The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-02

Allow the Boarding Houses Of the Capt.
tai the Least Show-Wichita IL Slated
for One Of the State Conventions and
May Get It-Hutchison Also Wants 1t
Gossip of a Political Nature Coming
From Those Who are Supposed to Know
Topeka, Kan. Feb. I.-CSpeciaL)-
Next Tuesday the Republican state
central committee will meet here 10
call all the conven tons. II will be a
lively meeting, and it is predicted that
for the first time in the history Of the
| state Topeka will be left out in the
cold. BY that 1t is meant that Tope-
ka VIII not 1oe given d convention.
| Wichita IS slated for one, and will IN
all probability get Il. Wichfta's rival
| ia the matter is Hutchinson. The
convention which will be given Wich-
tia is the convention to nominate del
egates at large to the St. Louis con-
ventiOn and 4 congressman at large.
| This Will give Wichita the chance Of
| seeing very hot fight, If J. B. Johnson
! makes the Roadway against Leland
| that he boasts. 1t Is said here that
| there is a feeling among the state COM
mitteernen that the convention TO nom
| mate state officers shall be given to
some other town than Topeka as this
| town has been accused Of hogging 1t.
1 Topeka may be given the convention
| to nominate a candidate for one of the
| divisions Of the court of appeal, buta
! that is very small filling for the hun
| cry boarding houses.
| TALK OF SAM PETERS.
| t. IL
that ex-Congressman Sam Peters of
Newton viii be a candidate this year
for chief justice Of the supreme court
| subject TO the decision of the Republi-
! can state convention 1t Is said that
Mr.. Peters viii have the support Of Cy
| Leland. Nr. Leland's friends, howev-
| er, deny the story, and say that IL is
| a scheme TO injure Leland in the First
congressional district. where Chief JUS
| tice David Martin resides and IS quite
popular. It has generally been sup
! posed that Leland and Judge Martin
are warm friends. If 1t turns out that
| Leland is fighting Martin, Atchison
county, al any rate, viii oppose him
| for delegate TO the national conven-
ton.
A dispatch from LeavenWorth says:
The fight for delegate at large between
committeeman, and Captain J. B. John
son is getting interesting to the Re-
pUblicans OF Leavenworth.
Leland was here last week and met
Republican politicians and tonight
Captain Johnson arrived in the city
and held private caucus with some Of
his friends at the home of II. c. Keller
on Fifth avenue
Captain Johnson Will remain in the
city several days perfecting an organ
ization before returning to Topeka.
In an interview Captain Johnson
stated that the fight between him and
Leland was mainly over the state ad-
ministration. If Leland was elected It
would mean an endorsement Of Gov
ernor Morrill,, and If he was chosen If
would practically mean a new deal.
WITHOUT AIN OPPONENT.
The announcement from Washington
that Congressman Dick Blue will not
seek the Second district nomination
but VIII run again for congressman-at-
large, is greeted with about equal dis
appointment and joy. Speaker Charley
Lobdell and Judge J. V Beekman see
in il the downfall of their ambitions,
while number OF Second district fell
lows breathe a great deal freer now
that 1t is assured Colonel Blue will not
contest the district with them.
Both Speaker LObdell and Judge
Beekman, in announcing their candida
cy for ngressman-at-large, expressly
conditioned that Blue must be out of |
the way. In saying that he can be |
renominated with hands down Colonel !
Blue probably safely stated the situa- |
ton. No one appears 10 be anxious |
to contest his nomination, but al the !
same time a great many of his friends |
here wanted to see him make the race |
from the Second district and get him
self planted in some place Of enduring |
tenure.
COLE A CANDIDATE.
Elrick C. Cole, of Great Bend, has an |
bounced his candidacy for election as |
judge of the Kansas court of appeals. |
the position he is now holding under |
appointment. Judge Coles district is |
composed of the twenty-eight south |
west counties of the state, and last |
year the district showed a fusion major |
lty OF about fifty against the RepubL- |
can party. Judge Cole is confident he |
can carry the district by a good major |
ity-an opinion which is shared in the |
best posted men Of his party
II has been the universal custom of |
newspapers and lawyers TO speak OF |
lLIiS court as the appellate court
Chief Clerk Brown. of the supreme
court, called attention this morning 10 |
the fact that the legal name Of the
court is the Kansas court Of appeals"
and II is so entered on all dockets and |
processes
CYCLERS IN POLITICS.
The Topeka bicyclists claim that sew
erai members Of the city council Fave
entagonized them without sufficient |
reason during the last year. With this
idea as the basis Of operations, the
wheelmen are considering the merits Of
the members whose terms expire this
spring and who are candidates for re-
election. and the merits Of other candi-
dates who have announced themselves
as we'll
the municipal campaign is well under
way they VIII be completely organized
not as political agency, but for the
purpose OF standing by the candidates |
VINO favor granting some concessions
70 men who ride wheels.
The wheelmen have already held sew
eral meetings They claim that they |
can show 1000 votes IN Topeka at cleo
ton time-a strength which they think
IS worthy OF consideration.
TO CURE \ COLD IN ONE DAY
Take laxative Broma cuinine Tablets All
dragslSiS refuac The money 4 IL falls 70
cure. .Sc.
DNCRE TELLS OF 4 HUNT
LeaEenworth People speII- Bound by His
Good Narration.