The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-26
CY Had TO KNUCKLE.
Wasn't Able to Keep State Con-
yention Away From Topeka.
Republicans VIII Meet Here In
Convention August II.
The Convention Win Contain $50
Delegates or One for Every 200
Votes for W. C. Edwards.


Topeka gets the state convention and
Leland loses. The convention viii be
held IA this city August II at IL O'Clock
and viii contain $50 delegates.
Leland was against Topeka and
worked for Hutchinson, but the Topeka
people, under the leadership OF Major
Tom Anderson, Billy Sterne and Mayor
Charley Fellows, with other very Will
ing hands, worked 50 hafd an
day yesterday that Hutchinson didn't
get it. it took two ballots to settle
1t, however The first one resulted as
follows: Topeka, IS, Hutchinson, IA;
abilene, 5. on the second ballot the
vote stood Topeka, Is; Hutchinson,
IA; Abilene. g. The votes of Tom Hayes
of OsaWatOmie and George Auyck OF
Ellsworth were responsible for IOpeka
getting the convention on the second
ballot. These two committeeman voted
for Abilene on the first ballot and on
the second changed to Topeka.
Wichita had an idea that it could get
the convention. After Chairman. Lee
land had called Tor nominations for
the convention no one responded for
several minutes, and after a joking sug-
gestion by Captain Il. $. Slower that it
go to Kansas City, No, Senator John
Kelly got UP and said that If no other
city wanted the convention Wichita
would take it, Fearing q coup on the
part of the Peerless Princess, Senator
VentiOn- Judge A. L. Greene OF New
ton then presented the claims Of Hutch
inson and Dr. Blainely Of Abilene made
the speech Of the evening in present
ing mis- town. DR.. Blainely wanted the
convention at Abilene to cOunteract the
influence the POpulist convention would
have on Dickinson county he said
the Republican convention could save
the county and pleaded Tor the town
with all his might. Topeka won out,
however. and there was general salts
faction.
Shortly after the place had been set
tied, Committeeman J. b IOmiinson
OF Minneapolis arose and in complain
ing about the charging Of the cOnven-
ton criticized Topeka and Hamilton
hall. He said that two years ago at
the state convention the delegates were
crowded into the hall and did not have
nearly enough room.
Senator Sterne replied and said that
the hall seated between 1000 and 1900
and that there was room enough.
TOmlinsOn was not satisfied and con-
tinued 20 talk about the hall. Chair
man Leland then said that no delegate
need fear; that room would be found
for all.
The basis of representation and the
time Of the convention had already
been agreed upon by few Of the
leaders, SO when the time came for
the consideration of these questions
Chairman Leland recognized Lit Crum,
who moved that the time be August IL.
and carried unanimously Crum was
again recognized and moved that the
basis Of representation be one delegate
for each 200 votes or major traction
thereof cast for w. c.. Edwards for sec
rotary of state in 1894. each county to
have in addition one delegate-at-larg
and no county to have less than two
delegates
This brought James r. Getty of kan
sas City, Kan. to his feet with an
amendment to the effect that the basis
of representation remain the same as
for the wichita convention. Jim Sifnp-
son seconded the amendment This was
in behalf of the counties which had al
ready elected delegatiOns. principally
for Morrill, Under the new apportiOn-
ment they will have to provide in
number of ways for the increasing of
their delegations, some by the use Of
alternates, some by having the dele
cations already chosen cast the re-
Quired increased vote. while some coun-
ties may be obliged to hold their coun-
ty conventions over again.
Lit Crum supported his motion by ar
guing that the convention should be as
large as possible and that he was in
favor of getting close to the people"
This remark created broad laugh
from the audience and Chairman Lee
land smiled and winked his eye at the
man without guile from OsWegO.
The appOruonment was finally raised
to suit the motion Of Crum, and the
convention viii contain $50 delegates.
This viii give Shawnee county SO dele
gates instead of "a, as it had in the
Wichita convention.
Getty then argued in favor of the
Trickett WyandOtte delegation chosen
the other day He wanted the dele
cations which came from contested
counties certified to by the chairman
and the secretary of the county COM
mittee placed on the temporary roll of
the convention. This would have been
a point for the Trickett delegation but
Getty. secured no second to his motion.
Trickett sat i'm q corner of the room
watching what was done. The other
side from WyandOtte county was also
represented George Martin of the
Kansas City, Kan, Gazette; A. L. Ber-
ger and George Watson We're present.
for q subcommittee which should in
Vestigate WyandOtte affairs and have
the primaries over again
Frank Lockard of Norton was elected
committeeman from the seventeenth
district to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of J. R. Sedgwick This
makes four of the five members of the
state board of charities who are mem
Ders of the committee. all of them adj
ministratiOn men-hOFt Albaugh. Sen
ator Wulcockson, George Clark and
FRANK LOckard F. C. Raney had re-
moved from the Thirty district
and C. S. JObes of Attica was elected
in his place. JObes is the man appoint
ed by Governor Morrill, as bank COM
missioner to succeed Breidenthal, but
who never took his place. The addi-
ton Of Lockard and Jobes makes two
new administration men on the com
mittee
The meeting was held in the Senate
chamber at the state house and besides
the committee there were over a hun
dred prominent politicians present.
PETERS ANNOUNCES