Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-11
JUDGE sK|DMORE
FOR STATE SENATOR
Republicans Nominate One Of
the Ablest Men in the COun.
ty to Succeed Senator
Huffman

Judge n. II. oklumOre, OF OOluHl-
bus, was in the city Wednesday max
ing somewhat Of q scouting trip down
in this section in the interests Of his
candidacy for the state senatorship
from this district.
The Judge was nominated last Sat-
urday by the Republican County Gen.
tral Committee for the senatorship on
the Republican ticket, to succeed DR..
Huffman, who recently resigned to be-
come a candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor.
The fact is, the Judge was drafted.
He was made candidate without So
licitation and without his consent; but
the call came so urgently that he fin
ally consented to arrange his private
business so that he might make the
race. And now that he is in the run
ming he proposes to take the pole and
keep it,
Among the older residents Of the
county the name Of A. H. Skidmore
is 80 Familiarity and favorably known
that no introduction in this commun-
ity is needed; but to the newer voters
it may be Of interest to know that in
nominating this man for state senator
the Republicans have chosen one Of
the ablest lawyers and jusists in
eastern Kansas and also a man who
has the character and influence in the
state to qualify him in the highest de-
gree for our representative at the
state capital. He has been member
Of the Cherokee county bar for more
than a quarter of a century and for
eight years was judge of this Judicial
district. At the present time he is
giving the greater part Of his time to
the government as chairman of the
Legal Advisory board and as chair
man Of three important committees
connected with the county war work.
Following the resignation of Sen
ator Huffman Judge Skidmore was
solicited by a number Of prominent
Republicans of the county to become
a candidate. He replied that he was
not hunting any extra jobs as his time
is fully employed as chairman of the
Legal Advisory Board, as well as
chairman of three important commit
tees he had been elected to fill by the
war office, besides attending to profess
sional duties, and other business mat
ters in which he is interested. Also,
when DR.. Browne, Of Galena, was
nominated, Judge SkidmOre expressed
the opinion that Browne would fill the
position satisfactorily to his consti-
tuents.
But when DR.. Browne declined to
run, as he expected to be called to SER
vice in the army any day, the Repub-
lican Central Committee called anoth-
er meeting Saturday. A committee
was Immediately appointed to bring
Judge Skidmore before them, "dead or
alive" as Fred Cowley expressed it.
The committee could not find the
Judge then, but they took a chance,
nominated him unanimously and ad-
journed.
Afterwards when the committee
action was made known to the Judge
he consented to 60 on the ticket, and
make the race.
In conversation with the editor of
this paper on his visit here the Judge
spoke Of his candidacy as follows:
~ really would have preferred to
support DR.. Browne, who was doing
50 much service free Of charge, but
l realized how he felt about comphca-
ting conditions coming up, and he
manifested loyal disposition in hold
ing himself ready to promptly respond
when called to the eolors. The next
session Of the Legislature will have
many important questions before it,
and It occurs to me that / can render
the county, state, and possibly the nA-
ton some useful service as q state
sunafor, unA that II tn reason ] have