The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-26

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charges were afr to give them to the
public and alIowllock.an opportunity
to answer them. his could not fail 10
create sympathy him.
Again the Par incident was an
aid to Pollock. poker game speci-
fed in the Pair story was located
at q time when could not possibly
have occurred " the persons par
ticipating that re named in it. 1t
was common kFledge that Morton
AIbaugh was co1ed to his bed with
broken leg at time, and every man
who was allegeto have participated
in the game WEeady to make att1-
davit that no sh game occurred.
This not only ectually refuted this
specific charge, t cast doubt upon
all similar ones.nd created the i'm
preston, in Waagton at least. that
the whole fghtFas being made on
trumped-up chars.
1t is stated tn Judge Pollock will
probably make home in Wichita
hereafter. Wich is the seat of
United States dict court. His sal
ary is $4,000 a ar as judge of the
United States dict court.
Talk has beensvived that Kansas
may be divided o two federal judi
cial districts. tt has been frequent
ly agitated in thoast, but no positive
action in that dttion has ever been
taken. Some 9th states with far less
1SQS1d1 COQII Dln6SS lIldI hd1lSdS
are divided intowo districts. 1t is
not at all unlikelthat a bill to divide
the state will be iroduced at the COM
ing regular sessi of congress. The
division would prably be made on a
line running thngh the state east
Wichita into the iuthern district, and
Leavenworth, Deka and Salina.
where sessions ofae federal court are
now held. into t. northern district.
such a division. too. would throw
Judge Pollock ini the southern dis
ship of the nortkn district. Frank
Brown, the presencIerk of the district
court, who will adoubtedly be con-
tlnued by Judge Pollock. would also
be in the southel district. United
States District Mshal Mackey would
be thrown in tn northern district
leaving another nrshal to be appoint
ed for the southel district. Where J
). Dean, United tates district attor-
ney, would be tfown would depend
entirely upon whfe the division line
Word comes frn Washington tha
Judge Pollock wi remain in Wash
lngton until after his appointment i
conlfrned by the senate. The othe
candidates and INST of their friend
VIII probably be hqne in a day or two
A dispatch to tn Kansas City Jour
nal this morning shows why Congress
man Curtis would not consent to be
candidate for the tudgeship, even afte
the president himstlf had expressed hi
frlendllness towards Curtis by suggesi
ing hlm for the place. The disQatc
says:
When the president told some of tt
Kansas members hat he would like q
opportunity to appoint Curtis, it VIZ
thought for while that the TopeH
member might prove a winning dal
horse. The presidelt suggested the al
sequently to others. including Repr
sentative Sherman If New York. IT
obstacle in the way of Mr.. Curtis s
lection proved to be Senator Long.
majority of the delegation were passi'
in their attitude and IL the question hs
been placed squarely before the delegi
ton all but two of tie house mennbe
and Senator Long would have acceptt
Curtis as a compromise candidate. T.
appointment of Curtis was made in
possible, however, by the pronounc,
attitude of Mr.. Long in opposition
him With Long against him, it becan
evident that Longs candidate wou
finally win. Mr.. Curtis never delud
himself with the idea that he had al
prospects. He felt f1attered, he said,
having the president think of him
connection with the judgeship, but fe
that he had no show Of winning und
the circumstances, and throughout Il
latter part of the contest treated Il
suggestion as wholly impracticable' .
It is probable that both the Shawn
county and the Topeka city central cor
mittees will support Judge J. S. We
unanimously for the office of justice
the supreme court Two petitions WA
put into circulation yesterday, one amor
the members of each committee and
far they have been signed without hesiti
ton by the members of the committed
It is probable that if r. B. Welch or al
other Topeka man had gotten into Il
race some of the committeeman would i
dorse him in preference. as Judge We
has not been a Topeka man a great whi
and is not widely known here except J
reputation.
Killed Daughter and Himself