The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-26

the time for a contest has expired. They
can be of no more use then to the COM
mittee, and if the committee thinks they
are all right I can not see why they
should object to our having them. 1t is
my firm belief that if we count those
ballots we will find the colored gentle Il
man in the woodpile.
THE question of prohibition ought not /
to enter into this contest. I am a pro- /
hibitiOnist, but this campaign should I
be made strictly on the issue of the |
entering into it."
T. H Balm moved that a committee of |
IA be appointed to confer with the Pop |
ulists and Democrats concerning a can |
d1date Tor county attorney, and P. H.
Forbes moved asubstitute that the COM
mittee be given power to make all ar
engagements.
Robert Stone protested against this,
as it would appear to be too much of a
cut-and-dried affair. He thought the
candidate ought to be selected at a mass
meeting.
In the discussion which followed it
was decided to have the committee ap-
pointed to confer with the fusionists.
and leave future action to the judgment
of the committee.
1t is probable that the Democrats will
submit a list of names which would be
acceptable to them, from which the
Populists and boiling Republicans may
select a candidate. Then a mass meet
ing Will probably be called to ratify the
selection, at which a county central
committee will be selected to direct the
campaign The Democratic Sunfiower
league of Topeka has endorsed w. Z.
Atchison for county attorney. but some
of the Democrats say that they will not
insist on Atchison's candidacy if it ap-
pears that some other man will be
stronger candidate.
A vigorous kick was also registered
last night against the nomination of
some of the other candidates on the Re
publican county ticket. particularly
LTersy Soft lord se hot fha
fusion candidate for representative from
the Thirty eighth district may be en-
dorsed by the boiling Republicans, as
well as the candidate for county attor-
ney. An effort will be made by some
Of the Santa F'e shop men to secure
that end.
Charles NJ. Stockham, superintendent
Of the Santa Fe lumber yard, and w. L
! BOyes represented this faction in the
| caucus last night.
''Why is it that only Nichols is singled
out in this fght?" asked Mr.. Stockham.
| I'VE had better fight the whole combine
/ that was mixed up in that fraud"
! Mr.. Stockham afterwards stated that
/ he had received information that the
combine which had been fixed up to
/ carry the primary was not alone in the
/ interest of Nichols, but in the interest
/ of Stafford and others on the ticket as
/ well, and one of its details was the cleo
/ ton Of Aaron Jetmore as mayor of To-
pelza next spring, which would place the
| hoodlum element in control of both city
and county governments, if the plans
can be carried out at the elections.
I'VE have a kick down in the Thirty
| eighth district" declared w. L. Boyes,
against the way the primaries were
| conducted, and we expect to register
| that kick not only on county attorney,
but for a good, clean man as repreSen-
| tative from the Thirty eighth as WE'LL
Mr.. Lindsay: Il don't know why there
| should be so much talk against Nichols.
| It's the principle we are after, and if
I OF p mo h1 n
| mated by fraud, we ought to get after
them also. I am as good friend of
| Nichols personally as am of any man
| here with whom I am not thrown into
intimate relations, but it's the principle
of pure primaries that 1 am after"
The motion to appoint the committee
Of fourteen was carried, and Peter He'll,
H. R. Hilton and Robert Stone were Sc
lected to name the men who should
compose the committee.
Before the meeting adjourned Harold
Chase said: Many of the agents OF
/ corruption in the primaries were not
residents of Kansas, but are the agents
of an illegal traffic and are furnished
| with money for corruption purposes
They will do the same in the election
as they did in the primary, If they are
allowed to remain here. I move that 6
committee consisting of this entire
meeting be appointed to assure Mayor
Drew that we are with him in his efforts
to disfranchise these Missourians anc
send them home"
Among some of the expressions that
those in attendance at the caucus gave
concerning the conduct Of the primarie:
were the following:
DR.. L. NJ. Powell: 1.-THE purity of tn,
! ballot box is necessarily Fundamental
; principle and is essential to the success
Of any political organization. The party
; that ignores this should be defeated, an(
) I consider it my duty to assist in doing
it."
: T E. Sheard: ST have always voteC
! the Republican ticket, and I believe tn
, Republicans ought to be allowed t.
) name their own candidates. I think tn
I | frauds that were perpetrated at tn
+ late primaries ought to be rebuked.''
: George w. Tincher: 81 do not feel Xix
! | going to the ward heelers who took sue
| an active part in the late Republican
primaries for my political inspiration. /
seems to me that some good Democra
will run considerably ahead of his tickle
= this fall
w. L Boyes: ''The people in the San
ia Fe shops protest against the wa.
" the primaries were conducted. I an
satisfied that I can get 500 names on
:, paper to support any clean man 70
? county attorney"