The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-11
after THOUGHTS.
Exciting Incident at Republic
can County Convention.
Galen Nichols Praises Party
For Dropping :" Isms.'
AROUSED H.G. LARIMER
Says None of Principles Are
Isms or FrivOlities.
Old Soldiers Dissatisfied With
representation on Delegation.

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The Shawnee county Republican con-
vention Monday afternoon went off as
advertised with a few minor exceptions.
The star features which were not on the
regular programme were the speeches
by County Attorney Galen Nichols and
Harry Larimer.
While the convention was waiting for
the committee on delegates to the state
convention to report, different persons
were called on for speeches. Mr. Mich
OILS was demanded. The prohibition
friends of James A. Troutman seemed
particularly anxious to hear from MIN.
1T gives me pleasure to meet so many
gentlemen face to face" said Mr.. Mich
OILS, for a few months ago during the
campaign was somewhat worried by
small audiences. l take this victory for
Mr.. TrOutman to have been possible be-
cause all elements in the Republican
party dropped their isms, vagaries and
whims and got in straight Repub1can
votes. I hope we win keep on this way
and live in harmony and not always De
fighting and pickering among ourselves
over some whims, caprices or isms, and
I hope we will continue to deal in broad
RepublicaniSm and quit family quarrelS
and thereby we wilP make the Repub-
hcan majorities increase"
Mr.. Nichols was loudly applauded
William Ream, member of the county
precinct, who opposed Nichols two
years ago even after he received the
nomination, arose. Il opposed Mr..
Nichols two years ago." said Mr.. Ream,
publicly say so and to shake his hand
before you ALL Mr.. Ream was
member of the county committee two
years ago. He is known as one of the
leading prohibitionists of Shawnee
county His announcement and Mich
OILS speech brought Harry Larimer to
his feet.
Il am a Republican" said Mr.. Lari-
mer. Il believe in every principle the
Republican party has announced and
advocated in Kansas. I am especially
loyal to the principles which it has
crystallized and made part of the con-
stitution of the state under the laws Of
Kansas. Whenever the Republican
party announces a principle to which l
can not give conscientious allegiance, j
will leave the party. For me none of
it's principles are isms or frivolities to
be dismissed to every cellar or put in
dark corner (Applause)
Il do not consider him a good Re-
publican who so regards any of the i'm
ought not to receive that support when
he asked for it. place measures above
men and principle before spoils and
Office. This is the kind of a Republican
that James A. Troutman is. We have
been Republicans from boyhood, and I'VE
always stood side by side on these
d
publican, and shall do everything in
my power to make him governor
Mr.. Larimer was as roundly APP
plauded as Nichols, and the affair stood
tit for tat when the committee on the
delegation to Wichita reported and put
an end to the speeches.
The make up of Troutman's delega-
ton again proves that politics makes
strange bedfellows. On the delegation
is Bradford Miller as a delegate. He
is a brother of H. B. Miller, of Usage
City, who wants to be governor. An
other member of the delegation who
will go as a principal is Senator John
T. CLANCY, an avowed Richter man who
was among those who hoped that Shaw
nee county would send a delegation to
Wichita instructed for the Council Grove
man, but who, like the rest, abandoned
his hopes and got into the Troutman
camp when he announced himself for
governor.
1t is generally conceded that Dave
Mulvane allowed Troutman to name
his delegates and from the complexion
of the delegation it appears that the
statement must be true. The large ma
jority of the delegates are known to be
strong supporters of Troutman and his
friends who will stay by him in the
convention to the end. For that reason
the idea that was prevalent before the
primaries that at the proper time the
delegation would abandon Troutman to
the probable winner, has been given up.
Already, however, there has been
some criticism of the delegation by the
old soldiers on the grounds that not
enough veterans were placed on the
delegation Several mem bers of Lincoln
Post of the G. A. r. this morning pre-
pared the following for publications:
with over 800 old soldiers, voters in
Shawnee county, there were only two
placed on the delegation yesterday, DIR.
A. A. Raub and Bradford Miller, as
delegates, and WV. Dennison and J.
G. Wood as alternates. The gang that
are running things now seem to have no
use for the brave old veterans; they
press them away back out of sight,
and direct them to keep still. and vote
their ticket or they may be kicked out
of the party; they have not improved
their condition by turning Mr.. Leland
out"
1t appears that there are three dele
gates who are old soldiers as George
F'indlay is a veteran This makes three
delegates old soldiers, Findlay, Raub
and Miller and two alternates, DenniSon
and Wood
One of the features of the convention
which turned out differently than was
planned was the election of E. r. Simon
for secretary r. S. Vansant, of Oak
land, was slated for the place but ST.
mons name was sprung before that of
Vansant and he was made secretary.
Another little event not on the pro-
gramme was the amendn ent to the reg
ular resolutions. When the committee
on resolutions retired to prepare" the
resolutions which had been typewriter
in the morning and approved by Dave
Mulvane and Mr.. Troutman, Nick
Chiles and a delegation of colored
Troutman supporters followed the COM
mittee and demanded the following in
serted in the resolutions:
Resolved, That we oppose the con-
firmation by the United States senate of
any man to a federal position who has
been guilty of burning or assisting in
the lynching or burning of human be-
ings."
Chiles and his followers won.
The Republican county central COM