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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-15

place of temporary chairman, and as
yet no one has been agreed upon. They
are Lafe Thompson of Norton, Dr.. Law
renee of Butler, Webb McNall of Smith,
D. c. TiIotson of Shawnee, DR.. A. E.
Peters of Jewell, DR. Ault of Marshall
and D. L. Palmer of Uhls City.
j. A. Davis of this city will probabl
be appointed chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions. He has resolutions
prepared strongly denouncing the pro-
posed British American alliance. call
ing it an "insidious, dangerous and au-
daciOus assumption and presumption by
the decaying dynasty and oppressive
money power of Great Britain urging
recognition of old soldiers in appoint
ments, declaring for a vigorous war
policy and praising the men who vol
unteered in defense of the country.
The resolutions say nothing about the
state adminiStrati ation.
The Free Silver Republican state con-
vention was called to order in the sen
ate chamber ats2 O'Clock this afternoon
by Chairman Webb McNal of the state
central committee. Fifty delegates
We're. present. Besides the Shawnee
county delegation the delegates were
practically all from the eastern portion
of the state.
Jackson's Military band followed the
call to order by march selection.
Secretary Ti1lotson read the call for
the convention and Chairman McNa1
then declared the election of a tempo
rary chairman in order. DR. F. b.
Lawrence of Ell Dorado was nominated
for the place and elected unanimously.
no other nominations being made. In
taking the chair DR.. Lawrence said:
There are today convened in this
state three political elements. Not
three political parties, but simply three
elements. Some of the leaders have
shown a disposition to kick over the
traces, but 1 think on second thought
their better judgment will dictate their
actions and all will be harmonious.
believe that the three elements Will
combine as one great army under one
commander. and march on to victory
in the coming campaign"
DR.. Lawrence spoke patriOtically on
the present war situation.
Following DR.. Lawrences address Mr.
E. M. Mitchell of Shawnee county was
elected temporary secretary. Commit
tees of five each were appointed on res
olutions. credentials and permanent or
ga aniza4inn
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use of his name was not authorized and
that he was in no sense a candidate.
He said today: II am not a candidate
for the nOmina ton of associate justice
and have no desire to re-enter public
life I know that there is sentiment
among the delegates who are opposed
to Judge Allen in favor of me and while
I am thankful for their kindness my
name will not go before the convention
with my consent
Would you accept the nomination if
you are named?"
There is no use for me to say what
I would or would not do because will
not be nominated replied Judge Mar
tin.
Taylor Riddle said today that he had
not heard of the movement to nomi-
nate Judge Martin until last night and
was surprised at the following he de-
veloped.
Judge Martin is not q candidate and
is not doing anything" said Mr.. Riddle,
and for that reason do not think that
anything will come of his BOOM
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A candidate had been placed before
the convention from every cengression-
al district but the First and there was
a demand for the roll call
Chairman Riddle appointed as tellers:
J. w. Morphy, o. o. Outcault and Ed
Martindale.
A funny incident occurred while Sen
ator Helm was placing Mr. Geiger in
nomination. He said that the Sixth dis
trict had always been successfully car
ried by the Populists. IF you don't
recognize US now said he impressive
ly. we but his voice was drowned by
Kisses and hand clapping. For five min
utes he stood before the delegates and
waved his hand and at last when a
finished the sentence by saying: I'VE
will roll up a big Populist majority as
usual
When Shawnee county was reached
Judge Geo. w. Clark cast the vote of
the delegation.
L. T. Yount, chairman of the contest
ing delegation, objected to the vote be-
ing counted.
A motion to pass the delegation was
carried. =
Before the, vote was announced a
Fourth district delegate moved that the
candidate who received the largest
number of votes be considered the nom
inee. This was carried.
The vote was then announced as fol-
lows:
L. r. Wright. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
r +. Elder 113
{. B. Hoffman .12S
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HAWAII TO-DAY.
Last Day of Debate on AnneXa-
tiOn Opens
In the House With Sixteen
Members Present.
DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
Mr.. Berry of Kentucky, Appeals
to His Party
To Support the Measure on
Partisan Grounds.
DEMOCRATIC POLICY

Washington, June 15.-The house met
today at 10 o'clock to resume the Ha-
waiian debate. Sixteen members were
in attendance.
The senate bills granting American
registers to the ships Specialist and
Unionist were passed.
Mr.. Fitzgeranl (Dem. Mass), spoke
against the Newlands resolution. In
the course of his speech he emphasized
the failure of the majority of Hawa-
iians to express their desire relative to
annexation. He insisted that every
people had the right to the government
of their choice Speaking further Mr..
Fitzgerald opposed annexation on the
ground that an injurious labor element
would be brought into competition with
American 1abOrers.
Supporting the resolution, Mr.. Berry
(Dem. Ky-), devoted much of his time
to show that annexation was in line
with Democratic policy. He reviewed
the territorial additions to the original
states to show that practically all had
been made by Democrats. He quoted
Jefferson, Pierce, Marcy, Buchanan,
Ballard and other Democrats to support
his contention that Democratic history
warranted present Democratic support
of annexation.
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BASEBALL TOMORROW.
Salina Opens With the New Cham
pions for Three Games

Topeka will have a base ball team.
That is assured and Manager Frank
Fear announces that the first game will
take place Thursday followed by games
on Friday and Saturday. Those in
terested in the enterprise have been
working diligently to sell tickets for
the opening games and unless rain
should prevent a large crowd is expect
ed at all three games and at the open
ing game representative crowd of To-
peka fans are expected to occupy the
seats of vantage behind the catcher
and show the new team what kind of
support they have.
Five members of the team arrived
last night, and with Fear, this makes
six and only three more have to report
to make up the team that will play Sa-
lima tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
Manager Fear ordered the uniforms
of the team by telegraph They may
not arrive in time for the game on
Thursday but they will be here Friday
sure and Manager Fear has promised
that they will be the handsomest uni
forms ever seen in Topeka. If the uni
forms are not here on Thursday the
Topeka fans will not mind it. Nine
different uniforms in one team is no
novel sight with them.
The only money behind the new team
is that which is raised by selling tickets
for the opening games. Three tickets
for $3.50. This makes the price of ad-
mission for the first three games so
cents per game. This has been done
for uniforms and equipment to say
nothing of salaries and expenses. There
will be no grand opening with parade,
brass band and mayOr-of-the-tOwn-
throw -the-first- ball but those who go
out to Athletic park Thursday after
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A BATCH FOR LANSING.
Sheriff Cook Takes a Number of Con-
victs to the Penitentiary-

Sheriff Porter S. Cook and Deputies
John w. Gardiner and James Conwell.
took a crowd of prisoners to the state
penitentiary at Lansing this morning.
There were five of them. and they are
among the toughest who have been sent
up from Shawnee county in many
years. Three received sentences for
grand larceny and one for highway rob
berry, and one for burglary.
Frank White, a young man who is a
degenerate. was sentenced to four years
for highway robbery. He held up and
robbed James Switzer at a dance in
Parkdale a few months ago. He is the
fellow who cursed Judge HaZen when
the latter sentenced him. He is also
the one who was discovered in the act
of filing and cutting the prison bars
Sunday night, in company with Chas.
Macklin.
sentence of seven years for burglarizing
Montgomery jewelry store by break
ing a plate glass window and stealing
watches. He is known at the county
Jail as Fatty Alexander.
Dick Shipman will be at Lansing for
two years and six months for grand
larceny He was unfortunate enough
yer Lake and North Topeka
Mike Ryan got two years for grand
larceny. He stole tobacco from store
in Rossville, and the state was unable
to prove the charge of burglary against
him.
Asa Bright. colored. was sentenced to
three years for grand larceny. He
pleaded guilty to having stolen a watch
from George Peterson, hOstler for
G. NJ Noble
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EMPTY AIR.
The Opposition to the denomination
of Leedy Vanishes.

Bob Semple and Fred Close, who have
been organizing for three months to
defeat the nomination of Governor
Leedy, have been completely whipped.
There was a secret anti-Leedy eau
Gus last night. 1t was held at Weber's
hall and Fred Close was there armed
with affidavits of all kinds concerning
the administration of police affairs in
Topeka
I'VE are going to get every Leedy
delegate we can into our caucus said
Mr.. Semple before the meeting and he
succeeded in having many attend the
meeting. There were perhaps 100 there.
The doors were closed and newspaper
men and those who were not delegates
were denied admission.
Tt had been advertised that Mrs. An
ME Diggs was to be the principal
speaker and she was present. But her
sDeech was a disappointment and it
Disconnected the leaders. She said that
Governor Leedy was not her choice for
governor, but thatfin the present con-
dition of affairs there was nothing tc
do but nominate him.
Governor Leedy is not a progressive
man. said Mrs. Diggs. MANY of the
principles I hold dear he has told me
were the tveriest rot Do you wonder
I am unable to enthuse over Mr.. .Leedy?
There are scores of delegations herr
that cannot enthuse over him. who are
for him because they believe him the
inevitable nominee. 1t is pitiahie
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GETTING MACHINE LIKE.

An effort is to be made to change the
usual method of selecting the chairmen
of the state central committee by the
convention and empower the committee
to elect it's own chairman.
The people who are opposed to Tay-
lor Riddle say that the scheme was
hatched by him because he saw defeat
staring him in the face unless the cleo
tion of chairman is taken out of the
hands of the convention.
The fight in the committee on order
of business was on this point. 2. F.
Yearout of Emporia led the fight to
have the chairman elected by the COM
mfttee and succeeded in winning ma
jority of the committee to him
But Harry Mclean who favored the
old method of selection by the conven-
tion was insistent. He refused to be
be whipped and there will be minOri-
ty report signed by Mclean, w F.
Kline and J. D. Cooper
This report will precipltate a fight
which will be a test of Taylor Riddles
strength. The indications are that he
will Wi
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COME BACK AGAIN.
Pictures of the Passion Play Again at
Garfield Park

The cinemetograph pictures of the
Passion play will again be exhibited at
Garfield park tomorrow and Friday
evenings. MarshalIs band will give
concert before the exhibition IN each
evening, the same as on the evenings of
last week. 1t is announced that the
pictures will be brighter at these exhi-
bitiOns- The admission to the park will
be ten cents.
The band could provide very accept
able entertainment of it had a stage
erected on which musical performances
could be given. Professional vocaIists
or whistlers ought to make a nit
The very large attendance Of last
Sunday night shows that the people
want some place to go on Sunday
nights a Wen as others
The park needs more arc Ughts
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The Three Parties in OppOsi-
tiOn to the Republican
Meet in Three Conventions in
Kansas Today.
ANDREWS CHAIRMAN
OF Populist State Convention;
Overmyer of Democratic.
Present State Administration
Will Be RenOminated.

Hamilton hall was filled long before
the hour fixed for the Populist
state convention. At exactly
II o'clock Chairman Taylor Rid
die raped for order and introduced
Rev. NJ. c. Long to make the opening
prayer. Mr.. Long is one of thu mem
bers of the Topeka school board from
the Second ward.
He asked for the blessings Of the
Lord ''On the greatest governor in the
nation" He prayed that the POpLlistS
might help the people to solve the
social problem. He asked for divine
help the boys on the battle
field who will all of them die ;.etore
they allow a neighboring people to be
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TWO CENTS.

part of the state. The convention viii
meet in the senate chamber at O'Clock
this afternoon.
While there is apt to be a great deal
of talk in the convention, it will prob
ably prove entirely submissive at the
end and indorse the ticket nominated
by the Populists. A part of the talk
will be fight on Secretary of State
Bush by r. w. Turner, chairman of
the delegation from Jewell county. A
fight on Superintendent Stryl1er is also
probable, but the conservative element
in the convention will undoubtedly be
in the majority and the fights will re-
suit in nothing more than talk.
There is a certain element among the
delegates that favors DR.. Lawrence OF
FL Dorado for lieutenant governor.
Another element is talking Judge Dav-
id Martin for either associate justice or
governor. All such moves are held to
be suicidal to the interests of the party
by the conservative portion of the con-
venrion, and the result viii be that no
places will be asked for this year. There
will probably be an understanding,
however. that two years from now
Judge Martin is to be named as associ-
ate justice to take the place of Justice
Johnston.
There are seven candidates for the
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members of each committee to be ap-
pointed. There were hurried caucuses
and then the secretary called the
names of the districts for committee
men.
lows:
Resolutions-B. E. Kfes. Frank Ell
lott, A. F. Hamrn. F. H. +Pettingill, Ed
Jacob Fogel T. j. Hudson. J. c. Bu-
chanan, A. T. Sneidel1er, c. G. Jones,
G.. M Munger, A. A. Newman, C. B.
Hoffman, James Shearer, j. C. Ruppen-
thai, c. H. Nicholas, A. T. c. Geiger,
w. E. Brown, w. J. Bobb, c. S. Eckert.
CredentIals-Grant Harrington, L. H.
Gest, T. G. Magmire A. F. Robinson,
COrse, w. S. Marks, Adam Andrew, w.
E. Topping, Levi Dumba uld, F. T. John
son, ]. r. Wright, ]. E. Munzenmeyer,
j. A. Limbacker, ]. NJ. Cowen, G. w.
Smith, W. 8. Helm, J. NJ. Shuey, Ly
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| inhunan nation

oppressed by a cruel inhuman nation
such as Spain.
There is a sprinkling of old line Pop
uIists in the convention but there are
also many new faces. Van B. Prather,
ex-state auditor who now holds a po
stion on the Kansas City police force.
occupied a prominent position with the
WyandCtte county delegation.
Arthur Clark, the Leavenworth fixer
hustled about the hall acting as general
anager for the First district in the in
terest of Governor Leedy.
E. c. Hitchcock who was superin-.
tendent of the reform school under Gov.
LeWelilng is with the Cherokee county
delegation.
Coal Oil Inspector Wharton had a
place where he could command view
of the hall and he was one of the most
attentive listeners of Rev. Mr.. Longs
prayer.
The seats reserved for the Shawnee
county delegation were vacant on ac-
count of the contest. Both delegations
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A e T Geiger-: 7S
j. E. Andrews was declared the
choice of the convention for chairman.
Judge Andrews was escorted to the
chair by the defeated candidates.
He said: Il appreciate the honor of
presiding over a convention which is
to renominate our present state Of
hcers.. I need not speak individually
OF those men. Their records will stand
the most exacting criticism. In the
great contest going on now our party
was the first to declare that the prin-
ciple of humanity should be applied to
the island of Cuba.
THE chairman at Hutchinson few
days ago sarcastically asked, Where
would we be now if Bryan was presi-
dent?' L will say that we would now
be closing the war without the issuance
of bonds"
(Cheers and cries of Hit 'em again;
lay on Macduff).
Gentlemen. I will ask your assist
ance and indulgence in my labors as
your presiding officer Thanking you
for the high honor you have conferred
upon me l await your pleasure
Edwin Taylor of Wyandotte nom
mated VIM. J. Fuller for secretary, and
said: ''Wyandotte county don't ask
for any pie. We simply want to wait
on the table"
Mr. Fuller was elected by acclama-
tion. Sol Long of Elk county and
Charles Nichols of Osborne We're elected
assistant secretaries.
A motion was carried allowing each
congressional district to name three
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TRAMPS TAKE TRAIN.
Hoboes Going East Instead of Seek
ing Harvest Fields

EmpOria. Kan, June 15.-Seventy-
five tramps arrived here on a freight
train from the west last night TheT
took fOrcible possession of the train at
Florence and compelled the crew to
haul them They undertook to take
possession of a freight train which left
here for the east this morning., but the
railroad called on the police and sher-
ifs force and they fired the honoes
from the train. About 40 of the tIanlps
are still in town this afternoon.
Some of the same fellows who went
west few days ago on the pretense of
hunting work are among them. They
took good. square look at the wheat
fields out west and concluded that they
were too light for such heavy wcr11
So they are now on their May back.
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stood with their backs to the wall wait
ing until fate and the convention de-
cided between them.
\ feature of the convention is the
presence of Dave Mulvane, the Shaw
nee county Republican leader. He oc-
cupies a seat on the stage next to the
chairman.
When Chairman Riddle announced
the music he said:"We will now have
selection by the famous MarshalPs
band
Prof jackson who stood before his
musicians actually blushed and when
Chairman Riddle corrected his mistake
by saying: TT is not MarshalFs band
but one Just as good" Jackson bowed
gracefully.
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SCORCHER DEAD
And Two Others are Badly Injured in
a Collision.

New York, June 15.-Frank Murphy,
aged 40 years, is thought to be dying
and two other men named Thompson
and Hunt, are in the hospital at New
ark, as the result of ''scorching'' on the
streets of that city today.
Thompson and Hunt on a tandem
and Murphy on a single bicycle were
racing down Broad street, heads down
when a cab turned into the street
Murphy crashed into the cab with such
force as to break the side of the vehicle
while the tandem riders struck it at al
most equal velocity Murphy's skull
was fractured and Thompson and Hunt
We're hurt Internally
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Knights and Ladies of Security

The Knights and Ladies of Security
held reception last night in Rapresen-
tative hall DR.. H. n. Warner deliver
ed an address of welcome which was
responded to by A. w. Fulton of Chi
caSo- Mr.. C A Cover of AIfchi:.an
made the address of the evening and
which played while the officers and
their wives received the guests t.
night the five drill teams will compete
Tor prizes The most difficult question
the session has to handle is the ,tues-
tion regarding the policies of members
enlisted
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man Naugle, J. j. Caldwell, J. F. Dal-
ton
Permanent organization-A. T c.
Geiger, w. ". Simon, Henry Schu-
maeher, J. S. Orr, 7. H: Baskin, S. A.
Swinney, c. A. johnson, F. P. Gillispie,
w. G. Jamison. VIM. Reedy, r. H.
Hawkins A. 2. Collins, P. E. Butler, A
d. Gilpin, J. H. Briney, ]. NJ Baker,
J. C. Lahnes, W. B. Caldwell T. e.
Grant
Order of business-J. b Milford, Fe-
1iX O'Neil Geo. w. Drake, J. J. McCray,
H. H. Balsam, Chris Ritter, Henry Nc
Lain, G.. W. Johnson, VIM. Beemer,
w. H. Dale, p. F. Yearout, Tim Baker
w C. Sweezey, Conner Davis. J. D.
Cooper, Peter Spence, Thomas Kirk, ].
B. Ward w. F. Kline, A. J. Titus, J.
w Vowel, J. A. De Bard.
After the announcement of the COM
mittees the convention adjourned to 2
y. m.
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SHOOT POSTPONED.
State Sportsmen's Meeting to Be
Held Here on June 80.

Owing to the fact that the Sauta Fe
excursion confiicted with the date of
the state shoot the Topeka Sportsr7er.'s
association decided to change the date
and to hold the shoot in Topek7 N
June 3Oth and June 1st. The tran has
been kept busy with practice shoots
and the following scores were made:
Sherman %, French Il, Whit.or1a1 Il.
MetzSer IS. The shoot on the dates
given, promises to be one of the most
interesting ever held in the state The
committees are hard at work ccruD!et-
ing arrangements and the prlzes that
will be offered will be handsome and
numerous.
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HAS CRUSHED IT.
David Martin Will Not Permit His
Name to Go Before the Convention.

David Martin has stepped on his boom
for associate justice. He announced to-
day that he will not allow his name to
go before the convention.
This announcement will be a disap-
pointment to many of Judge Martins
friends. The movement to nominate
him in place of Judge Allen which was
started yesterday grew with such rapid
ity that it had become quite alarming
last night and a delegation called upon
Judge Martin. He told them that the
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noon will see the best lot of ball players
that have graced the diamond here
since the days of Goldsby's men when
the Topeka teams stood head and
shoulders above any team in the west.
Fears men are the pick of all the play
ers of the now extinct Southern and
Texas leagues and he promises the kind
of ball that the most critical will be
satisfied with. His word must be made
good
Lawrence Chamberlain has generous
ly donated his services and will UNI
pire the three opening games.
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REsUBMIssIoN FIGHT.

The caucus of the Second congression-
al district adopted a resubmission reso-
luton this morning by vote of 65 to 40.
This means that d struggle will be
made in the state convention for the
adoption of a resubmissiOn plank.
The fight in the Second district eau
Gus was led by County Attorney Jake
SHEPPARD of Bourbon county who was
the law partner of Attorney General
Boyle.
A resubmission resolution was intro
duced at the Fourth district caucus but
it was voted down by a big majority
The other caucuses did not consider the
question.
The Second district caucus selected
County Attorney Sheppard as the mem
Der of the committee on resolutions
and he will make a fight to have a re-
submission resolution Incorporated in
the report of the committee. Failing in
this he will champion a minority report
of the committee on the question of re-
submission.
1t is not at all likely that the conven-
ton will adopt a resubmission resolu-
ton for conservative Populists are
afraid that Senator PETER will get the
vote of the Populists who favor prohi-
bitfon if a straight resubmission reso-
luton is adopted
JOHN III. BROWN JOINS.
An acquisition to the Free Silver Re-
publican camp is John NJ. Brown, ex-
/Cvo,+ir,,a7 ~, CixfI Do