The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-10
To Determine Which Candidate
Will Win the GOvernOrship,
Although Morrill, Men Are
Claiming Everything.
PICK OUT CHAIRMAN.
It Is Said MOrriIIites Will Sc
Iect Chas. NJ. Sheldon,
While Opposition Will Choose
J. 7. GreenIee.

The delegates to the Republican con
vention began to arrive yesterday and
by night the old Copeland county had
more than her usual number of inhab-
itants. The night trains last night and
the morning trains today brought stiu
more and one can scarcely get through
the corridor for the crowd this after
noon.
The candidates for governor all have
headquarters at the Copeland and the
managers for the various booms are
busy taking delegates to their rooms
to consult with them and talk the mat
ter over.
The Morrill, men are smiling and con-
fdent and say that there is not any
show whatever of the entire opposition
organizing the convention. The other
candidates on the contrary say that
they will be able to arganize the con
vention.
The opposition to Morrill, will hold
caucus tonight after the afternoon
trains are in and they hope to have
such a showing of strength present
that they can be assured of organizing
the convention. The opposition are
claiming that the delegates that wrote
them from the various counties which
were claimed by the Morrill, men as
having instructed for Morrill, and
which they claim We're not instructed
are now coming around to the differ
ent headquarters and saying that they
will not vote for Morrill,.
AS the matter stands this evening it
is impossible to make any definite pre-
diction as to the result further than to
give the claims of the administration
and administration crowds. Even
if the administration people or
ganize the convention they may not be
able to prevent the nomination Of Nor
rill as there are several candidates for
lieutenant governor and chief justice
that have delegations from Morrill,
counties and these delegations may
think it expedient to divide their votes
on the temporary organization.
The plan Of the two factions is for
the Morrill, men to put up Charles NJ.
Sheldon of BurIingame for temporary
chairman and the opposition will prob
ably nominate J. T. Greenlee of Hutch
inson as their candidate for the same
place.
The contests for governor and chief
those delegates that have arrived that
little attention is being paid to the can
didates for lieutenant governor. There
are four open and avOwed candidates
now in the field and there are
one or two more that are be
ing groOmed as dark horses. Those so
far announced are Colonel Warner, w
W. Martin, Milton S. Brown and II. S
Richter. There is some talk of J. E.
Greenlee, but he says that he knows
nothing of it and that he is here to
work for Troutman and that is all he
is thinking of.
Another chapter in the Wyandotte
county fight is likely to be opened up
this afternoon when the state central
committee is called on to pass on the
claims of the two contesting delega-
tiOns. The Trickett delegation (Which
is a Morrill, delegation) say that they
want the controversy settled by the
state central committee after the prece-
dent Established by the national com
late fight at Kansas City over the nOmi-
nation of a judge for the appellate
court Cy Leland at the time was in
favor of contested delegations being set
tied by the central committee in ad-
vance OF the meeting of the convention
and the Triclxett men We're not Now
that the Trickett men will undoubtedly
win before the committee they are in
favor of the system, and while Cy Le-
land viii get a dose of his own medi-
cine that will be very distasteful. he
will no doubt have to swallow it. He
said in regard to the coming contest be-
fore the committee this afternoon that
the question would undoubtedly come
up, that he did not think the defeated
side would be satisfied wit the decis-
ion of the committee and that they
would appeal to the convention, and
that a committee on credentials would
be appointed and that their report
would then come up before the cOnVen-
tiOn for action.
KaV-os ritz rsool~;,