The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-27
CRIMES SURPRIS
His Home Convention Tables
Some Important Resolutions.
Refused to Endorse Mr.. Grimes
and State Administration.
HOW HE EXPLAINS IT.
Says it Was a Scheme of the
Baker Men.
Resolutions Carried Endorse
ment of Long For Senator.

The Republican convention in Wich-
ita county tabled resolutions endorsing
Frank Grimes, state treasurer, the state
and national administrations and there
by gave the politicians one of the sever
est shocks of the year. When it is re-
membered that Wichita county is the
home of the state treasurer it is not
strange that the action Of the Repub-
fcan convention should be a great sur
prise to all interested in that party's
affairs.
The resolutions which the convention
laid upon the table are as follows: Be
it,
Resolved by the Republican voters of
Wichita in mass convention assembled
that we renew our allegiance to the
principles of the Republican party as
enunciated in the st. Louis platform
and have the utmost confidence in the
ability of our leaders to successfully
cope with the new issues which may
arise from the late war
1--WE hail with pride the present pros
1 per1ty which has come to our nation
| through Republican legislation and we
insist that. these conditions shall not be
| disturbed by any visionary legislation.
| I'VE heartily endorse the administra-
/ ton of Governor Stanley and his asso-
| ciateS and take special pride in the able
|
| financial affairs of the state by our
| esteemed fellow citizen, F. E. Grimes.
! I'VE most heartily endorse the con-
| greSSiOna1 career of our representative
| Chester I. Long and eagerly look for
| ward to the day when he will grace the
halls of the United States senate and
| should he conclude to be a candidate at
| the coming session of the legislature, we
| hereby respectfully instruct our repre-
Sentatives to vote for him.
| The report of the committee on reSo-
lutions, submitting, the foregoing is
signed by J. M. Holden, Frank Campbell
and George Willis, the committee
Grimes is figuring on keeping Wichita
county in line for J.. r. Burton and the
senatorial question seems to have
stirred up considerable strife in the DO
litical affairs of the county. Especially
is this condition believed to be true in
view of the utteranceS of the Leoti STAN
dard, the Republican paper of the coun-
ty, which says, commenting upon the
action of the convention:
"One bad move was made however
| as can be seen from the small vote
the matter was not thoroughly under
stood. This was the laying of the reso-
lutions on the table. In the first place
we will say that they should have beer
adopted but if the majority did not ap-
prove of all of them, they should have
: been amended or changed to suit anC
then adopted.
It's a mild slam on the state and ma.
tional administrations as well as on oul
| congressman, in the way in which il
| was disposed of. though this was unin.
tended, it stands out as a fact never
theless.
These resolutions were gotten up by
our own citizens and we believe if tht
reasons for each clause had been give1
that they would have voiced the senti
} ments of nine-tenths of the Republic
, an voters of Wichita county,
If nine-tenths of the Republicans O.
| Wichita county are for Long for sen
: ator. Mr. Grimes will have some trouble
: holding the county in line for Burton
But, the Burton managers claim Their
| is another side to this story.
: Mr.. Grimes himself laughs at the in
cident of the convention and claims tha
the feature of the resolutions endorsing
Mr.. Long were responsible for the de
feat of the resolutions, as a whole. H
! does not say, but of course, means tha
the county is with him for Burton.
Some of the politicians in. talking owe
l the subject suggested that perhaps tn
4 convention did not know how to amen
= the resolutions. When a contest on tn
j adoption was apparent the whole ma
d ter was disposed of by carrying the res
v olutions to the table by a vote of 8
G to II.
: One of the close friends of Mr. Crime
2 charges Senator Bakers lieutenant