The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-14
DROP ALLEN.
David Martin May Be Named for
Associate Justice
By the POpuIist Convention to
Meet Here Tomorrow.
WE'LL DEFINED MOVE
On Part of Silver Republicans
in This Direction.
A Man Named Weinshank Wants
Riddle Turned Down.

well defined movement has already
been started to turn down Associate
Justice S. H. Allen and nominate David
Martin in his place.
There are few among the prominent
Populists already in the city who think
that anything will come from the
movement but it is being talked never
theless. Even Bob Semple who rs train
ing with the antis this year says that
the opposition to Allen will proba bly,
be dissipated when the delegates ar
rive
Judge Bashore who has been in To-
peka for some time said today: "A
movement has been started to turn
down Allen for David Martin. 1t has
started considerable talk but I do not
know what will come of it. would
not be surprised if it would be DONE
The basis for the talk is that the
Free Silver Republicans should be
given place on the state ticket and
that this will give them the recognition
they desire and at the same time re-
move a judge who has not always de-
cided things the way the PopuliStS
wanted them decided.
Webb McNall who is chairman of the
Free Silver Republican committee said
today: Il do not believe that the Sill
yer Republicans will demand a place
on the ticket this year. OF course am
not prepared to say what the conven-
tion will do but it is my opinion that
the Populst ticket will be nominated.
I have heard of the opposition to Allen.
1 think it started in Clay county where
the Populists were down on Allen be-
cause of his not standing by Doster in
the decision on the investigations. 1
haerd one of the Clay county delegates
talking about the anti-Allen move
ment."
The Populist convention will be called
to order at IL o'clock tomorrow. Who
will be chairman is question that has
not yet been determined. 1t was at
first intended that Chief Justice Doster
should preside but at the last moment
he declined the position saying that he
did not think it would be proper for a
man in his position to be chairman OF
the convention. Since then the powers
have been casting around for some one
to take his place but nothing mas YET
been done. The men who are mentioned
in connection with the position are
Chris Hoffman of Enterprise, John
Madden of Emporia and Grant Har-
rington of Hiawatha-
The presiding officer will be named at
a caucus of the delegates which viii
probably be held tomorrow morning pc
| fore the convention. The antl-Leeuy-
! ties have not yet shown a disposition
| to take hand in the organization pUI
| they may do so. r. H. Semple said to-
| day that the delegates who are opposeu
| TO Tee6y will hold a caucus tomorrow
morning when a canvass will be made
to ascertain what position they are 10
| take and what is their strength
! The anti-Leedy wing has not yet de-
| cided who it will support against Leedy
| for the nomination. 1t will be decided
at the caucus what will be done and 1t
| NAV be that no one will be placed be-
| fore the convention. When Mr.. Semplel
was asked what is the strength of the
opposition he said: we may nave
! enough TO defeat Leedy l don't know
I how many votes we will have
| The Populists have taken but little
| interest in the nomination of candl-
date fer lieutenant governor. The plan
! now is to force the Democratic noml-
nation upon David Overmyer. 1t IS
| reasonably certain that Mr.. OVermyer
| will accept the nomination if he thinks
| that his name on the ticket will help
| the fusion forces succeed but he Is the
! Father of Eugene Wolfe's boom and
! naturally will not consent to be a party
| to any scheme to make himself the
nominee.
! David Overmyer wants to be United
! States senator and if he accepts the
| nomination of lieutenant governor it
will not interfere with his one great
! aim in life He will do all in his power
| to help the fusion forces and when the
! time comes he will ask to be made
! United States senator. IF they want
! to offer him on the altar of sacrifice ne
| is ready.
| few minutes on his way to Atchison is
| an earnest advocate of the nomination
| of Mr. Overmyer and he is also in favor
| of nominating the entire Popunst tick
| ct When he was asked what the Atc1-
| ison convention will do he said: NV
| opinion is that the entire ticket VIII be
nominated DX our convention. L dfll
| satisfied that Mr.. Overmyer can have
| the nomination of lieutenant governor
! if he wants it,"
The opposition to the nomination OF
| Secretary of State Bush seems to have
| entirely died out. There is still a whis-
per that the free silver convention viii
| refuse to endorse him but it, is more
| likely that he will be nominated by all
three conventions with little opposi-
| ton.
On Riddles Trail.
| Frank Weinshank of the live stock
| sanitary board is here with scalping
| knife on the trail of Taylor Riddle He
| and Riddle are old enemies and Vein
shank has announced that he will re-
! sign from the board rather than serve
| with Riddle. What Weinshank wants
| now is to have Riddle deposed as chair
| man of the state central committee and
| he is here to see that that is done.
/ II do not care who is put at the head
| of the state committee" said Vein
| shank lust so he is al honest man. T
| do not know who will be favored by the
| opposition to Riddle, but we will get
| together on a man who will be salts
/ factory The election of Riddle as state
| chairman means a loss of at least 1000
| Populist votes. The cattlemen are all
down on him and they will vote against
| the ticket if he is placed at the head
| of the committees He has undone all
| the good Boyle has accomplished for
| the stockmen in the stock yards case
| Mr.. Riddle appears perfectly com
| plAcent. II am not anxious to be chair