The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-15

That's ALL said Judge Guthrie, bland
y, as he marched the committee back to
With great dignity the judge approach
ed the platform and said:
Mr.. Chairman: On behalf of the COM
mittee on resolutions am ready to pre-
sent a report
Hear hear; read, read" came in a
chorus from all parts of the house.
The resolutions were then read and
'.Resoived, That we cordially approve
and indOrse the faithful and able admin
istration OF President Mckinley and that
the dlgnihed statesmanship of the presl-
dent in the presence of a great crisis con-
fronting our country commend our adj
Resolved, That We approve the faithful
service of Senator Baker in congress; and
Resolved, Unanimously, by the Repub-
Hcans of Shawnee county in delegate con-
untiring Industry and great ability and
faithful services of Charles Curtis in con-
gress, the delegates and alternates this
day chosen to the congressional conVen-
ton to be held at Horton April u be and
faithfully use every honorable effort to
secure the nomination of Mr.. Curtis for
congress from the First district
The resolutions were adopted with
cheer and the convention settled itself to
wait for the report of the committee on
selection of delegates, in the session of
which p; H Coney was Offering some
gates and alternates.
Mr. Coney objected to having Sim Bear
and A. K RODGERS on the delegation He
demanded that the committee place Ed
Halves of the Second ward on in place of
one or the other of the two men against
whom he protested, but the committee
would not change. There were whispers
of complaint throughout the convention
as a member of the committee. The dele
gates constituting the convention seemed
to anticipate that Colonel Coney had
kick and would be sure to make it-and
he did not disappoint them.
that the demand for the speeches was
made. Aaron Jetmore responded with a
short speech in which he said: I'VE are
proud of our national administration and
should lay aside our party chickering's and
changed. 1t is too bad that Kansas the
peer of any state in the Union, should be
burdened by such an 2dm nI1sa On as as
nominate the men in the party who are
the best men; then we can VIM; ~
Colonel Alexander, a veteran in the Re
publican party, made a speech in which
he said: TT is time the Republican party
of Kansas was Wrested from the hands
of a boss. The people are growing mighty
tired of this sort Of thing and the masses
name the candidates, kick the bosses out,
and then we shall return to our old time
majorities in Shawnee county and in the
state
Captain c. H. Titus then responded. He
said: Along the line of party policies
gentlemen who have preceded me, want
to suggest that the time has come for
appointed bosses. (Cheers) do not care
to lend my support 10 a tlcKet qHLess "a
should say to the federal office holders:
Hands off Cheers; to the congressional
members: Hands Off Cheers; to the SEN
atoriaI officers: Hands off prolonged
cheering); see to it that the people name
the tickets and give rest on the slate
manufacturers. Holding these opinions,
voted no on the proposition to appoint
committee to select the delegates, and
still believe that the delegates and alter
mates should be named by the conven-
ton"
At every mention or suggestion of his
anti-boss sentiments, Mr.. Titus was greet
ed by applause. The delegates manifest
ed their disapprovaI of gang methods by
cordially indorsing every word of the
Somebody make a motion to call the
committee in and let the convention COM
plete the work to which it has been as
signed exclaimed Charley Elliott and
Tom Balm in the same breath. They did
not explain why they did not care to as
sumo the responsibility. Such a motion
would have carried, but further contro-
versy ended by the appearance of the
com fnittee, whereupon H. c. Stafford re-
ported the following list of delegates and
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