The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21

Republic ............-. ....-........... 13
Saline ..--....... .......... II
smith ......-...- .-........-- ~
This viii make a total of 791 delegates
elected to the state convention. Eighty
one of the 104 counties in the state will
have held their county conventions.
1t is impossible to forecast how the
delegates to be elected tomorrow VIII
stand on governor. Three of the Fifth
district counties have local candidates.
They are Republic. Clay and Saline
There is a strong Bailey sentiment in
Republic and he will get a good portion
of the delegation, but it will probably
be named primarily in the interest of
D. Y Wilson for state auditor. In Clay
county there is considerable TrOutman
sentiment, but the gubernatorial matter
Will be made secondary to c. c. Cole
mans. candidacy for attorney general
Saline county will not instruct, but the
delegation will be largely for Bailey.
Cole will have at least one delegate from
Saline, J. NJ. Bent, proprietor of the Ma
tional hotel in Salina. Saline county
has two candidates for places on the
state ticket. S. ]. Osborn for superin-
tendent OF insurance and c. c. Culp for
state auditor, but the Salina papers are
saying little about either one.
The Sixth district is the greatest en-
igna the candidates for governor have
to face. The counties are lined up for
the three Sixth district candidates, and
few of them will express preference
for governor. Cowley county, in the
Third, will probably give it's delegation
for Cole. as that is his congressional
district.
In the primaries in Arkansas City
last night there was a fight between
the friends and enemies of George W.
Wheatley Cherokee county'S candidate
for congress in the Third district. An
effort is being made by Ed Greer, editor
of the Winfield Courier, to carry Cow
ley county for Wheatley. and the OPP
position is led by T. w. Eckert, of the
Arkansas City Traveller. The opposi-
ton won in the Arkansas City primaries
last night in every ward but one The
following resolution was passed in the
anti Wheatley wards: Resolved, That
it is the wisdom of the Republicans of
this caucus that no man should be NOM
mated for office who will jeopardize the
interests of state or county candidates
or place the party in a defensive atti-
tude during the approaching cam
paign." If Wheatley should win in the
Cowley county convention tomorrow 1T
would give him a big boost.
Harry Richter visited Abilene last
county wouldn't join the Bailey land
slide 1t has generally been conceded
that Richter and Senator Burton to-
gether have Dickinson county tied down
so that it cannot get away, but Mr..
Richter wanted to make sure that the
ropes were holding all right. The way
the rest of the t1ftn district mas Deen
going makes 1.-The field little uneasy.
A telegram from Washington states
that the Kansas delegation in congress
will line up behind Colonel "Dicl' Blue
for commissioner of pensions when H.
Clay Evans is advanced to some other
position. There is now talk that Evans
will be sent as minister to Mexico. He
was offered the post of minister to
Japan but turned it down.
The boss busters have scored at last
Senator Burton and Congressman Cur
tbs yesterday filed their recommended
tions of Captain G. H. Titus for receiver
and ]. G. Wood register of the To-
peka land office. Both are active bus
ters. Captain Seaton will now have to
amend his complaint that the busters
never get any of the plums after they
win battles.
George A Clark, secretary of state,
is considera bly, exercised because of a
published report that he has been out
through the Fifth district and that his
county. Geary. will instruct for Cole.
pay any attention to these reports, but
this is so manifestly unjust and it is
so evident that it is done with a pur- |
pose, that I want to deny it. 1 haven't |
been in the Fifth district. and so far as |
my county is concerned the Repub- |
licans there are fully capable of taking |
care OF their own business. 1 never said |
they would instruct for anyone"