The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-08
Fusionists May Follow Lead of
Seventh District.
Thomas Grisham Thinks There
is Chance to Beat Miller.
ARE AFTER MIR. REEDER
Sixth District viii Probably
Fuse on Turner.
Andrew Shearer VIII Be NOm-
mated in Fifth.

The action of the anti-Repubncan
parties of the Seventh congressional
district at Hutchinson in nominating q
fusion candidate for congress, with the
understanding that he shall be placed
under the same name as the state ticket
providing there is fusion on the state
ticket. and under the name ''Independ-
ent" If there is no state fusion. fur
nishes a precedent for the fusionists OF
other districts in the state.
1t is quite likely that other districts
will follow the example of the Seventh.
and fusion candidates for congress are
beginning to appear, because they be-
lieve there is a chance of winning
against the Republicans.
Thomas H. Grisham of Cottonwood
Falls, who was the fusion nominee in
the Fourth district against Congress-
man Miller two years ago. was in To-
peka Wednesday, and stated that he
will probably be candidate for the
nomination again this year. He thinks
there is a good chance to carry the
Fourth district against Miller, if fusion
can be effected
Up in the sixth district. where the
Populists and Democrats have always
exceeded the Republicans in numbers.
but Where both the anti-Republican
parties have been proud and naughty
and have frequently refused to conceda-
anything to the other, there is every
prospect that a combination Will be
made this year to defeat Congressman
Reeder. The Populists and Democrats
together had a majority two years ago,
but they had separate congressional
tickets 1t is quite probable that r. w
Turner, of Jewell county, will be the
fusion nominee this year Turner was
Republican up to 1896, when he be-
came free silver Republican For the
last two years he has been calling him
self a Democrat, but he is very accept
able to the Populists Of the Sixth dis
trict Both the Democratic and Fopu-
list congressional conventions viii be
held at BelOit on June 6. and it is prob
able that the Hutchinson action viii be
repeated unless the Democratic state
| convention gets together in the mean
time and takes some radical action that
I VIII destroy fusion
! In the Fifth district only one candf-
/ date, Andrew Shearer, Of Marshall coun-
I ty. has been talked of by either the
I Populists or Democrats Shearer is A
Popullst, but the Democrats have been
/ pushing him more than the Populists
/ have
There is also chance for the fusion
/ lists to win in the Second district this
! year. SO they believe. because Of the dis
/ satisfaction among the Republicans in
/ Wyandotte county over the renomina-
ton Of Congressman Bowersock The
/ Second district conventions viii both
I meet at Fort Scott. r II. Snediker 4
] Wyandotte county Democrat. is a can
4 didate for the fusion nomination for
! congress in the Second district but the
j Popuhsts viii also probably have a cam
! didate.
The Democrats of Usage county held
mass convention at Lyndon on Tues
J day and elected delegates to the Demo-
/ cratic state convention at Wichita They
passed a resolution favoring fusion and
also asking the Democratic state COM
! mittee to postpone the Democratic state
| convention to meet the same date as the
]
| as follows:
Resolved, that we earnestly recon-
mend that the Democratic state commit
/ tee defer the state convention to the
! same time and place of the Peoples
party state convention"
Ell Dorado Republican. Burton-T.
/ Ralph Burton-senator from Kansas, is
said to be the most unhappy man in
! Washington. The president sized up
Burton at the beginning and now Bur
! ton IS hot about it and says he viii go
! to the Wichita convention and have the
/ Republican party repudiate the presl-
\ dent.
W. T. Harris. mayor of Solomon. and
1 president of the local bank there will
/ probably be the Democratic candidate
! for the legislature in Dickinson county
The Wellington News publishes the fol-
/ lowing about II. 3. Miller. Usage county
! eanoldate for the Republican nomination.
an Usage county man has visited here,
almost without exception he has been
full Of praise for Senator a. B. Miller
/ Of that county and it is safe to say that
! unless Mr. Miller is a mighty good man
he has succeeded in fooling his neigh
/ of the people in this vicinity were anx-
! ious to have a look at II. B. Miller OF
Usage. Early this week he came to this
4 county to meet some of the delegates to
the state convention His neighbors are
not mistaken in their candidate as is
shown in a glance at him. And the good
( impression formed on sight grows into
positive admiration after a few minutes
conversation. BE is small in stature. has
kindly eye and q frank. open coun-
tenance that would be complete letter
of credit in any community He is a
4 Presbyterian. having been converted un-
ter the pastorate of Rev. j. c. Cunning
ham several years ago. Rev. Cunningham
{ is just like all the rest that have an
| intimate acquaintance with him. and
/ delights to recount his splendid qualifca-
| tions. which he can do by the hour.
/ Mr.. Miller made splendid impression
| with all those whom he met here He
! is an old soldier and a good eampalgner-
/ He expects to go into the state cOnVen-
tion with between 200 and 800 votes. Il
I might pay to keep an eye on Senator H.
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