The Topeka state journal., 1900-11-09
AN ARMY OF Them
Scramble For Supreme Court
Positions Commences.
Gov. Stanley viii Appoint Four
New Judges.
AMENDMENT is SAFE.
No Doubt That Proposition to
Enlarge Court Has Carried.
The Lawyers Who Are Already
i'm the Race.

i'm the Race.
Reports from nearly every county IN
the state Indicate that there appeared
during the election Tuesday no opposl-
ton Of a pronounced character TO the
proposition to increase the judges of the
supreme court from three to seven
members.
There is no doubt that a large major
ity of the votes cast are in favor Of the
proposed constitutional amendment
which insures its adoption.
This amendment gives to the COVER
nor, after the legislature has framed the
amendment and passed upon it, the ap-
pointment of the four additional judges
This viii cause a scramble which has
not been exceeded in interest for many
years. This is the first opportunity the
Republican aspirants have had TO make
a real live race for the judgeship of this
court because but one has been chosen
every two years. With four to name by
appointment and the uncertainty OF
election removed and the expense Of a
prolonged campaign for the nomination
and subsequent election eliminated, the
list Of entries into this contest viii be
The amendment, in its official terms,
is as follows;
The supreme court shall consist of
seven justices who shall be chosen by
the electors Of the state. They may sit
separately in two divisions with full
power to act in each division; to de-
teTTnlne the cases assigned to be heard
by such division Three Justices
shall constitute a quorum in
each division and the concurrence of
three shall be necessary to decision.
Such cases only as may be ordered to
be heard by the whole court shall be
considered by all the justices, and a
concurrence of four justices shall be
necessary to decision in cases SO
heard
The justice who is senior in contiry1-
Gus term Of service shall be chief justice
and In case two or more continuously
served during the same prod the senior
In years Of these shall be chief justice,
ana the presiding justice of each diNiS-
ION shall be selected from the judges as
signed to that division in like manner
The term OF Office of the justices shall
be six years except as hereinafter pro-
vided-
The justices in office at the time this
amendment takes effect shall hold their
lfiaces for the terms to which they were
leverally elected and until successors
Ire erected and qualified. AS soon as
practicable after the second Monday in
January 1901. the governor shall ap-
eoInt four justices to hold their Offices
k15I ny the second Monday in January,
AT the general election in 1902 there
nail be elected five justices, one Of
whom shall hold his office for two
.eaTss one Tor four years and three for
AT the general election in 1904 and
very six years thereafter two justices
mall be elected
AT the general election in 7one ana ~
~ SIX years thereafter two justices
hall be elected
AT the general election of 1908 and
very SIX years thereafter three justices
hail be elected .
The salary Of these justices win be FIX
a. Dy the legislature at s., 900 per year
Inc list from which the governor will
make his appointments is aIrraa dxv LARGE
s1Q II VIII COnFinnG n
low until January. Some of those al
'eady mentioned are as follows:
Judge Z. F. Carver. Topeka.
Eir1ck G. Cole. Great Bend.
John c. Pollock, winfield
A II. Ellis. Beloit.
R B. Welch, Topeka
z. W. Cunningham Emporia-
J. s Dean, Marion
J. K CubbisOn, Kansas Cfty
r L Williams Clay Center.
Samuel r. Peters. Newton.
sam kjmble, Manhattan.
john T. Hessin, Manhattan
G. b Graves, Ernporia
4. B. Wall Wichita.
Frank Martin, Hutchinson.
H. F. Mason. Garden CITY.
J. W. Gleed, Topeka.
g g Coleman, Clay Center
W. l. Stuart, Troy.
3 H Tracy, Wamego.
J. D. Mcfarland Topeka
j. 3 West. assistant attorney general
Kansas City. -
g T. Bran1ne, Newton
Phil Campbell Pittsburg.
John Randolph, Pittsburg.
Nelson Case, Oswego
Judge p. B. Gillette, Kingman-
Ex-senator Tucker, Eureka.
John D. AIilliken, SaIina
;. J. Osborn Salina.
T. l. Bond, Salina.
George J. Barker, Lawrence.
w. 5. Roarl1, Junction City
NJ 3. Nicholson, Council Grove. q re-
cent convert
J. w Parker, OIathe
AoiJan Wells, Seneca, now judge of
ne eastern division. northern depart
ment court Of appeals
J. Q. Thompson. Pratt
Lee Monroe, Hays Citv.
Frank Hurren. HoIton'
J. G. Slonecker, topeka.
D. A. Banta. Great Bend
J-eC- Postlethwaite, Jewel Citv
When this court is made IN C.hiaf T,,s-
tice Doster viii be lonesome 81 Far a.
political associates are. concerned. He
for two years at least Then comes az
election at which the fusionists viii
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