The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
DICKERSON WINS.
Marion County Man is Appointed
District Judge.
He Is a Brother-in-LaW of E. w.
HOch.
NOT A CONSIDERATION.
Governor Bailey Says That Fact
Wasn't an Issue.
Was Marion COunty's Turn to
Have the Judgeship.

]. T. Dickerson of Marion will succeed
Judge o. L. Moore of Abilene on the
bench of the Eighth judicial district,
composed of Marion, Dickinson, Morris
and Geary counties.
C. F. Hurrel of Holton will succeed
Judge Marshall Gebhart of Oskaloosa on
the bench of the Thirty-sixth judicial
district, composed of jackson and JEFF
ferson counties.
J. McCabe Moore of Kansas City,
Kan. will succeed Judge E. L. Fischer
of Kansas City on the bench of the
Twenty-ninth judicial district, COM
posed of Wyandotte county.
Judge William G. Holt will succeed
himself Oh the bench of the court of
common pleas of Wyandotte county.
Governor Bailey today announced the
appointments of district judges in tine
districts in which vacancies are made
by the biennial election law and in
which the law provides that the COVER
nor shall appoint judges to fill the va
cancies. The above are on the list.
The others have been announced here
tofore, but the governor today formally
announced the appointment of the en-
tire number. The others are as follows:
Judge w L. Simons of Fort Scott to
succeed himself in the Sixth judicial
district, composed of Crawford, Bour-
bon and Linn counties.
Judge L. Stillwell of Erie to succeed
himself in the Seventh district. COM
posed of Neosho and Wilson counties.
Judge NJ. P. Simpson of Mcpherson
to succeed himself in the Ninth district,
composed of Mcpherson, Reno and
Harvey counties.
The appointment of T. c. Wilson to
succeed Judge D. NJ. Dale in the Sedg-
wick county district was formally an
nounced some time ago. Wilson was
probate Judge of Sedgwick county, and
today Governor Bailey announced the
appointment Of E z. Enoch to succeed
him as probate judge
The biggest judgeship fight in the
state was in the Eighth district. Judge
Moore was candidate for Appointment.
He has had the office for two terms, or
eight years, has made a good judge and
had strong backing for it again.
Against him were entered ]. T. Dicker-
son and R. l. King, both OF Marion.
Dickerson is a brother-in-laW of E. w
Hoch, while King is county attorney OF
Marion county. Both had considerable
backing, but Dickerson especially so,
and several times delegations of Marion
county Republicans came to Topeka to
press Dickersons candidacy. When
asked why he had appointed Mr.. Dick
erson, Governor Bailey said:
From the representations made by
the people who have been to see me
ana WndI nave nearQ from Ine Q1SIr1cL
it is Marion county's turn to have the
judgeship. I am told 1t has been Gus
tomary in that district to rotate the
office, giving each man two terms.
Geary, Morris and Dickinson counties
have each had it since Marion and it is
therefore Marion's turn.
THE Marion county delegation which
came here in Mr.. Dickerson's behalf
presented strong demand for the place
for him. He is an able and upright at
torney and will make a good Judge
Taking political matters into considera-
ton, they represented that Marion coun-
ty Is the county in that district that has
always rolled up the biggest Repubn-
can majorities They pulled Judge
Moore through the first time he was
elected. and they claim they have un-
derstood that he would give way to
Marion county man when his two terms
had expired. 1t was for these reasons
that appointed Mr.. Dickerson. MIR.
King has a number of endorsements
but it seemed to me that Mr.. Dicnerson
had the stronger"
This appointment has been the subject
of great deal of speculation. The op-
ponents of Governor Bailey have said
that Dickerson would not be appointed
because he is q relative Of z. w Hoch
who is opposing the governor. Others
turned around and said that Bailey
would buy off, Hoch by appointing
Dickerson.
Did the Hoch business have any
thing to do with Dickerson's appoint
ment?" the governor was asked.
1T didn't" he said. Mr.. Dickerson's s
relationship to Mr. Hoch did not enter
into the appointment in any way The
place went to Mr.. Dicksrson solely be-
cause 1 thought it belonged to Marion
county this time and because I think the
majority of the Republicans of Marion
county are for him. Because Dickerson
is a brother-in-law of Mr.. Hoch is no
reason for my turning him down, and
the story that 1 would buy off Mr.
IIoch by appointing Dickerson is too
preposterous for comment
The only candidate in the Jackson
jefferson district against Senator Hurrel
was A F. Crane of Holton Crane got
into the race rather late. He brought a
delegation down from HoIton once in his
interest and has made a number of Wis
Its to the governor himself, but he failed
to land.
Governor Bailey says there was prac-
tically no opposition to the appointment
of Holt and ]. AIcCabe Moore in Wyan-
dotte county.
The other three judges had the unani-
nous endorsement of their districts for
appointment, and Governor Bailey
stated week or two ago that he would
name them.