The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-24
He CALLS A HALT
No More Proceedings Against
Kansas Mayors.
Attorney General Says the Rest
Can Take the Hint.
UP TO MR.. JACKSON.
Duty Of Prosecuting Cases Will
Fall on Him.
Governor Hoch Approves Pro-
ceedIngs, Says Mr.. Coleman.

There will be no more custer suits
against mayors at the present time. ac-
cording to Attorney General G. G. Cole
man. General Coleman hopes that the
four suits recently started will cause
all the other mayors OF the state to
take a new start. and enforce the law.
In case the other mayors do not take
the hint, it Is likely that cases Will be
fixed up against Atchison, Great Bend,
Hutchinson. Parsons, Arkansas City,
Coffeyville, and any other towns which
are thought to need the treatment.
Assistant Attorney General Jackson,
who will take Office as attorney general
on January IA, VIII probably have to
do most Of the work Of prosecuting
these custer cases. The mayors in the
four cases have 80 days from the time
of filing the suit in which to file their
answers That would bring the an
swers we'll toward the end of Deem
Der, and it is not likely that the cases
would be set down for hearing at the
January term. If they are not. Mr..
Jackson would be the man who would
have to conduct the prosecutions But
Mr.. jackson has already announced
that he expects to continue the fight
that General Coleman has started. and
carry it on into new territory If neces-
sary.
While Mr.. jackson was city attorney
of Eureka and county attorney of
Jackson county. he had the reputation
of enforcing the prohibitory law, and
the chances are that he will continue
that record in the office Of attorney
Attorney General Coleman gave out
a statement yesterday which explains
that Governor Hoch has approved IN
a general way the plan Of canpalg
being followed by Mr. Coleman. MI
Coleman says:
.'The statement that these cases have
been commenced without the know
ledge Of Governor Hoch is not true
Several weeks ago, imme tely after
the final adjudication Of the Rose case
I had a conference with the governor
about these. cases. and had strong as
suranee from him OF his cooperation
and approval.
1.-THE governor paid from his con-
tingent fund the costs which the state
had to advance in the Kansas City
cases He aided Mr.. Trickett sub
stantially from the same source.
II have filed suits in all cases in
which / am in possession Of evidence,
said Mr.. Coleman. mo, that does not
necessarily mean that other and sim
liar suits Will not beshIed. Others are
not now contemplated. II am hopeful
that additional proceedings IN custer
will not be necessary
Governor Hoch still refuses to say
ANYTHING for publication about the ous-
ter suits. except to make the statement
that he Is planning to discuss the pro-
hibitory proposition at length in his
message to the legislature. 1t IS be-
Iieved that he will urge the enactment
Of some laws which will give the gov
ernor power to control the police In the
larger cities Of the state, similar to the
old metropolitan police law There is
not much to indicate theat Governor
Hoch will favor the resubnissiOn of thu
prohibitory amendment.
Everhardy May Resign.
Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. 24.-It is re-
ported that Mayor Everhardy will re
sign before the custer proceedings reach
the final stage in the supreme court He
will be in no hurry to quit, however
In the event Of vacancy J. W. Ryan,
now president Of the council Will be-
come mayor. He is serving his third
term as councilman from the First
ward. Mr.. Ryan is the special agent
Leavenworth and is the proprietor of
one Of the largest saloons here.
The visit of w II. MECHANISM an at
torney for the State Temperance union
to LeavenwOrth yesterday afternoon
following the filing of the suit of custer
against Mayor Peter Everhardy, caused
much talk. There was anxiety to learn
the exact object of his visit. 1t de-
veloped that Mr. Mechanism came here
to have nine liquor injunction suits
stored to the docket of the district
court for trial.
Suits for permanent inJunctions
against three Lansing jointists four
Tonganoxie jointists and two Easten
jointists were stricken from the docket
Of the district court last Saturday when
they were called up and no attorneys
to prosecute were present. These suits
had been filed by Mr.. Codding and Mr.
Mechanism in the summer and fall Mr..
McCamish served notice on the attor-
neys for the jointists that he would
move to have them restored to the
docket Saturday. December 1, and that
he would push the cases. No suits are
Dyer Glad or Ross Custer.
Assistant State superintendent
Frank Dyer Of Wichita. who was in
Topeka today. said;
II am very much pleased with the
action of the attorney general in
bringing custer proceedings against
Mayor Finley Ross of Wichita. Wich-
ita voted for the enforcement of law
in the last election and ! hope that
it Will get all that it voted for I want
to see the joints closed up tight
Finley Ross and his political ma
chine was the force that beat Mr..
Dyer for the control Of the Sedgwiclx
county delegation in the recent state
convention. when Mr.. Dyer was a
candidate for state superintendent of
education.
| A dispatch from Wichita says.
Mayor Ross said today that he had
nothing to say concerning the custer
proceedings instituted against him by
the attorney general, Mr. Coleman
4 can't say anything. for / dom
know anything about It was all that
could be gotten from him ne said thar
no summons had been served on him
and that all he knew Of it was the
report published in press dispatches.
THE custer is the talk of the city,
though opinions differ as to what in
spired it. There is q report current that
! the liquor men were promised that no