The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-15

.alling the congressional convention. In

calling the congressional convention. In
the call the following appears:
The comm ittee passed the following
resolution unanimously:
THAT the member of the congress
Sional committee of each county shall
designate the time and manner IN
which the delegates from his county
shall be selected
This was probably done in Mr.. Bow
ersock's interest. but it has stirred
lot more Republicans who would PROB
ably have been for Mr.. BowersOck mad
this not happened. They think it was
an attempt on the part of Bowersock 5
friends to take snap judgment on them
That is why three and perhaps four
of the seven delegates from Anderson
county are against BOwersock. That
is also why Bourbon county will prob
ably elect an ti-Bowersock delega-
ton.
Down in Wyandotte' county Judge
Holt is the congressional committee
man, and he is in Washington con-
sulting with Mr.. Bowersock over the
Kansas City, Kas., postofice. The Re
publicans are petitioning the chairman
of the county central comm ittee to call
a convention to elect the delegates to
the congressional convention without
waiting for Judge Holt They are afraid
Holt may want to appoint them him
self in Bowersock's interest, and
Wyandotte county is for Nat Barnes.
1t is also stated that Johnson county
is in a state of instruction. Wyan-
dotte. Bourbon, Johnson and three dele
gates in Anderson county would come
within four votes of defeating Mr..
BowerSock If they can get one more
county they can defeat him.
1t is possible, however. that some OF
the opposition may be scattered. 1t Is
stated that Mr. Bowersock will be
home from Washington shortly to re-
build his shattered fences.
The Sixth district politicians think
they have good joke on Ed Wellington,
who is giving Congressman Reeder
terrific fright in the Sixth district.
Wellington was the first man on the
ground at the congressional committee
meeting at Colby a few days ago, and
he Immediately engaged a suite of
rooms for his headquarters. He had
some spare time on hand before the
delegates began to arrive, and after fig
uring the matter over he concluded
there was no doubt but the con-
gressional convention would also be
held at Colby, so he concluded to take
time by the forelock and he engaged
half of the leading hotel at Colby for
the use of his friends during the cen
gresisonal convention. When the dele
gates cane they found out what he
had done. and that was one reason
why the convention was taken to Nor
ton. Now Wellington has about twenty
rooms in that hotel engaged.
The Brown County World is booming
George NJ Davis, Brown county's can
is made among the politicians that
Davis is being used as a tool to
keep the Brown county delegation away
from Bailey.
Here are two items which were not
printed in the joke column of the Coun-
ell Grove Republican:
Governor Richter is making a telling
fight for the Republican nomination,
and has his opponents guessing He is
the old soldier candidate, and they are
demanding recognition"
1T was a very admissible fact that
Governor Richter was by far the
strongest candidate in the field for gov
ernor in the discussions of the poll
ticians at Topeka at the Kansas Day
meeting
Frank Nelson is gaining considerable
strength up in the northwest. Here is
a bouquet which the Beloit Gazette
throws at him: State Supt. Nelson is
out for a third term. He will probably
get it. He is a competent, popular off,
Ger. while no one of any particular
strength has entered the race against
him. At the sane time there are 9TH
ers who have declared against him.
The Ell Dorado Times and the Fort
Scott Republican are both in this class.
w. d. Ross, of Jefferson county does
not seem to be making much stir over
the state because of the fight he has on
his hands with c. c. Mccarthy Supt
Dayton, OF Hutchinson, is stirring