The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-09
NOT FOR LOOMS.
Onion Pacific officials Working
for Smith.

According to a dispatch from Wash
ington in a morning paper, dated Sun
day, the eastern Influences are still
trying to land Charles Blood Smith as
federal judge, notwithstanding the fact
that Mr. Smith has remarkable lack
of Kansas support. W. S. Pierce of
New York, general solicitor of the
Union Pacific, and A. G. Cochran of
St Louis, general solicitor for the Mis-
souri, Pacific, are the representatives of
these eastern influences and are pull
ling for Mr.. Smith. The Washington
dispatch says:
yesterday was a day of activity in
Kansas congressional circles. Lawyers
from New York and st. Louis came to
seek audiences at the White House and
with the attorney general to discuss the
federal judgeship. N. H. LOOMS an
active aggressive candidate, arrived and
the appearance of all the Kansas dele
cation with the exception of Mr. Bower
sock, cused little thought to be given
by the KanSanS to any subject except
that of the federal judgeship. Senator
Burton did not arrive until late in the
afternoon. He found David Mulvane
and Charles Blood Smith waiting for
him. Later Mr.. LOOMS talked TO MN
and so did Victor Murdoch and Phil
Campbell. The junior senator did not
come any nearer a public declaration of
his choice than he did at Topeka when
the effort was made to have him declare
for Mr.. LOOMS. Senator Burton IS
chairman of the Kansas delegation and
will issue the call for the meeting which
IS to discuss the various candidates who
have been proposed. Although there
probably will be no general conference
until Wednesday or Thursday of this
week, conferences of smaller numbers
are almost hourly occurrences. 1t has
been publicly announced and is univer-
sally accepted that no nomination Will
be made until the members Of the dele
cation have been given abundant oppor-
to
the situation, however, has not prevent
ed the contest from taking the unusual
trend The White House is the mecca
Of the adherents of all candidates.
THE president heard about the can
didates for the federal iudgeship yes
terday from all the political angles
Nearly all the members of the Kansas
delegation called to see him. In addi-
ton, w. s. Pierce, the general solicitor
for the Union Pacific railroad, called
at the department of justice to ac-
quaint the attorney general with the
qualities and fitness of Charles Blood
Smith. A. G. Cochran, the Missouri
Pacific representative at ST. Louis,
called at the White House in the in
ferest of Mr.. Smith, and Charles GIeed,
of Topeka, is supposed to have pre-
scented the advisability of Mr.. Smiths
nomination from the Kansas view
point.
1.-The feature of the dav was the ac-
ttvitv of Mr.. Loomis. Not in recent
Ridual who could cover as much
ground in one day. Mr.. Loomis came
TO town confident and aggressive. Be
fore noon today he had talked to prac-
tically every member of the Kansas
delegation. He completed the round
by taking luncheon with Mr.. MuIvane
and started out again in the afternoon.
It's the Arst time in my life I was
ever a candidate for anything said
Mr.. LOOMS, but there is no mistaking
the fact that I want this Office and am
going to make my desires known
II there are any railroad influences
behind MI LOOMS. who is the Kansas
attorney for the Union Pacific, they
have not manifested themselves here.
The railroad support which he might
count upon is supporting Mr.. Smith In
the manner in which the two Topeka
applicants, both of whom are candidates
for the first time, are conducting their
campaign, there is the most marked
contrast. Mr.. Smith has been here for
a week He has sought no members of
the delegation, and has not been at the
White House. He understands, for both
he and David Mulvane, who has his
candidacy in charge, are too shrewd not
30 grasp the situations which are ap-
parent to others, that the first onslaught
OF all the other candidates will be in
him Although Senator Burton has not
committed himself to other members of
the delegation, it is believed that if he
could name the successor for Judge
For the first time since he has been a
senator, Mr.. Burton is playing a shrewd
political game. He proposes to shift the
enmities' of the disappointed to Senator
Long if he can accomplish it. 1t is not
in the elimination of Mr. Smith. but
in disposing of Mr.. LOOMS that the
greatest embarrassment to Senator
Aong will result OF all of the candi-
dates for the office. Mr.. LOOMS was the
most active in behalf of Senator Long.
His support came in the senatorial fight
at time when it was necessary in or
der to defeat Charles Curtis. The very
peculiar situation is therefore presented
so far as Senator Long is concerned of
three strong interests which combined to
elect him senator, appealing to him for
support. w. S. Pierce of New York,
general solicitor for the Union Pacific
and A. G. Cochran. solicitor for the Mis-
souri, Pacific road, gave Senator Long
their support in the senatorial cam
paign."