The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-02
POLLOCK is JUDGE.
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bers of the delegation when the result
was announced. 1t left them in
ridiculous predicament. They thought
that the president had made them the
referee in the matter of appointing
judge, and they were making an effort
to get together. The delegation was
even holding a meeting at the very
moment the name of Justice Pollock
was being sent to the senate by the
president. and the announcement that
Justice Pollock's name had been sent
in came to them in advance of any in
timation as to what was going on
Naturally they felt a little hard at be-
ing thus left suspended in the air. 1t
put them in an unenviable position be-
fore their constituents and the public.
While they were solemnly balloting on
the proposition. the judge had been
made, and the necessity for their
action had passed.
Now that they understand that they
were never in reality the referee in the
judgeshiD matter, the ruffied feelings
of some of the members have been
smoothed to some extent, although two
or three of them have not recovered
yet from the shock of surprise caused
by the presidents precipitate action
and they cannot fully understand how
he was justified in leaving them in the
position of holding the judgeship bag.
It is not believed that any member is
seriously disaffected, however. 1t is
another illustration of the presidents
methods: when he gets ready to do a
thing he does not wait long
People are asking where Senator Bur-
ton has stood in this matter. and II Is
the general conviction that he has not
had much. to do with it, Senator Bur
ton is the senior senator from Kansas,
and the question naturally presents
itself, why was he not consulted in
view of that fact. In the cases of those
persons who still insist that Senator
Burton has never had a break with the
president, and that his relations with
the chief executive are cordial, this
query may be a poser. But to those
who know anything about the situation,
the fact that he has had nothing to do
with the naming of a federal judge is a
perfectly natural sequence of the trou-
BILE he had with President Roosevelt
over Cuban reciprocity a year ago last
June. His partisans insisted then that
he had had no trouble with Mr.. Roose-
welt, and newspapers in Kansas, fifteen
hundred miles away. which had no
means of knowing whether or not he
ehad had trouble, insisted that there was
nothing in the story. 1t was perfectly
ever, that the president was through
with Mr.. Burton, and subsequent de-
velopments have borne out that theory.
Mr.. Burton was not consulted in the
matter of a federal judge because his
influence at the White House does not
count for anything, and Mr.. Long was
consulted because his influence counts
for everything There ought to be no
trouble in finding solution for the
problem. 1t is perfectly simple.
Long is the man who made Pollock
judge. He stood by his candidate through
though he had lost. Two or three times
the supporters of Mr.. Pollock thought
that the fight was lost. Opponents of Mr..
preme court of the United States; Eugene
Ware, commissioner of pensions; Charles
Gleed and others succeeded in making an
impression on President Roosevelt and
the president thought that he would not
appoint him. The attorney general felt
the same way about it. Then the presi-
dent called for the charges and asked
that they be filed, but the men who were
back of them refused to comply. This
aroused the suspicion Of the president.
who believes IN fair play Finally Mr.
Pollock's enemies gave up the charges,
reluctantly, and when the time came
failed wholly to sustain them. Mr.. Pol
lock was exonerated. But even at this
time the president was predisposed in ia
vor of Justice Johnston, on whom no fight
was being made He thought it would be
a good solution of the difficulty and pro
posed to Senator Long the adviSabflity of
appointing him But Mr.. Long stood firm
and bitter fight, he was appointed. In
cidentaIy it shows the power of the jun
House. The president not only has abso-
lutte confidence in him, but relies upon
him in times of emergency. Senator
Long is all of the things that Senator
Burton is not at the White House.
The judgeship fight has resulted, too, in
| healing the differences between Cyrus Lee
land and Mr.. Roosevelt. Mr.. Leland was
frequently in conference with the presi-
dent during the judgeship fight and made
most pleasant impression at the White
House. 1t is safe to say that Leland will
not fight Roosevelt. OF course he has
never fought him, but it is natural to
think that he may not have felt over
friendly to him since he was turned down
as pension agent at Topeka. But that
fight is thing of the past and Mr.. LIE
lands relations at the White House are
most cordial. The president gave his
opinions great consideration during the
progress of the judgeship fight, and the
most cordial relations certainly exist he
tween the two men.
Now that Eugene Ware has confirmed
the rumOr that he will resign the office
of commissioner of pensions, there is
much speculation to who his successor
will be. OF course the Kansas conlin-
gent in Washington greatly desire the APP
| pointment of a Kansas man, and two OF
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