The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-16
is MARCHING ON.
John BreidenthaI Continues His
Campaign of Conquest.
Captures KiOwa, Dickinson,
Lyon, Chase and Bourbon.
MUST REORGANIZE
POpulist Central Committee to
Be Rejuvenated.
MUST REORGANIZE
Plan of Breidenthal, Semple,
VrOOman and Others.

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Republic county has joined the pro-
cession in the Populist ranks which de-
mands a reorganization of the state
central committee at the convention to
be held in Clay Center one week from
Wednesday. This movement was in
augurated by Carl Vrooman, Bob Sem
pie. John Breidenthal. H. S. Clarke,
Grant Harrington and numerous other
POpulists Of Importance in the party for
the purpose OF BUSTING Taylor Riddle as
chairman of the state committee.
Riddle came to Topeka Saturday and
made an effort to have Breidenthal stop
the fight against him. but Breidenthal
declined and the effort to name new
chairman at Clay Center will be made
and will probably succeed.
The Populists of Republic county
made H. n. Boyd chairman of the dele
cation to the Clay Center convention
and instructed the representatives of
the county to work to bring about a
change in the official positions on the
This delegation was also instructed to
work for a Republic county man as a
/ delegate to the national convention at
| Sioux Falls
The Popuiists of Kiowa county held a
mass convention and instructed the
! delegates TO the state convention, c. A
! Taylor and B. H. Albertson to vote for
/ the nomination of John Breidenthal for
the county's delegate to the Clay Cen
/ ter convention.
The Republicans of Kiowa county
/ have instructed for J. w Davis for
| county for congressman at large; J. ..
/ Thompson of Pratt for presidential elec-
tor and Frank Millil1en of Haskell
county for delegate to the national con-
| Vention.
The Pawnee county Populists, Satur-
| day elected delegates to the state con-
| Ventions and instructed for W.L.Brown
for congressman from the Seventh dis
| trict. The Democrats in convention at
the same time transacted similar bust.
| ness but instructed for Claude DuvaH
| for congress.
A new candidate for associate Justice
| on the Populist ticket has been brought
out by the Dickinson county Populists
| who want another place, state superin-
tendent, on the state ticket. P. ]. Ma
| han, the Democratic Judge of the court
of appeals, was endorsed for associate
justice; l.. G. Hamburger for state su-
perintendent- G. B. Hoffman of Enter
prise, one of BreidenthaTs closest
friends leads the delegation to the state
convention which means that the coun-
ty is for Breidenthal. E. c. Little was
neither delegate or spectator during
this convention.
The Populists and Democrats in
Montgomery county, in their conven-
ton Saturday, effected a complete and
harmonious fusion.
The Franklin county Populists want
to be sure of fusion on the national
ticket and asked, in their resolutions,
: that the Populist national convention
select six men who would do for vice
president, submitting the list to the
Democratic national convention. The
: convention endorsed w. J. Bryan w
A. Deford was endorsed for state sena-
tor in the district composed of Franklin
, and Corey counties. This convention
also elected delegates to the various
| state conventions.
Lyon county Populists endorsed Bry-
an, Breldenthal, McNau and Strykel
t and adopted the following resolution:
I'VE denounce the system which with.
out consulting the depositors of the
| First National bank took from them the
right to manage their own interests anC
placed them in the hands of a politica
party and its advocates as a reward fol
r party services
,. Representative W. ]. Babb of WITCH
tia has written to John Breidentha
1 saying that u of the Is delegates from
SedgW1ck county are for the nOmina
ton of Breidenthal for governor. TIL,
Dennison forces claim to have captured
Sedgwick county. If Dennison los
I for governor.
Woodson county Populists elected
Breidenthal delegates to the state con
VentiOn.
The Mcpherson Populists and Demo
Gratis nave elected delegates to the con
gressional convention for w L. Brow
and Claude Duvall, respectively.
Chase county Populists instructed 70
Breidenthal for governor and Thoma
H. GIfsham of Cottonwood Falls 70
congressman in the Fourth district
The Democrats and Populists of DOM
phan county are for Breidenthal Thi
was indicated at the convention heI
Saturday
sedgwick county Democrats did nc
# act on a resolution introduced by H. c
is Toler to endorse A. w. Dennison 70
governor. The resolution created sue
- a protest that it was amended to max
81 an endorsement of Dave Leahy for sec
/ rotary of state and the incident CLOSED
k Bourbon county elected a Breidenths
10 delegation to the state convention.
. One hundred and fifty-nine delegate
- have been elected to the Populist stat
convention. OF this number the BRED
enthal managers claim that 154 are fc
his nomination for governor.
i So far as the gOvernOrship contest
ID concerned none of the other candidate
y have secured an instructed delegatio
except Judge Dennison who has Finne