The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-27
IT HAS DIED.
The State Republican League
III as Practically Fizzled.
Cy Leland Last Year Advised 1t
to Disband,
AND 1T SHOULD HAVE
Followed His Advice, For 1t
Has Winked Out.
Only so Delegates Here Who
"GO Through the Notions"

| The Kansas Republican league will
next year probably hold its convention
on the day that the Kansas Day club
meets in this city with the hope of in
| this way securing a creditable attend
| ance.
A motion to that effect was intro
| duced by w. A. Calderhead at the ses-
sion of the league yesterday afternoon.
and was referred to the executive COM
mittee with power to act. 1t is under
stood that the executive committee will
make arrangements for the league con-
Vention on Kansas Day, the sessions
being held in the morning and after
noon and the night session done away
with in order not to conflict with the
Kansas Day club banquet
Congressman Calderhead's resolution
was introduced on the ground that
something had to be done to save the
league from going to pieces. The con-
Vention yesterday was more discourage
ing than the convention last year, and
the attendance at that was so small as
to cause Cy Leland to advise the prime
movers in the league to disband the
organization.
Many of the members were in favor of
accepting the advice of the Republican
boss last year, and think more favora-
bly, of such a move now. AS one of the
members remarked last night, 1.-THE
league has for several years been used
simply to further the personal inter-
ests of the officers, and has been of no
the state realize this and consequently
have no interest in attending the con-
Ventlons. 1t simply means a loss of
time and money to them without the
possibility of any energetic work re-
sulting from the meeting"
Not over so delegates from out of
town were in attendance at the conven-
ton yesterday. The Third district had
no representation whatever Not
than dozen of the visiting delegates
were present at the session last night,
and the total number of people in the
hall did not exceed 100.
After the adoption of resolutions yes
terday afternoon, the league proceeded
to the election of officers. F. P. Lind
say of this city was chosen president, J.
E. Larimer reelected secretary, and
Judge ]. F. Culver of Emporia elected
treasurer. Mr.. Larimer was highly
complimented for his efficient work as
secretary during the past year, but the
compliments didn't exactly pay back
the 800 expended by the secretary out
of his own pocket for the interest of the
league. President Caldwell also spent
800 for the league during the past year,
but Mr.. Caldwell landed the Lawrence
postoffice on the strength of his posi-
ton, and that is full compensation for
his patriotism.
national league convention in Omaha
next month were then selected as fol-
lows:
First district-W. A. Porter, Leaven-
worth, vice president. Delegates, T. E.
Eckles, Nortonville; D. A. Hook. Leav-
enworth; w. d. Gilbert, Atchison, and
J. H. Guy. Topeka.
Second district-C. E. Lobdell, Kansas
City, vice president. Delegates, J. B.
Perkins Eudora; w. A. Mitchell, Ola
the; Henry Plumb and William Thomas.
Fourth district-W. B. Davies, Bur-
lingame, vice president. Delegates, Geo.
F. Anderson, st. Marys; W. S. Kret-
singer, Emporia; Sam Huey, Lawrence
and Clyde Miller, Usage City.
Fifth district-W. A. Fletcher, Clay
Center, vice president. Delegates, Chas.
Smith, Washington; w. T. Short, Con-
cordia; H. C. Achenbach, Clay Center,
and G. NJ. Smith, Abilene
Sixth district-C. M Heaton. Lincoln,
vice president. Delegates, J. @. Royce,
a. E Mcfarland, Lincoln;
F. NJ. Duval, Norton, and K. E. WILCOX |
son. Colby.
Seventh district. S. Simmons, Digh- |
ton vice president. Delegates, VIM. |
Easton, Hutchinson; John D. Milliken, !
Mcpherson; Rudolph Hatfield, Wichita |
and Thos A Scates, Liberal.
Delegates at Iarge-J. F. Culver, En- |
poria; B. E. Sheffield, Atchison; w. A. |
Calderhead, Marysville; Ben Pagan, |
E1lswor H. D. Fisher, Topeka; Ray |
Hoffhines, Circleville; D. w. Atwater, |
Colby; Ed Hoch, Marion; r. w. Blue, |
Pleasanton; J. R. Hamilton, Norton
and Chas. S. Finch, Lawrence.
The only speaker before the conven- |
ton in the afternoon was Ex-Congress-