The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
His Scheme to Nominate a e. s.
Senator Falls Flat.
Republican Committee Saw
Through the Clever Ruse.
AVOID A CAMPAIGN.
By This Method He Would Be
Greatly Relieved.
Cold Shoulder Turned and No
Endorsement Asked.

Another clever scheme of the Bur-
ton forces has been headed off.
The plan is the nomintion of a Un-
tied States senator by the Republican
state convention. State Treasurer
Frank Grimes ably assisted by J. NJ.
Simpson and the Burton organ has
been Al work on the scheme for sew
eraI weeks and it was the plan to force
the question before the meeting of the
Republican state central committee and
secure an endorsement of the plan
But the anti-Burton forces were not
asleep. They know that they have q
clever cOterie of politicians to watch
and they soon saw under the thin We
neer of the desire to get an express
sion from the people, a chance to force
the nomination of Mr.. Burton When
the BurtOnites came to Topeka to Sc
cure official sanction for their scheme
they received a decidedly cool recep-
tiOn. In fact, the reception was 50
cool that the convention advocates did
not have nerve enough to bring the
matter before the state committee
They discovered that whatever they
did in that direction meant defeat and
die not care to undertake it.
Mr.. Burton has talked long and cop
iOusly about the scheme He has
couched his language under a preteXt of
Indifference but his friends have done
the work. The Baker people openly op-
posed the departure and not single
Baker worker is in favor of it.
The reasons which the Burton follow
ers have for attempting TO force an
early nomination is to remove the con
test as far possible from the indi-
Vidual voters. The state convention
has to nominate the state officers, and
the delegates will be absorbed in that
work and the endorsement of United
State senator would be only secondary
to the real work of the convention Mr..
Burton and his smooth friends figure
that they could go into a state con-
Upnfinn and work with the dalnga faes
and secure enough pledges to capture
the nomination without the people Of
the state having seriously considered
the matter. Another reason for the en-
dOrsement Dy the convention would be
that the question could be out of the
way before the campaign for members
of the legislature commences
The meeting of the state central COM
mittee was consequently shOrn of
nearly all its interest.
The committee held a conference
last night from which the newspaper
men were vigorously excluded on mo-
tion of D. a. Banta of Great Bend
There was good reason for not want
ing the newspaper men present, for
there were q few members who need
ed disciplining and it would have been
humiliating to have administered the
rebuke in public
In reality the committee has follow
ed in the foot steps of the Populists by
deciding to at once begin a campaign
of education" This is purely a Populist
invention, but the Republicans have
reasons to believe that it is effective
method of spreading the truth The
Populist committee held a meeting last
week and decided to open the campaign
at once, but they viii not have any ad-
vantage over the Republicans in that
respect and the people viii witness the
spectacle of two great parties conduct
ing a campaign more than SIX months
before any nominations are made
If instructions are to be given con-
cerning the senatorial choice they Will
no n @ hNT he rHrff
The following members of the state
committee attended the conference
d. r. LeaVenworth, Jr-,LeaVenworth;
A. J. White, Todd; d. w Mulvane,
Topeka; George d. Cook. GlenlOck; w
A Morgan Cottonwood Falls; J. Frank
Smith, Pleasanton; James s. Gilmore.
Fredonia; Ferd J. Funk. Marion; J. NJ
Simpson. Mcpherson: Thomas T. KEEL
ly. Paola; Charles YOe. Independence
w. w. Caldwell, COncOrdia; l. Scott.
Howard; J. r. Burrow, Smith Center;
E. 3. JeWett, Wichita. G. J. Pollock,
Winfield; D. A. Banta. Great Bend; y.
A. Valentine. Clay Center; c. Leland.
Jr., Troy; T. J. Healy, Ellis; Morton
Albaugh, Kingman; Alfred Pratt Syra-
cuse; J. S. Simmons. Dighton; George
w Watson, Kinsley; D. J. Hanna, Hin
City; J. =. Barnes. Alma
Frank NJ Lockard. of Norton, was
elected committeeman of the Seven
teenth district, to succeed w. J. Rice,
who has moved to Kansas City
L. F. Randolph, of NOrtOnville, was
chosen committeeman of the new Thir-
ty-sixth district.
The following prominent Republicans
attended the meeting:
J. NJ Chrisman. AtchisOn; J. r. Tich-
ards Fort Scott: Thomas J. Jackson.
Newton; Judge Case. Oswego; !. c.
POstletOWaite, Jewel. J. MI OhnsOn .Eu-
reka; w. H. Beezley, Kinsley; c. :.
Jobes Wichita; Ike Lambert. EmpOria:
John o. Peebler. OskalOOsa; J. c. o.
Morse, Hutchinson; J. +. Putnam. Sa.-
lima; w. y. Morgan. Hutchinson; H. l.
Richter, Council Grove; W. S. F'itzpat-
rick, Sedan; George Case, AIankatO. A
d. Neal. ChetOpa; T. y. Sedgwick. Par
sons: F. r Lauter, Olathe: J. W Par
ker Olathe; F. r. Ogg. Olathe; C. St.
Ball, Sedan: A. r. Mckenzie Kansas
City, Kan; F. Dumont Smith, Kinsley;
Ed G. Ellet, EdDOradO; T. B. MurdocLc.
EIDOrado; f. F. Caldwell. Lawrence.
j. S. Summers. DightOn, A G. Jordan.
Lyons w A. White. E.mpOria; II. j.
Allen, Ottawa; J. $. Dean. Marion, g.
NJ. Reed, Wichita I. G. Weldy, Gale
ma; w. Z. Hutchinson. Garden City; H.
A. Bender, Galena: w w Martin, Fort
Scott; J. NJ. Humphrey, Fort Scott, J.
B. Remington. OsawaIomie; F. G. Gro
we'll, Atchison; Thomas Beattie. Atc1-
fson: W. F. F. Donald Atchfson, AsG
Smith, Parsons; A. F. Wilson, Horton
| F. B. Dawes, LeavenwOrth; W r.
Smith, Marysville; J. W. Johnson, Ham
| iltOn: R. p. Anderson. Hamilton; J. p.
/ Bradley, Sedan; Adrian Reynolds. Sc
/ dan: Z. l. Ackley, Concordia; @. W.
| Lands, Osborne; c. H Lamb Yates
| Center: s. J. Osborn. Salinai G. c.
/ Montgomery. Winfield.