The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-14
TIME is HERE.
Judge CaIdWelI's Successor to
Be Named Soon.
The Veteran Jurist Has Al
ready Quit Work.
w. C. HOOK Is SLATED.
Politicians All Think He VIII
Get the Place.
An Opening Which VIII Cause
Scramble In Kansas.
7. C. HOOK IS SLATED.

The retirement of Judge Henry Cald-
well from the bench of the UnitedStates
circuit court for the Eighth federal
circuit is looked for by the politicians
some time next month, after the June
opinions are handed down by the court.
1t is not positive, Of course, that
Judge Caldwell viii retire at that time,
but it is certain that ne has ceased
the hearing of cases. It is also stated
that he has intimated that he does not
expect to do any more work on the
bench after he has completed what he
now has in hand.
1t is upon the retirement Of Judge
Caldwell that the elevation of Judge ".
c. Hook to the circuit bench depends
and upon the advancement OF Judge
Hook depends the elevation OF some
other Kansan to the federal district
bench for the district Of Kansas. There
fore Kansas politicians are greatly in
terested in Judge Caldwelrs actions.
Judge Caldwell is now in Colorado
to spend the summer, having recently
gone there from his home at Little
Rock, Ark. He has a number of cases
in hand in which decisions are due III
June, and he cannot retire, of course,
until those are completed. Meanwhile
his three colleagues are sitting IN new
cases but he is not paying any atten-
ton to Them thereby Indicating that ne
will not participate in their decision
Under the new law relating to the re-
tirement of federal judges he viii re-
ceive SC. 500 a year after retirement
It is practically certain that If Judge
Caldwell does retire from the bench this
summer Judge Hook will be appointed
by President Roosevelt to succeed MIN.
Then there will be contest Tor Judge
Hooks present place There will be at
I Chief IHSTtrG
Johnston and Justice Pollock OF the
state supreme bench, and Charles Blood
Smith It is understood that the latter
will have the support of D. W Mulvane
and probably Senator Burton. The anti
Burton element, as a rule. has MADE
no Endorsement, and probably VIII not
do so until there is a vacancy Judge
Johnston at least is making no effort
towards securing the place when there
is no vacancy.
Some of Cyrus Leland's political OPP
ponents have been having considerable
sport over the fact that ne was at the
governors residence on the evening OF
/ the dinner given to President Roosevelt
by Governor Bailey, but that he did not
attend the dinner. He was there, how
ever. at the request of President Roose-
welt himself. and there is not one Of
Mr. Leland's critics but what would
have been glad to have received the
same request. In speaking of the mat
--N-
The president told me when I first
saw him that he wanted to have talk
with Mr.. Leland and asked me to ar
range it. I hunted Mr.. Leland up ana
told him of the presidents request and
asked him to attend the dinner, but he
said he did not like to do so Then
suggested that he come out to my resi-
dence and see the president Immediately
after the dinner. but he objected to that
too. I insisted because President ROose-
velt was anxious to confer with him
and l had promised to arrange meet
ing and Mr.. Leland finally consented
to come if he could bring George f. Cole
with him. This was satisfactory, of
course, so they came together and had
a talk with the president after the DIN
ner. That is why Mr. Leland and MI
Cole were there. AS a matter Of fact,
had to coax to get Leland there"
In addition to working in his garden
at Abilene, Senator Burton is putting
1 in considerable time at present getting
/ ready for his debates with Senator TILL
man on the race question at some of
the summer Chautauquas in Illinois,
Indiana and Ohio. Senator Burton says
i he does not know that he will represent
the negro. but his argument will be
along lines which he believes and will
probably be the opposite of the views
presented by Senator Tillman-
'.There will be but one name presented
/ to the Republican convention for the
presidential nomination" said Senator
Burton in Kansas city in discussing the
coming presidential campaign That
name viii be President Roosevelt. There
is not the slightest chance that anybody
but President Roosevelt will be nomi-
mated TO succeed himself Senator
Hanna has a following. and so has
/ Senator Fairbanks. but their names will
not be presented before the convention
It will be Roosevelt unanimously It
might be said that it is already cut and
dried that way"