The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-11
NEWS IN THIS CITY.
Judge Francis f. Baker Has Received
No OmciaI Information.


Up to late hour last night Judge Fran
els E. Baker had received no news from
Washington, of an official nature, confirm
ing the newspaper reports of his appoint
ment TO the circuit judgeship. However,
his friends took 1t for granted the report
was accurate and he was congratulated on
all sides in the lobby of the Denison Hotel
II have had no official information from
Washington" he said about s o'clock last
night. Yesterday I noticed the statement
In the newspapers that the contest was be-
tween c. c. Shirley r. o. Hawkins and
A. B. Anderson. and had no official notice
from any source that this was not true
know all of the candidates for this place
and / count them my friends.
Judge John III. Baker. of the United
States District Court father OF Judge
Francis T.. Baker. said last night that he
expects TO carry out the assertion he made
q few months ago in the newspapers to the
effect that he would retire from Office at
the age OF seventy. On the 18th of next
February he will be seventy years old and
he expects TO give up his place on the
federal bench shortly after that At the
age of seventy he is permitted to retire
pay. He says, however, that he Will prob
ably not retire until the November term OF
May II shall retire then" said the judge,
unless something unlocked for arises to
Judge Francis f. Baker yesterday even
ing received a number of kilograms from
friends eongratulating him on his appoint
ment Among them were kilograms from
c. G. Shirley. Representative Crumpacker
and Quincy A. Myers
AN INTERESTING CONTEST.
The contest over this appointment has
kept the Republican politicians OF Indiana
much interested for many weeks. Among
the men most prominently mentioned for
the place besides Judge Baker were Albert
B. Anderson. Of Crawfordsville; c. c. Shir-
ley, of Kokomo; Representative Crum-
packer, of the Tenth congressional district
and r. o. Hawkins and Ovid B. Jane
son. of this city. Friends of Judge
Crumpacker said he was not an ac-
tive candidate for the place. Uriah Cul-
bert, OF Michigan City. who was here Mon
day night. said he had received a letter
from Mr.. Crumpacker a few days before
I'm which the latter said he did not care
about the office as he had no aspirations
an that direction.
Before the news of Judge Bakers ap-
pointment reached the Governors office
Yesterday afternoon the aspirants TO the
Vacancy caused in the Supreme Court by
the new appointment tried 10 secure tele-
phOnic communication with Governor Dur
bin while a few were present IN person.
There are numerous candidates for Judge
Bakers place. Governor Durbin must NIL
the vacancy when Judge Baker retlres
Judge Roby. OF the Appellate Court. may
succeed Judge Baker. as they are from the
same part OF the State a rumOr out
yesterday that Governor Durbin may ap-
point Judge Chipman. OF Anderson.
Quincy y Myers. of LoganspOrt. Is also
named one or the candidates The
names OF Judge Shively, OF Wabash, and
Judge. Gil1ett. Of Crown Point. are the only
two that have been formally presented TO
the Governor. The latter said last night
that he thought the appointment Of Judge
Baker could be commented on with one
word as we'll as a column. he thought the
word splendid covered IL.
Governor Durbiu said he had given the
matter OF appointing a successor TO Judge
Baker no thought he thought the rumOr
concerning Judge Chipman rather absurd.
a. the Anderson man does not reside in the
proper district Judge Baker represents
the Fifth Supreme Court judicial district,
consisting OF the counties OF Lake. Benton,
Porter Laporte. st. Joseph. Elkhart. Kos
ciusko. Marshalll Starke Jasper. Newton.
Pulaski. Fulton Wabash. Miami. Cass.
Carroll. Lagrange. Steuben. DeKalb and
Noble.
NEW JUDGES CAREER.
Francis r. Baker was born at Goshen,
Ind. In octobeA, 1850. There he attended
the public SCHOOLS and devoted much OF
his spare time 20 study assisted by his
father. until he was fifteen years OF age.