The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
Democrats, POpulists and Sill
Verites Talk of Office.
DEMOCRATS DEMAND
Three Places on the POpulist
State Ticket.
Silver Republicans Also Seek
Recognition.
David Martin VIII Accept Su-
preme Court Nomination.

There are three political meetings on
in Topeka this afternoon. The first
called was the Silver Republican state
committed; then came the Democratic
state committee and this was followed
by a call for meeting of the executive
committee of the Populist state COM
mittee
The three meetings have one pur-
pose in common, that of fixing the
dates for state conventions. The Dem
ocrats will select the place for their
two state conventions and the Silver
Republicans will take similar action
concerning one convention.
The Populist executive committee is
here to fix the dates for their state
conventions which will be held at Fort
Scott and Clay Center.
The state convention at Fort Scott
will likely be held in July. The dele
gate nominating convention viii be
held in Clay Center probably next
month.
The Silver Republicans met this after
noon and decided to call a state con-
vention to nominate delegates to the
national convention of the silveriteS at
Kansas City July 4, the date of the ma
tional Democratic convention.
The Silver Republicans will not at
tempt the holding of a state conven-
ton to nominate a state ticket. al
though the committee today is consid-
ering the advisability of a request to
the iPOpuliSt state committee for recog-
milton on the state ticket. The candi-
date the silver forces have in mind is
David Martin, of AtchiSon, for associate
justice Of the supreme court. Judge
Martin has said he will accept the nom
ination if it is rendered him, but states
he will make no contest for the place.
J. A. Davis, of Topeka, wants the
silver forces to hold a convention and
nominate a straight ticket unless the
Populists consent to a division OF the
Offices.
The Democratic committee is divided
on the place of holding the state nomi-
mating convention. The convention to
nominate delegates to the national
convention will be held at Wich-
ita, Members of the committee favor
the state nominating convention for
Z Topeka, arguing that a trip to Fort
Scott, where the Populist convention
will be held, is too expensive for the del
egates from the western part of the
state. Others want to go to Pittsburg,
which is probable.
The Demo Gratis will proba ably today draw
up a demand upon the Populists for di-
vision of the offices on the state ticket
Including the members of the court of
visitation and the superintendent of
insurance there are now fourteen state
offices to be filled. OF these the Demo-
Gratis want attorney general, secretary
tation. This, if the demand is made,
will be the nature of the communica-
tion which the Democrats will file with
the Populist committee.
The Populist executive committee has
no power to pass upon this kind of bus
mess but they will doubtless frame a
recommendation to the state convention
bearing on these points. The committee
will probably concede two of the places
on the state ticket to the Democrats but
the demand for three, one of the Popu-
lists said today, is likely to be refused.
The Silver Republicans, Democrats
and Populsts, will hold separate meet
ings this afternoon, but this evening a
| joint meeting of the three committees
is to be held.
The business in hand precludes the
! possibility of completion this afternoon
! and night session will be necessary
| The rumors prior to the meeting may
| vanish when the joint meeting is held.
The Democrats will also discuss the
| increase of the membership of their
| convention. Two years ago the state
| convention contained 400 delegates. The
| plan is to have 700 delegates in the state
| convention this year.
Taylor Riddle today confessed that he
wants to be reelected chairman of the
| POpuliSt state committee.