The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-21
Peoples Party Decides to Make
No Nominations.
PUT UP A TICKET.
Democrats Name ]. j. Schenck
For County Attorney.
Daniel Markham is Nominated
For Sheriff.

The Democratic and Populist CONFER
ence committees from the two county
conventions met and talked ana argued
for two hours Saturday afternoon with
out being able to effect fusion. Botn
parties were willing to fuse but the
fusee was where the hitch came in.
An element in the Democratic conven-
ton struggled to defeat fusion. The ef-
fort was lost in the convention, but at
the conference between the committees
from the two parties fusion was made
impossible. The Democratic conference
committee was as follows: F. s. Thom-
as, D. H Brannaman, II. G Lfsdsey.
Henry Steele, l. NJ Penwell, A. Scott
and J. w. Blossoms The Populist con-
ference committee was as follows: Ma
jor A. M. Harvey, Judge S. II. Allen, :.
N. Handkerchief, w. NJ. Boutwell,, J. r.
Senter and NJ. D. Henderson. They
split on stebbins. Major Harvey fought
for his endorsement and the Democrats
would not hear of him being on fusion
ticket. The Democrats demanded tnat
]. J. Schenck be named for county at
torney Little attention was paid to
the rest of the ticket. The conference
committees could not get together and
fusion was lost in Shawnee county. The
Democrats nominated a full county
ticket and the Populists endorsed Steb-
bins.
L. A. Stebbins worked hard all during
the convention for his endorsement for
county attorney. Many delegates wish
ed the Populists to endorse the lnde-
pendent ticket. There was also sentl-
ment in the Democratic convention to
endorse the Independent ticket but
neither the Democrats nor the Popu-
lists would hear of the nomination or
endorsement of Frank Stahl for sheriff
Stebbins was anxious for the POpulist
endorsement but feared he might have
double barreled nomination on hand IL
the Populists nominated him.
Lee Myers, candidate for sheriff, was
after both the Populfst and Democratic
endorsement or nominations. He had
quite following in the Democratic con-
vention but the fight was made on him
because he is termed temperance
Democrat. j. C. Owens, the police ser
geant, was mentioned in the Democrat
ic convention for sheriff but Henry
Steele, ex-chief of police, announced that
Owens was Populist. This started an
eruption among Owens friends and be-
fore they were through there was no
doubt of Owens Democracy.
The contest over the endorsing OF
Lucas and Nichols by the Democrats
was showed under in the convention
and the only show of strength was
made when the resolutions were present.
ed. One paragraph in the resolutions
was to the effect that it was beneath
the dignity of any political party to en-
doFse the candidates of other parties.
Those who felt favorable to fusion and
to the endorsing Of Nichols and Lucas
began a fight on that paragraph and it
was finally eliminated by good ma
jority.
The Democratic resolutions as passed
were as follows:
BE it resolved by the Democrats OF
Shawnee county in convention assem-
bled:
"First-we heartily endorse the ma
tional Democratic platform of 1900.
.'Second-That we heartily endorse the
platform of the state Democratic con-
vention held at Wichita May %, 1902.
and pledge our hearty support of thu
nominees of said convention, and that
we Furthermore declare for the result
mission of the prohibitory question in
this state.
"Third-We heartily pledge our
hearty support to the ticket that shall
be nominated here today and that We
will use every honest effort to secure its
election
The Populist resolutions endorse the
The Populist resolutions endorse the
fusion law.
Following is the ticket nominated by
the Democrats:
County Attorney. Z. Schenck-
Sheriff-Daniel Marki,<m.
Register of Deeds-M. w. Saxon.
Clerk of District Court-E. s. HOtch-
kin.
County Clerk-H. P. Miller.
Probate Judge-N. B. Arnold.
County SurveyOr-D. H. Morgan.
County Treasurer-M. Heery.
Coroner-Dr. F. H. Scholle.
County Superintendent-C. H. Maggie.