[5] He was a Methodist and on occasion spoke to church groups on subject such as "Christianity and Law" and "The Trail of Christ".
[6][7][8] He was elected as the Sheridan County attorney at the end of 1904 before passing the Bar, and then re-elected for a further two terms, all the time running his own private practice in Hoxie, Kansas.
[3] He gave a speech to Democrats in Topeka, Kansas Monday February 23, 1920 on "Congress Failing the Nation", which caused a number of prominent members impressed with his abilities as a statesman and an orator to urge him to run for Congress and represent them in Washington – he positively declined.
[10][11] So then in April 1931 Governor Woodring appointed Sloan to the Kansas Supreme Court, where he served the remaining 21 months of the unexpired term.
[11] It was Walter G. Thiele that did run for the next term and won the position on the court, reverting to Republican from Democrat.