The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-14
PEACE REIGNED
And Judge Martin Was Nom
mated Unanimously
By the Republican State Central
Committee
FOR CHIEF JUSTICE.
Petitions to Be Circulated for
Endorsement
Of the Nomination by Republi-
cans in General.

As forecasted by the STATE JOURNAL
yesterday. there will be no state conven-
ton to nominate Chief Justice David
Martin to the position he now holds. The
Republican state central committee COM
pleted this work last night and without
a dissenting vote
The roll call was called on the motion
of Mr Kenyon of Jetmore, to test the
sentiment of the committee on the ques-
tiOn of calling state convention, and
with the exception of Senator Sterne of
Shawnee the members were unanimous
against it. Sterne refused to vote either
way.
All of the talk of a row in the commit
guess work, for there has not been
more harmonious meeting held here for
years.
The committee decided to nominate
Judge Martin, in addition to his nomin-
alton by petition. The nomination by the
committee, which would probably not be
legal nomination under the
law, will, nevertheless, prevent
other guerilla nominations. 1t
shuts out kickers, who have been
threatening to nominate another Repub-
lican by petition if the committee refus-
ed to call a convention. They could
nominate and run a candidate as "Re-
publican"
A sub committee consisting of Tomlin-
son, Of Ottawa, Gettys of Wyandotte,
Raney of Harper, Kenyon of Hodgeman,
Huyke of Ellsworth, Green of Harvey
and Cox of Douslas, was appointed TO
draft plan for the nomination OF a chief
justice. The committee retired and after
some deliberation, offered the following,
which was adopted:
'W hereas, There seems to be a univer-
sal sentiment among the Republicans as
to who shall and ought to be the nominee
of the Republican party of Kansas for
the office of chief justice of the supreme
court, and recognizing such demand of
Republicans from all parts of the state;
therefore this committee, assembled in
meeting representing the Republican
party of the state, do
Resolve that we hereby nominate the
Hon David Martin of Atchison for Chief
Justice of the Supreme court, and we
request the Republicans throughout the
state to join in petition to the secretary
of state, requesting that his name shall
be placed upon the official ballot as
much candidate; and we hereby instruct
the presiding officer aud secretary of this
meeting to prepare, execute and file with
the secretary of state the proper certi-
ficate of this nomination and to better
carry out the suggestion of the committee
the secretary of the committee is hereby
instructed to prepare and forward to the
chairman of the central committee in
each county petition in form comply
ing with the law regulating such nomi-
nations and requesting of such chairman
that like petition shall be furnished
the committeeman of township ward or
precinct in each county, requesting him
to circulate or cause the same to be cir
culsted so that every Republican desir-
ing to do SO may have an opportunity to
join his party associates in this nomina-
tion, and that such petition when signed
shall be returned to the secretary OF the
committee on or before the Goth day of
September next.
The committee will Immediately have
printed blank petitions, which will be
sent to the chairman of each county
committee. 1t is believed that the petit
tion for Judge Martins nomination will
be generally signed by Democrats and
Populists, as we'll as Republicans
Certainly his nomination is a great
victory for the free silver men of Kansas.
His personality and his well known
views on this question do not need
platform to bolster him up. David Mar
tin is stronger than his party.