The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-26
VICTORY FOR LONG
Justice PoIIock'sAppointment Is
So Regarded.
How Lueile's Letter Helped Her
Father.
LELAND ON GROUND.
Was With Roosevelt When Ap-
pOintment Was Made.
Suppose That Judge Pollock
Will Live at Wichita.

While the appointment of Justice Pol
lock to the federal bench is conceded to
be great personal victory for Senator
Long, in view of the fact that the ap-
pointment was made by President
Roosevelt while the Kansas delegation
was balloting on the candidates, and
that it came as a great surprise to the
members of the delegation who were
not supporting Pollock, reports from
Washington indicate that it was none
other than Cyrus Leland who clinched
the appointment and that he was at the
White House at the time it was made.
About the time the Kansas delegation
met Wednesday morning to begin bal
lOting Mr.. Leland went to the White
House to see the president. 1t is told
that he presented the president with
what he believed to be convincing proof
that those who were active in making
a personal fight on Pollock were those
who had been criticised by him in opin-
ions he had rendered, and that they
were simply trying to stab him in the
back Leland does not go at such
things in any half-hearted manner, and
it is probable that he put up a strong
argument. Then he quoted a letter that
Judge Pollock had shown him from lit
tie Miss Lucille Pollock, the judges
daughter, who is sick at the Copeland.
The letter was as follows:
My Dearest Darling Papa: Why
don't you go and see the president and
tell him all about these nasty charges?
I know if he could see and talk to my
papa he would not believe the mean
things they are saying"
This evidently touched the president,
for when ME-. Leland had concluded he
took a rose from a bouquet and giving
it to Mr.. Leland, asked him to present
it to Miss Lucille with his compliments
upon his return to Kansas. Mr.. Leland
wrapped the rose up and went out into
the reception room.
About the same time Secretary Loeb
came in with a communication from At
torney General Knox, in which the at
torney general stated that he had gone
over the various applications and pre-
sented the names of Chief Justice John
ston and Justice Pollock for the presi-
dents consideration. The list of the day' s
nominations for various Offices was
about to be sent to the senate and with
Mr.. Leland's plea for Pollock fresh in
his ears, and the confidence of little
Miss Lucille in her father in his mem
Ory, the president instructed Secretary
Loeb to include the nominate of Judge
Pollock to be federal judge in Kansas
in the list of the days nominations
In the meantime the Kansas delega-
tion was balloting without result. Before
the eighth ballot was taken an adjourn
ment was taken till Friday, the nominal
ton had reached the senate and had
been posted. After the eighth ballot
the five supporters of Loomis AMI
Johnston remained for a conference and
asked Curtis to stay with them Sena-
tor Long started for the senate cham
ber but on the way heard of the nomi-
nation of Pollock by the president. He
then hurried to his office and there
found Mr.. Leland, who was greatly
pleased Mr.. Leland had known of the
presidents action for half an hour
1t is supposed that James A Trout
man will now carry his fight to the sen
ate to prevent Pollock's confirmation, as
he intimated he would do but nothing
positive is known as to this, and it is
deemed doubtful if such a fight could be
made in view of President Roosevelt's
decided action. The nominate will be
referred first to the judiciary committee
of the senate, of which Senator Hoar IS
chairman The fight will have to be
made, if there is one, before this COM
mittee.
There can be no doubt but what the
manner of the fight on Judge Pollock
greatly aided him in a way. The fact
that the charges against him were kept
secret, even after Judge Pollock himself
asked that they be given to the public,