The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-13
LOW MAY WIN.
The New Manager of Charlie
Curtis Forces
Has Conference in the Bank
of Horton
With Cy Leland and They Come
Out Smiling.
ALL SMOOTHED OVER.
1t Is Now Believed That Curtis
Will Finally
BE Nominated, Though a Hard
Struggle is On.
81 BALLOTS ARE CAST
ALL SMOOTHED OVER.
1t Is Now Believed That Curtis
Will Finally
Be Nominated, Though a Hard
Struggle is On.
81 BALLOTS ARE CAST
Bailey %, BrOderick 26, Curtis
26, Walker IL.

Horton, April 13.-The First congress
sional district convention seems to be
slowly shaping itself in the direction of
Charlie Curtis, although it is now in a
deadlock. The Shawnee delegates are
confident of success, because there is
no hope of combination between the
Bailey and Broderick forces. The Bal
ley managers have given it out that
Broderick will receive no aid from them
and the Jackson county Republicans
say they will go to Curtis rather than
Bailey.
The feeling is that Broderick is losing
ground. Bailey claims a gain, but does
not show it. The Curtis men have sup
porters who are waiting to join them,
but this is being held in check, to pre-
vent break in other directions Until
matters shape themselves more favor
ably, the Curtis men will not show their
full strength.
Despite the denials from the party
organ and also from some of the dele
gates, M. A. Low, is expected to save
the day for Curtis. Mr.. Low spent
Tuesday in Horton, leaving in the
evening for Topeka.
In the meantime Mr.. Low and Mr..
Leland held their conferences which
We're arranged by Dave Mulvane. The
meeting took place in the Bank of Hor-
ton, in which Mr.. Low is largely inter-
ested. - The two men got together, and
were entirely friendly at the close of the
conference. Although strict silence
is observed by them the general i'm
preston is, gained from delegates, that
an understanding was reached, which
when developed, will break the dead
lock, which has continued without in
terruption since the balloting began.
Mr.. Low, it is said, got what he want
ed, which means that ultimately Le-
land will help nominate Curtis.
fVxTn T1lo fa6 fra
relieve the situation.
The first, to nominate Judge A. H.
Horton, as a dark horse, failed because
Mr.. Horton declined to consider for a.
moment, a nomination even by accla-
nation. J. G. Slonecker was also men,
toned as a solution of the deadlock,
but he declined.
Then the Shawnee county delegation
was offered the support of the Broder-
lex followers for Curtis for congress-
man at large, in exchange for the sup
port Shawnee could give Broderick-
sufficient to nominate him in the First
This proposition was also declined
with thanks, and the negotiations end
ed. The Shawnees intend to stand by
Curtis until the last ditch is reached,
and by reason of the size of. the delega-
ton, has the power to continue the
deadlock indefinitely, since Broderick
and Bailey are at outs.
The Atchison delegation is causing
some trouble.
John Seaton advises a division, but
y VI.
suggestion and says he will stay by
Broderick after leaving Walker.
The convention took seven ballots
Tuesday afternoon, and IS more were
recorded at the night session. Up to
1920 this morning, when the convention
adjourned until O'Clock, 81 ballots had
been taken, the result in each being as
follows:
Curtis 26
Broderick .-.-.-..---------- 70
Ba1ley -zf
1t was thought that the deadlock
would be broken during the Tuesday
night caucuses, but, at 4 o'clock this
morning when the delegates finally went
to bed, there was no change.
The delegates struggled into the con-
vention hall this morning and the dull,
monotonous baIloting was resumed
This was too much for Tom Anderson,
who suggested prayer, and was called
on to lead He arose and said;
"Oh, Lord. please get on our side and
stay with US. We don't want you to be
on the other side. If you can't help us,
please lay low and we will show you
the infernalest scrap you ever saw
The convention seems hopelessly tied
I'D and no man can tell when it Will
end An effort will be made to end 1t
tomorrow at least, and a settlement
NAV be reached today. However, this
is extremely improbable, and the pre-
vaiIing opinion is that another. perhaps
two nights, of caucusing will be neces-
sary.
follows:
R1ofaricl: &c
Bailey ....----- =
Walker ...................- Il
curtis received two from Leaven-
worth county, which added to Shaw
nee's "a, made a total of 26-
Broderick had from Jackson,
from Jefferson II from Leavenworth-
Bailey 10 from Brown, Don1phan .,
Nemaha g. Atchison stood sohdly by
Walker Seven ballots were taken with
no change.
A BRoDERIcK PROPOSAL