The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-25
The Republican State Central
Committee Assemblies
TO Cali the Republican State
Convention
And to Talk Politics and Pull
Wires.
FIRST WEEK IN AU GUST
VIII Contain the Convention
Day Probably.
Three Cities In the Field For
the Convention.


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4ne occasion IS the ga5nellns OF the
state central committee. The pOdti-
clans come along as they always do on
such occasions The time, place and
apporriOnment of the state Republican
convention viii be set tonight at
O'Clock
Inere are three canQlQaleS Tor the
convention Topeka Hutchinson and
Abilene. The latter town, the home
of the aspiring Burton viii not count
much in the contest and the fight Will
be between Topeka and Hutchinson.
There is feeling this afternoon that
Topeka VIII ger the convention. but il
viii pro badly take more than one bal
lot to settle it, The fact that Abilene
is a candidate viii divide the vote in
sucu way loaL there may De no result
until the second or third ballot
When the committee met here In Jan
uary and called the Wichita Conven-
tiOn Hutchinson was q candidate and
many of the committeeman who voted
then for Wichita pledged themselves to
work for Hutchinson at this time. That
IS why il is that there is some doubt as
To which city viii carry off the con-
vention tonight Two months ago To-
pe1a had no show for the convention,
but since then her chances have inn
proved and number of votes in the
committee have been changed Leland
ls LQr hutchinson lie is one who
pledged himself to that town at the
last committee meeting. Topeka usu-
ally has 5000 OF 1000 Republican
plurality. and is generally preferred
The state Journal reporter asked MT
Burton if Abilene would get into the
contest and nc replied.
1 should think it would. One thing
that Abilene has that none of the other
towns can give, and that is absolutely
chemically pure water"
"A thirsty statesman from the mouth
OF the KaW broke in with a dfsgusted
What does a Republican convention.
or any other kind OF a convention, want
with pure Water2
one thing which may come before
the committee is a settlement of the
disgraceful situation in WyandOtte
county. Nat Barnes, the irrepressi BILE.
has a scheme and he viii breach it to
the committee This is it: Have
subcommittee appointed from the state
committee so down to Wyand0tte and
do some inVestl tlgating; can the pri-
mar1es over again. under the Crawford
county system this time; select a new
set of delegates to the state convention;
have a new county central committee
selected to take the place of the double
barreled affair that now exists, and. if
possible. have a little harmony in the
county.
be a getting together Of the fellows VINO
are here representing both factions
and this is practically impossible.
Leland was asked when the con
vention would be- and he said some
time between August and August 10.
on the location of the convention he
said he was pledged to Hutchinson.
or the state ofoiais rather. are in favor
of Topeka. and some of them are quiet