The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-07
of office, I would be satisfied.


plause.l
ssThe record of the present administra-
tiOn will be a blot on the fair name of
Kansas until it is expunged by the peni-
tential tears of the hypnotized people of
Kansas Applause.
He called Kansas an intellectual and
moral commonwealth"
1T can truthfully be said that Kansas
has smaller per cent of illiteracy and
crime than any other civilized communi-
ty on the earth.
The Populists have converted the
state house into hippodrome and all
the state institutions are side shows
where are enacted sensational features
with an entire change of programme
every hour. Enthusiastic applause.]
'lf your choice today proves to be that
OF the people of Kansas, l shall SO con-
duct myself that no member of the Re-
publican party need regret your action
today. [Applause.l
Mr. Heizer Called.
MI. Heizer was called and said: 81
know now what defeated me. Laughter ]
l was running on my beauty. L asked
Jim Troutman this morning if he would
make my speech for me if l were nomi-
mated He said he would if there
sufficient fee in it. He has made my
speech for me without d fee. Applause
and laug hter. 1 have no sore spots and
If am sorry 1 was not nominated it is
because of my friends who have SO
Enthusiastically supported me-"
He closed by pIedging his support to
the Republican ticket
Some delegate who had been invited
out to dinner and wanted to go real
badly, moved at twelve o'clock that the
convention adjourn until 2. The ayes
and noes sounded almost equally loud,
but Chairman Peters was sure the ayes
sounded more numerous and declared
the convention adjourned.
Afternoon Session.
Everybody felt better for having their
dinner on time and they showed it when
they got back to the convention this aft
ernoon. The people outside the railing
that had to come very early to get front
seats became tired before those having
regular seats in the convention had be-
gun to come and rested their weary feet
lawyer-like on the top of the railing,
making a long row of number mines that
would have been amazing had any one
cared to look beyond. Many ladies came,
but they were mostly new ones The ex-
perienced suffragists had evidently
grown, either Disguised or apathetic
since the platform committee reported.
The colored men rustled among the
delegates as hard Jealous men
could, for they knew it was their
last chance to get in any
The experience of the forenoon session
in maintaining order had shown that the
chairman's table was suffering from the
strokes of Mr.. Peters gavel, and
nice inch and a half hard pine board
was provided to receive the knocks.
Charles +. Scott, looking as much like
a college professor as ever, bumped his
head in company with many others up
against the stage, facing the body of the
house, in the space from which one of
the press tables had been removed.
During the chatting and joking while
the crowd was rolling in, big politician
in his shirt sleeves patted one of the
equal suffrage women plavfully on the
back just a though she could vote.
All of Chairman Peters dinner must
have been assimilated into muscular
tissue from the way he pounded with his
gavel to call the convention to order at
2:15 He made the announcement that
inasmuch as the rules on the subject
were silent, he would rule, in order to
prevent confusion, that no votes should
be changed before the announcement of
the ballot. This was greeted with ap
plause and seemed to meet the approval
of everyone
DR.. III. S. Roberts of Riley county was
placed in nomination for secretary of
state just before the convention adj
journed for dinner, and the first business
after Chairman Peters called the S96 to
order this afternoon was the calling for
other nominations for that office.
Frank L. Brown of Anderson, secre-
tary of the state central committee, was
placed in nomination.
j. NJ. Smythe of Greenwood county,
was next placed in nomination.
w. G. Edwards, who was the candi-
date two years ago of Pawnee county,
was then presented to the convention as
a candidate.
Dr. W. A Leigh. of Stockton, Rocks
county, was placed in nomination.
Captain j. S. Mcdowell, of Smith
county, was then placed in the list of
candidates.
While the names of the candidates for
secretary of state were being presented
midst of the Shawnee county deleg cation,
and the circle of heads bent closely to-
gether looked like an eddy in the
broad sea of faces. Shawnee made so
much noise at this time that Dick Roe of
Elk county said: MIR. Chairman, l sug-
gest that the candidate for lieutenant
governor Mr.. Troutmanl practice
delegation. If they will keep still the
rest of US are all right ''Let the Shaw
nee delegation go out DOORS" said anoth-
err The result of Shawnee's caucusing
was made plain w. A. ). Bird was recog-
nized ard withdrew the name of J. w.
+. hughes. shawnee has been very
we'll treated by this convention" said
Mir. Bird. ''and thank you for it. but it
does not wish to be greedy and knows
when 1t has enough"
FIRST Ballot.
The first ballot stood:
Edwards. 2b2
Brown. 1873
Roberts. Observation-Disclosures. 161
Mcdowell 80
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