The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-17
CLOSING CONVENTION SCENES.

CLOSING CONVENTION SCENES.
The convention came to a close with
the anti-boss league in the saddle. The
combined opposition a forced the
bosses to a compromise on the
temporary organization, but it was not
an evidence of what was TO IolioW- pc
cause later in the day after Silas Por-
ter had retired under fire from the
craftsmanship, the anti-Doss crowd
trundled their new red wagon over the
opposition at a surprising rate. There IS
yet one peg upO which the
forces may hang hope of victory and
that is in the organization OF the state
committee
The triumph of the a~nti-bosses came
when the report of the committee on
permanent organization was made. A
majority of the committee recommended
that the temporary organization should
be made permanent. When the report
ed action of the committee was known
Cyrus Leland called Mr.. Porter out n
asked what he o do.
Z will stand for permanent chairman
and make the fight" said Porter.
The majority report of the committee
recommending Porter for chairman was
submitted by Chairman Curtis h
Leland-AIbaugh forces rose from their
seats SO great was the interest in what
was about to take place. The minority
report ~favoring Blue was presented by
Williams of Clay.
Instantly Porter declined to serve. He
made a great show of wrath, pounding
the table with the gavel and stepped
from the chair with this declaration:
4 will not serve as permanent chair
man. Select Mr.. Blue"
At this moment the anti-boss forces
took charge of the convention. Wilder
Metcalf, colonel of the Twentieth Kan
sas, was named for delegate at large
by reclamation. Then the Leland forces
nominated William A. White, Ira Col
Inns and e. A. Berry for delegates at
| large, along with NJ. A. Low and other
candidates selected by the anti-boss
| league.
Some enthusiastic delegate moved
Mr.. Low be elected by reclamation. W.
1. Stuart of Doniphan, said Mr.. Low had
not been endorsed by the First district
congressional convention and moved as
/ a substitute that the five candidates re-
! ceiving the highest number of votes
should be declared elected; the others
receiving the next highest number OF
votes to be the alternates. The anti
bosses saw in this a scheme to land the
Leland men. Mr.. stuart argued that
Mr.. Low was entitled to no special con-
sideratiOn as against the other nomi-
nees and opposed the effort to select
him by reclamation. On a roll call the
vote of 725 to 125.
Their the anti-boss society selected its
candidates for delegates and a~lternates
and run the convention as they pleased
thereafter.
George ORD, a major in the Twenty.
third Kansas, colored regiment, was
elected as an alternate at large to the
national convention. I. F. Bradley, g
Wyandotte negro being chosen as one
of the presidential electors.
SHAWNEE-DONIPHAN FEUD.
Doniphan county and Shawnee coun.
ty delegations to the state convention
sat near each other OF the stage durine
the convention. One of the most anus
ing incidents in the convention was the
attitude Of the men towards each other
At the morning session of the con
vention Shawnee county was seated
just across a narrow aisle of chair:
from the D~Oniphan county crowd. A
moved to the south side of the stage, 10
eating as far from the Doniphan peopl,
as they could.
During the afternoon session the TIVE
delegations glared at each other. A
Shawnee man seeking recognition
would be sneered at by the Leland fol
lowers. A Doniphan county man seek
ing recognition by the chairman woult
receive from the Shawnee count,
crowd the most modern expression o
Scorn, glances that would shame
snake being the policy Of the Shaw
nees.
TURNED A DEAF EAR.
There were some impudent spectator
in the gallery during the convention
Yesterday. Gen. J. K. Hudson aros
from his place with the Shawnee dele
cation on the stage and made a motto.
that the chairman be authorized to an
point the committees for the conven
ton.
Did you vote the ticket ?'yelIed som
one in the gallery.
Mr.. Hudson paid no attention to tn