The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-11
FOSTER is
TO RESIGN.
On the First of March According
to Report
Circulating in Topeka Today =
Canvass Now Lively
FOR THE JUDGESHIP.
Eighty Influential Signatures
i'm Judge Horizons Interest
Sent From Kansas City, Mis-
souri,, Last Night.
Indications That Leland and
Burton Are Pulling Apart.

It is reported Judge Cassius G. Foster
will resign as judge of the United States
district court on March 1. The bill re-
firing him has been signed by President
Mckinley, but it will probably be some
time yet before Judge Foster receives
a copy of the act.
In the meantime the friends of the
candidates for the position to be made
vacant by Judge Fosters resignation
are making lively canvass. The con-
test seems to be altogether between
Judge Hook of Leavenworth and Judge
Horton of Topeka J. r. Burtons am
bition to have the appointment given
to Senator Baker in order that he might
become United States senator will not
be realized as far as the circumstances
now Indicate Baker has taken sides
with Cy Leland, who is now in Washing
ton, and with Leland has interviewed
the president in Hooks behalf. Con-
gresham Curtis is looking after Hor-
toms interests in Washington, and has
also held conferences with the presi-
dent.
Judge Thompson of Burlingame and
ex-Congressman Peters of Newton are
now in Washington with their eyes on
the federal position, but neither the
friends of Hook or Horton think much
of their candidacy.
Horizons friends started a petition
among the Republican legislators Tues
day indOrSing the ex-chief Justice of the
state for Judge Fosters place, and as
soon as the Hook men heard of it they
made haste to ask the senators and rep
resentatiVes to refrain from signing
petition of any kind. However, the
Horton men claim to have secured suffi-
Gent signatures to carry weight in
favor of their candidate
A message signed by all the judges
and so of the leading lawyers of Kansas
City, Mo, was sent to President Nc
Kinley last night asking for the ap-
pointment of Judge Horton. It recited
that while the states were different a
large percentage of the federal court
business of Kansas originated in Kan
sas City, Mo. and that the interests of
the Kansas City attorneys were identi-
cal with the interests of the attorneys
of Kansas.
With LeIand's influence in debating
federal appointments. as shown in the
past, and the fact that Senator Baker
Is working with him, leads the polite
ians in Topeka to believe that Hook
will succeed Foster. In an interview in
Washington Leland stated positively
that Judge Hook would be appointed to
the position by President Mckinley.
However, if Judge Foster perseveres in
his present intention of holding his res
tgnation until March 1 the complexion
of the situation may change by that
time, to the advantage of some other
candidate besides Hook. Unless a dead
lock should occur between the Hook
and Horton factions, it is not thought
probable that any of the other candi-
dates will succeed Judge Foster.
Does this indicate that Cy Leland
and J. r. Burton are getting into diff
ferent pools? 1t has been understood
that Leland was, up to a recent date,
anxious that United States Senator Ba-
ker should resign and permit Mr.. Bur-
toms prompt election to succeed him.
Is there a new thing in politics and is
Leland afraid that with Burton in the
United States senate, c. L. Jr. would
not be the big boss he now is and that
Burton might supplant him? Political
history makes rapidly in Kansas and
may be Cyrus doesn't like the rumb-
nngs created by Buttons strength IN
the legislature.