The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-07
FURIOUS HATE.
LewelIing Faction Seeks to Re-
venge Itself on Breidenthal,
In q Bitter Fight Made just
After Daylight
IN CONVENTION HALL.
In the Heat, Excitement and
Exhaustion
One Man Has a Fit-The Fight
Dropped
Temporarily - VIII Be Taken
Up In Committee.
IN CONVENTION HALL.

Abilene, Aug. AFTER the nomina-
tions had been completed this morning
about o'clock the new state central
committee was appointed as folows:
First district, G. w. Harrington and
J. L. Simpson; Second, Chris Ritter and
H. s. Clark; Third, ]. L. Allen and NJ.
L. Walters; Fourth, Faylor Riddle and
William Upton; Fifth, p. n. Dolan and
D E. Ballard; Sixth, 7. e. Johnson and
and Rufe Cone
A big row began at o8ce. and although
the leaders patched 20 a temporary
truce during which the convention ad-
JOurned the fight for chairman will be
transferred to the cent&al committee.
After the candidates weSe all nominat-
ed and the committeeman named, JEFF
Hudson moved to adjoYrn This start
ed the trouble. After$much confusion
and delay the motion Rvas voted down.
Mclean of Marion then moved that the
convention proceed to elect the chair
man of the central committee. The
debate on this motion lasted for two
hours. The Lewellng faction was
bound to beat Breidenthal, and to do
so were willing to break up the cOnven-
ton. COstigan made the principal
speech against the motion, in which he
roasted Breidenthal and made many
mean insinuations as to his methods
Nicholson of Morris also was against
the motion, as was Judge Dennison. the
chairman. The motion was supported
by Mclean, Johnson of COwley, Forrest
of Cloud, Gray of WyandDtte and Glenn
ems of Shawnee. Excitement was at
the highest pitch all the time and the
heat was oppressive
In the midst of the fight one of the
delegates took fit and the delegates
rushed around him. Judge Dennison
finally called Brown of Kingman to the
chair and taking the floor made
speech which favored peace and har-
mony. He said the convention was
undOing the splendid work it had done.
| The speech had no effect on the dele
gates. They still demanded a vote.
Judge Dennison was determined that
no vote should be taken and held out
till Breidenthal in the interest Of peace.
told Mclean to let the fight drop.
Mclean and Costigan had a confer
ence. The delegates, however, were
not willing to let the matter drop and
wanted to vote, but the chair was too
much for them, and finally a motion to
adjourn at twenty minutes of this
morning carried
The delegates were so tired and worn
out by shouting and the long continued
session that the fight could not be kept
up longer.
BreidenthaTs friends say that the
committee will elect him chairman.
Breidenthal was much provoked and
hurt at the action of the convention
and said to one of his friends that he
would not accept the position. But his
friends say that this was spoken in a
moment of anger and that he will ac-
cept the position.
Breldentha1 is the choice of Leedy and
the other candidates for the place. and
the Lewelling men in defeating the will
of the convention made many enemies
The central committee elected Will
liam Upton temporary chairman and
NJ. Ross secretary and adjourned to
meet in Topeka August IL The COM
mittee is nearly evenly divided on chair
man and the result is doubtful