The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-09
WANT TOM KELLY's SCALP.
His County Convention Suggests In
vestigation-Much Bad Feeling.


vestigation-Much Bad Feeling.
The action of Secretary Tom Kelly in
leaving his office work at the Republican
state committee headquarters to do po-
litical work in the interests of a candi-
date for United States senator has re-
suited in a demand being made by the
Republicans of his home county, Miami.
that an investigation be made and if it is
found that Mr.. Kelly is guilty of such
partisanship the Republicans of his own
county, insist that he be removed from
the position which he now occupies.
This is the first time in the history of
the Republican party in Kansas that
mans political associates,i in county con-
vention assembled, demanded that one
of their number be removed from the
state committee.
offensive partisanship' is the general
charge made against Mr.. Kelly by his
home people. He worked indefatigably
to carry Miami county for Burton and
was defeated returning to his desk at
Republican headquarters after victory
had perched on the banners of the Baker
forces.
The primaries were held last week; the
county convention yesterday.
Major J. B. Remington was nominated
for representative in Miami county. The
fight was bitter and the result very
close, the successful candidate having
but p majority. Immediately some OF
that they would not support the nominee
of the primaries. This brought Burton
out in statement urging the workers
who had lost in their fight for him to
stand by the nominee. 1t is now charged
that this is a subterfuge and that the
workers paid no attention to Burton s
proclamation and are now opposing the
election of Major Remington
The history of the Republican trouble
in Miami and johnson counties is be-
coming public property, although the
1Tk to- ID
for the time being because it suited the
Burton managers in that county better
to have their own version of the contro-
versy made public.
In the first place a convention to NOM
mate a senator for the two counties was
held Miami county for years has been
having 13 delegates in the convention
but this year the representation was cut
down and the county given but II dele
gates.
The representation was reduced by the
officers of the committee who are for the
most part Johnson county men. This
started the trouble, because Miami coun-
ty went into the convention demanding
its former representation. 13 votes. This
was denied by the Johnson county forces
and a split followed.
A motion was made during the SQuab-
BILE for an adjournment until yesterday.
This motion was declared carried and
the Miami county delegation then left
the convention.
H s. Coburn, Miami county dele
gate remained in the hall and was pres
ent when the Johnson county delegates
organized a convention with the II dele
gates from that county and nominated
r. w. Sponable for senator, instructing
him for Burton 1t is admitted by both
sides to the controversy that Coburn did
not vote for Sponable, who therefore had
the II. votes from his own county.
The Miami county delegation assem-
bled at Olathe yesterday, the date to
which the adjournment had been taken,