The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-08
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Republican Gives Judge Ruppen-
thai Unusual Send-0ff.
Peculiar Reason Offered for His
Reelection.
HE'S HARD TO STOP.
Fears His Election to Congress
If Defeated for Judge.
Attorney General Jackson and
Guaranty Law Argument.

A Republican politician has arrayed
a train of facts and built them into
a peculiar argument in support of
Judge Ruppenthal for third term as
judge of the Twenty-third judicial
district. Ruppenthal is a Democrat
hut this Republican politician argues
that it would be dangerous to defeat
him for judge for the reason that ev-
cry defeat of this man at the polls in
the past has led directly to his ad-
vancement to higher place. For in
stance, Judge Ruppenthal was defeat
ed for county superintendent and this
blow assured his election as county
attorney. He was defeated for third
term for county attorney ana MS
election as district judge was the Sc
quel to that repulSe. Now 1t is fear
ed that his defeat for a third term
as judge would insure his election to
congress, or the senate or some other
higher political place. Some Rup-
penthal admirer sagely quotes history
to the effect that Lincoln's defeat by
Douglas for senator gave Lincoln the
presidency
Attorney General Jackson has a
pleasant smile and he is very polite
and amiable. but nevertheless he
speaks his mind plainly and fear
lessIy on public questions. In his ar
gument in the guaranty case before
noon. the attorney general declared
that the comptroller of the currency,
acting on the advice of the attorney
general of the United States, had step
ned in and set the state laws at
naught He put the case in the light
of a federal official overriding the
state law without authority to do So
Mr. Jackson declared that the state
guaranty law dealt with the state and
national banks in separate sections.
That the state banks were admitted
under certain conditions and the ma
tional banks under different condl-
fions He thought that comptroller
of the currency was the man who had
dealt the worst blow at the guaranty
law, by ordering national banks not
20 obey that law. and not Judge Pol
lock, as was generally supposed. MT
jackson called a spade a spade He
did not take the stand that the fed
era1 authorities could do no wrong.
Again in his reply to the charge that
and Bank Commissioner Dolley in this
e,lit. he did not pretend to. deny the
charge, as this was a friendly suit. and
he alleged that there was also collusion
on the other side of the renee
Mark Tulley, state treasurer, has
hired A NJ. Harvey to represent him
In this case, and the national banks
were represented by Chester l. Long,
John E Hessin. Bale Waggener and
other lesser lights. Mr.. Jackson and
ALEX. Mitchell of Lawrence represented
the state. The court took the Jackson
motion to enter Judgment on the plead
1ngs under Amusement No matter how
deeply this guaranty case is carried
into the courts it's political coloring
will not wash out, but stands out clear
and plain every step Of the journey.
The Erie Record has a word of cheer
for Will Davis who is making the race
for state auditor. According to the
Record the popular assistant auditor
will make a run away race OF 1t IN
Neosho county, The Record says:
THE nomination papers of w. E.
Davis for auditor of state have been
circulated in Erie this week and 1t was
. r1ooe,,-a For hiS friends in this mart