The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-14
pop FIXERS
Busy Killing the Remnants Of
Their Party
In Shawnee County, at Their
Convention Today.
NATURE OF THE BRUTE
Born to Dicker and Work Deep
Laid Deals.
Plug Pop Politicians Can't Keep
From 1t.
SINCERE DELEGATES
From the Country to Be Sat On
Hard,
And There Probably Won't Be q
Pop Voter Left
When the Count is Made in
November.

sThe state house crowd" is still in con-
troll of the Populist situation in Shawnee
county They elected Fred ]. Close
temporary chairman of the county con-
vention with scarcely a protest this
morning.
Hank Lindsey and his dog were at the
convention and the ex-chief of police
smiled smile of satisfaction when Col.
Close was escorted to the chair. The
dog was evidently not in touch with his
masters sentiments for he rushed at
Col "Near" barking furiously and it was
some time before he would become rec
onciled to the situation. When he did,
he curled up at Col Lindsey's feet, and
went to sleep
There we're a few people who didn't
want Col. "Near" for chairman. They
were the country delegates. who always
expect their city brethren to have some
deep laid scheme Matching to do them
up. So when the man who used to guide
the hand of the Populist governor was
nominated, c. J. Stanley, who has never
cared much about anyone who had any
connection with the Lewelling admins
tration, placed Representative David
Howard in nomination. Howard might
have beaten Close on vote, but he was
uation very easily by refusing to accept
Stanley was disgusted and he NUT
sered something aOout Howard always
falling them when it came to the point
and that it would take a search warrant
to discover any back bone about his
anatomy He tried to nominate A. II.
Wetherbee, but all his efforts to find
some one who would accept, were futile
and he was compelled to sit and see Col.
Close eleCtPd nv cC1amatiOp
The country delegates say that they in
tend to question the legality of the city
primary, because they were held in ward
caucuses instead of at precincts. If they
can throw out the city delegates that
were selected that way they will be able
to control the convention.
OF course the point of contest is
whether the convention will nominate
candidate for sheriff or not As a rule
the country delegates are in favor of
nominating an entire ticket, while the
city delegates are in favor of making no
nomination and throwing their strength
TO Kepley.
Colonel Close appointed the commit
tees IN accordance with that plan and the
convention adjourned to 1870. The COM
mittees named are as follows:
Credentias-W. c. Ely. F. W, Leech.
George Wagner, ]. NJ. Mitchell and w.
o. McElroy.
Resolutions-J.W. Morphy, D.M. How
ard, ]. N. Hart, H. c. Lindsey and ]. G.
Otis.
Order of Business W. Pack, A. E.
KOpp, ]. A. Campbell, A. NJ. Harvey and
]. a. D. Morgan.
rganization-C. H. Custenborder, G.,
J. Stanley, I. B. Mofit. A C. Moore and
G. n. Randall.
Afternoon Session.
The first furry of IN Tho
afternoon session was caused by the re-
port of the committee on credentials.
Ex-Adjutant General II. Il. Artz was re-
Jected by the committee, on the ground
that he was not q known Populist.
"ThOse who have rejected me-" said he,
''should bring proof that I am not a
Populist have been in the reform
movement all my life l have never
voted any other ticket but the Populist.
l should have been heard before this
committee
James Mitchell, a colored delegate
from the First ward, said: "The com-
mittee rejected Mr.. Artz because he
marched in the Republican parade last
fall and has not voted the Populist
ticket"
H- Il. Artz:-I suppose voted the re-
form ticket before the colored brother
voted at all, and have voted it ever since
took part in the Curtis parade because
belong 10 the Wheelmen's club,
and they said they would take
part in the Populists' parade
and they would have Joined
the Populist parade but were not in,
Eitsd.
G. G. Lee:-I have no personal use for
Mr: Artz, but know that he is working
in line with the Populist party, and
think that it is only just to seat him in
this convention.
{ The committee had also dropped F. l.
Whitaker, on the ground that he is an
Office holder, and H. G. Root made a mo-
tion that Artz be admitted, when II. G.
Lindsey wanted Whitaker seated also
Both men were then admitted with
but little opposition. The objection to
the manner in which the city delegates
were elected was fixed up in the commit
tee and the report was adopted
TheyKepleyites manipulated the com.
mittee on order of business so that the
nomination of sheriff. was left to the