The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-23

X. b. l.
S. G. Roberts. A. T. Roundtree.
@. M. Baird. y. watson.
Geo. Lunn- w II y. FOX.
Bradford Miller. Ed. Buckman.
T. ]. Anderson. Geo. Flanders.
After the delegation had been select
ed Harold Chase, as chairman of the |
committee on resolutions, read the fol- l
lowing as the committees report:
The Republican party Of Shawnee coun- |
ty in delegate convention assembled on |
the 21st day of April, 1900, for the pur- /
pose of selecting 81 delegates and 81 al |
ternates for the state convention to be |
''First-Our allegiance to the basic prfn- |
ciples of the Republican party and our |
cessful administration of VIM. Mckinley, |
and the war policy of the party in Cuba |
Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands. We |
endorse the adoption OF the gold basis in |
our financial system. We favor the eff |
cure the passage OF Dill Tor the bulld-
ing of the Nicaraguan canal and its ex-
elusive ownership by the United States.
We also favor such amendments to the
Sherman Antitrust law as Will make it
effective In protecting the people from the
oppressive and menaclng power OF the
ssecond-we endorse the action of our
representative Chas- Curtis, in his de-
fense of pensions and condemnation of
the course of Commissioner Evans of the
pension department We commend also
his vote in favor of electing United States
| senators by popular vote, and endorse his
/ record as that of a congressman worthy
the
voters of the First congressional district;
! "Third-We endorse the economical and
! clean administration of Governor Stanley
| and the official records OF the state OIL
| GERS, and hereby instruct our delegates to
/ the state convention to vote for the re-
/ nomination of all the elected state off1-
.'Fourth-The Republican party of
! Shawnee county, which always gives the
| state the largest majority, stands for par
| ty management, free from bossism and
the dictation of federal or state officials,
change national
"Fifth-We earnestly endorse our fell
| low citizen, NJ. A. Low, for delegate-at-
large to the Philadelphia national copven-
@sixth-we heartily endorse Chas. F.
| Scott of Allen county for congressman
| at-large."
This is where Captain Coney started
| the only - incident which aroused
| much discussion in the entire conven-
| ton. He opposed the portion of the
| third resolution. which instructed the
| Shawnee delegation to vote for the re-
/ nomination Of all the present state Of
1--WE don't want to tie the hands of
our delegates he said. ''They are cap
| able of looking after the interests Of
| Shawnee county without our telling
them just what to do. 1t may be that
when the state convention meets it
| may be deemed advisable to support
some one outside Of the present state
officers, and don't think the delegation
want to endorse the administration, re-
gardless of what we think of 1t, Qaugh-
ter)-the reason say that is because it
is a Republican administration, and
this as a Republican convention ought
to endorse it regardless of the individ-
4 ual opinions of any man.
| J. G. SlOnecker lined I'D with Captain
| Coney. There may be candidate for
member of the court of visitation" he
said, who once held a state office, and
who was a very great friend to Shaw
nee county. 1 refer to ex-Lieutenant
| Governor Finney.
f. A Austin said that the resolution
meant only the state officers who were
elected at the last election, and did not
refer to those who had since been ap-
pointed.
1T means all of the state officers .
ance commissioner are now state Off
GERS just as much as Governor Stanley.
This resolution binds the Shawnee
county delegation to Lit Crum and the
other members Of the court of vista
ton"
Mr.. Austin then moved to amend by
inserting the word elected" before
state officers in the resolution, So that
IL should not refer to those who had
been appointed, but Captain Coney re-
fused to accede that this would be suf-
ncient, and he continued to fight tie
resolution. He forced Mr.. Austin to
an amendment. This change made it all
| right with Mr. Slonecker, and he went
: over to Austin's side
But it had been determined to bind
the delegation to the denomination OF
the last state ticket. No reason for this
2 was given but there is a possibility that
/ the Leland and Baker faction may try
TO overthrow State Treasurer Grimes
and Mr.. Mulvane intends to forestal
4, any Shawnee county man having a part
1 | In such a proceeding. When the ques-
' lloh came to a vote the instructions
= won by a vote of 80 to 42, and the entire
Shawnee county delegation will vote fol
the denomination of the entire state
d Ilcket elected two years ago.
Mr.: Slonecker's suggestion concerning
eA-Lleutenant Governor Finney was re-
( celVed with such unanimity by the con-
yenion that it amounts to a virtual en-
dorsement of his candidacy.
Before the resolutions were adopted
as whole Rev. W. l. Grant proposed
Z the Following, which was added to ths
i report of the committee:
% seventh-Whereas, In certain of tn,
SOU sT1utnSrn S. states the negroes are practic
e constitutional amendments in said states
= Whereas, These amendments strike ;
' serious blow at the fundamental. civil an,
[. Se RSollueal rights of American citizenship
- therefore, be it
= Resolved, That It is the sense of thi
convention that the quote of Representa-
ives IN congress Of such states be re
:. election of members of congress in ali tn
: states"
= After the convention adjourned, tn,
uelegalon to the state convention me
e and elected Gen. Hudson chairman o
T the delegation, and also endorsed D. W
s MulVane as member of the Republi
e can state central committee
HUDSON SAYS He NAMED TITUS
8 The following appeared in the Kansa
City Sunday Star:
What promised to be a lively fgh
r against Gen. ]. K. Hudson in the Shaw
= nee county primaries was avoided thi
l. afternoon by a compromise under tn
g terms of which Mr. Hudson did no
= appear in the convention and was give
:. the Craftsmanship of the delegation t
the Republican state convention.
ne original slate was to make MI
tucson tucson chairman of the county con