The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-02
THEY ARE WAITING
Justice POIIock's Resignation
Hasn't Been Received.
Appointment Expected to Be
Made at Early Date.
TWO NEW ONES IN RACE
They Are 5. L. Ryan and L. II.
Thompson.
Judge West Receives +. Dumont
Smiths Endorsement.

The confirmation of Judge Pollock as
judge of the United States district court
by the United States senate and Pol
locks installation into the Office today
by taking the oath of office before JUS
tice Brewer in Washington, tends to
hasten the appointment of a supreme
justice by Governor Bailey to succeed
Judge Pollock. AS soon as Poflock's
resignation from the state supreme
bench is received by the governor the
vacancy will be complete and Governor
Bailey can officially appoint his success
sOr.
1t is possible that Judge Pollock will
send his resignation by wire, but he
may defer it until he reaches Topeka,
which will probably be Friday morn
ing. Governor Bailey left his office at
IL o'clock today to drive out to Oak
Grange, and up to that time he said
he had received no word from Judge
Pollock.
In the meantime the contest for the
vacant place on the supreme bench
grows warmer than ever. Two new
candidates appeared this morning.
Judge S. l. Ryan of Hiawatha sent the
governor word that he is a candidate,
and Colonel c. D. Jones, who repre-
sented Norton county in the last legis-
lature and was speaker pro tenn of the
house, brought down the candidacy of
L. H. Thompson Of Norton. Thompson
has been talked of from the beginning
but this is the first formal announce
ment of his candidacy to the governor
This makes another candidate from
the Sixth district. Clark A. Smith of
CaWker was entered in the race several
DAVIS rn it that his friends
are doubtful about pressing his candi-
dacy. on the theory that he will stand
a better chance for a nomination some
time in the future if he does not make
too vigorous a fight now Ryan is an
other First district candidate
George w. Wheatley. of Galena says
that A D. Wilson of his town, who has
been talked of as a candidate, is not in
For that reason Wheatley has endorsed
w. D. Atkinson of Parsons.
Some of the Labette county fellows
came over into Cherokee county the
other day getting endorsements for
Atkinson" said ME-. Wheatley, but [
told them I wouldn't endorse their man
till 1 had seen Wilson. Wilson was out
of town then but he came back the
next day. He said he would not be d
candidate, so I endorsed Atkinson. 1
don't know Mr.. Atkinson personally,
but we will insist that the appointment
shall come to the Third district, and
guess there are more for Atkinson than
for any other Third district candidate
Mr.. Atkinson himself came to Topeka
this afternoon to look after his candi-
dacy. c. w. Ryan and Clyde Reed
have been managing the Topeka end Of
y so far, and they think they viii
land Atkinson.
Grant Hornaday, of Fort Scott. and
F. c. Raney, secretary of the Republi-
can central committee, came to Topeka
today to urge Governor Bailey to ap-
point Judge ]. S. West. Judge West
lived for many years in Fort Scott and
was on the bench in that district
HOrnaday and Wheatley were discuss
ing the judgeship at the Copeland this
afternoon. Hornaday was talking for
West and Wheatley for Atkinson.
I'VE think the appointment belongs
to the Third district" said Wheatley
1--WE had our best man on the supreme
bench and now we have lost him. We
think we ought to have the privilege of
naming Pollocks successor. 1 guess
we will have to stop putting up our
best men for the place so we can keep
it."
DO I understand. then, that Atkin-
son isn't one of your best men?" asked
Hornadav.
He will average up with the rest of
the court all right" replied Wheatley.
Senator Fred Dumont Smith today
wired Governor Stanley that the peo-
pie of the southwest part of the state
are for Judge West. Smiths senatorial
district takes in seventeen counties, the
entire west end of the Seventh con-
gressional district.
c. D Walker came over from Atchi-
son today bringing some endorsements
for his candidacy for the appointment
He saw the governor before the latter
went 20 the country.
Governor Bailey was scheduled to
take dinner at the farmers institute out
at Oak Grange this afternoon and to
s+rx1xr
wards. He left shortly after II o'clock
with Sheriff Lucas and was gone until
late in the afternoon. The governor
says he intends to give all the candi-
dates a chance to be heard, but he
wants to make the appointment in time
for the new judge to sit at the Decem-
ber session of the court next week.
Unless Governor Bailey shiuld deter
mine to use the appointment for polft-
ical advantage in the First district, as
his enemies have been saying he would
dc. some of the politicians are guessing
that the race is between Atkinson and
West. Mr.. AtkinsoH's chief claim to the
place lies in the fact that the last state
convention gave the place to the Third
district and that a Third district man is
therefore entitled to succeed Judge Pol
lock. There are four candidates in the
district. but Atkinson is generally con-
sfdered to be in the lead
Judge Vests strength comes from gen
eral Endorsements for him from all over
the state. 1t is generally admitted that
he is well quaIifed for the place
1t is stated that Cyrus Leland is taking
no hand in the contest and has made no
probably pretty well satisfied with what
he accomplished in Washington last week
fight He went to Troy yesterday morn-
ing and is not expected home till the
last of the week
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