Supreme Judgeship

Maynard Said to Be the Pingree Favorite

A Lansing Conference

At Which the Matter was Talked of

Judge Kinne Still has Chances as the Conference Settled Nothing.

More Moves on the Political Chess Board Looked For

Some of Attorney-General Maynard's friends have in all probability leaked as to a conversation said to have taken place in Lansing at which the question of the supreme court nomination next spring was one of the subjects broached. The Detroit  Evening New contains the following:

 "Now that Gov. Pingree and the members of his political and military cabinet, who accompanied him to Lansing Wednesday, have been home long enough to circuíate around among the faithful and let go of some of the things that were discussed at the secret meeting in the executive office, the next results of the gathering are becoming known.

"In the first place, it may be set down as a fact beyond dispute that Atty. Gen.. Maynard was duly branded as the Pingree candidate for the Republican nomination for justice of the supreme court. It was thought that the governor would not take any decided stand in this fight further than to oppose the nomination of Justice Grant, and the friends of Judge Kinne, of Ann Arbor, were hopeful that he might at least divide the Pingree support with Maynard. This hope has gone glimmering now and the entire machinery will be set to work in Maynard's interest. This result may possibly be due to the fact that Kinne's particular friend, Sheriff Judson, was not present at Wednesday's conference, although Washtenaw county was represented by Deputy Railroad Commissioner Wedemeyer.

"Another matter agreed upon at the conference was that there should be a Pingree candidate for every office in the state senate. Elmer E. Stanton, of Grand Rapids, was O. K.'d for secretary and lines thrown out for available candidates for the other elective offices. They propose to force the fight from start to finish with a grand round up on senator."

Notwithstandiug this article, it may be safely assumed that the Pingree sentiment has not yet crystallized in favor of any one particular candidate for supreme court judge. It is highly improbable that a military cabinet would attempt to settle it. It is known that Deputy Railroad Commissioner Wedemeyer whose name gets into the News as Wesselius, is an advocate of the nomination of Judge Kinne. Other strong Pingree men are also supporting him. There will some active moves made on the political chess board this winter and some conferences may possibly settle the candidate of the Pingree forces. All that is in all probability yet settled is that Attorney-Gen. Maynard, who has been a thick and thin Pingree supporter, is yet in the running with hopes of Pingree support.