The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-13
BATTLE ROYAL.
Contest Between Judge Thorn
son and Robert Heller.
Both Want to Be Appointed
District Judge.
THOMSON GETS START.
His Friends Led by j. b. Barnes
Appear Today.
Heizer's Supporters Are Tardy
THOMSON GETS START.
Heizer's Supporters Are Tardy
and Postponement Secured.

Governor Stanley sat down at 10
o'clock this morning 10 hear the last
contest IN the 5udgeship races IN order
to get the appointments announced this
afternoon It was the case between
Judge Thomson and Robert Heller IL
the Thirty fifth district
T. p. Barnes. i well known attof ney
from Alma, with a delegation of half =
dozen at his back was on hand anu
ready to 60 en- with the case for Thorn
son In his delegation We're Attorney
J. J. Mitchell Of Eskridge, Representa-
tive John SudWeeks, T. NJ Hartman,
editor Of the Eskrfdge Tribune and sec
rotary Of the county committee, and J.
II. Waugh, banker at Eskridge-
Charles Briggs, county attorney Of
Usage county. was on hand with his en-
dorsements and petitions in behalf Of
Heller, but his delegation Was not Or
hand They could not get III until the
afternoon train and Briggs had to get
a postponement OF the hearing until
they could arrive
He got it. In mis- own original way he
backed both Barnes and the governor >
patience down and had the hearing
postponed until 4 O'clock this afternoon
Briggs fled q stack Of endorsements
Of Heller ait the governors elbow
Nov said the governor, looking at
his watch 4 have a hearing on a re
QUESTION set for II o'clock and you gen
tlemen ill have to be prompt with
your statements Are you ready2'
we are not ready, governor, spoke
up Briggs Here are some Of our en-
dorsemen1s but we viii have more in on
the train and men 70 present them"
We are readyt~ Barnes settled back
in his chair as If it was all Briggs own
fault II he did not get his delegation
here with him.
That's Just like YOU, Barnes" said
Briggs. going on with writing on his
papers and not looking up IT'S just
the same as you are IN court You are
always ready when you hnd out that
the other fellow ism
You have had plenty OF time" re-
turned Barnes
Haven't had since the first OF
March.
THAT is no fault OF ours"
Yes, it IS You fellows have been
carrying gun in your pocket all the
time. and you know It We have only
had since the first OF August. and 7
think We are doing very well under the
circumstances
The Heller adherents make the fact
that Judge Thomson secured the reg
ular nomination at a convention held
repudiated the nomination after the de-
cision on the biennial law had been
made Thomson was called before the
county committee to give up the right
whenever an election does come along
Judge Thomson and Mr. Heller are
both here for the fray. and it will be
a short but lively one when il is pulled
of this afternoon
Charles Briggs gave out the following
list as being the Heller adherents who
would be here for the hearing.
d. NJ Gardner. Alma; nv. S. Weaver,
Alma; ". S Bolton. Paxico; F. T. Burt.
Wabaunsee; J. P Mclaughlin. Usage
City; J. E. Jones. Usage City A Cotter-
man. Lyndon; NJ G. Hoffman, Lyndon
IT, a. Ellis. Lyndon. r. +. Gregory,
Lyndon; Postmaster John w keenan,.
Lyndon; John T. Hoover, Scranton; =
T Pringle. Burlingame; W. F. Bolton.
b. Cochran, Olivett; d. l. Tyner, Over
brook