The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-08-18
FRONs TOPEKA
An Immense Jam-Exciting Contest
Good Feeling Preyails-Guesses
at the Result Impossible.
GEoKGE Z. SToRK.


An Immense Jam-ExcLting Contest
Good Feeling Preyails-Guesses
at the Result Impossible
Special to THE NEWS.
TOPEKA, Aug. 18th, 10 a. M.
There is an immense crowd OF peo-
pie in this city in attendance upon the
Republican State Convention.
1t is utterly impossible even to in
dulge in an intelligent guess as to the
result on Governor. That office is the
absorbing topic. Each candidate for
the other positions. however, has his
friends who are quietly and earnestly
at work. Nearly every man you meet
asks, "Well, who will be Governor ~
We have found no one who can give
an intelligent and clear answer to the
problem. There are seven candidates.
one, Judge J. NJ. Price, of Atchison,
having withdrawn this morning. An
thony, st. John, Adams and Guthrie
are the leading men. It is impossible
to tell which will lead on the first
ballot. Each claims IS to so votes.
There are sharp antogonisms to st.
John, Anthony and Adams. st. John,
you know, has already received the
nomination of the temperance people,
and the delegates from the counties
where our largest cities are located,
urge that they will lose all the German
vote if he is nominated, and that some
Lot
to the Democrats. The same objec-
tions are urged against Captain Anth-
ony, Adams made himself obnoxious
to the radical Republicans by desert
ing the party four years ago, and
making a somewhat bitter fight upon
it. So you see these gentleman are all
str ongly opposed. John Guthrie has
none of these antagonisms to meet.
He is popular and of the best charac-
ter and integrity, and we shall not
be surprised if he proves to be the
Hayes of the crowd. This is a mere
surmise. Three of the candidates
have but a few scattering votes. Bias
sett, the "sweet geranium" from
Lawrence, is still on the track with
about dozen votes. 1t is amusing to
see the Lawrence fellows solemnly say
they are for Bassett and then turn
away and smile.
We have seen big crowds at the old
Tefft house before, but it seems to us
this beats them all. Old Mc.-if you
don't know him you have missed one
of the privileges of earth--told US this
morning that he had in the neighbor-
hood of four hundred guests This Is
enc hundred over the capacity of the
house, but people will not go elsewhere
If they can't stop here they are not
happy. You can judge of the condi-
ton of things with 100 people lying
around in the halls, parlors, etc., or
mattress. Old Nc. will give up his
own bed, and lay on the roof of the
house to accommodate a friend.
There was a crowded train of six OF
seven cars coming up from the
southwest yesterday. 1t seemed al
though about every body had turned
out. Of course Sam Wood was along
and of course there was something
going on where he is, and so he pulled
the "audience'' on President and Gov
enOr. Here is the vote: Hayes, 102
Tilden, 81; Cooper, 10. For Governor
Guthrie, 90; Anthony, s; Cobbs IA
st. John, 10; Halderman, 4; Adams
6; Bassett, 2; Price, 2; Hud son,
We we've glad to learn that but few
of the delegates to the Republican
state convention voted for Tilden.
Judge Brown arrived here vesterda,
from Washington. The Congressiona
nomination in our district is excitin.
great interest. Tomorrow larg
portion of the crowd with be trans
ported to Wichita, wither we shall GO
VIII send you word of the nomination.
by wire, S.