The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
ROSE GIVES Up.
Kansas City's Ex-Mayor Won't
Fight Custer.
Allows Supreme Court to Enter
a Judgement.
WANTS TO BE MAYOR.
Refuses to Tell What the Plat.
form viii Be.
Came Just to Watch His Case
in Supreme Court.

An unexpected turn was taken this
afternoon in the custer suit when the
attorneys for Mayor Rose went before
the supreme court and asked that judg-
ment be entered against their client.
The attorney general consented to this,
and judgment was entered as prayed
for, ousting Mayor Rose from the Office
of mayor of Kansas City.
The attorneys for Mayor Rose had
expected to file a motion asking that
the case against Mayor Rose be dis
missed on the ground that he had re-
signed from his Office. and that the is
sue in the case was dead. This matter,
however, was not presented to the
court. Mr.. Coleman was prepared to
combat the application for dismissal,
and the attorneys for Mayor Rose con-
eluded that it would be safer to allow
judgment to be entered.
They first asked leave to withdraw
the answer which they had filed to the
suit, and then asked that judgment be
entered.
Mr.. Rose will not talk about his case
very much. He was quoted in Sundays
Kansas City Star as saying that if he
should be reelected mayor of Kansas
City. his policy would be the same that
It has been IN the past. so far as the
saloon revenue proposition is con-
cerned.
Rose denied this statement. II made
no such statement to any representa-
tive of the Star, said Mr.. Rose. q
1 have not seen a Star reporter since last
/ Tuesday. That is the trouble with
those Kansas City papers. They have
I been printing interviews and state
ments without authority. They have
misrepresented my case so that people
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4 character, from whom almost any sort
of a heinous offense can be expected.
AS far as this particular interview
in the Star is concerned, I will simply
say that I never gave any such inter
view. / have not indicated what I will
] do III case of my reelection. OF course
I do not deny that have very strong
/ convictions on the subject But it
would not be good policy for me to do
any talking until [ know what the SUI
| preme court is going to do with this
case
What was your reason for hlfng your.
+ resignation p" was asked.
Il don't care to discuss that re-
piled Mr.. Rose.
rs it likely that County Attorney
Gibson will follow your lead. and re-
sign p
II haven't the slightest idea, replied
the ex-mayor.
'sWho will the Republicans be likely
to nominate against you?'
Ex-Mayor Rose has not yet been
nominated by the Democrats for re-
election to the office of mayor, but
the caucus has instructed the execu-
tive committee to bring his name in
as the party nominee, SO it is merely
a matter Of form to make the nomi-
nation complete.
Mayor Rose was asked whether he
came to Topeka on account of his
case.
"Yes," he admitted. rather reluct-
| antly, Il expect that was the principal
reason. I had never attended a ses-
sion of the supreme court. and I
wanted to see how they present
cases." It was observed, however,
that the only session of the court
which Mr.. Rose attended was the one
when his case was up for eonsidera-
ton.
1--WE are likely to have pretty hot
/ campaign when it Starts remarked
Mr. Rose. 81 expect to have plenty to
say to the people then about what my
policy will be in case I am reelected.
/ It is not wise for me to talk about the
matter now, however. This prohfbi-
tory question is causing a lot of grief
for politicians. and" lMr. Rose paused
significantly 1t is likely to cause a
good deal more for some of them
The resemb blance of Mr.. Rose to
Congressman Murdoch was mentioned.
and he said:
whenever I go down into the
Eighth district. am continually ac-
cused of being Mr.. Murdock- Still, I
do not look much like hin. when we
get together. He has a large, aquiline
nose and mine is rather fat and short.
But we look enough like to fool a good
4 many people.
Asked concerning the Kansas City
union depot situation, Mr. Rose said
I'VE propose to see to it that the
railroads recognize that we are on the
map. If the railroads build their new
depot on the old site, it will suit Kan
sas City, Kan. If the railroads don't
do that we viii take steps to get a
depot of our own. The railroads must
give us recognition, that's all there is
to it,
The attorneys for Mr.. Rose are c. F.
Hutchings and Edwin s. McAnay.
They are both in Topeka today. and
are presenting Mr.. Roses side of the
case in the supreme court. The states
side of the case is being presented by
c. c. Coleman. attorney general.