The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-08
Nominated for Congress on the
I12th Ballot.
The Combine Against Him Could
Not Prevail.
TRICKETT WAS FALSE.
Some Of the Closing Scenes at
Lawrence.
Tt Seemed for a Time That Har-
ris Had Lost.

r--s-os Nav S-The Second con-
.rrassfonal district convention IS IN the
worst kind of q deadlock. Ihe pollcy
seems to be to meet take few palio-s
and then adjourn for an hour or Two
rrba convention met again at 10 a. m
took eight more ballots. then adjourn
ed to o. M. They have taken se bal
lots and the vote stands as ON the ulsl
Trielzett's policy is to stand pat and
not form amy combinations
This afternoon Trickett VIII presell
Charles Sc0tt's name. There is good
deal of dark horse talk, and some men
tion of j. ID. EOwersock OF Law renee ~
If he does not run Douglass county
viii support Scott
The Allen county delegation is more
favorable to Scott than Funston. ana
ff his name is proposed. Allen county
may go to him, which would give WITH
in seven votes of enough to nominate
him
The forces of the different candidates
In the Second congressional dlslllcL
caucused last night from the time Of
the adjournment of the convention
shortly after 8 O'Clock till and
O'Clock iii the morning. Probably q
half dozen arrangements and com plnes
were made, each one OF Wnlch 1el1 10
pieces by or before breakfast
Trickett with his delegation. 19
strong from NFyandOtte, was a much
desired man in conferences, but as MI
LrlEAEtL is q ELAA01-A NRIAAE EIA4LA AH-tA
this much has come out oL this conNen-
tion. the other fellows came to him. and
not he to them If ever Iriclzett does
give over his 19 votes to some other can
didate. the price paid for the favor viii
be promise of the Kansas City. kan,
postoflce. and Trickett viii never de-
liver the Wyandotte votes unless to a
sure winner.
Eldon Lowe stock was above par last
night. but there was slump this morn
ing Lowe is clean, able young man
cry one c0nceaes. but he really missed
his chance from a politicians point of
View, when he did not so i'm with the
Buchan fellows and seat their deIega-
ton- One of the Douglass county lead
ers- who is member of the delegation
from this county. Instructed for Buchan
IN the first place, went to Lowe and
IegseQ MN FOR an hour night before
last to throw his support to Buchan.
and induce Jim Humphrey. the Fort
Scott member IF the credentials COM
Ihls Douglass man told Lowe that if he
should do this, Buchan would have the
satisfaction eff having his delegation
settled, which was all he wanted. any
way well knowing he was beaten
man when he came into this conven-
ton Then the Douglass man argued
4slllg Buchan support would be given
" Lowe ana TINS would have come
near nominating him. To all these
praye ers and entreaties Lowe refused to
give the Buchan men satisfaction.
tunston stock also appreciated dur
ing the early part of last night but
soon fell down. Jack Harris is main
Lalnlng suhinx-lke silence and sa W.
Ing wood Harris thinks he viii a-et a
good part of the Trickett deleasa ti0n
when it finally splits un Nat Barnes
the WyandOtte leader who some times
ta-ks TOO much. is saying very little
tooay- but is thought to be pulling all
the wires he can for his friend EIdon
Aeteaif is unable. it is thought. to