The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-09
SOON Be Over.
Believed That Judgeship Con-
test Won't Last Long.
Justice Pollock Left Saturday,
Johnston Today.
LELAND, LOW THERE.
Mr.. Dean and Mr.. Mackey Also
in Washington.
Want Kansan to Be Named on
Ways and Means Committee.

Washington. Nov. 9.-There has been
no change in the federal judgeship
situation since Saturday and no definite
time been set for the meeting of the
Kansas delegation, although it probably
will meet wednesday. Cyrus Leland,
M. A Low, w. H. Mackey, J. S. Dean
and Judge Pollock are expected to ar
rive tonight. Pollock will be the third
candidate to reach Washington.
Those who are close to the situation
do not believe any agreement will be
reached. 1t is the understanding that
the delegation is lined up about as fol-
lows on the various candidates: Cal
derhead Long and Scott for Johnson;
Campbell and Murdock for Pollock:
Bowersock. Reeder and probably Sena-
tor Burton for Loomis; Curtis for
Slonecker. 1t is not known what Rep
resentative Miller's preference is, but it
is generally supposed that he will be for
either Slonecker or Loomis A meeting
Of the delegation would have been held
before this time but for the fact that
Representatives Miller and Bowersock
were not here.
At informal meeting of the Kan
sas delegation Saturday night it was
decided to appoint a committee consist
ing of the aspirants for the vacant place
on the house ways and means commit
tee, namely. Bowersock, Scott, Calder
head and Curtis to wait upon Speaker
Cannon and ask for the appointment Of
a Kansas member, leaving Cannon free
to select whom he will. All of the Kan
sas delegation are here now.
Justice Pollock left for Washington
Saturday afternoon as soon as the
business of the supreme court had
: been disposed of. and Chief Justice
Johnston leaves this evening for the
national capital and will get there
I Wednesday. In addition to U. S. Mar
shall Mackey and M A. Low, Cyrus
! Leland and J. S. Dean have also gone
on to Washington
Judge Johnston had not intended to
go to Washington, and did not make
up his mind to do so until this after
noon, but as all the other candidates
are on the ground he was advised by
| also.
It is not likely that the contest will
last very long, although it is doubtful
! if the delegation will be able to agree
of Judge Hook to be United States
circuit Judge will likely be sent to the
senate by the president very shortly
and the confirmation of Judge Hook
Will probably be only a matter of form
( in the senate. That will create the
vacancy on the district bench for the
president to fill. and with all the can
dldates IN Washington it ought not to
take long to determine the matter. 1t
may be that the entire delegation will
not agree upon any one candidate This
would leave it to the president to de-
term1ne which one ought to be named
although he would doubtless much
prefer to have the delegation agree as
! to the aDDointee
Washington dispatches state that the
4 eastern infiuences'' are still being ev-
4 GEfA0
! been in Washington with D. w. Null
Vane for the last week. Mr.. Smith is
not excessively active, but W. S. Pierce
! of New York, general solicitor of the
/ Union Pacific and A. c. Cochran of ST
Louis, general solicitor of the Missouri
Pacific, called on President Roosevelt
on Saturday and urged the appointment
of Mr.. Smith.
According to reports from Washing
ton things look very rosy for Chief
Justice Johnston. 1t is known that
President Roosevelt himself looks upon
Johnstons candidacy very favorably
from the fact that the people of the
state have kept him upon the supreme
bench for nineteen years, even through
the time when the state was Populistic.
This in itself is a strong recommended
ton with the president. If, as is indi-
I Gated by the State Journals Washing
ton correspondent, Senator Long lines
up for Johnston and urges his appoint
ment, it would look as though Johnston
is pretty sure to be the man, particular
ly as there is no criticism of him from
any quarter and his appointment
would not be distasteful to any member
of the Kansas delegation unless it
might be Senator Burton.
The same can not be said of any of
the other candidates. If Smith should
be appointed it would be said that the
appointment was dictated by the cor
porations. While Mr.. Loomis may not
have any railroad support behind his
candidacy, the fact that he is a railroad
attorney is urged against him. And it
is rumored that enemies of Judge Pol
lock at Winfield, headed by E. P. Greer,
are preparing to file affidavits with the
department of justice making a person
al fight on him should his name go to
the president For these reasons it
looks as thugh Chief Justice Johnston
may be the winner.