The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-26
However He Secured a COnceS-
sion by His Presence.
SCORED FOR MIR. CASE.
Burton Manager, Defeated at
Abilene, is Recognized.
Made Chairman of the Congress
siOnal Committee.
Congressman Calderhead is Re-
nominated by AcclamatiOn.


of the Fifth district congressional con-
Fveution here last evening most COM
mented on is the fact that no allusiOn
of any kind is made to Senator Burton
in the resolutions Notwithstanding that
this is his congressional district.
No explanation of this apparent slight
is offered. The subject is not discussed
by Mr.. Burton's friends. The resolutions
were prepared before the convention
met, but they were prepared by the res
olutions committee as a whole after
considerable deliberation. The commit
tee was decided upon by the various
county delegations early in the after
noon, so that it could have ample time
to prepare the resolutions without de-
laying the convention when it got to
work. so that the omission of Mr.. Bur-
toms name from the resolutions was
not 4 slip of the memory
Senator Burton's friends won polit-
ical victory in the organization of the
congressional committee, however. AL
though ] p. Case. who has been chair
man of the congressional committee foT
the past two years, was defeated in his
home ward in Abilene and even kept on
the congressional delegation from Dick
inson county, he was again made COM
mitteeman from Dickinson county and
also reelected chairman of the COM
lpittre
This action was solely in Difference to
Senator Burton The matter was not
settled until after Mr.. Burton reached
Clay Center yesterday afternoon IN
fact it was not settled until after the
convention had met. s 5. Smith, who
was largely responsible for the defeat
of Nj. Case. wanted to be commlttee-
man from Dickinson county. but the
F,,e4 - M finally
the delegation in favor of his Fifth dis
trict manager, Mr. Case
The real business of the convention
was To nominate w A. Calderhead for
congress for the sixth time. There was
less reference in the convention to Mr..
Calderhead than there has been to the
congressman of any other Kansas dis
trict when he has been renominated,
but the convention was the jolliest one
that has met this year.
The convention did not meet until
nearly supper time because of the
trouble in the Dickinson county dele
cation. The ball was started by those
in charge lining UP about twenty of
the candidates for state offices and
marching them on to the stage for the
delegates to look at. Among them were
Cole Bailey, Richter, Miller, Governor
Stanley, Kelly, Ross. Nelson, Hanna,
Coleman, Glenn, Osborn, West, Kelsey,
]. B. TOmlinson, of Ottawa county,
was made temporary chairman, and W.
S. Elliott. of Riley, secretary.
W. II. Johnson, of Saline county. then
started an innovation. He suggested !
that a chaplain would be a good thing
to have, and he nominated Rev. Mr..
Thomas. a colored delegate from Sa-
lima as chaplain. He was elected, and |
the chairman called on the convention
to rise while the chaplain led in prayer |
Rev. Mr.. Thomas remembered Con-
gresham Calderhead, Senator Burton |
and the state officers before the throne |
of grace. but he neglected to mention |
anything about the score or more of
candidates who were anxiously await |
ing for him to say a good word for them |
In referring to Congressman Calder |
head he prayed that when the polls |
open in November the Republicans
and those of other folds. too-may |
rally to his support and elect him by |
a big dissension." He also prayed that |
IF there is any dissension in any of the |
delegations to this convention, send |
peace among them" and shortly after
wards the Dickinson county delegation !
came marching in with its differences
settled.
The resolutions committee that had |
been selected by the county delegations
earlier in the day was formally ap-
pointed, and Chairman Tomlinson told |
them to retire and approve the resolu- |
tions that had been written for Them !
While the committee was out the con-
vention called for a speech from w. ]. |
Bailey.
Nobody can pick a quarrel with me |
Oll lAiS proposition lnaJ IEe ruin us
trict is the best in the world said Mr.. |
Bailey. referring to a remark of Chair |
man Tomlinson. THE Fifth district is |
all right. At least it's been all right I
the past week 1 haven't got all the !
delegates. but I've got some of 'eln. |
But what you do at Wichita doesn' t /
really make very much difference-ex- /
cept to a few of us fellows up here. /
You can't make a mistake in nominat- /
ing governor this year-we're all good (
fellows. 1 don't believe I would be !
proud of a race like Joe Burrows or /
Tom Kelly here are making, with no /
body running against them. But L |
want to say that whoever is nominated
the other fellows will be for him. Jim |
Troutnan and have been travelling
around together the past week, hiring /
buggles and going from convention to
convention. To be sure, 1 have been
getting most of the delegates, while
Iroutman has been paying half the ex-
penses, but it shows that we are all
making this race in good fellowsh D.
There is no harsh feeling in it,
BY that time the resolutions commit
tee mad come in and the resolutions
were adopted without discussion. They I
were as follows:
We, the Republicans of the Fifth I
congressional district of the state of |!
Kansas. in delegate convention assem-
bled hereby resolve, that
In memory OF our deceased president,
row for his untimely death His life |
and character are a noble heritage for /
the nation His faithful and unselfish /
services in every place where duty lay /
De1ore MIN are perpetual example ,