The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-24
BURTON men LOSE.
His Friends at Home Fail to
Control.
j. b. Case, Burton Manager,
Kept Off Delegation.
BAILEY PEOPLE HAPPY
Stand by Claim That They viii
Get IL Votes.
Ottawa County Only One to In
struct For Governor.

A dispatch sent out Saturday night
| from Abilene to the newspapers which
| are against w. ]. Bailey for governor
makes the allegation that the statement
| that the Burton forces were defeated
| in the Dickinson county primaries last
| week and that the Dickinson county
| delegation is largely for Bailey for
! governor, is false.
The State Journal based it's statement
| on positive information from Abilene,
| and it is further corroborated by letters
| received since the convention Saturday.
| Two members of the delegation to the
| state convention have written positive
| ly that the delegation stands twelve for
/ Bailey, one for Richter and two doubt
! full The one Richter man is w. N.
| Hawley.
! The statement is corroborated by w.
F. Fisher, the state house guide, who is
| on the delegation, and who has just re-
turned from Abilene. He says that the
delegation stands twelve for Bailey and
| three doubtful.
j. B. Case, Senator Burton's Fifth
| district manager, was not only kept off
| the delegation to the state convention,
but he was also kept from the congress
sional delegation, Notwithstanding the
district congressional committee.
The Dickinson county delegation is
made up of w. N. Hawley, ]. r. Van
Xoorst, j. NJ. Kitchersid, R. McShea, D.
w. F. Fisher, William Mclaughlin, C.
I. Estes, C. Hoffman, Joseph Page, J.
N. Haskell and w. G. Lewis.
SALINE FOR STEVE OSBORN.
The Saline county Republican conven-
tion late Saturday afternoon endorsed
s. j. Osborn mt of in.
surance, thereby turning down c. -.
Culp, who wanted to be endorsed for
state auditor. The vote on endorsing
Osborn'S candidacy was 124 to 20 This
will give Osborn big boost in his race.
The delegation to the state convention
is composed of James A. Kimball, c. 3.
Kirkland, L. A. Will. J. NJ. Bent, John
L. Bishop. NJ Fetterling. ]. E. Ryberg,
G. 7. Hopkins, John Craig, ]. S. Martin,
Frank Eager and r. n. Burch The del
eSation is uninstructed for governor,
but it is claimed that all but ]. NJ. Bent
are for Bailey Bent is for Cole.
BURROW NAMES OWN DELEGA-
TION
J. r. Burrow, Smith county's candi-
date for secretary of state, in fact the
only candidate in the field for that Of
fee, named the Smith county delegation
to the state convention Saturday. The
delegates are: ]. S Mcdowell. w. II
Haskell, r. M. Pickler. Ell Williams,
ELI Kern, r. r. Manchester, c. A. Whit
taker. l. NJ. Mapin, John Burtch and
Ora Jones. The convention was for Bur-
row alone and took no action in the
Sixth district congressional fight.
GEARY PLAN DIDN'T WORK.
There was a peculiar situation in the
Seary county Republican convention
Saturday. Junction City is greatly in
-erested in Fort RILEY, and therefore
Junction City's financial interests did
not want any action taken by the Geary
county Republicans that would endan-
ger Fort Riley's appropriations in con-
gress. For this reason it had been
planned that some of the business men
should head the delegation to the state
convention and divide the county be-
tween Cole and Richter in order that
Senator Burton might not be offended.
But for some reason or other this plan
was not carried out. The men who
do not appear on it at all. 1t is sup
posed that they withdrew to allow
Geary county to line up with the rest of
the Fifth district in supporting Bailey.
The delegation to the state convention
is composed of Robert Henderson, Roy
Linscott, Andrew Amthaner. A P
Spessard, w H. Mackey, Jr., w. 5
Roark, and a. r. Holschuler.
WILSON NAMES IN REPUBLIC.
Republic county allowed D. Y. Will
son, the Fifth district candidate for
county delegation to the Republican
state convention. It also warmly en-
dorsed Wilson's candidacy in the fol-
lowing resolution:
,.
Wilson, our fellow citizen and neighbor
a man of true Republican character and
sterling worth, and we hereby declare
that we favor his nomination for the
honorable and responsible office of aud
itor of state, and we commend his can
didacy to the favora BILE considera ton of
the delegates to the state convention
and we therefore desire and instruct
the delegation from Republic county to
use all honorable means within their
power to secure his nomination for said
office"
The delegates named by Mr. Wilson
are: r. B. Ward. F. N. Woodward r.
c. Crun mer, B. B. Mccall w. A Coui-
ter, G. G. Bulkley, w A. Beck, B. T.
Bullen, J. NJ. Foster, r. Rimol. Amos
sart. No preference was expressed by
the convention for governor but it is
claimed that the delegation is largely |
for Bailey
OTTAWA INSTRUCTS FOR BAILEY. |
Ottawa county has no candidate for a |
place on the state ticket and therefore |
it instructed for Bailey as a matter OF
course, following the lead of Washing I
ton, Marshall and Riley counties. The /!
is made uD ]. E. Gafford J. |
w. J. McCrary. S White, l.. Smith and /
J. E. Harris. Mr.. Bailey was present at |
the convention.
COWLEY IS FOR POLLOCK
The fight in Cowley county was pure /
ly over the Third district congressman
Whea tley, and the result seems to have
been dog fall" WheatIey succeeded
in getting part of the congressional
delegation, which is regarded as par
tial victory for him. The state delega-
ton was elected in the interest of Judge
Pollock for associate justice. and no /
mention was made of the candidate for |
governor. Wheatley, w H. Sproul and /