Tomorrow.
A STRONG FIGHT MADE
Against Him By Railroad In
terests and Others.
I. F. Carver Taken Up By the
Opposition.
A STRONG FIGHT MADE

For some time past there has been
vvhisperings around among the Repub-
licans that David Martin would surely
be defeated for denomination for
chief justice.
Some three weeks ago a boom was
started at Abilene to nominate Judge
T. F. Carver one of the associate JUS
tfces of the court of appeals in place of
Martin. Several papers took the mat
ter up and said that Judge Carver had
arranged to have that judicial conven-
ton to nominate a candidate for the
court of appeals set so that it would
come after the convention and thus
leave the field open for his name to pe
presented to the state convention IN
case the sentiment against Martin
should develop sufficiently to make it
appear that there was a chance for
some one else to secure the nom1na-
ton.
Judge Carver was seen shortly after
these notices came out and to state
Journal reporter disclaimed all knowl-
edge either as to their origin or author
ship and said at that time he realized
that he could not be a candidate Ior
two offices at once and that he was per-
fectly satisfied with his present posi-
ton and that if the people of his dis
trict should honor him with a renomi~
nation he would be perfectly satisfied.
The open talk of defeating Martin then
for q time subsided. But the Rock Is
land and Union Pacific railroad inter
ests in the state have, it is now cur
rently reported, made secret canvass
of the situation and determined to
hiring out a candidate if one could be
found.
The first steps taken toward this end
was a move that was made at the Pop
ulist convention at Abilene last week
when an effort was made to get some
Populist to present the name of Judge
Martin to that convention, the expec>
tation being that such an act would
cast such discredit on Martin that he
could be easily defeated in the Repub-
Hcan convention here this week.
The scheme failed. The opposition
to Martin took tangible shape yester>
dav when NJ. A Low and w. S. Stun
baugh appeared in the lobby of the
Copeland hotel and began to button
hole delegates and talk in favor of the
nomination of Judge Carver to succeed
Martin Several kilograms were sent
to Carver yesterday assuring him that
the defeat of Martin was assured and
urging him to announce himself as !
candidate. In response to these tele-
grams Judge Carver came to town this |
morning. He was seen by a Journal
reporter shortly after his arrival and
said:
Il have no reason to change my mind
since I saw you last; came down here
in response to several kilograms that : |
received saying that Martin was sure
to be defeated in any event. thought |
it best to come down and look the |
ground over. I don't care to be can
didate against Martin, I am not can
dfdate now. but Z shall look the ground |
over and determine what I will do |
later in the day
Judge Carver was around with var |
ious friends all morning and after con-
sultation with them said:
Il really don't know what shall do. |
I came down here to look the field over !
at the solicitation of friends that have |
been after me to come out for the posi- |
tfon for the past two months y don |
know what ought to do in the matter |
and I shall have to defer to the wishes |
and advice of my friends L nave no /
desire to be a candidate against Mar
There will be a conference of Judge |
Garver's friends sometime this even /
ing. The declaration Of Judge Carver
is virtually an announcement or MS
candidacy. While he will leave the |
matter to his friends or as he says will
be guided by their advice in the matter
there can be little doubt as to what the
men who have been WhoOping it up for
the Judge and have taken the pains to
get him to come here from his home to /
be present at the convention and have
assured him that the defeat of Martin
is an assured thing Will advise him to
do. The only chance that such friends
viii advise him not to come out, is that /
after they have counted noses they may
come to the conclusion that there is not
a ghost of a show of Garver's nomina-
ton.
The men that are not interested in
the campaign of Carver or the other
candidates and who have canvassed
the situation say that there is little
doubt that Martin will be renominated |
and the large majority of delegates that
have arrived so far say that the exper- !
iment of turning Martin down will be /
costly one to the party and the ticket.
Predictions are made that Martin will /
have five hundred and fifty votes On /
the first ballot, and if the politicians do
not get the upper hand in the cOnven-
ton and manipulate the delegates he
will get more.
The other candidates for the chief
JusIlcesh1p are watching the movement
OF Judge Carver with interest, they nat
urally nope that he will come out as they
en1hk Lnat such a move will materially
AXE t4Ae strength away from Martin and
IN IhaE event their chances will be lust
tnat much better. The followers of Nelson |
case say that all their part of the state
viii support him and think that he will /
e INTO the convention with 300 votes
One OF the arguments that thew arc |
PuSllng up IN his favor is that Case is
a leaolng Methodist in the state and /
tnaI the nomination would greatly I
strengthen the ticket in case Morrill, !
Should be renOminated.
Lnose who are pushing the candidacy
of Judge Graves of Emporia gaT tI,a+
they count on the support of the
Fourth district outside of Shawnee
county and that they may get some of
Gno votes or Shawnee county