The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07
TO FIGHT 1T OUT.
Welch- -TrOutman Forces to Bat
tie Tomorrow.
An Exciting Contest Expected
by Both Sides.
ONE MUST GET OUT.
Primary Will Decide Which
Delegates Are Named.
ID. w. Mulvane Gets Some of the
ONE MUST GET OUT.
ID. w. Mulvane Gets Some of the
Resubmission Support.

mary will be held tomorrow in the city
from eight o'clock in the morning until
seven and in the country from one till
six.
r. B. Welch and James A. Troutmar
each wish the county delegation in
Structed for them at the state conven-
ton for associate justice and governor
respectively and they and their forces
are making the final struggle today in
lining up their workers and preparing
for the primaries. Both sides are con-
fident of success but both will have car
riages and make every effort to get
out their voters.
The Welch supporters claim that the
defeat of Councilman Snattinger in the
Third ward will work against Troutnan
as his defeat was accomplished by the
DrohibitioniSts and that on that ac-
count the friends of Snattinger will re-
and go with Welch. The Troutman fore
es have been considerably worried over
the situation and have been working
hard with the Third ward, especially
the colored vote, since the city primary.
The Troutman people however claim
that it will have no effect on Troutman
as he has taken no hand in the city
campaign and was in no way RESPONSE
BILE for the defeat of Snattinger.
Another struggle is being made in the
Fourth ward, where Welch lives. Many
say that if Welch can carry the Fourth
ward and secure the % delegates there
result hinges on the Fourth ward.
Welch and his friends make strong
claims on carrying the First and Sec
ond wards and many concede him the
Second with the First in doubt Trout
mans friends claim the country but
some admit that strong fights have
been made for Welch in Tecumseh,
Rossville and Silver Lake. Two weeks
ago the general opinion was that Welch
would win. A change came and the
opinion a week ago was that Troutman
would secure the delegation. Now there
seems to be much doubt as to the situ-
alton on the eve of the primaries.
The contest means much to Dave
Mulvane. 1t is not often that a person
who holds the highest position in the
organization of his party botherS HIM
self with ward politics but that is just
what Mr.. Mulvane, national committee
man from Kansas is doing. The rea-
son is obviouS-the loss of the Shawnee
county delegation means that he would
not so as a delegate to the state con-
vention and would therefore lose his
place ON the state committee He is
therefore fighting for his life and has
whipped many esubmissionists into
line by a promise that Troutman vic
tory would not mean Troutman for
governor but that the delegation would
be used for some one satisfactory to the
resubmissionists as soon as he is COM
plimented. He has therefore secured a
concession that he will be allowed to
name the delegation to the state con-
vention in the event of Troutman's sue
cess. His deal by which he secured the
support of County Attorney Nichols in
exchange for a clear field for that Of
ficial at the election next fall has won
some of the ultra resubmission
strength.
Republican county central committee is
nearly as prominent as that of the two
aSplrantS for state offices. The candi-
dates are H. M. Philips, George w.
a nd Z 70
and Hungate have been making strong
campaigns and the result is doubtful.
The candidates for county offices have
no opposition on the ticket and are as
follows: w. E. Pagan for probate
judge, I. s. Curtis for clerk of the dis
trict court, Galen Nichols for county
attorney, S. F. Wright for county super
intendent. All are candidates for their
second term except Curtis who is the
present deputy under DR.. A. NJ. Gala
ham.
In the Thirty-seventh representative
district j. b. Belts is a candidate for
denomination, in the Thirty-eighth A.
L. Williams, jr., is the only candidate
and is to succeed E. D. McKeever who
is not a candidate for denomination. In
the Thirty-ninth ]. B. Sims is a candi-
date for denomination.
Quite row in the party has been
stirred up in North Topeka by a call
issued for a mass meeting to be held
March 29 to name a district committee
to call the primaries to nominate a rep
resentative. The Republican county
central committee arranged to hold the
district primaries tomorrow with the
primaries for other offices but at the
time the committee decided to do that,
as there is no district central commit
tee, there was some opposition on the
ground that the county committee had
nothing to do with the representative
districts
If Belts is nominated tomorrow and
then there is another primary called
and another choice made there will be
one more tangle in Shawnee county Re-
publican politics.
The candidates for the county central
committee are as follows:
Committeeman-at- at-large-H. NJ. Philips,
George w. Crane, o. E. Hungate.
First ward-Ffrst precinct, o: D. Skin
ner: Second precinct. A. A. Raub. Frank
Beach; Third precinct, John s., Belts, d.
T. Gregg. Eric Nystrom; Fourth precinct,
second ward-First precinct Henry
H. H A. = Wills. r. + shaffer: fG Third 1' pre- pre-,
cinet sias Wright f r jones' ouToh john prs
Alexander. w. H. Williams: Fifth pre-
einct. Willis Edison, Eugene Jewell, E. r.
Third ward-Ffrst precinct. W. w.
Phillips, Dr.. w. F. Bowen. Philip East
Weightman, tr., Peck Smith; w s. lind
f. A Austin. P. II. Forbes, P. Hell, f.
Fourth wagdlEirst precinct W. A. I.
cinct, T. p: Humphreys, NJ. F. Stoker,
f. e mels niId pTbeenet Feapf sa F5ce pfe
cinct T. ]. Anderson. John Sargent F. L.
Evarts. Frank Blanch.
ner: Second precinct, w. L. Osborn. j.
G. Sinner. T. j. Hurley; Third precinct,
sixth ward-First precinct, w. A. Myers.
George Findley. ]. N. Stoker, W. s.