The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-04
Defeated in Fight for Control in
Miami County.
MAI. REMINGTON WINS.
Nominated for Legislature Over
the Kelly Candidate.
Man Who Pressed Kelly Charges
on Central Committee.


Miami, in the primary election there
Saturday, Notwithstanding a contrary
report published Sunday in Topeka
Kelly organ. Mr.. Kelly wanted to Sc
cure control of the Miami county cen
trail committee, presumably to secure
another ''vindication,' and he also
wished to defeat Major J. B. Reming-
ton, one of his oldest enemies, for the
Legislature He failed in both contests.
A special from Paola to the State
Journal says:
"Paola, Kan, Aug. 4.-The Republ1-
cans of Miami county held their pri-
mary election Saturday to nominate
candidates for county offices and to
elect a new county central committee.
The following ticket was nominated:
j. M. George. treasurer; A. H. Jelly,
sheriff; E. H. Wilson, probate judge;
J. F. Barnhill, county super1ntendent'
N. J. Roscoe, surveyor; Miss Ollie Lyon,
county clerk; c.. F. Berry, county at
torney; Ira Land, register of deeds;
William Hoover, clerk of the district
court; DR.. d. H. johnson, coroner
James Masters county commissioner,
Major j. B. Remington, representative.
1.-The net result is an overwhelming
defeat for T. #. Kelly, who spent the
past two weeks making a thorough
canvass of the county, his chief OBJ
jective points being the election of a
county central committee that he could
control and the defeat of Major Rem
ington for the legislature. Remington
won by a majority of 300, carrying
nearly every precinct in the county.
OF the % committeeman possibly three
are for Kelly.
1.-The most humiliating defeat for
Kelly was the election of A. L. Thomas
committeeman in the Fourth ward,
Paola by a vote of ain ost two to one.
Thomas is the man who made the
charges against Kelly of malfeaSance in
office, which were first published in the
State Journal last February. While the
primaries were in progress Kelly gave
this ward his personal attention, stat
ing that he would rather lose the en-
tire committee than to have Thomas
elected, and offered to bet 800 that
Thomas would not get 20 votes in the
ward. When his bluff was called, like
Senator Burton, he refused to put up.
Whatever the balance of the state
of Kansas may do for Kelly, he stands
Hepudiated in his home county, among
the people who know him and his
Methods
The Hoxie Sentinel joins the Republi-
can papers which refuse to longer sup
port Kelly and it has taken down Kelly's
name from the head of it's editorial
place on the state ticket where Kelly'S
name has been appearing:
For treasurer: Any Honest Republic
can.
Editorially the Sentinel makes the fol-
lowing reference to its action:
This week we take the name of T.
y. Kelly from among the names of the
Republican nominees and hope the vot-
srS OF Kansas will say on election day
that they do not desire Mr.. Kelly's ser
vices as state treasurer. We have
spoken of this before and presume our
readers are all acquainted with Kelly's
Miami county record. No sane man
will wrongfully acknowledge himself
a thief
In long editorial on the general DO
ntical situation the Sentinel makes this
declarations:
I'VE expect to do all within our power
to secure the election of the Republic
can state ticket, with the exception Of
the nominee for state treasurer"
Three legislative candidates were NOM
mated by the Republicans Saturday
On Republic, Lane and Miami counties
The Republic county man is for Stanley
for senator, Miami county is probably
for Long, and the Lane county candi-
date, while uninstructed and expressing
no public preference, will also likely be
for Long, as he is from the Seventh dis
trict
Governor Stanley also Unexpectedly
secured a state senator-Ward of Re-
public county. Senator Ward made e
speech in the Republic county conven-
ton in which he announced that he
would vote for Stanley.
There were no contest over the SEN
atorshfp in Republic county, as both
candidates for the legislature appeared
before the convention and announced
themselves for Stanley. The candidates
were {. o. HugoS and John r. Bower
sox. Hugos won by one ma jority. The
resolutions adopted positively instruct
ed the legislative nominee to vote for
Governor Stanley for United States SEN
ator. Then Senator Ward appeared be-
fore the convention and announced that
ne would do the same thing.
The balance of the county ticket Is
as follows: Probate judge. E w Wag-
ener; clerk of district court, W. D.
Vance; county commissioner, James
Ramsbottom; county superintendent, E.
II. Baird; county attorney, John c..
Hogin; sheriff. William Hill; coroner, J.
W. Ekblad; county clerk, w. K. Wal
tiers; county treasurer, H. B. Swanson;
register of deeds. Weldon Worrell; sur
veyor, I. C. Ware.
In Miami county Major ]. B. Reming-
ton was nominated for member of the
legislature over w. H. Bradbury. Rem
ington is counted for Long in the SEN
atorial contest.
In Lane county S. L. Filson is the
legislative nominee. No fight over the
senatorial question is reported as enter
ing into the Lane county convention
and the nominee may be counted as
doubtful, but the probabilities are that
he will be for Congressman Long The
other nominees for the principal offices
are: County clerk, G. @. Griffin; county
attorney. w. H. Lee; treasurer William
Baird; clerk of district court. l. K
Bannen; probate judge, E. E. Harvey
register of deeds. Charles Capel
Senator H. B. Miller denies that he
will be candidate for United States
senator.
Judge w. T. Mcbride was nominated
for judge in the Nineteenth judicial dis
trict, comprised of Sumner and Cowley
counties, Saturday. The nomination
was unanimous Judge Mcbride occu-
pied the bench until a few months ago
when he was deposed by the decision OF
the supreme court and James Lawrence
was seated by Governor Stanley's ap.
pointment.
The Jackson county fusionists have
nominated Mayor S. H. Woods, fol
member Of the legislature against AL.
bert sarbach. the Republican nominee