The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-02
COUNTY POPS.
They Meet in County Conven-
tiOn Today.
Administration Fellows Have
Things Their Own Way.
ANTS ARE PLENTIFUL
And They Make Their Voices
Plainly Heard.
The Equal Suffragists Are Also
on Hand.

According to the call the POpulIsL
county convention was to have assembled
in the courthouse at o o'clock this morn
ing, but it was almost II o'clock before
Chairman Leach of the county central
committee called the delegates to order,
and Rev. ]. NJ Harrington opened the
convention with prayer. He prayed for
harmony for he had no doubt heard that
the committee on credentials would be
called on to settle the differences be-
tween three contesting delegations, two
from the Second ward and one from the
Fourth.
The prayer was hardly ended before
Robert Hitler and Judge w. @. Webb
were on their feet calling for recognition
by the chairman. Judge Webb was rec
ognized and the representative of the
administration faction, placed A. M. Har-
vey in nomination for temporary chair
man.
Bob Hitler then nominated John @.
Otis temporary chairman in the interest
of the anti machine faction.
Noah Alien suggested that the voting
should be done by ballot, which caused
Judge Webb to rise up in his might and
declare: 81 understand motion has been
made here by man who is not dele
gate to-this convention"
Allen replied that he was delegate
elected from the Fourth precinct of the
Fourth ward but that if his seat was co@-
tested he was willing to have that set
tied before he participated in the con-
vention and suggested that Judge Webb
year and a half ago, was insisting that
both contestants for seats IN a legislative
body should be privileged to participate
in the organization of that body.
Judge Webb replied that he had "nev-
er said it,
1t was finally decided to allow all the
contest1ng delegates to vote on the tenn
porary organization and the machine
n xifh oIn A M
M. Harvey temporary chairn-Ln.
The call allowed seventy-one votes in
the convention, but only sixty-fOur votes
were cast for temporary chairman, of
which Harvey received Al and Otis 23
Chairman Harvey did not make a
speech. but called the convention down
to business and George Wagner was
elected secretary of the convention.
Motions were then made and adopted
authorizing the appointment of COM
mittee of i've each on credentials, per
manent organization and resolutions.
Takes a Short Recess.
The convention then took recess of
ten minutes to allow the chairman to ap-
point the committees.
The contestants in the convention from
the Second ward, third precinct, are: A.
New bold and Ad Slusher, elected by the
anti administration and contested by
Fred Smersal and The. Wallace.
In the fourth precinct: VIM. Spur, A.
Hope and II. Rupp; contested by Thos
Grange, w. E. Dennis, s. J. Fish.
In the Fourth ward: d. NJ. PETERS
seat is contested by Noah Allen.
At the conclusion of the recess, Chair
man Harvey announced the following
committees:
On Credentials-H. G. Root, c. N.
Duncan, E. H. Hewins, Geo. Wagner,
Paul Lavigen.
On Resolutions-C J. Stanley, ]. G.
KODD. @. C.-ClemenS. Z. T. James. ID. l.
Furbeck.
Permanent Organization and Order of
Business-W. c. Eley, J. 7. Hopkins,
Charles Kutz, T. r. Reed and John
Tie convention then adjourned until
o'clock.
Resolutions Come Slowly.
The convention was to have recon-
vened at L o'clock this afternoon, but
the committee on resolutions had trou-
BILE and was not ready to submit its re-
port so the convention waited.
At 2 o'clock Dave Howard who was in
the last legislature as contestant to the
seat of A G. Sherman, wanted to hear
speech and called for Judge Webb.
hartman Harvey then called the con-
vention to order and Judge Webb was
introduced and made the speech called
for.
y When Judge Webb had concluded his
speech, the report of the committee on
Linn Creek and Silver Lake were not
represented in the convention.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation recommended that the Temporary
organization be made permanent
This committee also recommended
that the county be entitled to six and the
city to four in the delegation TO the state
and congressional conventions. The re-
port of the committee was adopted
w. f. Rightmire, who although not a
delegate, is one of the most interested
spectators. said: "This is all right. 1t
is working good enough for us It is
showing the people that there is ma
chine and that the machine is doing its
work. This county convention is open
ing up the road for US to hold a middle
of-the-road Populist state convention and
nominate a state ticket on the Omaha
platform This is all right for u.s.
The committee on credentials in its
report recommended that:
In the Second ward, third precinct,
A. NJ. Wallace and Harry Chapman be
declared to be the delegates entitled.
They were elected at the ward meeting.
In the fourth precinct of the Second
ward. VIM. Spun, A HopeAnd Ell. Rupp
be declared regular delegates entitled
to their seats.
In the First ward the committee found
unexpected trouble, when a fight was