The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-29
Expected Happens in Third Dis
trict Republican Convention.
He Is Nominated For Congress
on the First Ballot,
MUCH BAD FEELING.
All Kinds of Charges Hurled
Back and Forth.
National Convention Delegates
Instructed Against Leland.

The Third congressional district Re
publican convention at Chanute nomi-
mated George w. Wheatley of Column
bus. and by instructing the delegates
to the national convention against
Cyrus Leland, made the reelection of
Mr.. Leland as national committeeman
for Kansas impossible.
AS predicted in the State Journal Mr.
Wheatley was nominated on the first
ballot in the convention. The bitter
fight which was made against him this
week failed, and he achieved a notable
victory over a large field of candidates.
The charges that Mr.. Wheatley is an
embezzler were effectua1ly disproven
yesterday The opposition to Wheatley,
comprising some of the Republicans of
his own town. charged that he had
stolen $S7 from the city funds while he
was city clerk of Galena.
Affidavits were submitted by the
Wheatley managers at Chanute show
ing that the money had been appropri-
ared by an old soldier who was city
marshal of Galena. The affidavit was
signed by the man who had taken the
money Wheatley had given receipts
for it and was later compelled to make
good the deficiency. He was afterwards
repaid by the man who originally took
the money, to prove all of which Wheat
ley had receipts and properly attested
affidavits
The editors of the Columbus Courier,
who first published the charges against
Wheatley, We're in turn charged with
having accepted $500 from c. H Kim
ball, of Parsons, rival candidate, for
the publication of the charges This
was made against the editors, who
were in the convention yesterday They
at once issued affidavits of denial
The opposition to Wheatley amounted
to nothing. He landed the nomination
spare and the Kirkpatrick machine had
accomplished the purpose for which 1t
was brought out in this campaign.
The machine planned to have Wheat
ley for congress; r. N. Allen of Chanute
and ]. T. Bradley of Sedan for delegates
to the national convention; Phil Camp
bell of Pittsburg and W. H. Upton of
CowIey for alternates; a. P. Johnson of
Cowley for presidential elector, and the
| endorsement of F. A. Dubois of Elk
for delegate at large to the national
| convention.
The plan was carried out in every
detail. The machine was managed by
Allen, Kirkpatrick and E. P. Greer of
Winfield It's purpose was to secure
control of the federal patronage in the
district. Wheatley lives in a Populist
stronghold, and this was made to mark
him as a logical candidate. But the
itch for office dispensation and the man
agement of federal patronage was
mainly responsible for the support
| which the kIrkpatr1ck forces gave
| Wheatley.
| A new congressional committee was
named, as follows:
Chautauqua county-H. P. Mosher, D.
Cherokee. A Mcneil. L. s Tan
quarry.
Cowley-Sid Cure. P. L. Snyder.
Crawford-John Campbell, D. W.
EikEw. F. Coors. A. B. Mckay.
Labette-C. D. Boone, w. T. Thrall
Montgomery-F. NJ. BenefeI, E E.
| Stubblefield.
Neosho-Seth Wells. o. H. Turner.
| Wilson's S. Kirkpatrick, w. H.
! Cramer.
c. A. Mcneil of Columbus was chosen
chairman of the committee; Seth Wells
/ secretary.
Although Mr. Leland has been silent
/ about his candidacy for national COM
mitteeman, this convention instructed
/ its delegates to the national conven-
/ tion against him. Kansas has twenty
/ delegates to the national convention.
! If Mr.. Leland captures all the rest, ten
| yet to be elected, he could not be elect
! ed. The fate of Mr.. Leland in connec-
| ton with this position has been sealed.
! He cannot obtain the place by the votes
| of the Kansas delegates unless they vi
| olate instructions
| AS to Mr. Burton. the convention did
| not endorse him officially, but there
| were cheers for Burton as the next
senator from Kansas" when he made a
| Speech