The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-28
DISCUSS OFFICES.
POpulist Politicians Hold a
Business Meeting.
Candidates AvOwed and Pros
pective Are Present.

The Populist state central committee
completed its business at a late hour
last night and some of the members
left town on the midnight trains, but
number of the politicians are still on
the ground to watch results
The committee held ''open house" in
the parlors of the National. from 4 to
o'clock Wednesday afternoon to al
low the brethren" to speak what was
on their minds. 1t was a sort of lex
perience" meeting in which G. Q. Glenn
ems was the principal speaker
Clemens had gone to the conference
loaded" for his speech. 1t was a sort
of warning against the Democratic
siren. He wanted the PopuHsts to get
back to first principles and stand by
the issues they had been advocating in
the past instead of going off on anti
expansion.
The committee meeting proper was
held last night. Ways and means was
the principal subject of discussion
how to raise the money for next years
campaign. The POpulists have pract1c-
ally no office holders to assess, and they
have been experimenting IN soliciting
subscriptions for a campaign fund. Ex
Congressman-a t-large BOtkin has been
the chief one of these solicitors thus
far, but the committee last night Sc
1ected one for each congressional as
trict excepting the Second and Sixth.
They are B f. Shane, of Oskaloosa,
former member of the state board of
Curran of Parsons, the new secretary OF
the state committee for the Third dis
trict; George NJ. Munger, of Eureka,
candidate for governor, for the Fourth
district; S. J. Johns, of Glasco a new
man in state politics, for the Fifth dis
trict; and J. D. BOtkin, ex-cOngress-
man at-large, for the Seventh district;
BOtkin'S home, however, is at Winfield
in the Third district. These solicitors
will be known as district deputies. The
vacancies in the Second and Sixth dis
tricts will be filed as soon as some one
can be found who will undertake the
Senator Campbell, of I4abette county,
who was here to land a state conven-
ton at Parsons next summer, was as
sured by some of the members of the
committee that they would favor tax
ing one of the two state conventions
to Parsons. 1t is possible that conven-
ton to nominate delegates to the ma
tionaI convention will be held there.
While the committee meeting was in
progress many candidates, aVoWed and
receptive, felt one anOther's political
pulses in the hotel lobby. George NJ.
Munger, who is making a more V1gor-
Gus canvass for the gubernator1al nom
inatiOn than any other candidate was
busy fixing his wires. Senator W. H.
Ryan. of Crawford county, trotted out
his boom and openly avowed his can
didacy for governor for the first time;
Webb McNau ''jOShed" Munger ana
RYAN and had a good time generally
But the man whose name is most
mentioned in connection with the CUB
ernatoriaI nomination, John w Brefd-
enthal was little seen. He dropped IN
the hotel for short time, shook hands
around, assured the other fellows that
he wasn't a candidate. and that was all.
Major. A NJ. Harvey, who is also men
toned for governor, was not at the
conference as he is out of the city.
Senator L. P. King, who was one of
the leading candidates for governor
when Ieedy was nominated, was on the
ground, and is in a receptive mood at
present.
Some of my friends" he said, have
been writing me and urging me to get
into the race. but I have not made up
nv mind to do so. I don't want to
make any breaks about the matter
Thomas H. Grishanl, who will prOba-
bly, be a candidate for congress in the
Fourth district, has been at the confer
ence He viii not say positively that
he is a candidate, but intinates that
he will be when the time comes.
Judge Babb, Of Wichita; Col z. G.
Little, of Abilene; E J. Westgate. of
Garden City; Andrew Shearer, Of Mar
shall county; Frank Shane, of Oskaloo-
sa: Grant Harrington, of Hiawatha, H
S. Clarke, of Lawrence: Frank Brady,
of Labette coutny; ex-Superintendent
Stryker, of Wellington; ex-Govetrnor
Leedy. of Lawrence, and ex-Congress-