The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-04

sense
800 years of human existence
has suhiced to convince every man
who has been a husband or father tha
there is little difference in the spheres
and obligations Of men and those of wo-
men. When you see this and proclai N
it you are acting the part of the king hi
Of the olden times and make the best
defense you dare ia this absolute age
Where are those who yet dare TO stand
for the eternal right as the great God
meant in the beginning.
This woman suffrage agitation is
brought about by wandering pilgrims
from the far eastern states fl4ughterl who
get their support from the dude fa1iists
Of the easE who draw their susgenance
from the homes Of his and other wesf ern
states. These women have never been
50 fortunate As to get M FRIED Or if tney
did they at only wished they hadl't and
nave been regretting it ever since"
Loud laughter.
The speaker said that the women hal
always been favored in our Laws
and that they felt the effect
of the. laws as compared with
that it was unfair to give them equal
power with the men on that account
The Democratic party. be said, stood for
the home ana pure won tuh0 II
A. the. close Of Mr.. Overmyer's speech
c. A. Hitler Of Salina, nominated Sidney
T. te
tenant governor. Cooke was nominated
by acclaIaatiOn.
Judge Leland Of Butler county nomi-
mated j. D. McCIeverty of Fl. Scott, for
associate justice and J. q. Lowe nominal
TED Chas. Hayden Of Holton. McClev-
erty was dominated on the first ballot.
the vote beng 2J6 10 40.
George Pitts Of Wellington nominated
E. J. Herring Of Sumner county Tor sec
retary Of stare and he WAS romiaAsed
without opposition Mr.. Hernlng was
desert bed as d railroad engineer IN ac-
tive service
TIE next Office was attorney general
aud an ominOus silence isll upon the
Convention wnea the chairman alaounc-
Ell that nominations were order. The
man had not oeen found. Ii was five
MINUTES before the spell was broken by
young Tom Fenlon. jr., Of Le4venworth.
who nominated Jun Orr Of Atchison.
Mr. Orr declned and in turn nominated
young FenloA. Fenlon declined and
nominated James NJ. Knstry of Reno
county, who was not present to decline
and he was nOmin ated by reclamation.
VIM. E. Banks of Russell was nomi-
mated for auditor on the first ballot The
other nominees we're: r A. Trim bic of
Harper, and James w. Montgomery Of
Greeley county, the last named being
described as bad Democrat but good
man"
J. NJ. McCown of Emporia, nominated
Barney Lantry Of Strong City, for treas
urer, and ke was nominated by acciama-
ton, as was Miles Il Wyckotf Of Atch.-
son, for state superintendent Of public
instruction.
John Garrett of Leavenworth nomi-
mated J. q. Lowe Of Washington county,
for congressman at large. and lie was
nominated with display Of enthusiasm
ln the convention.
State Central Committee.
When the time for making up the
state central committee arrived there
was trouble in the First Judicial district
over its mem bership, and the delegates
voted ID 70 Is john Garrett of Leav-
enworth and Marshall Gebhart Of Jetfer-
son county. They could not agree and
the district was left without a commit
teeman. The members Of the committee
are:
second-P. s Mitchell
Third-Frank :. Thomas.
Fourth-S. A. Riggs.
Fifth-C. +. Arthur.
Seventh-Frank BaIIou.
E4ghth-W. +. Shamleffet, Council
Grove.
Tenth-A. J. Gle mmans.
Eleventn-B. f. DevOre.
Twelfth-W. H. PepperelL
Thirt eenth-Fc ed NJ Miller.
FOurteentn-J. K Logan.
Flfteenth-H d. Iatem-
SIxLeenth-A. M. Wlnn.
teenth-Charles S. Page.
Eighteeutn@B. Amld0n.
Nineteenth-L- IT, Gilmore.
Twentieth-F. G. Strorhian.
Twenty drst@W. ". Redmond
Twenty-second-W r. Chuck.
Neutrality-suspicious. Schleyer.
Twenty fourth-Dr. r. L. 1rimble.
Twenty fifth g. johnson.
Twenty lxth-G. z. Neiman.
Twenty nth-G gorge NJ Hoover.
Twenty ight-Willlam Barrett
Twenty nInLh-Frauk p. Strickland
-Thirtieth-C. 4 Hitler.
Thirty tirst-S G. Adams
Thirty second-,N. A Anderson
Thirty thlrd-Ch aries W. Kyle
Thirty fOurLh-Grover Walker
Thirty hftn--A- 5. Kemper
WOMEN GET A HEARING.
Mrs. L O. Case Add fess~s the. olnrnittee, |
Asu Her Advice Dtsregarded.
The committee on resolutions Of the /
Democratic state Convention granted the +
women "A hearing ia favor Of a suffrage !
plank
Mrs- L Q. Case appeared before the