The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-08
SNAP AND ANTISNAP.
Exciting Caucus of Third Warders
at the Copeland,
BEAR AND STERNE ARE RETIRED


lican politics.
The caucus held at the Copeland last
evening was the noisest most boisterous
and finally the most good-natured ever
held in the ward.
The call for the caucus was signed by
all the members of the central committee
living in the ward, and at s o'clock when
about $50 Third ward voters had assem-
bled in the Copeland club room, A. B.
QuintOn called the meeting to order.
). B. Bradford and G. E. PQrviance
were nominated for chairman and then
the fun began. There was call for
division the vote and the Purviauce
men ranged themselves on one side of
the room while the Bradford adherents
swarmed on the opposite side When
two tellers who were appointed compile
ted their counting and announced 70 for
Bradford and AZ for Purviance there was
great howl of disapprOval and two addit-
ional tellers were appointed There was
some changing IN the ranks something
like school boys game of "blackman"
and when the tellers finally secured an
accurate count they found Mr.. Purviance
had SO votes and Mr.. Bradford "a. This
was declared satisfactory and Mr. Purvi-
ance proceeded to preside. Jack Jor-
don, young colored man was elected
secretary.
Mr. ]. D. Mcfarland offered the fol-
lowing resolution and moved its adop-
ton:
Resolved, That it is the object of this
meeting to select delegates and alter
mates to be voted for at the primary elec-
,tion to be held on Saturday next who are
pledged and shall support E. n. Morrill,
for governor.
A vote was taken and the resolution
was declared adopted.
Geo. III. Evans moved the appointment
of committee of five to name the dele
cation. The motion was carried and
Geo. H. Evans, ]. T. Mitchell, w. F.
Federman, w. T. Mcknight and s. J.
Bear we're named.
This committee soon reported list of
delegates which was not satisfactory to
the crowd s. B. Bradford got in his work
| in the interest of the .Snappers" caucus
held East week in Mayor Harrison's
office. He presented the list of delegates
elected at the mayors office and moved
that it be adopted as a substitute for the
list presented by the committee.
The war was then on without the issu-
ance of a proclamation. There were
cries of xiii the Star Chamb Der gang"
down the Snappers." Everybody made
all the noise they could; some cried
Adjourn to the polls.' Oscar Swayze,
standing on a table at the back of the
room, yelled ''This is a Hoch meeting;
Hurrak for HOch." Col. ]. G. Gordon
who had donated the use of his club
room for the meeting got mad and de-
clared this was to be the last caucus held
in his hotel, and the hobnailed shoes
which were holding several able bodied
Republicans on top of the cain seated
chairs were ordered on to the floor on
short notice.
Mr. +. p. Lindsay succeeded in yell
ing loud enough to make the chairman
who was three feet away, hear him, and
was cheered to the echo when he de-
manded fair deal. A. B. Campbell
brought his ponderous voice into play
and declared: "We don't want any fxers
in this; let us select our delegation from
the list presented by the committee but
select them one by one. There are a
certain lot of fellows in this ward who
have been in the habit of running the
caucuses. electing themselves to the
county convention and then getting them
selves sent to the state convention and it
is time to knock these hxers out"
Sim Bear yelled out: HE is kicking
because his name is not on the rst;" to
which Campbell replied: "No am not.
l don't want to be on it, but you are one
of the tixers we will knock out l am
here to see that you do not get on the
delegation The crowd cheered fully
four or five minutes and when the chair
man got their attention the vote to lay
the proposition to adopt the 'snappers"
ticket on the table was carried after
which Mr. Campbells proposition was
adopted.
c. E. Purviance, W. S. Lindsay and D.
sition.
When the name of w. E. Sterne was
read Mr.. Campbell moved to substitute
the name of w. Littlefield of the Santa
Fe law department This raised more
trouble and after the voters had been
divided Mr.. Littlefield was elected by
one vote When the tellers finished
counting they announced that Mr.. Sterne
had So votes and Mr.. Littlefield "a. The
secretary of the meeting. then, voted for
Littletield making it tie, and then
casting his vote for Littlefield, defeating
and Littlefield Sc.
w. T. Mcknight and J. G. Samuelson
were elected without opposition. When
A. B. Quinton's name was read Mr..
Campbell moved to substitute the name
of L. G.. Beal. Mr.. Quinton had prior TO
this however, denounced the 'snappers"
caucus as the wrong kind of politics and
his position was endorsed by his elee-
ton.
w. F. Federman, Geo. III. Eagle and
]. F. Mitchell, were chosen without OPP
position, the crowd yelling: s'They are
all right A fight was made on Geo.
Evans and J. f. ForesmanFs naaae was Of
fered as a substitute. but Evans was Sc
lected- s. W. Paskell, d. c. Naylor and
F. P. Lindsey, were chosen and then s.
J. Bears name was reached.
When Bears name was read he an
nounced that he did not want to be a
delegate to either the county convention
or the state convention, and suggested
that Mr.. Campbell might be sent in his
place.
Campbell: "No, 1 won't; but l nomi-
nate S B. Bradford" The vote was