The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-19
Secures at Least % of 2S Dele
gates Elected Tuesday.
Manhattan City Primary Also
Carried by His Forces.
MR.. ALBAUGH'S TALK.
Says His Figures on Contest
Are Simply News.
Claims He Has No IntentiOn of
ColOring Them.

Twenty-eight delegates to the Re-
publican state convention We're elected
Tuesday and of this number w. J.
Bailey secured twenty-three at least,
and possibly the entire twenty-eight
Eighteen of the number were instructed
for him and the other ten. those from
Anderson county. are reported as divid-
ed between Bailey and Troutman as to
their personal preferences. but that they
will vote to serve the best interests of
J.. B. Rhoades for state treasurer
Rhoades is Anderson county's candi-
date for treasurer.
In addition to this Mr.. Bailey carried
the Manhattan city primaries last
night. which may give him an instruct
ed delegation in Riley county.
As reported in the last edition of the
State Journal Tuesday the Marshall
county Republican convention instruct
ed for W. j. Bailey for governor. 1t
also instructed for the Fifth district
candidates for places on the state ticket.
The resolutions on the subject of in
structions were as follows;
THE Republicans of Marshall county
through their long acquaintance with
the Hon w ]. Bailey. of Nemaha coun-
ty, and their knowledge of his sterling
qualities as Republican ana z citizen,
are in favor of his nomination for gov
ernor of the state of Kansas. Therefore
be it
Resolved. 1IlaJ the u6le2aLOn from
Marshall county to the state convention
are hereby instructed to vote unit
and use all honorable means to secure
his nomination for that office. And be
it further
Resolved. That the delegation be also
further instructed to use their best ef-
forts and exercise their best judgment
In the interest of candidates for state
offices from the Fifth congressional dis
trict-"
The Marshall county delegates to the
state convention are f. r. Fulton, Geo.
T. Smith. F. H Pralle, A. H. Rrubaker,
A. P. e. Adams, r. S. Pauley, George
Delaney, Z. J. Gano. George Carver.
John Paul. f. A. Berry, J. l.. Hamelton,
j. b. Scriber. James Denton. ]. A.
Foster, G. b. Helel1er, J. E Chitty, p.
H Hybskman-
The field candidates for governor do
not approve of the figures on the guber-
material contest which are given out
occasionally by Morton Albaugh, chair
man of the Republican state central
committee They claim that Albaugh
is trying to make Bailey sentiment
by giving him the best of the estimates
on the sentiment of the delegates elect
ed thus far, and, to a slang express
sion, they are sore on him. They say
1t is out of place for the chairman of
the state committee, who is supposed
to look after the interests of the party
in general, and not after the interests
of a particular candidate, to do such a
thing, and if 1.-The field" wins in its fight
against Bailey there will probably be a
new chairman of the state committee.
Mr.. Albaugh, on the other hand dis.
claims any intention of doing the other
candidates harm in giving out the estf-
mates he does He does not deny that
Bailey is his personal choice in the
gubernatoriaI contest but he saws that
the figures which he has been giving
out are simply matter of news and
are given as the reports come to him
as state chairman. He says that in en-
deaVoring to make a conservative esti-
mate so that his personal preference
shall cut no figure in it. he thinks he
has really underestimated Bailey's real
strength.
No estimate by any candidate or his
close friends is apt to be correct or
even very nearly approximately SO
1t can readily be seen why this is so
even though every estimate is made in
good falth, and the man who makes ii
DeheVes MS IS the correct one. Each
candidatef generally hears only from
those who are favorable to him They
never fail to give a rosy hue to the sit
nation. The men who are opposed to
him keep still out of Difference to his
feelings When he hears adverse re-
ports from any locality they come
through some other candidates friends
de mas direct reports from his own
friends and thinks he knows the in
side OF the situation and the other fell
low is getting fooled
This is especially noticeable among
the held' candidates. Each one thinks
that he viii be a surprise to the other
candidates when they wipe Bailey from
the slate, and that he will be the .'logi-
cal candidate" to whom the other fell
lows viii have to give way In the
Fourth district, for instance. Miller and
Richter each honestly believes he has
the best of the other man. and that
when the other man sees that he has
not majority of his home district the
other man will withdraw 1t all comes
from getting a one-sided report
Take Chase county, for instance
Miller believes that every one of the six
delegates viii vote for him. Richter
claims five of the six and comedies one
to Miller Each gets his reports from
his friends in Chase county and believes
them to be correct. AS matter of
fact the Chase county delegation is
headed. by Bailey man. Disinterested
parties say the delegation will divide
equally between Miller and Richter on
the start, but four of the six go to
Richter when a break comes
According to the latest figures made
by Frank Grimes, who is credited with
being field manager for the syndicate.
the candidates stood as follows:
z1eAiiSS ------.----.-- .12l
1routHlan -..--.-.-...-....... .....-. 80
(CiS ---s.-.-- 90
1LShter SI .-...-.---..- .-.....-- ......-.. Sc
Enright -........ q
C0uoeLui -----.-.- -------- .--..--.-... IS
The Hutchinson News. which is recog-
nized as an extreme Bailey paper. made
these figures on Monday:
6ailey ----------. ---..-.-....-...-.... .229
-. 2