The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-20
KANSAS CONVENTIONS.
Nominations by the Various Parties
for Local Offices.


The Pratt county Populists nominated
the following ticket in that county: For
representative. William Cooper; county
attorney, William Barrett; clerk district
court. T. ". Coe: county superintendent,
=. NJ Rowell; probate judge, c. w
Moon. county commissioner, Second dis
trict. Frank Barker.
After the convention Chief Justice
Frank DOster addressed a large and en-
thusiastic crowd at the opera house
The Republicans of Mcpherson coun-
ty instructed for J. r. Burton and nOmi-
a.ated the following county ticket: Rep
1esentatiNe, G-F-Grattan; probate judge,
T.. g. Crary; county attorney, F. O. John
son; county superintendent, /. g. Law;
clerk of the district court L. G. Nc Muir
ray, commissioner Second district NJ. r.
Fletcher. The resolutions endorse the
national and state administrations and
the work of State Superintendent Fra II k
Nelson A resolution appropriate to the
memory of John J. ingalls, was passed.
l. c. McMurlay and w. A. Norris, chair
man and secretary of the county central
committee, were reelected.
Ellsworth fusionists named the follow
Ing ticket: Representative, w. b. Helm;
clerk of the district court, Winslow c.
Ira: county attorney. W. Clyde Wolfe;
probate judge, W. B. Payne.
The Baker forces carried Wilson coun-
" and nominated Percy Willis for rep
feSentatiVe soon after J. r. Burton had
made a speech. Burton instructions were
defeated by an overwhelming vote.
The Democrats of Hamilton county
nominated a ticket as follows: Repre-
sentative, Ben A Wood; district clerk
q Woman. superintendent ThOs Welh.
probate Judge. A. L. Martin: commits
Eloner Second district, Marion Burrs
Ihey nominated f. G. Bates. Populist.
Tor county attorney. but he refused to
accept, and the indications are that there
fusion he
The Dickinson county fusionists star
1Su + G Little in the senatorial race.
The nomination follows: Populists d
Matteson, representative: district clerk
John Wilson; superintendent a Lock
mart r. d. Carman. high school trus-
Tee; J. A. kugler. commissioner
Democrats c. E Rugh. county atto,.-
ley; J. A Flack, probate judge: j. w.
Money, coroner, @. F Livingston high
sehooI trustee. Both conventions endors-
Su T. {. Little for United States senator
Col Little made his first camnaion
speech. devoting it to the PhiIiDnine
campaign He took the position that as
ttea les les We're made with some tribes of
ne Fhilpplne archipelago. so should
they nave been made with All tribes
HAD this been done there would have
been no fighting.
The Clay county Populists nlaoed :,
domination the following candidates:
representative John Mckee: superin
IiGhaent OF public instruction, Dillon
demphlH; county attorney Alvin
Gates; probate judge. J. c. Coheen-
clerk OF the district court. VIM Parry:
commissioner, George Mccormick.
adopted. " eie
Fusion was perfected by the Demo-
crats naming the clerk of the district
court us - 1T
Douglass county fusionists. in a one
Iooi convention, named the following
llcket; Probate judge B. I Horton7
county attorney, F. M. McHale- cIerl,
OF the district court, Thomas Clark:
county superintendent, Van Masterson.
representative in the Thirteenth dis
ttlct, w J. Coleman; represen tativa in
the Fourteenth district. ] F Weaver.
county commissioner in the Second dis
trlct, 4. F. Hoskinson There ,.-era
soile surprises in the nominations
Ilaue' the biggest one being the seIec-
non or r NJ. McHale for county attor-
Hey- Mef1aIe was Democrat until
tlsnt years ago. when he became Re-
puDilcSth. ana MS nomination is uudsr-
stood to indicate another flon into tha
fusion camp. The Republican caa5j-
GATE Tor county commissioner was en-
dorsed. was eA-
After the convention had completed
its work, addresses We're made bri IN
ted states Senator ". A Harris Jobn
w Breldenthal- candidate for governor
and NJ 5 Peters. candidate for congress
in the Second district.
Chase county Republicans selected
the following ticket: Representative
u Z. snyder; probate judge, Matt Nc
Donald; county attorney, F. A Nickel.
clerk OF the court, H h Twining:
county superintendent, H. A Rose:
county commissioner, w. p Evans
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