The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-21

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gresham Calderhead. and there may
be some understanding between them
After the judicial convention in Sa-
lima last week the Ellsworth delegation
and some Of those from Saline county
had a row and are said to have almost
come to blows over the allegation of the
Ellsworth men that Saline county
agreed to cast part OF its vote for Evans
for second choice.
As a result of the trouble the Saline
county Populists propose TO attempt 10
capture the judgeship. They have two
candidates already out for the nomina-
ton, T. J.. Bond and r. A. Lovitt. Mr..
Bond was last week elected grand COM
mander of the Knights Templar OF
Kansas.
Troutman captured the Rice county
delegation Tuesday, which gives him
eleven votes. J. E. Junkin, editor of the
Sterling Bulletin, has been making u
hard fight for Troutman and had
everything his own way in the conven-
ton He heads the delegation to the
state convention. The delegates are:
J. E. Junkin, 0. e. Hopkins, r. Porter,
r. 3. ShumWay, J. c. SaWard W. NJ.
A H Bressler. n. A WassOn and J..
w. Frankenberger Mr.. Junkin had the
following resolution passed by the con-
vention: Resolved, That the senti-
the nomination Of James A. Troutman
for governor
Secretary of State George A. Clark
Tuesday purchased the Concordia En-
pire, for many years the leading Re
publican paper in Cloud county, and he
has formed q partnership with George
Burroughs, publisher of the COncOrdia
Blade, and the two papers will be con-
solidated- Mr.. Clark is q candidate for
state printer. but he has had no news
/ paper or printing plant since he sold
the Junction City Republican some
time ago, and he needs a newspaper IN
his candidacy. AS his home has been
in the Fifth district for many years he
naturally located there.
Wabaunsee county Tuesday elected a
solid delegation to the state conven-
/ tiOn for Senator H. B. Miller for COVER
nor. The delegat tes are: J. n. DO1ey,
Maple Hill: J. 3. Fields. Alma; Frank
+ NJ Hartman, Eslridge; J. S. Kistler,
/ Alta Vista; J. A. Bisbey, Pavilion; A.
/ r. Strowig, PaxicO; F. Stuewe, Alma
4 T. F. McCleery, St. Marys; John Bar
I low, Harveyville; A. F. Wade, Maple
/ Hill.
The following resolution endorsing
/ Miller was adopted;
Recognizing in Senator H. B. Miller,
/ an able business man, a veteran of the
! Civil war, in every way qualified for the
I office to which he aSplres, and as q can
/ didate for governor from our congress
/ sional district, we request the delegates
/ elected to the state convention at
| Wichita, to unite with his friends in the
| Fourth district in using ali honorable
means to bring about his nomination. "
J. L Bristow, fourth assistant post
| master general. came home to Kansas
/ from Washington last evening. He will
I attend the Republican state convention
at Wichita before returning to Wash
ingtOn, ana is now at his home in OF
tawa.
Hodgeman county elected two dele
/ gates to the state convention Tueday
Alex Naylor and p. /. Dresie. They are
uninstructed but are for Bailey.
A. Fl. Williams was Tuesday recon-
mended " Congressman Curtis to be
postmaster at EIoltOn to succeed NJ. NJ
! Beck who voluntarily retires. Williams
4 was supported by A. D. Walker and
/ Representative Sarbach, but opposed by
! Senator Hurrel, "Bill' Fisher and 9th
1 ers. He is proprietor of the Commercial
4 hotel in Holton and a brother of w. H
I Williams deputy sheriff of Shawnee
county, and T. S. Williams. commission
er of elections of Topeka
MarshalPs band has been engaged b!
/ the friends of James A. TrOutman [,
accompany the Shawnee county delega
ton to the Wichita convention. Til
/ Shawnee county delega ton, accom-
/ panied by a big crowd of Troutma1
/ ''rooters," viii go to Wichita by specia
| train on Wednesday of next week, bu
/ the leaders will be there in advance.
Many of the Topeka Democrats lef
! for Wichita al midnight, and more wen
/ at noon today, to attend the Democrat til
/ state convention which meets tomorrow
The Washington Post Register pub
fishes the following: The charge
/ against T. T. Kelly, candidate for stat
treasurer, are such that that gentleman
/ ought to withdraw from the race. j
the charges made are true we wouk
! not support him if he received the nom
| inatiOn. This state does not want
I dishonest state treasurer. Nebraska
has just had an experience of thi
| kind"
Commenting on this the Bellevin
! Telescope says:
Yes, the Republicans of Nebrask;
| went down to defeat several times o.
I account of the half million steal 0
Barley, the defaulting state treasurer
! The fusion crowd could never hav
/ carried the state had it not been 70
the crooledness of one Republican Off
! cial The Republican party cannot af
ford to take any chances on a position
| of so much Importance. If Mr.. KeiE
| does not pull out of the race we pre-
| dict that it viii only require one bal
! lot at the state convention to knocl
| why does he not prosecute the man VIII
! publicly charged him with criminality
| and why does he not bring suit agains
/ Greason, the postmaster at Paola an
! editor of the Miami Republican, 70
damages2 It is a duty that he owes t
1 the public and to himself that he shouii
do SO, and if he does not it is virtuall
a confession of guilt"
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