The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27
WILL NAME A JUDGE.
Mayor Parker Will Probably APP
point C. A. MagaW Tonight.

At the meeting of the city council to-
night c. A. Magaw will in all probable
ity be appointed police judge to succeed
Frank Lindsay.
This will end a long and interesting
contest in which Mr.. Magaw and w. E.
Atchison have been the principals. Mr..
Magaw was the police judge under
Mayor Drew,and was ousted from Office
by Mayor Hughes.
When asked today whether Mr.. Ma
gaw would be appointed, Mayor Parker
said:
'It is not definitely settled yet I
will have it clearly understood that
whoever I appoint will hold only so
long as his actions are satisfactory"
Friends of Mayor Parker say that his
personal desire is to appoint w. E.
Atchison as judge. Mr.. Atchison is a
Democrat, and was police judge under
the provisions of the metropolitan po-
lice law.
The Magaw influence, however, has
been too strong for Mayor Parker to
overcome. Mr. Magaw's friends urged
that he has retired from his Office with
the understanding that he was to be re-
appointed provided the supreme court
should hold in favor of Parker for
mayor. Moreover, Mr.. Magaw claimed
that he had been maligned and misrep-
resented by the Stahl administration,
and that he should be given a chance
the city. But the strongest influence
of all for Mr.. Magaw has been the back
ing of some of the leading men Of the
present administration. These men
have told Mr.. Parker that they had only
one request to make, and that was the
appointment of Mr.. Magaw to the posi-
ton of police judge.
There are likely to be two or three
other important appointments an
nounced this evening. A meeting of
several councilmen and the mayor is
being held this afternoon. at which the
final words will be said, and the die
cast for the successful candidates.
AS predicted i'll the State Journal
some time ago. c. c. Munson has resign
ed his position as superintendent of the
city electric light plant, and will take
a position with the Independent Tele-
phone company. Mr.. Munson has given
out since Mr.. Parker assumed the office
of mayor that he would resign at any
time, but would like to be allowed to
remain in charge of the office till the
end of the present month. 1t is believed
that successor to Mr.. Munson will be
named this evening. 1t will be either
L. T. Yount or H. K. Goodrich. Mr..
Goodrich is an experienced electrician,
and Mr.. Yount is not
Street Commissioner Frank Snyder
notified Mayor Parker last Saturday
that he would today give a final answer
to the question of whether or not he will
| resign Up to l o'clock Mr.. Snyder has
not notified the mayor as to his plans.
1t is generally believed that he will re-
sign. F'urman Baker was apparently on
| the inside track for the position, and is
supported by Republicans, but it is said
now that a dark horse has been sprung,
| who is likely to carry off the honor.
AS yet none of the sanitary policemen
have been removed. Mayor Parker
| states that he will remove three of the
| five who are now acting.
1t is stated that there will be no furth-
er changes in the police force tonight
Aside from the possibility of a few
more appointments, there is not likely
| to be much work for the council tonight.
Only one new item of business has SO
| far been filed with the city clerk, and
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