The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

morning. The program calls for the
nomination of a ticket, the adoption of
a platform and the selection of fifty
eight delegates to the national cOnven-
ton.
Colorado, wyoming and Utah dele
gates will reach the city early tomorrow
morning.
Indiana, 300 strong, will have a spe-
cial over the Big Four, arriving to-
morrow afternoon. They will stop at
the auditorium. Minnesota, Dakota,
Montana, and Wisconsin will have
special train over the st. Paul road,
reaching here tomorrow night. Their
headquarters win be at the yelling
ton. The Nebraska delegation viii also
be at that house. The New England
delegation will come on a special over
the Michigan Central. 1t will stop at
the Leland.
The Sherman is designated as head
quarters for Maryland. The Victoria
win have West Virginia and Michigan,
and the fremont Kansas. Most of the
Illinois people will stop at the Palmer
house.
The following delegations will stop at
the Lexington:
New York. Pennsylvania. Ohio, Ken
lucky, Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, Wy
oming. Utah and New jersey.
The national meeting will be called to
order at 10 O'Clock Wednesday morning
by oliver w. Stewart, chairman of the
national committee.
John c.. WOoley and Hale Johnson,
both Of Illinois, are strong favorites
for the presidential nomination. Hun
dreds of large campaign buttons hav-
ing upon them a picture of the former
are being distributed.
1t is thought that in the early ballot
ing for nominations the Illinois dele
gates win be divided between WoOley
and Johnson, with the understanding
that the solid vote later will be thrown
to the support of the candidate showing
the more strength. The disposition
among Illinois delegates is to work for
the nomination of some western man
and they feel that either of the candi-
dates from this state fills the require
ments.
Those who claim to be well acquaint-
ed with the situation say Mr.. W0oley
will get the support of the New Eng
land states Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin,
Kansas and Tennessee, while Mr. John
son will look for his strength from Min
nesOta, North and South Dakota, Mon
tana, North Carolina, Virginia and Ar
Rev. DR.. S. c. Swallow of Harris
burg, Pa, will come before the conven-
tion with a strong following, and it is
believed that he viii lead on the first
ballot with fairly good chances of sue
cess Delegates from his own state
and from New Jersey, Maryland, Ken
lucky. Indiana, Missouri, Iowa and Ne
braska will support his candidacy.
The selection of a vice presidential
nominee will depend largely upon what
section of the country the presidential
choice comes from.
Among the candidates are: Judge Ell
lott, of California; Isaac Funk, of New
York; r. r. Carskadon, of West Nir-
ginia, Henry 3. Metcalf, of Rhode Isl
and: Walter B. Hill, of Georgia; F. T
McWhirter and Rev. F. L Eaton, ol
Des MOines.
Sentiment among the delegates to tht
Prohibition national convention who ar
rived here today apparently favored the
nomination for president of John q
Wooley, of Chicago. The fight this year
it was stated, would be made on 8
straight Prohibition platform, even per
haps to the exclusion of all other ma
tional questions. Mr. WoOley is th'
chief advocate of this plan Of campaign