The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-16
ORGANIZE.
All OEertures For Peace Are
Refused.
Hudson Faction Insists Upon a
Complete Slate.

After a day and nearly a night of
skirmishing the anti-boss league made
up a slate to put through the conven-
ton of Republicans today, resurrecting
as the special champion Of their cause
r. ". Blue
The emissaries of peace, could not ar
range a satisfactory settlement of the
controversy over the craftsmanship of
the state convention. The four factions,
anti-Leland. Burton, Baker and Al
baugh-Lelands could not get together.
The anti-bOss league held a caucus and
decided TO make a fight for the or
ganizatiOn of the convention and to
depart from an old-establfsned prece-
dent in having the convention select
a chairman of the state committee.
1t IS impossible to say just how these
factions are united on the organization
and craftsmanship propositions. To an
outsider it appears that a part of tie
Burton forces, the Baker and Albaugh-
Leland crowds are together for the fight
against the AIbaugh crowd.
Last night the anti-boss league held
a caucus over which J. K Hudson pre-
sided. At the same time the state Off
GERS held a conference, at which no con-
clusion was reached. These officials did
not make suggestions to the anti-boss
league, neither did they presume to
dictate the policy which the opposition
to the Hudson forces shall pursue.
Last night brought many delegates to
the city. Today prior to the convention
the Copeland hotel looked like the old
days, but yesterday and last night the
crowd was small, and it was not par
ticularly enthusiastic. The delegates
from the various counties preferred to
talk crops, and did not seem consumed
by the desire which attaches to nu-
mer0us politicians in the eastern sec
ton Of the state to rule or ruin.
The principal ante-convention demon
stratiOn was the anti-boss league cau-
/ Gus last night. 1t is estimated that $50
/ or 800 men participated in the caucus.
/ The managers of the league claim to
! have pledges from sufficient number
/ of delegates to assure a safe working
majority.
This caucus agreed to present Dick
Blue for temporary chairman, A W.
Smith for permanent chairman John
/ c. Brown of. Norton, G. c. Fletcher of
/ AtchiSOn, and W. P. Hazen of Labette
/ were named as the anti-bosS candi-
/ dates for secretaries OF the convention.
! This done the caucus selected Dick
Blue to make the fight on the floor of
the convention against the common
/ enemy
While the anti-boss league was get
/ ting ready to fay the opposition a quiet
caucus at the Copeland selected Silas
Porter for temporary and permanent
chairman No nominations for secre-
taries were made.
Another caucus was held this morning
to discuss the attitude of the anti-boss
crowd on the subject Of chairman of the
state committee The ant-bOss league
named the following committee to confer
/ with the temporary chairman on the Sc
lection of the committees for the work Of
the convention:
First district-D. W. MuIvane.
Seconded. r. Smith. Linn.
Ihird-GeOrge Ratlln, Labette-
Fourth-D. w. Ffnney, Woodsons
Fifth. B. Case, Abilene.
SIXTH. ". McRoberts Norton.
SeVenth-CSeOrge W. NimOcks, Barton.
To select candidates for presidential
First dlstrict-WiIliam Gordon
Second. H Richards.
Third--John C. Carpenter.
FIfth-P. H. McCord-
Sixth-S. c. BOwles-
Seventh-W. J. McGreevy.
The caucus named the following com
mittee to look after the chairmanshiI
question:
Ffrst-John seaton
Second-W- NJ Stewart
Third-R. n. Allen.
Fourth-T NJ Potter
Fifth. L. Williams.
! Sixth-Frank r Shane.
/ Seventh-James NJ. Simpson
The caucus nominated the following
delegates at large to the national conven
ton:
NJ. A Low, Shawnee.
Wilder s. Metca1f, Douglas
F. A Dubois, Elk.
=. H Tracy. PottaWatomfe-
T. W Wellington, Ellsworth
Frank L. Martin. Reno.
Alternates TO the national convention
Tor the delegates at large were nominate
! as follows:
a D. Walker, Jackson.
! d W. Houston, Anderson
l $. 5. Benedict, Wilson
/ y w Kinney. Woodson-
Charles Kali, Russell
G. W. NiIaOcks. Barton.
r J. X Hudson presided over the caucus
Mayor Dopald Of Atchison and ]. Irwf
GaSle OF jackson, acted as secretaries