The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-12
The Manager of Charlie Cur
tis's Campaign
Arrives at Horton and Scares
the Old Crowd Badly.
THOUGHT 1T A FAKE
That Curtis Had Strong Rail-
road Support.
W Leland Pretends He is Not
Fighting Curtis.

Horton, April 12.-The arrival of M.
A Low from Topeka this morning set
the congressional convention delegates
agog. When the State Journals an
| nouncement of Mr.. Lows determination
10 enter the fight as a manipulation, was
read among the delegates last night
II produced a senSati .Leland's friends
denied that Mr.. Low would take a hand
IN the night, but the doubt was dispelled
When Mr. Low, himself, arrived today
II IS expected that his influence will
materially change the situation
Inc platform of the convention will
endorse the president and the national
administration and will especially com
mend Mckinley for his message on the
cuban question. Every delegate here
mas been very enthusiastic in his praise
of the president
During a conference for a discussion
OF the platform this morning, Judge
Horton asked Cy Leland if the conven-
ton should declare for war.
NO, replied Leland emphaticalIy
War Will be declared before this con-
vention ends''
Then" continued Leland, 81 will in
troduce resolution, offering the MEM
bers of the convention and the candi-
dates as volunteers for the fight with
Spain"
The opening day of the First congress
s1onel district convention will develop
nothing new in the situation. The or
ganiZation of the convention with J.
F. Tufts of Atchison, chairman, has
been effected, and the final touches add
ed to the preparations for the contest
Horton is crowded with delegates and
visitors The hotels are filled and the
cot, to which the average Kansas poll
tician is by no means a stranger. occu-
pies its accustomed place in the perlOrs
and halls thereof. The private houses
have come to the rescue and several cf
the go delegates who came Monday were
able to avoid the necessity of sleeping
oh
the streets, through the kindness of cit
izens. The remainder of the 80 dele
gates came today and the battle began
in earnest
Nothing was accomplished today be-
yond the organization of the convention
at O'Clock this afternoon. Then fol-
lowed the appointment of the necessary
committees, after which came adjourn
ment until Wednesday morning at nine
o'clock.
Tonight the first actual work will be
done. The organization having been ef-
fected and the strength of the cand1-
dates displayed in a few ballots, the
campaign was at once inaugurated.
The friends of Mr.. Curtis, Mr.. Brod-
ericb, Mr. Bailey and MI Walker de-
voted their time to making acquaint-
anceS.
The Shawnee delegation is the only
one which has q steering committee
A. B. Quinton is the chairman; Ihe
members are A. K. Rodgers, ia. Trout
man, Arthur Capper and Dave Null
vane. This committee was selected ear
ly Monday morning and went to WORK
at once. The first thing considered was
the selection of a chairman for the con-
Vention.
Capt J. F. Tufts of Atchison was sug-
gested by the Topekans and the steer
ing committee called on the other can
didates receiving assurances of a uni
ted support for him. This averted
fight in the organization of the con-
vention, especially when it was agreed
to make Mr.. Tufts, the temporary
as well as permanent chairman
There was considerable speculation
when it was reported that Cyrus Leland
had announced that Charlie Curtis
should not be nominated The Shaw
nee delegation was prepared for this
and sent out the steering committee to
fighting him and offered as evidence
the fact that ]. K. Hudson and S. T.
Howe, Leland's most bitter enemies,
who were regularly elected delegates,
had been induced to stay at home.
Mr. Leland then gravely announced
that he had no second choice for con-
gresham. .
''I am for Mr.. Bailey until the nnlSnS
The Bailey men have appeared with
badges of yellow ribbon, bearing cut
has been dubbed that of the Wild
Nemahas." Mr.. Curtis friends are
known as the 'Shawnees. Mr.. Beck
of Holton, leads the 'Pottawatonles
who are for Mr. Broderick. ]. M CHS
ham heads the Atchison crowd which
has been termed the Mavericks" be-
cause the remaining candidates have
their branding irons waiting for the
break among Atchison's delegates.
Judge A B. Quinton of Topeka, noni-
mated Mr. Tufts for chairman, after
the convention had been called to or
der by Chairman Beck of the congress
sional committee.
The various candidates were no1ni-
mated as follows: Mr.. Curtis, by
Judge A H. Horton; Mr.. Broderick. by
H f Graham of Holton; Mr.. Bailey by
Simon Ryan of Hiawatha; Mr.. Walker
by S A Frazier of Atchison.
The Bailey forces held a conference
this morning to discuss the possibility
of Atchison county's eleven delegates
going to Broderick. 1t was agreed,
in this event, that Brown, Nemaha and
Doniphan should at once declare war
on John Seaton, unless the delegation
is divided. Mr.. Leland is quoted as
saying:
to act fairly, Mr.. Curtis will get some
votes he does not now expect.
This is believed to be a threat but
nevertheless Mr.. Leland and his friends
say that unfair dealing on the part
of the Broderick men, will result in
Curtis Bailey combination, which might
nominate Curtis.