The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-11
CYRUS WAS KING.
Leland's Slate Put Through as
Expected,
But It Was a Narrow Margin
for Murdoch.
TO VOTE FOR M'KINLEY
Leland, Barnes, Murdoch, Rid
die, Anderson, SwenssOn.
N. A. Low Made a Gallant Fight
for Carpenter.
TO VOTE FOR M'KINLEY

WICHITA, Kan, March 1.-THE Re-
publican State convention here elected
Cyrus Leland of Troy, Nathaniel
Barnes of Kansas City, T. ]. Anderson
of Topeka, A. P. Riddle of Minneap-
oils, M. NJ. Murdoch of Wichita and
the Rev. G. A. Swenson of Lindsborg
delegates at large to the national con-
vention- w. Il. Townsend of Leav-
enworth, Thomas Anderson of John
son, w. H. Nelson of CowIey, E. L.
Shaffer of Morris, T. NJ. Walker of
Osborne and George Huycke of ELS
worth were elected alternateS.
Thomas E. Thompson of Elk, John R.
Hamilton of Norton and Green Keith
of Douglas were nominated for pres
identiaI electors The convention in
structed the delegates for Mckinley
for president and Cyrus Leland for
national committeeman.
The Leland slate went through I'M
broken, although it had a narrow es-
cape The revolution which was started
against the scheme to give the Seventh
district two delegates gathered great
force Monday night, and yesterday
morning had assumed enormous pro-
portions when the voting commenced.
Senator John c. Carpenter was the
candidate finally agreed upon by The
anti Leland men to make the fight
against the combination. Murdoch
was selected as the victim The plan
of battle was mapped out for the
ants by NJ. A Lowe of Topeka. Gen
eral W. w. Guthrie and Mike Sutton
commanded important divisions in the
revolutionary army. The fight was
sharp, but the opposition had some
weak points in its line, and was forced
to succumb. Murdoch defeated Car
penter by thirteen votes.
The convention was called to order
by Cyrus Leland, chairman of the
State central committee, and the slate
program for both temporary and per-
manent officers was adopted by &C
elamatiOn- These officers were: Ex-
Chief Justice A H. Horton, chairman;
John Q Royce of Phillipsburg. secre-
tary; Charles S. Martin of Salina, B.
L. Willard of Rice and J. E. Humph-
rey, assistant secretaries. Upon
taking the chair, Judge Horton made
a brief address.
The usual committees were then
appointed. On motion of MIR. Leland,
= telegram of congratulation was
sent to the Ohio Repu blican con-
vention in session at Columbus. Con-
vention then adjourned until o'clock.
On reassembling the temporary or
ganizatiOn was made permanent and
the resolutions, as reported by Chair
man George 7. Anthony, were read
and adopted. They were of the vigor-
GUS Repu blican kind. Among them
were the following:
We &rraign and condemn the pres
emit national Democratic administra-
ton as unstatesmanlike, un-American
and without ability to manage the
affairs of government at home or dip
iomatic intelligence and courage to
enforce the rights and maintain the
dignity and honor of our country in
its foreign relations 1t has denied
the right of American labor to protec-
ton against the pauper and criminal
labor of foreign nations; it has failed
to provide the means of meeting the
expenses of the government with its
current income, and changed the Re
publican policy of reducing the public
debt to the Democratic practice of in
creasiug it; and this, too, in a time of
profound peace.
We recognize with pride and COM
fort the spirit of growing American
ism, and in William Mckinley the
incarnation of that spirit-the de-
fender of the American home. the
protector of American industries and
labor; the embodiment of the Repub
icanism of " ashington, the father;
Lincoln. the saviour, and Grant, the
defender, of the Republic. Repre-
senting the people of Kansas, we voice
a public demand in hereby instructing
the delegates to the Republican
national convent ton, chosen by US, and
in an appeal to the delegations from
the respective congressional districts,
to vote and use all just means for his
nomination to the presidency of the
United States
Recognizing his long continued SER
vice as member of the national Re
publican committee, and his admitted
influence in that body for his State,
we hereby instruct the delegation
chosen by this convention to continue
the Hon. Cyrus Leland as a member
from Kansas of that committee.
Leland was called before the con-
vention and his appearance was greet
ed with an enthusiasm which it has
seldom fallen to the lot of a Kansan
to excite. Hats were thrown into the
air, cheer after cheer went up, and,
presently, when the din ceased, Mr..
Leland spoke as follows:
Gentlemen, 1 am deeply grateful
for the expression of confidence. 1t
will be my pleasure to carry cut your
instructions to the letter. I thank
you"
The election of delegates and Presi-
dental electors was then taken up,
with the result as above noted, after
which the convention adjourned sine
die.