The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-28
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
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ton Politically it is a victory for Sen
ator Long. 1t is the first contest in
which he has engaged since his election,
and the result is gratifying alike to him
self and his friends.
Salina Journal: Regardless of person
al preference as to candidates for
United States district judge the APP
pointment Of Justice John G. Pollock
cannot be considered in any other light
than that of a victory for decency in
politics. The charges made against Mr..
Pollock were prompted by personal mo-
tives by men who had personal griev-
, anceS against him and not once was
there charge made that did not have
it's birth in spite. To the credit of the
other candidates it can be said that they
had no part in either starting the fight
or in pushing it, but on the other hand
they deprecated it, The exoneration of
the charges after an investigation by
Attorney General Knox gives Mr.. Pol
lock a clear bill of health, and while the
people of Kansas were divided as to
candidates, the great majority of the
people of the state will accept the APP
pointment with good grace and rejoice
/ that an investigation has cleared the
skirts of member of the highest judi
ciary of the state and pronounced him
fit to advance still higher in the judi
ciary.
Washington dispatch to New York
| World, November rs: Little Miss Lucille
Pollock, Is years old, had her father APP
pointed federal judge by President
Roosevelt despite the objections of the
politicians of Kansas.
The Kansas delegation was divided as
to which of the four applicants should
have the place The president had told
them they must agree upon one man for
| the judgeship. Today they met and
were balloting, when "Cy'' Leland, the
Republican boss of Kansas called at the
White House to see the president.
Mr.. Leland is not an ardent supporter
| of Judge Pollock, but he was not oppos-
ing him. The two men are friendly. In
/ discussing with the president the judge
ship Mr.. Leland took from his pocket
letter which little Lucille Pollock had
| written her father after hearing of the
charges made against him. He showed
the president the letter, which read:
Dear Papa: Why don't you go to the
president and see him? I know he will
not believe all the nasty things said
about you after you talk to him. It is
a shame for those men to say what they
have about you
After reading the letter the president
rang his bell for his secretary.
Loeb, 1 want you to send IN the
nomination of John G. Pollock for that
1 federal judgeship in Kansas he said
/ Turning to Mr.. Leland the president
took from his buttenhole a beautiful
rose.
II want YOU to personally give that
rose to Lucille and tell her the president
of the United States sent it to her." he
said eff our children have faith in us
there can be no great wrong in any OF
u.s.
/. Atchison Globe: Think of electing
Tom Kelly state treasurer. in spite of
his record established by official evil
dence. and then think of attacking
Pollock because of Jim Troutman
charges that he once played a friendly
. game of poker in the Copeland hotel!
Lawrence Gazette: The fearful
: thought obtrudes itself that Governor
Bailey may appoint Congressman
! Curtis to a place on the state supreme
bench. That would be worse even
than appointing Hoch's brother-in-law
to district judgeship.
wichita Eagle: Judge Pollock in
, legal learning, experience and ability
| is the peer of any candidate urged for
the place. The charges against him
were insincere and frivolous. The
president becoming tired of the wrang-
ling of the delegation and its inability
to unite on any single man, simply
took the matter in his own hands and
appointed the man who had the largest
backing in the delegation and from the
state at large. Pollock is a south Kan
sas man and his appointment will
. probably lead to an effort to divide the
state into two districts, which would
have long since been done but for the
opposition of Curtis and his hackers,
who selfshly sought to force all the
federal court business possible to To-
peka- The Judiciary committees of
both the house and senate at two diff
ferent sessions reported in favor of
making two districts of the state of
Kansas. Judge Pollock in being con-
! cedad to be an able lawyer, is more
! particularly esteemed for his courage
! as jurist 1t was a scathing opinion
written by himself in the De Roissiere
case that inspired the Topeka fight
against him. He was conceded to be
the most independent judge on the SUI
prene bench of the state, on which
bench he had four more years tc
serve.
Newton Republican,: For the frs
! time in the history of the state. the
: central portion is recognized in &
United States Judicial appointment
Lawyers from this section and west OF
: this having business at chambers have
r been compelled for years to journey
} a u. S. judge to get an order. They
have been compelled to pay tribute tt
. Topeka or Leavenworth hotels as vel
as nay out railroad fare and lose time
] to crafty the unhallowed greed Of tht
: pocket" This has also been very ex
{ pensive to litigants. Now we will have
t a judge who will have chambers" il
: wichita, and the pocket lawyers viii
U learn how inconvenient it is to trave
r a little to find a judge.
Secretary shaw's Brother Dead.
To Nav w Shaw :