The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
KANSAS ON SILVER.
Where Will Our Delegates to
Cleveland Stand
ON THE FREE SILVER QUESTION

At the Meeting or the Republican
National League Next MOnth-The
Delegation Headed by GOIdbuS
CaIderhead
There is a good deal of speculation
among the Republican politicians just
now as to how the Kansas delegation to
the Republican National League conven-
ton will size up on the. silver question.
The secretary Of the national league
has sent out an announcement that there
will be three whole days of the cOnven-
ton given up to the discussion of the
silver question and it is not likely that a
discussion in a national convention of any
kind can last that long without Kansas
being heard from.
While it is now generally admitted
that Kansas Republicans are for silver
the delegation to the n ational league
convention as selected at the state league
meeting is put down as conservative on
that subject
Ex-Lieut. Gov A. J. Felt of the Atchi-
son Champion is probably the most &C.
tive free silver man on the delegation
while the other side of the question will
be represented by Congressman W. A.
Calderhead the Fifth district gold bug.
Sen ator Lucien Baker who will proba-
bly, be regarded as the head of the dele
cation is a conservative.
1t Is not Otter that delegation of that
kind is composed of the men who were
elected to act as delegates, and it is not
likely that even a majority of those
elected at the state league convention
will go to Cleveland, although Kansas
will no doubt have her full quota of
delegates in the national convention.
hn oil IaI1 -.
sends his alternate, but if the alternate
fails to 60, he usually allows the politi-
clans to select some one to take his place.
An old member of the league has fig
ured it out that while the out and out
gold bugs on the Kansas delegation,
like Congressman Calderhead, will be
scarce, yet the delegation viii be con-
servative because of the presence of
large number of men who favor the
coinage of American silver only, and
those who are rot particular about the
ratio being Is to l.
The following are the delegates who
were elected to represent the Kansas
Republican league at Cleveland next
month.
At Congressman W. A. Calder
head. Marysville; T. J. Anderson, Shaw
nee; Senator Lucien Baker, Leaven-
worth; M. ". Meeks. Kingman: Eric
Nystrom, Shawnee; E. w. Moses, Bar
ton; J. H. Hamilton. Cherokee; B. S
stovall, Wyandotte; N. G. Prettyman,
Logan; A. B. Mulvane, Pottawatomie.
The remaining delegates selected by
congressional districts are as follows:
First district-A J. Felt, Atchison; W.
Fl. Tracey, Pottawotomie; L. F. Ran
dolph, Jefferson; W. c. Cook, Leaven-
worth.
Second district-W. W. Nevison, Doug
las; George Taylor, Wyandotte; w. c.
Lansdon, urbon; C. K. Dow, johnson.
Third district-E c. Gray, Cowley; G..
". Mckay, Elk; D. E. Mcclellan, Neo-
sho; ]. D. Barker, Neosho.
Fourth district-A. L Brooks, Shaw
nee; D. Knapp. Chase; J. S. Dean, Mar
ion; W. w. Miller, Usage.
Fifth district-Joseph Moore, Saline;
W. H. Smith. Marshall; Robert Brock,
Riley; 3. T. Bullene, Republic
Sixth district-Wm. Simpson, Norton;
R. N. Picker, Smith: E. ". Wellington,
Ellsworth; ]. C. Postlethwaite, Jewell
Seventh district-H. l. Gordon, Sedg-
wick; W. n. Beezley, Edwards; NJ W.
Sutton, Ford; Fletcher Meredith, Reno
State University Republican club
| Delegate. Warren Edwards.
Baker University-Delegate, F. R. SUIT
ton.
State Normal-B. F. Carter.
Washburn Colleg Ed Le-
land.