The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-16
STUART MAY QUIT
Reported Once More That He
Will Resign.
VIII Not Be Appointed as SUI
preme Judge.
HE NEEDS MORE TIME.
To Devote It All TO Congress
sional Race.
Judge Ryan, 1t Is Reported,
HE NEEDS MORE TIME.
Judge Ryan, 1t Is Reported,
Would Succeed Stuart.

The persistency with which the oppo-
nents of Judge w. I. Stuart of Troy in
his congressional race are resignfng for
him and having Governor Bailey ap-
point him to the supreme bench in spite
of the constitutional prohibition of such
an appointment, seems to indicate an
anxiety that such a thing should be
done. Governor Bailey asserts that he
has never had an intimation that Judge
Stuart is candidate for the supreme
bench and that he has no idea of ap-
pointing him. He further says he has
no information regarding any proposed
resignation on the part Of Judge Stuart.
OF course il Judge Stuart should be
nominated for congress he would prob
ably resign Immediately, and it is pos
sible that he contemplateS resigning
even before the congressional conven-
ton in order to push his congressional
candidacy more effectually. In that
case Governor Bailey would have to ap-
point a successor to him.
In case of Judge Stuart's resignation
it is not at all improbable that Judge s.
L. Ryan of Hiawatha would be a
formidable candidate for the place in
case he does not get the appointment
to the supreme bench which he is now
seeking. Judge Ryan has the solid en-
dorsementS of Brown and Doniphan
counties for the place on the supreme
bench, and in addition he has part of
Nemaha county, which has candidate
of it's own. AS these three counties
form Judge Stuart's judicial district it
seems probable that Judge Ryan would
have little trouble in securing sufficient
backing to land the district judgeship.
There is a possibility, he vever, that he
will get the place on the supreme bench
News comes from the Indian Terri
| forv PIinU Snnpr is likely
to be the next Republican national
committeeman from down there. The
national committeeman in the Terri
tory has great deal to do with federal
patronage. 1t is stated that in the
past year the present committeeman,
/ William Mellette. has named $50 post
| masters, and about 100 more have been
| referred to him for recommendations.
The national committeeman therefore
IS the head of the machine" Mr..
Soper. 1t will be remembered. is a
nephew of Cyrus Leland.
Conner Davies is said to have a boom
| for the legislature in Cloud county to
succeed Representative Peck, who
vanced to the senate. Thus far the
Concordia Blade has not declared for
Davies.
Topeka last night on his way to Man
haitian. where he is making a speech
| today before the county clerks aSSO-
citation on the tax question. Senator
Smith says that he expects to intro
| duce the tax bill into the legislature
again at the next session. with modi-
fications-provided he is reelected to
| the senate. as he expects to be. He
says he believes the provisions for tax
ing money on deposit in banks should
be modified, otherwise deposits might
be driven out of the state but he pro-
/ poses to fight for the taxation of notes
and mortgages the same as ne did last
4 year.
Senator A. Henley of Lawrence con-
tinues to branch out In the cement
plaster business until he is now known
as the Gypsum king" He has just re-
turned from Grand Rapids, Mich,
where he purchased rich beds of gyp-
sum, and his company, the American
Cement Plaster company, will erect a
big plaster mill at Grand Rapids in
1.-THE spring. The American company has
numerous plaster mills throughout the
west especially in Kansas and Texas,
and Mr.. Henley is president of the con-
Germ.
Atchison Globe: Judge Case Brod~
erick, former congressman from this
district is in town today, and will rec
main until tomorrow morning, when
he will go to HiawatI1a. He is candI~S
date for congress, and is looking over
the district.