Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-08-12
THE VACANT
JUDGESH|P
Lively But Good -Natured Fight.
Four Territorial Candidates
In the Field.
POPE SEEMS IN LEAD
Only One Outside Applicant, Judge
Lewis SuIzbacher, Now on Porto
Rico Bench.

The fight for the appointment of as
sociate justice of the territorial SUI
preme court to fill the vacancy now
existing in that Office is growing quite
lively, although it is very good natured.
The candidates from New Mexico are
four.
Judge w. H. Pope of Santa Fe has
very strong local endorsements and is
also being recommended by prominent
and influential and eastern men and the
five judges of the United States court
of private land claims, with which lat
ter court Mr.. Pope was assistant at
torney for the United States for num-
ber of years and gave excellent satts-
faction. He also served one year with
much credit and ability as judge of
the court of the first instance of the
Philippine Islands, resigning this posi-
ton as the climate did not agree with
him. He has been a resident of the
territory for about ten years and is one
of the leading members of the bar.
Captain w. C. Reid of Roswell, as
sistant United States attorney, has re-
ceived flattering recommendations in
the second, fourth and fifth judicial
districts. Captain Reid stands well at
the bar and is en- route to Washington
to present his claims. He has been a
resident of the territory about nine
years. was engaged in the newspaper
business for awhile and served during
the Spanish-American war as captain
in the First territorial regiment in
fantry.
w. E. Kelley of Socorro has lived and
practised law in that town for over
twenty years and is quite we'll known
the territory. He has never
held any official position except that OF
member Of the territorial board OF
under the Prince admins
tration. Mr. Kelley has some strong
home support and has influential
friends who are looking closely after
his case.
r. M. Turner of Silver City, at pres
ent district attorney for the counties OF
Grant and Sierra, has quite number
Of local endorsements. He served as
member of the 35th legislative assembly
from his county. He has been resi-
dent Of New Mexico about four years,
recently he was a candidate for ap-
pointment to a judgeship Tn the Phil
ippine Islands and was quite generally
for this position.
So far as known there is but one cam
didate from outside of New Mexico and
this is Judge Lewis Sulzbacher of KAN
sas City, Mo-, formerly a resident OF
this territory, but who for twelve years
past has made his home in Kansas
City. He is at present holding posi-
ton as associate justice of the supreme
court Of Porto Rico. He has no local
but has the friendship
and active support of United States
Senator Stephen B. Elkins, who knows
him intimately, and is supporting him
strongly. Senator Elklns' support IN
duced Attorney General Knox to re-
Judge sulzbacher for ap-
pointment at the time that Judge Glenn
ent M. Smith of Hastings, Mich, was
appointed, the President, however. then
and there took different view OF the
matter and named Judge Smith. The
seem to point to the selec-
tion of Judge w. H. Pope, although
nothing definite can be stated at this
time. This seems to be the opinion of
many of the leading citizens and Re-
publicans Of the territory. It is assert
ed that Judge Pope's endorsements are
very compact and contain the names OF
more leading and influential officials
and Republicans than those of any 9TH
er candidate so far named /