The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-02
Believe With Him They Can De-
feat Reeder.
ARE NOT ALL UNITED.
Lebanon Journal Gives Notice
Of Boiling Turner.
Sentiment Among Democrats
For Independent Candidate.


nate a candidate for congress Win
strong fusion they believe they can de-
for Congressman Reeder. Whom they
can unite upon as q standard bearer IS
She perplexing question
AS far as the Popuists are concern
ed more counties have instructed for
r. W. Turner, of Jewell county, tnan
any other man. But some OF the Demo
Gratis are trying to knock the props
from under Turner DR.. ]. B. Dykes,
Of Smith county, who was the POpulist
nominee against Reeder two years ago,
it is claimed win not support Turner if
nominated, neither viii the Lebanon
Journal, a heretofore strong POpulist
organ, which supported Dykes for con-
grass. With the exception OK this paper,
ft is thought every Populist organ in
the district will support Turner II ne
receives the nomination from both the
Populsts and Democrats.
The Democrats viii have plenty OF
material here to select from in case
they put up an independent candidate.
There viii be from Lincoln county
Abel, Logan and McCandless; from
Norton county, Sawyer and Wilder;
from Russell county, Collins; from
Mitchell county, Rodgers, Van Hook
ana freeman, from 9ilitH gouli.y,
Allen and Harrison. from Phillips
county, Cole; from Jewell county, Rea
and Smith; from Decatur county, ex-
Judge Bertrami from sherman county,
Or. r. H. Smith; from Sheridan county,
Walker; from Cove county. Reynolds
and BeaI from Osborne county,
Nichols; from Ellis county, Schleyer
and GilkersOn, and other counties viii
send their representative congressional
timber.
James Ffke insists on a gold standard
Democrat for congress, and hai choice
is Sawyer, Of Norton, or Logan, Of Lin
coin, Duane Freeman will favor Rod
gers Of Mitchell, while the Dykeses Of
Smith win not support any Democrat
who didn't fall in line for Dykes two
years egO
The Populists viii be represented by
such stalWarts as eX-State Senator
Cooke of Mitchell. eX-State Senator
Hart of Norton, Representative
Smith of Smith. Gray of Osborne Ed
Smith of Lincoln, Connolly Of Thomas,
ex-State Senator Helm of Ellsworth, ex-
Judge Geiger of Decatur, Olson of Ire
so, ShOup of Graham, and many others
The meeting of the Beloit Commercial
club took action for the entertainment
OF all who come to the convention, and
will see that they are properly cared for.
In the absence Of any stimulants for
BelOit hasn't q saloon arrangements
have been made to supply the delegates
with all the famous WacOnda Mineral
Springs water they can drink. Many
citizens of Beloit, have expressed a wish
to entertain delegates at their homes.
The two conventions viii be in ses-
sion at the same time. the POpulists
meeting at the city hall and the Demo-
Gratis in the court house.
The Democratic headquarters here are
at the Avenue hotel, and Duane Free
man. the landlord, has made every ar
rangement to entertain them. Old
Glory has been hoisted on the hotel
while the parlOr has been decorated
with several pictures of prominent
Democrats. Upwards of 500 delegates
to the two conventions, including candi-
dates and visitors are expected to be
present
The Republicans are looking on with
interest, and hoping political lightning
viii strike the two party candidates.
thereby making good shedding for Con-
gresham Reeder.
Delegates are coming in fast, their
entertainment today being cared for
with drives around the city, visiting the
State Industrial School for Girls, sight
seeing at the ChautauQua grounds While
"A. T. Rodgers, who is member of the
Democratic state committee, has been
showing them the electric light and
waterworlzs plants, which he controls
The Beloit local Democracy are here,
there and everywhere, are working with
the Popuists and Silver Republicans to
make these conventions so pleasant to
the visitors that they will all be glad
they came to Beloit.
one Of the things which is causing
considerable comment since the Repub-
1ican state convention is the fact that
Wyandotte county stood, probably for
the first time in the memory of man.
Politicians never expect Wyandotts
county to do the way it is instructed
81 any Of the delegates happen to want
to do some other way. Z. A Enright,
for whom the delegation this year was
instructed for governor, has been the OBJ
3ect OF many a jest because of the prob
ability that his delegation would desert
him when it reached Wichita It was
freely predicted that the delegation
would do as it pleased regardless Of
HYhat Enright wished.
But all these things only tended to
make Enright sure Of his men. He took
weeks to select them, and went 50 far as
to exact a written agreement from each
man to vote exactly as Enright wished
on every proposition. Some Of the dele
gates had never been heard of in poll
tics before, but they filled the delegation
and that was all that was necessary
When the convention opened Enright
took his place with the delegation beside
J. X. Cubbis0n, the chairman and he
personally directed its movements. Tt
was not necessary for him to consult
with single delegate He voted them
just as he pleased. All that was neceS-
sary for him to do was to tell CubbisOn
how to announce the vote. It did no
good for anybody to talk to the dele
tion with the hope of getting votes. be-
cause Enright had absolute control OF
81. To get any votes out Of the delega-
ton It was necessary to get on good
terms with Enright.
That is why Enright was able to cast
the solid delegation for Bailey on a mo-
ments notice when he saw that Bailey
was already nominated and that It
would do him no good to go against
Bailey. He evidently thought it better
to get into the band wagon at once and
have something on which to base a
claim for recognition from Bailey.
Wyandotte county candidates who
wish to make their delegation stand"
4n the future can learn q lesson from
E1nright.
A funny story is told Of those Of the
Shawnee county contingent who man
eyed to get a place In the convention
hall at wichita Only a comparatively
small number of the "rooters'f could get
In. and they were crowded into dis
tant part Of the gallery When the vote
pa temporary chairman was taken they
ed net hear distinctly but thought