The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-05
FOR MARCH 10.

e2aEeS to Be Held at wichita linen.
Chairman Cy Leland of the Republi-
can state central committee worked the
committee in the interest of his
candidacy for national committeeman at
its meeting last night.
BY vote of IS to II the state CEN
tral committee voted in favor of
CHAIRMAN Lelaod's scheme for an early
convention to keep down the fight which
is being inaugurated on him out over the
state.
In accordance with this plan
the committee decided to hold
the state convention 10 elect delegates to
the Republican national convention
March 10 at Wichita
The following members of the COM
mittee voted for Cy Leland's scheme:
T. S. Stover of lola, assistant secretary
OF state; George A. Clark of junction
CITY. secretary of the state board of char
tiles; a L. Green of Newton, T. J. Hayes.
steward of the Osawatomine insane
asylum; l. S Crum of Oswego, Mr.. Le-
lands political side partner; j S. Skin
Jetmore, John Kelly of Wichita. r
A. Hubbard of Rome, s. M. Fox of
Manhattan. adjutant general of the state
militia; Z. Leland Boss, K. E. WiIcock-
son, of the state board of charities. 7
M. Simpson, state railroad commissioned:
w. s. Marlin, of Eureka; Morton All.
baugb, president of the state board of
charltlt 8; J. r Getty of Kansas City, Kan
sas; and N. NJ. Lee of ST. Marys.
Those voting against Chairman Le-
LANDS early convention scheme were J.
NJ. Chisham of Atchison; W, E. Sterne.
Topeka; j. J. Cox, Lawrence: ] nj
Humphrey, Fort Scott; J. A. Moscher.
Beilvllle; Geo. Huyche, Ellsworth: J. C.
Posth!ewaite, Jewell; Geo. H Burr,
- Iahw
). R Sedgwick, Mcdonald; I. c. Raney'
Anthony; j. B. Tomlinson, Minneapolis:
A. J. Burns, Meade: T. A Scates. Liberal:
Is Il Bum, Rush Centre: r. NJ Wright
Dodge City, and J. L Senior of Wayerlv'
1t is charged that Chairman Leland
was particularly anxious to have the state
convention early, SO that it would be i'm
possible Tor the committee in the First
district to call their convention first
W hen the question of the time for
holding the state convention was brought
up ). NJ. Chisham of Atchison offered a
motion naming April 80 as the date of
the convention.
Chairman Leland refused to put Mr..
Chlsham's motion, saying he wanted all
the mem bers to vote for the date thew
wanted and said he wanted the conven-
ton held March 10.
w. Il. Sterne favored the April date
and said he wac opposed to a rush con-
ventlon which would not give the COM
mlttee time to call primaries and elect
delegates. He said there had been a
good deal of talk about cut and dried
conventions and if this March 10 scheme
Is worked through the people will be
Justified IN saying the talk is not ground
less. Let April so be named and thereby
suit the people,
The question was then argued by
other members of the committee, and
at the suggestion of Chairman Leland an
informal ballot was taken, which result
ed as follows: March 10, votes; March
~. 10 votes; April 2, 6 votes; April Is.
Totes; April 80, votes
After still. more discussion there was
cali for regular ballot, and Chairman
Leland called to his friends to vote solid.
ly for March 10. The result was a vic
tory for Leland by one vote. The ballot
stood: March 10, IS votes; March 10,
votes; April 10, votes.
Chairman Leland said he wanted
Nj arch 10 because that was the day to be
selected for the Ohio state convention to
be held. and Kansas could elect McKin-
ley delegates and send Ohio greetings
TO her convention.
poll Of the committee on president
gave Mckinley thirty-two votes, Reed
Two, Allison one
The following is the number of dele
gates each county in the state will be
entitled TO in the coming state conven-
ton, the basis being one delegate for
each 800 votes cast for w. C. Edwards
for secretary of state: