The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-23

IS to be gained by crea ting a sentiment
adverse to the will of the majority. He
has been requested to make d speech
seconding the nomination of BreidenthaI
but ne has not consented to do So
It is possible that he may find the
anti-Breidenthal feeling SO strong. upon
his arrival, that he will again join the
ti-Rreidentna1 boomers.
It would be almost a phenomenon if
Breidenthal would be defeated but q
Populist convention some times does
strange things.
RYAN'S SECOND CHOICE
Senator Ryan has been quietly doing
some work which would enable him to
slip into the position of lieutenant gov
ernor on the fusion ticket when he finds
that there IS no chance for him to win
the nomination for governor. It is rot
believed, however, that he has made any
serious inroads into the strength of Ma
Jor A M Harvey It now looks as if
Major Harvey would win hands down.
The name of w H Sears of Lawrence
and s B. Roeher of Ell Dorado will pro-
baby not be presented to the conven-
ton None of the other candidates for
governor have any second place strings
to their booms-
THE DAVID MARTIN FIGHT.
Mrs Annie l.. Diggs arrived Sunday
with one great purpose uppermost in
her mind-t0 secure the nomination Of
David Martin for associate justice.
Frank L Brown of Kingman, and L. A.
Stebbins of Topeka, also arrived Sun
day for the same purpose. This will be
the big fight of the convention The
Democrats show no disposition to make
any concessions and the result may
mean a. protracted session of the con-
ventions- There is some talk to the eff
feet that if the constitutional amend
ment to increase the supreme court
judges to seven carries Breidenthal will
appoint Martin to one of the places.
But this contingency is too remote to
satisfy the people who are clamoring
for Judge Martins nomination They
say the Democrats can wait for the ap-
pointive place, but that the railroads
must be shown that they can not die
tate to the Populists the nomination or
defeat of any one. They claim that the
railroads are back of the fight on Judge
Martin and want to teach the corpora
lions a lesson
SHEPPARD FOR ATTORNEY GEN
ERALL
An effort is being made to induce J.
T. Sheppard of Fort Scott, to enter the
race for attorney general Mr. Shep-
pard, who is county attorney of Bour-
bon county, is a bright young man, full
of energy, but If the nomination over
takes him it will not be because he
courted it.
He said to-day: ct told the state
committee when We asked for this con-
ventfon that We had no candidates here
and it would be a breach of faith for
however, that if I should be nominated
I will not decline
JERRY SIMPSONS SCHEME
Jerry Simpson arrived Sunday and
Jerry has business here; he wants the
Populists to nominate him for United
States senator and says he will force
the convention to go on record on the
question He says that unless the Popu-
lists will nominate him in the state
convention he Will probably be out of
the race. Il have neither time nor
money to go into the contest before the
legislature" said he 7 do not feel
that I would stand any show against
the Democrats who are better poIiti-
clans than the PopuIists-'
Tt is doubtful if jerry will capture the
coveted endorsement The Populists
seem fearful of establishing a prece-
dent Mr.. Simpson is an excellent work
er and he is sparing no pains to impress
upon the delegates the expedieuey of
making the nomination of United
States senator in the state convention
electing senators by a direct vote of the
I'VE have always been in favor of
people, says Mr. Simpson, s.and I do
not see what harm could be done by
a step in that direction and max
ing the nomination in the state conyen-
ton
Taylor Riddle, who has favored Jerry
Simpsons plan of nomination, is now
opposed TO it