The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-05
Sentiments of Platform Were
Directed Against Leland
MORE THAN FOR CURTIS
Speeches We're Largely Against
Bosses and BOssism.
State Administration Was Only
Mentioned Briefly.

county convention the anu
sions to him We're more frequent than
were those to the man in whose inter
ests the convention was conducted.
Congressman Curtis
Boss and dictator and federal
office holder We're the terms used most
frequently when a designation was
wanted for Mr.. Leland. Nearly every
one who had anything to say at all
made some reference to the boss" or
s'bossism," and 1.-The victory of the peo-
pie over boss rule
Shawnee county never had a boss"
said A. L. Brooke, land no one ever
makes an attempt to boss in Shawnee
county," which sentiment was vigor-
ously applauded by D. w. Mulvane and
others.
The resolutions adopted by the con-
vention were prepared beforehand by
Judge Horton, who also heads the dele
cation to the congressional convention
at Atchison. 1t is a significant fact that
neither General Hudson nor D. w. Null
vane were placed on the delegation,
although the former, especially, was
active in securing the victory of Mr..
Curtis in the contested counties. 1t was
planned that they should both be left
to be sent as delegates to the state
convention, where they will endeavor to
secure the defeat of Mr.. Leland as
observation-disclosures to the national con-
VentiOn.
The resolutions, as prepared by Judge
Horton, devote IA lines to endorsing
President Mckinley lines to endors-
ing Congressman Curtis, and an addi-
tional lines to inStructing the Shaw
nee county delegation to vote for his
denomination, 10 lines to endorsing the
gold standard, 4 lines to the state adj
miniStratiOn lines to endorsing John
Seaton and Judge r. NJ. Emery for
delegates to the national convention
fro ti.--f n icfrs i1f xxrI7i Ia line
are devoted to demanding the over
throw of Mr. Leland, with an additional
IS lines endorsing a provision for elect
ing delegates in the future so that the
bosses can not control congressional
conventions.
In other words, there is as much
space devoted to Leland as there is to
Mckinley, Curtis and the state admin
istration combined. The resolutions
We're as follows:
'HThe Republican party of Shawnee
county, in delegate convention assem-
bled, at Topeka, March 8, 1900, for the
purpose of choosing 25 delegates and
- alternates to the First congressional
1 district convention to be held at the
city of Atchison, March 20, 1900, to NOM
mate a candidate for congress, to Sc
lect two delegates and two alternateS
from this district to the national Re
publican convention to be held at the
! city of Philadelphia, Pa, June 16, 1900,
and to name a candidate for preSiden-
tial electOr for the district, do declare
and adopt the following principles, to-
wit:
'First-We cordially endorse and APP
prove the wise, patriotic and statesman
like administration of President Will
! lam Mckinley, and we declare that
| where the American soldiers and sail
ors during the Spanish war for the lib
| Grafton of Cuba from Spanish oppreS-
sion and misrule raised the American
flag, that flag shall never come down;
! and the delegates this day chosen to
| the congressional convention are in
| structed to promote as best they can
| the denomination of President McKin-
ley
'-Second-We cordially and sincerely
! approve and endorse the faithful SER
vices of Hon. Charles Curtis, our mem
Der of congress, whose devotion to his
constituents is without stint or limit,
and we especially commend Mr.. Curtis
for his devotion to the care of the ma
TONS heroes, their widows and or
/ phans
'Third-That the delegates this day
chosen to the congressional convention
to meet at the city of Atchison March
20, 1900, are instructed to vote for the
denomination of Hon. Charles Curtis
for member of congress.
''FOurth-We endorse the action of
! the Republican congress in recently
adopting a measure placing our coun-
try on a sound gold basis and in touch
with the commercial nations of the
/ world. We congratulate our congress
sOnal district upon the fact that it's
representative in congress, Hon. Charles
! Curtis, was member of the special
/ financial committee that had in charge
the preparation and passage of that i'm
| portant measure.
"Fifth-We endorse the Republican
| state administration, and favor the re-
nomination of all of the Republican
state officials.
.sixth-We favor the selection of
II ToI.1 -
and Hon. R. NJ Emery of Nemaha
county as delegates to the national Re
| publican convention to be held at Phil
adelphia, Pa, June 16, 1900.
'Seventh-That in compliance with
the understood wish of President Nc
kinley, and the express request of the
| national Republican committee. as re-
Gently announced by Hon. Charles Dick
the secretary of the committee, we are
| opposed to the selection Ct any delegate
| from Kansas to the next national Re
| publican convention holding a federal
office; and the delegates from this cOun-
| ~ to the Republican congressional con-
| ventiOn to be held at Atchison are here
by instructed to vote against any can
didate for such delegate holding a fed
eral office, so that in the emphatic
| language of Secretary Dick the coming
national Republican convention shall
| be composed of those not holding fed
eral appointments
'Eighth-That in the interest of the
Republican party of this state, and to
insure its future success and further
growth, we instruct the delegates Sc
lected by this convention to use all hon
| Orable efforts in the congressional con-
vention to secure the election of a new
national committeeman to represent
Kansas upon the national Republican
committee and to select some one for
that position who is not a federal Office
holder.
.Ninth-The delegates this day chosen
to the Republican congressional con-
vention to be held at Atchison March
20, 1900 are instructed to present to
that convention the following PROPOSE
ton. and for the purpose of securing
greater purity at representative, ward
and township primaries, to ask the con-
| vention to adopt the same for the future