The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-18
C. NJ. Williams Will Probably
Get Judgeship.
Delegation of hutchinson Citi-
zens to Urge Appointment.
MCPHERSON NOT HERE.
Believed That County Will Not
Have Candidate.
Came to Hutchinson from Mis-
souri, in 1887.

A delegation of Reno county Re
publicans is here today to urge the
appointment of c. NJ. williams, Of
Hutchinson, as district judge in the
Ninth judicial district to succeed the
late Judge NJ. p. Simpson In the
delegation are Sam Forsha, who was
Reno's candidate for congress last
year; J. U. Brown, county attorney;
J. w. Jones, who was recently nomi-
mated for representative in the coun-
try district; F. F. Prigg, Mr.. Williams
law partner, and Mr.. williams him
self. w. Y. Morgan, who might nat
urally be expected in the delegation,
is in st. Louis with the Kansas ed
itors. J. c. o. Morse. railroad com
missioner, is also working for Will
liams, of course.
The chances are that Mr.. Williams
will get the appointment from Gov
ernOr Bailey, and If he gets the ap-
pOintment he seems to have no fear
but what he viii get the nomination
later.
The Reno county crowd says it does
not believe Mcpherson county will
have candidate, Notwithstanding the
assertion of a Mcpherson paper that
it probably will have one. Mr. Will
liams says he did not ask for any
endorsements from Mcpherson cOun-
ty because he thought P. J. Gale, of
Mcpherson, might be a candidate.
and he did not want to oppose an
other man in his home county, but
he has heard since leaving home that
Mr.. Gale viii not ask for the ap-
pOintment. Mr.. Williams believes he
could have secured endorsements
from the majority of the Mcpherson
county bar.
Williams chief opponent win be
Senator c. e. Branine Of Newton. but
the Reno county crowd believe they
can present stronger reasons for the
appointment of Williams than SEN
ator Branine's supporters can bring
up It is alleged that Williams has
the solid support of all factions in
Reno county.
Mr.. Williams came to Hutchinson
in 1887 from Harrisville No, and has
been practicing law there ever since
He was formerly a Democrat. "be-
cause was raised in Missouri, I sup
pose, he said today with a laugh but
he joined the Republicans in 1892
and has been voting the Republican
ticket for the past twelve years. He
has not been active in politics in that
time, further than to go as a dele
gate to conventions occasionally. and
he says he would not be a candidate
at this time If his friends had not
urged him so Strongly that he
couldn't resist the temptation
Y ears ago, before he became Re
publican, Williams was the POpulist
candidate for district judge in that
iISlIiCl- ne WAS brought out DN the
Democrats, but was nominated first
by the Populists. Then the Repub-
licans got into a. deadlock and failed
to make a nomination. Charles;
Butcher, of Newton, thought there was
a chance for a Democrat, and he
secured the Democratic nomination
] instead of letting it go to Williams.
/ Then the Republicans saw that the
/ Democrats and POpulistS would not
/ fuse. and shortly before election they
nominated +. L. Martin, of Hutchin-
son, who was elected. That was the
last time Mr.. Williams was a candf-
date for any Office until now.
Senator Joseph Ralph Burton has
/ been in Topeka for a number of days
presumably on business, but left last
evening for St. Louis He refuses to
self at all. People who knew Burton
prior to the last six months can rea lie
from this the great change that has
come over him. In Kansas City he
/ told a reporter that his movements are
! not secret, and while he would not dis
! st. Louis to consult with his attorneys
4 While in Topeka he called on c. s
Gleed and others. He stayed at the
Copeland but was not seen much
around the lobbey.
The contest against the nomination
of A. L. Gilbert for state senator in
the Brown-Doniphan district was due
/ to come up yesterday. but Is State
Auditor Wells was in St. Louis with
the rest of the Kansas editors the
/ hearing was postponed until June ,.
I.eavenworth county people do not
seem to like the action of the state
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