The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-16
SHUT OUT.
The People Will Not Be Allow
ed to Decide
Who Shall Be Nominated by the
Republicans Amy More.
RING RULE CROWD
Decides That the Crawford
County System
Must Go and the Old "ClOse
Corporation
Delegate System of Many Sean
dals Restored.
RING RULE CROWD

The Republican county central COM
mittee has decided to try the old del
egate convention system once more
When the nominations for county Of
f1cers are made some time this summer
it will be in delegate convention in
stead of by the Crawford county sys-
tenn of primary. The change, it is
claimed, was made to arouse enthusi-
asm among Shawnee county Republi-
cans" 1t is claimed that the Republi-
cans have been losing interest.
Following is the cal lfor the primary
to elect delegates to the state conven-
ton, which will be by the Crawford
county SYSTEM:
The Republicans Of Shawnee county
will hold a primary election under the
Crawford county system, Saturday
May %, 1898, from to o'clock p. M,
in the city of Topeka, Potwin, Oakland
and ShOrey precincts, and from to
p. m. in all other precincts, for the pur-
pose of selecting delegates and alter
mates to attend convention to be held
at Hamilton hall, Tuesday, May 81,
1898, at 1 p m, to select 81 delegates
and 81 alternates to the Republican
state convention to be held in Hutchin-
son, June 8.
The delegates receiving the highest
number of votes cast in their respective
wards or townships will be entitled to
seats in the convention. The various
wards and precincts will be entitled to
the mum Der of delegates and aIternates
indicated by figure following the name
of each. The supervisors hereinafter
named will take charge of the polls and
make their returns to the secretary at
room 10. Columbian building, immedi-
ately after the counting of the ballot,
with certified poll sheet showing the
names of persons receiving votes and
the number received by each, together
with the sealed ballots cast at said cleo
ton.
The following is the name and Ioca-
ton of each voting precinct, name of
supervisor and number of delegates and
alternates:
RossviIIe township, 4; city building;
John Fritz.
Silver Lake township. 8; HOLSTERS
office; VIM. Vanorsdol.
Menoken township. 2; township hall;
S. T. Coleman.
Soldier precinct, 4; T. T. Wright's Of
flee; T. T. Wright.
Rochester precinct, 8; township hall;
I. H. Kingman-
Muddy precinct. 1;Boles' schoolhouse;
A. A. Rice.
Highland Park precinct, 4; Highland
Park school house; Geo. Fisher.
Oakland precinct, 4; Squire Whit
more's office; Charles Morse.
Potwin precinct, 6; Aliens barn; ].
E. Larimer.
Shunganunga precinct, 2; Baugh-
mans hall; I. S. Curtis.
Tecumseh precinct, 3; postoff1ce; ].
L. Campbell.
Linn Creek precinct, 1; Disney school
house; Mart Young.
Monmouth precinct, 1; Lyon school
house; G. NJ. Beard.
Richland precinct, 1; G. A. R. hall;
H. NJ. Howard.
North Williamsport precinct, /; Tice
school house; J. S. Banks.
South Williamsport precinct, 1;school
house district No. 8; c. w. Smith.
Auburn township, 3; Padgett's store;
A. w. Padgett.
Kaw precinct, 1; Valencia school
house; Geo. Anderson.
Dover precinct, 2; Dover postofice; i
F. Kingsley.
Willard precinct, 1; Willard school
house: H. w. Gibson.
North Mission, 2; West End hotel; c. |
N HoughtOn.
South Mission. 1; Grange hall; J. E.
FIRST wARD-16
First precinct, 1012 Kansas avenue; |
w. E. Pagan.
Second precinct, Marshall's shop, |
Laurent street; Frank Beach.
Third precinct, corner Grant and To- |
peka venue; A. G. Hale.
SECOND WARD-19.
West precinct ,(alI west of railroad) |
Fourth and Madison; c. D. Watson
East precinct Gall east of raflroad) !
Fourth and Lake streets; J. D. Cod
1ington.
West precinct Gall west of Western
avenue), corner King and Clay streets; |
Jordan.
East precinct (all east of Western
avenue), 92S Kansas avenue; H. F.
Bird.
FOURTH WARD-22
West precinct Gall west of Taylor, !
corner Sixth and Western avenue; Jno.
L. CLANCY.
East precinct (al east of Taylor,
Rains barn; w. r. Adams.
FIFTH WARDS.
West precinct Gall west of Kansas
avenue), Seventeenth and Topeka ave
lue; J. F. Snyder.
East precinct call east of Kansas
avenue), Tenth and Adams; A. Hardy. |
Under resolution of county central |
committee the judges are instructed to
lllow no one to vote but known Repub-
leans.
BY order of the Republican county
central committee.
ARTHUR CAPPER,
Chairman. |