The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-28
unbus, John S. Gilmore. Fredonia.

uInDuS, John =. Gilmore, FredOnla.
Fourth district-W. Z. Brown, Angus
ia. J. ". Dunn, Wamego.
Fifth district. c. GaffOrd, Mime
apOlis, c. F. Little, Manhattan.
Sixth distrfct-E. E. Marshall, Ellis
worth J. s. Mcdowell. Smith Center
Seventh distriet-T. r. Wall Wichita
". E Hutchinson, Garden City.
F. Dumont Smith is chairman of the
committee on permanent organization.
John E Hessin of committee on or
der of business and Ira T. Collins of
committee on credentials.
A recess was taken until 2 o'clock.
EAGLE IS ADOPTED
The. matter of a party emblem was
taken up and it was moved that the
emblem be an American eagle, J. B.
Tomlinson, of Ottawa, said he hoped the
picture would really look like an eagle
and not like a buzzard An effort was
made to put the question in the hand
of the state central committee, but it
was voted down and the eagle was
adopted.
A recess was then taken at 2:40 to
await the report of the committee on
credentials, which was laboring with the
contesting Decatur county delegations.
HENRY ALIENS SPEECH
In presenting the name of W. J.
Bailey for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton, H. J. Allen, of Ottawa, said:
There is to be settled here this after
noon controversy, which, while it is
merely incidental to the real issue is
of tremendous Importance to our civiliz-
alton. It is the most far-rea ching con-
troversy since the days of Gallileo. It
is the most ardent contest between
mere theorists that has taken place
since men argued as to whether the
world were fiat or round. I refer to the
mathematical complications of this
fight
AT first it was merely a contest over
the gubernatoria1 nomination Then a
lean young fellow from Kingman
far1
read backwards or forwards or side
ways, but always with the same result,
because single addition formed the
basis of his system.
Then an eminent humorist of the
state came forward with another sys-
tenn, highly perfected but more intri-
eaet. He dealt with fractions and per-
centages, scorning addition altogether,
but making large use of multiplied ton.
1t was a system which brought back
the memory of those vigorous old math-
ematicians of ten years ago who sought
to fasten upon US the rule that 58 is
greater than 81.
However, I'm not here to settle this
point. I'm here to put in nomination
a man for governors man who is so
strong in this convention that he would
probably be nominated if I didn't say
a word-a man who will be nomina ted
in spite of anything I might say-in
spite of anything already said. He'll
be nominated because the ranks of
those who have faith in him are march
ing under one flag, not under the as
sembled flags of allied forces. He'll be
nominated because the rank and file of
the party in all portions of the state
are for him Never before has a state
convention had so clearly indicated to
it the wishes of the rank and file. And
the responsi bi3ity of the service which
rests upon US at this hour is too great
to enable US to ignore these facts. To-
morrow million and a half of people
viii read the results of our work here
with discriminating judgment.
For several months the various can
didates for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton have been before the Republicans
of the state. Their claims have been
given consideration in a hundred coun-
ty conventions Now we are here to
sum up the work of these conventions,