The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-07

The first ballot resulted as follows:
First Ballot.
2 4eizer. -. ------.-------.- SSS,<
1rOutma an S1t12
ming Ioo12
N noore ..-.-------..-- Aoo oo
dewey. ---- -.------------..-- %
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Total. al.-.....- oo5-
The votes of the different delegations
on lieutenant governor were so split up
that it was very amusing, and it was very
gratifying when the counties which had
only two votes were reached, for they
couldn't split up for all i've candidates,
though Cove threw light on a possible
way of doing SO by giving y votes for
Heizer and 112 for King. Lane county
with two votes mas humOrist for chair
man, who always says: "Lane county
casts its solid delegation for -" who
ever the candidate may be. Rice county
cast 10 votes for Heizer on the first bal
lot just that gentleman came in, and
there was faint effort to start
applause. but the convention was
too intent on doing business When
Shawnee county cast 30 votes for Trout
man, the largest vote cast, there was ap-
plause, and Troutman. who was just a
little higher standing up than the dele
gates sitting down, smiled all over.
WyxndOtte for Trou:mAn-
Wyandotte wound up the list with its
big bunch of 80 votes by giving them all
for Truutman. who blinked his eyes with
delight, and no doubt felt little twinge
of conscience when he remem bered that
Shawnee gave not single vote last
night for George Martin
After the result of the first ballot peo-
pie thought they had right TO talk, and
the chairman had to pound like boiler
maker to get any kind of attention ut all
The secretary had a request to make of
the "chairmans" of the different delega-
tions, and he made it. Some of the
women didn't think there was any fun
in hearing a lot of names called out time
after time, ana so many OF them got up
anG left. Besides a lot of them were
going to have company to dinner, and
they were afraid the servants would
burn up the bread and pies. The woman
suffragists who have been in the service
a long time, however, did not have any
pies, they stayed.
Second Ballot.
The second ballot on lieutenant gov
ernor resulted as follows:
Troutman ...21l
HeIzer ------ <ol
hIng- 100 1.,,
Moore 137
1Otal- Ooh
During the second ballot a big man
who looked strong enough to work and
ridiculous enough to be one of DIR. Mic
Casey's patients, circulated amongst the
delegates begging for "a little assist
ance'' by way of selling some songs.
Last night he sang the song "One leg
was longer than it really ought to be"
but this morning most people thought
that under the powdered wig the guy
wore there ''was very much less gray
matter than there really ought to be-"
Frantic pounding hardly served to get
the convention quiet enough to call the
roll for the third ballot. "We can't play
ball unless you get quiet" said Chair
man Peters. Bourbon county was the
first to make much of a change and when
its IS votes were given to Heizer there
was great yelling by the western dele
gates. When the Montgomery county
delegation was called and the vote
nounced, Senator David McTaggart,
who looks like the priest all shaven
and shorn, and wears a stand up collar
that has never felt the gentle EN- brace of
a necktie, demanded that the delegation
be polled. 1t looked like there might be
serious dissension for awhile in the dele
cation, but the roll was called giving
Troutman 10, Heizer 2, King 3. instead
of Troutman IL and King ?, as first an
nounced. This necessitated the man who
was keeping tally by using his green
lined linen hat, rubbing out some marks
which nearly caused him to fall off the
stool on which he was perched.
Before the result of the third ballot
was announced, Cherokee changed 10 to
Troutman, Elk changed to Troutman,
Harvey county changed its vote so as to
make 10 for Heizer, 1 for Moore and 1
for irOutman Cloud county cha its
vote to Troutman 9, Moore 1, Heizer 1;
Cowley county changed to 10 for HeIzer
and 10 for Troutman; Johnson changed to
IL for Troutman.
called the Roll Again.
So many changes were made that a
perfect uprO@r ensued, and ID. NJ. Frost
of Barton, in the midst of great confu-
fsion secured the floor, and moved that
the roll again be called The motion
carried. The secretaries were SO wear
led with much speaking that they were
given rest before the calling OF the roll
for the fourth time was commenced.
Moore and King by this time had practi-
caliy dropped out. and only few scat
tering and lonely votes appeared on the
tally sheets under their names.
Wyandotte's thirty votes were given
unbrokenly for Iroutman in the hope Of
breaking the Morrill, slate on the rest of
the state ticket. Leavenworth voted just
as steadily against TrOutman, and
wouldn't show favor to prohi bitIon in
even indirect way. After Shawnee
county was passed a murmur passed
through the audience. and people said.
THAT does it," That's enough" And
interest in the rest of the ballot Jagged,
though Wyandotte brought up good and
strong with thirty votes. When the vote
was announced which elected Troutman
the Shawnee delegation went half crazy.
Third Ballot.
The ballot as finally announced after
the second rolicall stood:
Troutman .-----....-. 53S
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