The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-15
WOULD Be JUDGES
More Kansans Who Want to Be
on Supreme Bench.
May Be Named by Congressional
Districts.
THREE WOULD BE OUT.
Second, Fourth and Fifth Dis
tricts Now Represented
Many Good Lawyers Who Are
Applicants.
THREE WOULD BE OUT.

The politicians are much alarmed now
concerning the appointment by Gov
ernor Stanley of the four new members
of the supreme court Should the gov
ernor decide to make the appointments
by congressional districts, and thus con-
fine the representation on the court to
those subdivisions of the state, the plans
of many candidates will vanish immedi-
ately. They will have no chance for
the places.
Chief Justice Doster is from the
Fourth district. Justice Johnston is from
the Fifth, Justice Smith represents the
Second, leaving the First, Third, Sixth
and Seventh without representation on
the court Should the governor distrib-
ute these offices with reference to dis
tricts, considering the present represen-
tation, the. districts last named would
capture the judgeships.
There is no doubt in the minds of the
politicians that John c. Pollock, of Win
field, will be given one of the places on
this court. He is an intimate friend of
the governor and was deprived of a
place on the court of visitation through
a complication of circumstances which
he, at first, was inclined to resent, but
later warmed up" and soon forgot the
disappointment and went into the cam
paign for Stanley's denomination and
reelection
the Third district, leaving the First,
Sixth and Seventh for the remaining
three places.
Frank Martin, Of Hutchinson, has re-
tired from the list of candidates, and
Houston Whiteside, of that city, one of
the best known practitioners in western
Kansas has the support of the Reno
county bar.
Wichita is in the race with two can
didates, one in Judge T. B. Wall. a young
lawyer, but exjudge of the district
court, during which term he made for
himself a reputation for justice, fair
lawyers might envy. Then Henry Q.
Sluss, who made a long speech at
Hutchinson nominating Mr.. Stanley for
governor, Is considered q possibility.
But tfre Seventh district has many pos
sibilities, one in particular who is to be
reckoned with, H. ]. Bone, at present
assistant United States attorney for
Kansas Bone lives in Clark county,
and is a man of recognized popularity
and ability.
East from Clark county is Pratt
county, where J. Q. Thompson, brother
in-law Of James NJ. Simpson, of Nc
Pherson, lives. He sought the nOInina-
tion for attorney general four years ago
and failed. He has been in line several
times for things. but has never made the
systematic plans to capture a job that
he is now working up.
Another feature of this brother-in-
law business, which is likely to bar
son IS standing ready to push himself
forward for place on the state board of
railroad commissioners, which will likely
be re-established by the legislature
John D. Millixen, lawyer also of Nc
Rherson, wants a judgeship, too.
The Seventh district is large, and in
cludes Harvey county, where A. L.
Greene, a lawyer of recognized standing
Elrick G. Cole, of Great Bend, former
judge Of the court of appeals. is also a
candidate for one of the places An
other man in the Seventh who will bear
watching in this contest is William
Easton Hutchinson, who is referred to
by the politicians as 'one of the best
men in Kansas or anywhere else"
The Sixth district presents a puzzle
because it contains two men who are re
garded as first class possibilities One is
A. H. Ellis. of Beloit; the other is ]. G.
Postlethwaite, of Jewell City.
AS things now stand Ellis really
seems to have the place captured. This
is due to the fact that he has the en-
dorsement of the politicians of the dis
trict, and the indications are that the
Republicans of the Sixth will make
unanimous request for the recognition
Of Ellis.
The plan is to keep Judge Postle-
thwaite, who was on the court of vista
ton, in line for an appointment on the
board Of railroad commissioners.
Richard Pickler, of Smith, now a judge
of the district court, is in the race,
of the politicians that Ellis has the Sixth
district endorsement already in hand.
Ellis made the race for congress in the
Sixth when the case was hopeless. He
accepted defeat, which was administered
twice, without a mur1nur, and each year
made speeches in the campaign. Ellis
is regarded as a sort of martyr to the
opposition, and this has proved an i'm
portant element of strength in the pres
ent campaign.
The First district is the center of in
terest, and the fact that the politicians
believe Topeka has no chance of getting
one of the places on the court has
caused big list of candidates to spring
up Topeka's Republican majority is too
large to insure one Of the places
Judge Wells, of Seneca, now a mem
Der of the court of appeals, is looked
upon as q dangerous candidate, espe-
cially by those who have personal aspi-
rations. R F. Buckles, of Hiawatha,
ex-judge of the district court. is also in
the race Case Broderick. of HoltOn, is
also talked of. Atchison has Judge
Berry, a lawyer of high standing. who
has not taken part in political warfares-
Frank CrOwell, a representative of the
younger element in Kansas practice, is
also regarded as q possibility, along
with G. d. Walker who has had his eye
on the congressional nomination.
IeavcnWorth has Judge Porter against
whom no objection as to ability can be
made
Topeka has Judge T. F. Carver, J. A
TrolItrnan. J. C. Slouecker J. D McFar-
largely in favor of Welch. The latter is
in close touch with the governor; has
campaigned with him preceding the two
elections at which the governor was
successful and is in addition to this a
close friend of Mr.. Stanley. If Topeka
gets one of the places Welch will un-
doubtedly be the lucky man
If the appointments be made without