The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-13
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Governor Stanley Has Twelve
Judges TO Appoint
TO RE-APPOlNT SEVEN
Possible Candidates for These
Places Are Given.

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| ley VIII have twelve district judges TO
! appoint this winter as q result OF the su-
{ pIeme court decision holding the biennial
electo nlaw constitutional Five OF the
twelve judges presiding at present are
/ fusionists. so they viii surely go" to
make room for Republicans. At least i've
out Of the seven Republican judges viii
/ be reappointed and possibly all seven.
/ John I. Burris, Democrat. viii have to
get out Of the way for Republican in
the Tenth district, composed OF Johnson
and Miami counties There are two can
didates Tor his place.. ". Parker. Of
Johnson and ". II. Sheldon. OF Miami
Sheldon Will get the job. SO those on the
inside say.
The Fifteenth district is composed Of
Jewell, Osborne Mitchell and Smith coun-
ties, r NJ. Picker is the present judge,
and he VIII be reappointed.
\. C. 7. Geiger, fusionists, now presides
over the Seventh district, composed OF
Cheyenne. Decatur. Norton, Philips and
Rawlins counties. Two candidates have
already been announced for that place.
They are ". II. Pratt. Of Phillips. and J.
r. Hamilton Of Norton. Pratt is pushing
his candidacy hard
Comley and Sumner counties comprise
the Nineteenth district and W. T. Nc
Bride, fusionist. is the present judge.
Representatives, James Lawrence Of SUM
ner, is here today pushing his own can
didacy. W. II. Wilson, Of Sumner, is also
a candidate.
A y a. IT.
tIict, composed Of Burton, Rice. and Stat
ford counties. viii probably succeed him
self
The Twenty-hrst district, composed Of
Clay, Marshall and Riley counties, Is pre-
sided over by W. S. Glass. Democrat He
viii have to 90. Three names are men
toned in connection with his place-Ed
Berry. Of Marshall, Senator John E. Hes
sin, Of Riley, and T. l. Williams Of Clay
r. F. Thompson. Of the Thirtieth dis
trict. composed OF Ellsworth. Lincoln,
Ottawa and Salina counties, is a Republi-
can, but he VIII have opposition for ap.
pointment to succeed himself. Z. r. Rees
representative from Ottawa county, is
looked upon as the probable winner.
Ed Madison viii succeed himself as
Judge of the Thirty-frst district, made
up of Clark. Comanche. Ford, Cray, Ki-
owa and Meade counties.
In the Thirty-second district. composed
of Finney, Grant Hamilton, Haskell.
Kearney Morton. Stanton. Seward and
Stevens counties, Judge William Easton.
VIII succeed himself.
J. e. Andrews. Populist. Is Judge OF the
Thirty-third district, comprised Of Ed
wards, Greeley, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness,
Pawnee and Rush counties He VIII be
succeeded by Charles LobdelI. Of Lane.
William Russell of Rush. is also a can
didate. but Lobden has the fences all put
up and he is certain TO get the place as
anything can be in political matters.
Charles w Smith. judge Of the Thirty
fourth district-GIaham. Brooks. Sher-
man. Sheridan and Thomas counties-wiu
have no serious opposition for appoint
ment
The Thirty-ffth district composed Of |
Usage, Pottawatomie and Wabauneuesse /
counties, is now presided over by Judge /
William Thomson. He was nominated /
for reelection by the Republicans before |
the biennial election law was held to be |
constitutional, but he may have trouble |
in securing an appointment from Cover /
nor Stanley. lie has some o pponents in I
the district and they are figuring on run
ming Bob Heller. OF Usage, against him. I
The appointments VIII not be made for I
some months yet The judges al hold Of
fees until the first OF next year. but they
are not losing any time IN getting close 70
Governor Stanley.