The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-19
KANSAS DELEGATION.
Jump Into the Band Wagon Imme-
diately Upon Reaching PhiIa-
delphia.

Philadelphia, June I9-The main
body Of the Kansas delegation came in
late, but they were not slow to reach 1
the step Of the Roosevelt boom Tor I
vice president They came here d. /
vlded between John 2. Dolliyer OF Iowa Il
and General T. Y. Greene of New York I
At Chicago they seemed to be solid for /
DOllEer. but travelling with them over /
the Pennsylvania road was Greene |
missionary in the person of r J. Hart /
mann Of Arizona who artfuily set Gen. |
Greene's case before them, and before |
they had crossed the Allegheny noun |
tainS the Greene boom was alive and /
active among them Before they ran
across Hartmann Oscar z Smith of
Wichita had sown the seed Of the
Greene faith and Delegate Wall and
Delegate Wellington particularly were
full OF it
Between lectures there were drinks.
and for awhile the Dolliver men were
talked to a standstin- Strangest of all
George w Fiudlay Of Topeka was con-
VerIed by Hartmann and then Greene-S
boom took a fresh start and had al
most carried the day when the crowd
fled into the Kansas headquarters at
the Conunental hotel, where they were
met by J. r. Burton. T b Wall VIII
der s Metcalf and J. P Hanna, who
had come on ahead and told that
Roosevelt was the man OF the hour
There was stampede for the band
wagon and it was neck and neck be
first FIndlay alone stood out
The newly arrived delegates were
hungry ard travel stained. but they
stopped not to refresh themselves. A
meeting was called and it was the
unanimous voice Of thirteen delegates
to proceed at once to Governor ROOse-
velt's headquarters and lay their swords
at his feet At the Hotel Walton.
where Governor Roosevelt is staying,
they were told that he had gone TO the
Hotel Flanders TO dine with Mr. Greene
To the Flanders they went and there
they found the object of their search
General Greene came into the parlor
first and at once began to discourage
the movement toward Roosevelt The
people Of New York, he said, could not
spare the governor from New York
state politics. and. besides, Roosevelt
himself was unwilling 90 be shelved IN
the musty Office of vice president
This was discouraging to the Kan
sans. and there was a shade OF gloom On
their faces until Roosevelt came in 10
speak for himself The room was afire
with his presence in an instant His
penetrating voice, his frank bearing ana
his energetic mannerisms just suited
the Kansans- It was their way, and at
once the Roosevelt boom took deeper
root. Only Findlay stood out. No
| speeches were made. but the governor
chatted freely and said frankly that
while he was not a candidate and had
no desire 10 be vice president, he was
not the man to stand out against a gen
uine sentiment. He said that the cor
[ pcrations were planning to get him out
+ Of the Office Of governor. and until now
/ he had believed his boom for vice presi-
/ dent had been manufactured by them,
] but he saw since the delegations from
/ the west had begun to arrive that there
/ truly was an honest sentiment among
/ the people for him
when asked by J. R Burton if he
/ would accept ne filed up with emotion
/ and, softening his rasping voice, said
b
he had been moved by what his friends
/ were doing for him
| He left the impression that he was all
/ except ready TO surrender and that he
I had committed himself, SO far that he
/ could not decline The visit of the Kan
sans closed with an invitation to Gov
I ernOr Roosevelt and General Greene 70
/ call on them at their headquarters this
/ morning at 10 o'clock Both accepted
! and the Sunflower delegates returned to
/ their hotel and at once set up a propa-
/ ganda OF the Roosevelt faith. wholly
| forgetting General Greene and John Z.
| DOlliver, only the faithful FTndlay, who
/ still held fast to the Greene boom
D. J Hanna. one of the Sixth district
/ delegates. wanted the delegates to take
action forthwith and so be the first
state to formally declare for Roosevelt
| This was met with the objection that
not all the delegates were present How
/ ever a committee, consisting of Judge
| Wall B. Tracy and J r Burton was
{
| ing the Kansas delegation to Roosevelt.
This done, the Kansans went to bed.
The delegation authorized Mr.. Burton
to name the Kansas members of the
several convention committees and to
appoint subordinate officers of the con-
ventiOn allowed to Kansas, not already
named by the national committee
Mr. Burton viii make his selections
| later, but he has announced that he has
selected Mr. Low TO be the Kansas
member Of the committee on resolu-
tons This met the approval of the
delegates, who applaUded heartily At
terward Mr.. Mulvane. the new national
committeeman was called into the room
and his new hOnors conferred upon him
He accepted with his characteristic
modesty and the delegates again ap-
plauded.
Mr.. Leland. the present national com.
nitteeman. stated that so far the fol
lowing men had been selected for sub
ordinate oEieers of the conventions
Assistant secretaries-John @ Royce
OF PhilIpsburg. A L Coleman Of Sen
eca. J. NJ. Chisham of Atchison. E z
Reese Of Wichita. o. S. Carman of Hor-
+ ton, A A Richards Of Wellington anC
John B. Kennedy of Troy
Assistant doorkeeper@W J. Stewar
Of Wichita and Isaac N Try OF For
Scott.
Assistant sergeants-at-arns- !
Wright Of Kansas City, Stephen Hay
den of Fort Scott and John D. Davi.
Of Wichita
The commission Of John Q. Royce
one Of the assistant secretaries. is mum
bsred one. and his seat at the secre
tary's desk is No. L
Nick Chiles, one of the assistan
sdoorkeepers, is the famous Topeks
newspaper editor and politician H
carries a bundle Of sample copies of hi
paper. and already has interested Mari
Hanna, Boss PIatt, Governor Roose
Welt General Green and other big part,
leaders in his publication TO the ex
tent Of the price Of a years subscrip
I ton.
: Frank Hunsieker of the Fourth dis
! trict was made treasurer of the deIega
{ ton. and while the delegates were al
: present he called upon them to -pu
I -" The hotel charges and incidental
viii amount TO about $3.50. or $13 apiece
> but it was voted To levy an Assessment
: Of $50 TO cover accidents and forthwith
e all marched up to the captains offfc