The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
CUT AND DRIED.
Will Be Little Excitement at
Republican Convention.
Only Question Is About Place on
Court of Visitation.
d. w. FINNEY. THE MAN.
Would Like to Have One of the
Positions.
Does Not Care Which But Pre-
}. w. FINNEY THE MAN.
Does Not Care Which But Pre-
fers Mr.. Crum's.

At the state Republican convention IN
Topeka one week from next Wednesday
there will be but one contest for a place
on the state ticket 1t will be between
a judge of the present court of vista
ton and D. w. Finney of Woodson
county.
The anticipation of this contest is of
course contingent upon the action of
the supreme court which is expected
this week to hand down a decision de-
termining the constitutionality Of the
law creating this court.
Opinion is divided among the lawyers
concerning the disposition the supreme
court will make of this matter Some
believe the court will sustain the law;
others are confident the court will be
declared unconstitutionaI and void
However much uncertainty there may
be attached to the action of the su
preme court the politicians are plan
ming for the nomination of the MEM
bers of the court at the state conven-
tion. The court is now composed of:
Judge J. c. Postlethwaite, Jewell
county, Sixth district.
Judge w. A. Johnson. Garnett, Second
district.
Judge L. S. Crum. Oswego, Third dis
trict.
The new man who wants a place on
the court is d. w Finney of Woodson
county, in the Fourth district. Mr.. Fin
ney was formerly lieutenant governor
or the state. He was planning to get
Mr.. Crum's place on the court but the
politicians have selected Judge johnson
as the man against whom the fight will
be made. Mr.. Crum is not regarded as
strong man politically as Judge John
son and the desire to retain the present
administration intact is evinced in the
disposition to select the man regarded
as the strongest candidate for the oppo-
! sition to be offered by Mr.. Finney.
The nomination for solicitir of the
| court of visitation is now conceded to
| Judge j. s. West who is at present as
| sistant attorney general. The state tick
ct which will be nominated by the Ke-
| publlcanS VIII be as follows:
Associate justice-W. A. Johnston.
Fifth congressional district.
Governor-W. E. Stanley, Seventh
Lieutenant governor-H.~ E. Richter,
Fourth.
Congressman at large-Charles F.
Scott, lola, Second.
Secretary of state-George A. Clark,
Fifth.
Attorney general-A. A. GODDARD. First.
State treasurer-Frank E Grimes,
Seventh
Auditor-George E. Cole, Third.
State Observation-Disclosures Nelson.
superintendent of insurance-W. V.
| Church, Fourth.
Solicitor court of visitation-J. s.
! West, Second.
Judges of the court of visitation-W
| A. johnson, Second; L. S. Crum, Third
J. c. Postlethwaite. Sixth
This makes a total of IA names on
the state ticket,the largest ticket which
the people of Kansas have ever voted
for. This programme, as outlined in
the foregoing, gives to the men now III
these positions an opportunity to go be-
fore the people. The members of the
court of visitation and the solicitor. al
so the superintendent of insurance were
appointed by Governor Stanley
A. J. Myatt of Wichita is the present
solicitor of the court but he has said
that he will not seek a nomination be-
cause of failing health