The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-05-07
BUSY POLITICIANS.
NUMEROUS STATE CONVEN-
TiONS HELD YESTERDAY.
HUSTLING KANSAS STATESMEN.
Hutchinson the Mecca at Present for
Those of the Republican Persuasion
Interest Conferred in the GubcrnG-
torial and Congressional Con-
tests-Authony Against the
Eield-Politicll.

HUTCHINSON, Kan, May 4.-Repub-
lican politicians have taken possession
of this town and the largest gathering
of Office seekers seen n-the state for
many day is being quartered at the
hotels and in private houses.
This convention was supposed to dis
cuss national politics, but there is moth
ing but state wire pulling and fixing.
More than half the delegates had ar
rived this morning and candidates
from every section of the state are on
the ground. Harrison and Blaine have
been lost sight of in the closer touch
of Morrill,, Smith, Riddle, Anthony
and Greer.
The fight of the convention has al
ready centered against George Il.
Anthony. Greer, Bradford and Cald-
well each recognize that Anthony is
the man they have to beat, and the
field is pitted against him. j. X.
Cubbison of Wyandotte county will
not allow his name to be pre-
sented unless it appears after
seven or eight ballots that there
will be a deadlock The Wyandotte
delegation is for Greer and has broken
Anthony's solid Second district
strength. Cubbison and Greer had a
talk this morning and Cubbison is to be
used if Greer cannot make it. Brad
ford's and Greer's friends have also
been in consultation. General Cald-
well is simply standing idly by and
following Mr.. Micawber's famous ex'
ample.
- The convention is composed chiefly
of young men. Fhe Older politicians
were elected to the state nomi mating
convention and the young crowd was
sent to Hutchinson. TO them Ed Greer
is making his appeals and the fight
unless deadlock brings out dead
horse, will be between him and An
thony. The positive strength of the
Two men is about the same.
The men who will compose the Kan
sas Republican delegation to Mime
apolis has been pretty yWelldetermined
OF twenty delegates ten have alread Y
been named by the congressional dis.
tricts as. follows:
First distrct--Cy Leland of Troy and S.
II. Kelsay of Atchison.
Second-O. q. Leonard of Lawrence and
Eugene Ward of Fort Scott
Third--H. +. Hatch of Arkansas City
and A. ID. Gibson of Neosho.
Fifth-John Davidson of GeaTy county
and d. Perry Hutchinson of Marshall.
Seventh-Robert Page of Clark and l.. j
Hale of Rush
The Fourth and Sixth districts have
not yet elected Before the conven
ton for delegates at large there arc
eight candidates. AS there are siN
delegates and three presidential elcc
tors to be nominated it will be
an easy matter to satisfy all.
The candidates are j. j. Ingall.
of Atchison, Sim Bear of Topeka
Major Calvin Hood of Emporia, Ed
Little of Abilene, c. w. Mcdonald oi
Concordia, A. II. Ellis of Beloit, A. l..
Bigger of Hutchinson and S =. King ot
Cherokee. Ingalls, place. on the dele
CATION is conceded by the other candi
dates, and he will be made chairman
of the delegation.
1t is not the intention of the politi
clans to tie up the delegation to Min
neapolis with instructions The reso,
lutions will simply indorse the national
administration and make special men
tion of President Harrison. So far a.
the caucusing has developed the work
of arranging the platform will be left
to the state nominating convention.
N'oAiS ihtSiS SobihS Boo'iP SOhSSi nm \
Mr.. ingalls, developed this afternoon.
Although the various candidates for
delegates at large have conceded him
place on the delegation, no one is
prepared to say here that he wants it,
and this uncertainty as to his desires
makes his election very questionable.
ATcHIsoN, Kan, May 4.-The Atchi,
son county delegation, thirteen strong.
left last night for Hutchinson. 1t IA
vors George T. Anthony for congress
man at large and will stand by him
after the first ballot, which will be
given as a compliment to General
Caldwell.
WICHITA, Kan, May 4.-Sedgwick
county's delegation to the Hutchinson
convention left this morning and were
followed tonight by the members OF
the Murdock club, who have chartered
a special train and who propose to put
in some hard work for Southern Kan.
sas' candidate for the governorship.