The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-15
Both Received Instructions al
the County Convention.
BURTON OVERLOOKED.
Roosevelt and Curtis Praised in
Resolutions.
Ex-senator Lucien Baker Heads
the Delegation.

county convention at AedNenWOEtb III
structed for Bailey for governor. 1t
also instructed for Harry Bone for at
torney general. which was not entirely
expected.
Ex-senator Baker heads the delega-
ton, and Col D r. Anthony comes
second on the list. The fight seems to
have been entirely in the primaries, for
in the convention the Bailey forces We're
so completely in control that there was
not dissenting voice on the proposition
to instruct.
The resolutions praise President
Roosevelt for his wise, firm and pa
triotfc administration and pledged him
support in future elections; Charles
Curtis was thanked for his efforts in
securing liberal appropriations from
congress for the institutions in the
vicinity of Leavenworth; they COM
mended Governor Stanley for his wise,
economical and progressive administra-
ton; tribute was paid to the memory of
the martyFed Mckinley; but no men
tiOn was made of Senator Burton. This
could not, perhaps have been expected,
fnasmueh as one of the ruling spirits
in the convention was ex-senator
Baker, whom Burton defeated. The res
olutions endorsing Bailey and Bone
were as follows:
we look with favor on the candidacy
of w. J. Bailey of Nemaha county for
governor, and the 81 delegates of Leav-
enworth county are hereby instructed
to vote for his nomination at the state
convention at Wichita.
We recognize in H. J. Bone man
eminently qualified to fill the position
of attorney general, and the delegates
this day chosen. to the state convention
are hereby instructed to vote for his
nomination.
D. R. Anthony, jr.. was also COM
mended for having secured an increase
in the representa- ton of LeavenWorth
county in the state convention to rep
resent the veterans in the national sol
diers' home One of the delegates to
the state convention is Rev. A c. Pyle.
the blind soldier preacher, who created
| considerable comment a the First dis
/ trict congressional convention by his
! Congressman Curtis.
A number of candidates were present
] at the convention and made speeches.
/ Among them were ", j. Bailey candi-
! date for governor; H. J. Bone and J. s.
/ West, candidates for attorney general;
/ and w D Ross and 1. L. Dayhoff, can
didates for state superintendent.
LeaVenWOrth county win have thirty
one delegates in TIE state convention,
the third largest number of any county
/ in the state, Wyandotte and Shawnee
/ being the only ones with larger repre-
/ sent2tiOn. The delegates are. At large,
/ 1ucien Baker; from LeavenwoFth City,
/ =. r. Anthony. Sr.. D. A. Hook W. 1.
! B1ddle, ". H. Bond B. K. Bruce, J. ".
I 1OuSOD, NNIIildll ElllOII,AnIOn AaQuSkd,
W. S. Albright, Martin Erhart. W B.
Meyers. Frank Hunt; from the country
John NJ. Humid, John Tudope, John Cory,
! Sherman Meddill. Joseph Dodge. Sr.. R.
! Hill, Joseph Bleakley, James ". Cav.
! Chauncey Morrow, Lincoln Ballou; Sol
! dierS' home. J. S. Pritchard, Rev. A c.
! Pyle, J. H. Leeman, Eleazor Root, Geo.
] Devereaux, J. c. ByingtOn B. H. Brach-
/ tendorf Victor Anderson and George w.
/ Chase
Mcpherson county Republicans will
nominate county ticket on May "a. A
call for convention for that date has
been issued.
Harry Bone believes things are COM
! ing his way since he has gone actively
into the canvass for attorney general
| He says: I think there is no question
| but what I viii receive the nomination.
My long residence in Kansas and the
/ time I served as assistant United States
/ district attorney have given me an op-
portunity to form vide acquaintance.
( and I am confident things are coming
/ my way" Leavenworth county instruct
ed for Bone yesterday
John B. Rhodes. the Anderson county
I candidate for state treasurer, denies the
charge that he became candidate sim
I ply to help out any faction He says he
| is a candidate because he wants the Of
flee. In a long Write-up of Mr.. Rhodes
the Garnett Eagle says among other
things:
When J. B. Rhodes announced his
! candidacy for state treasurer he did not
+ do it at the instigation of any faction
in the party. To be treasurer of the
/ state Of Kansas has long been an ambi-
! ton Of his He surveyed the field; care
fully considered the situation gave full
! weight to the difficulties confronting
/ him. and then concluded there was a
good opportunity for him to secure the
| nomination Then he went into it. To
/ the delegates who are elected to the
! state convention he makes no claim that
/ he has been pulled into the fight with
declares that he wants to be nominated
and he is going to do all in his power
honorably, to secure it. If he is nom
mated he win go after the election in
the same way He is good mixer >
and he viii not lose any valuable time
between the day Of the conven-
ton and the last minute the
polls are open on election day
If John B Rhodes is elected treasurer of
the state Of Kansas the Republican party
will never see the day it will regret 1t His
private and his PUBLIC record has always
been kept clean and ne IS constructed on
the right plans and specifications to keep
his record clean No stain has ever, or
ever will. attach itself to John B. Rhodes.
No scandal viii ever enaanate from the
state treasurer's office if he has charge of
it He IS a partisan IN politics but ne is
as fair to his enemy as he is loyal to his
friends He would not deal treaeherously
With the one anv more than he would be
tray the other. To the Republicans OF
Kansas Anderson county presents the
name of John 3. Rhodes with confidence
in his ability and his integrity as an Of
fetal. loyalty to him as a party worker
and devotion to him as friend and neigh
gates to the state convention with the as
surance that the honor conferred upon
him viii be reflected in his administration
party which faveEs him and which he has
served faithfully for years
/ rn1v 195 delezates to the Republican