The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-13

The Deadlock Still Remains
UnbrOken.
Lows the New Manager of Char
lie Curtis Forces,
Has a 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
ALL SMOOTHED OVER.
Be Nominated, Though a Hard
Struggle is On.
226 BALLOTS ARE CAST
Bailey %, BrOderick 26, Curtis
26, Walker II.

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 a combination between the
Bailey and Broderick forces The Bal
ley managers have given it out that
Broderlck Will receive no aid from them
and the Jackson county Republicans
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, NJ A. Low, is expected to save
the day for Curtis. Mr.. Low spent
tuesday in Horton, leaving in the
In the meantime Mr.. Low and Mr.
Leland held their conferences which
were 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
We're entirely friendly at the close of the
conference. Although a 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.
There were two plans suggested to
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. S1onecker was also men,
toned as q solution of the deadlock,
but he declined.
Then the Shawnee county delegation
was offered the support of the Broder-
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
J. M. Chisham declines to accept this
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
1030 this morning, when the convention
adjourned until o'clock, 81 ballots had
been taken, the result in each being as
follows:
Curtis OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ...26
Frederick .......-.-......-.-.--2 70 20
Bailey NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ..-.--21
Walker Observation-Disclosures. II
It was thought that the deadlock
would be broken during the Tuesday
night caucuses, but, at 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 balloting was resumed
This was too much for Tom Anderson,
who suggested prayer, and was called
on to lead. He arose and said:
ooh, 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 will show you
the infernalest scrap you ever saw.
The convention seems hopelessiy tled
up, and no man can tell when it viii
end An effort will be made to end 1t
tomorrow at least, and a settlement
may be reached today. However, this
is extremely improbable, and the pre-
vailing opinion is that another, perhaps
two nights, of caucuSing will be neces-
sary.
follows:
Bailey .-...-.-s.-- -...---...-.-.-. =
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, IL from Leagenworth.
Bailey 10 from Brown, Doniphan 3,
Nemaha g. Atchison stood solidly by
no change.
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