The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-24
BATTLE BEGINS.
Fight For State Offices Now on
i'm Earnest.
Conventions and Primaries Held
i'm Several Counties.
BAILEY AND ANTS.
So Far That Has Been Nature
of the Contests.
Tom Kelly Gets His Home Dele
CATION UnOppOsed.

The gubernatorial contest is now get
ting down to details. A number of
counties have held primaries or conyen-
tions within the past few days and have
lined up. The principal interest over the
state in general was in the Bailey and
anti-Bailey contests.
In the First district the anti-Bailey
forces have been counting on carrying
Jackson and Jefferson counties, outside
of Shawnee, and possibly Atchison and
Brown. In all of these the primaries
were held Friday and Saturday.
In Jackson county the ''antis'' claim
total victory. 1t was straight fight.
Troutnan has a great many friends in
that county, and with the help of the
friends of Cole and Richter, they claim
to have a small majority of the dele
gates to the county convention.
In Jefferson county the fight was be-
tween Mccarthy for state treasurer and
Ross for state superintendent. 1t has
been claimed by the anti-Bailey forces
that Mccarthy was Bailey candidate.
and that If Ross won he would name
delegates against Bailey. Ross won a
decisive victory but the Bailey forces
claim they will get a portion of the
delegation anyway.
In Atchison county there are indica-
tions that the delegation will be divid-
ed, although the Bailey forces are
claiming it The delegation will, of
course, De primarily Tor >. ii. Kelsey
for state auditor, and it is likely that a
majority will be for Bailey for gov
ernor, but it is also quite probable that
there will be some for other candidates.
The Bailey forces appear to have
stolen march on the other fellows in
Brown county. There was no contest
there, as the delegation was conceded
to George NJ Davis the Brown county
candidate for register of deeds. The
anti-Bailey forces are counting that
Davis will be against them, but the
Bailey men say not. A Hiawatha cor
respondent, who is opposed to Bailey,
says that Davis will make Bailey
trouble, and then adds:
THE Bailey men do not seem to be
aware of the plan to allow Davis to
name the delegation to be used for au-
ditor. They will doubtless put up
warn fight and may s9eceed in defeat
ing the PLAN
As matter of fact the Bailey men
are not only aware of the plan, but
claim to be party to it. And they
furthermore claim that a majority of
the delegates whom Davis will name
viii be for Bailey for governor.
The old Curtis and Bailey lines were
not drawn in any county except jack
son. There Curtis friends lined up
solidly against Bailey, but everywhere
else the declaration of MIR. Curtis that
he desired to take no part in the con-
test was needed by his friends.
A number of Seventh district conven-
tions were held Saturday. In Reno
county there was a contest between the
friends of Bailey and Troutman, and
the former won, although there is a
strong Troutman sentiment in Reno
county. The delegation was instructed
for I. L. Dayhoff, the home candidate
for state superintendent. but it is head
ed by w. Y. Morgan and J. c. o. Morse.
strong Bailey men. congressional
delegation for Long was also elected.
In Fort county the delegation to the
state convention, composed of H. W.