The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03


Tt viii require 81 votes to nominate
Ergenbright viii have Montgomery and
Iabette, and he claims nine votes in
Blk county, but these are generally
counted for Sproul Wneatley will have
Cherokee solid for him Cowley county
viii probably be divided on the start in
the interest of Judge Pollock. and Ne
OshO county viii be divided to pay the
political debts of Seth Wells Wilson
county is an unknown quantity The
state ticket, however, will be out OF the
way, and the interests of state candf-
dates VIII not be so important as though
their fate was not already decided.
There win be an abundance of politics
in the air. but which candidate will be
able to make the successful cOmbina-
tion cannot be foretold at this time.
News comes from Washington that
probably every Republican member of
the Kansas congressional delegation
viii be at the Republican state conven-
tion at Wichita That in itself will add
interest to the affair.
The Populists have called their con
gressiOnal convention IN the Fifth dis
trict to meet at Junction City on July
16. Andrew Shearer of Marshall coun-
ty, is about the only candidate talked
of. and 1t is quite likely that the Demo-
Gratis will also nominate him
The POpulists and Democrats are
effecting fusion in some of the coun-
ties Of the state in the matter of county
ornces- Up in Lincoln county at the
conventions of both parties held to
elect delegations to the state eonven-
uOns, committees were appointed to di-
vide the Offices The Populists get rep
resentative, county clerk, treasurer
probate judge. county attorney. sur
NeyOf and commissioner. The Demo-
Gratis get register of deeds, superintend-
ent. sheriff clerk Of the district court
and coroner
In Harper county the central COM
mttees of the two parties got together
and made the division. The Democrats
get district clerk. county clerk SUPER
intendent county attorney and coroner.
ana the Fopullsts are given the balance
OF the ticket
1t is claimed that the reason H. c.
Dooley retired from the race for
member of the legislature from Mont
comedy county was because he saw he
could not secure denomination. and as
the friends of Curtis are anxious to con-
IGoI the member from that district
Dooley got out of the way and another
curtis man has entered the race Be
fore it would have been a straight race
between Curtis and Stanley nominees.
but now there are three or four after
the nomination, and the senatorial
question is not cutting so much ice in
the fight.
It is rumored that Judge Thomson.
OF Usage county. would like the an
pointment of United States commits
sioner in Oklahoma to succeed the late
> b. Bradford But whether this is
true or not. Judge Thomson is getting
ready to take the judicial nomination
away from Judge Heizer in the. conven-
ton at Alma in about three weeks.
An Indian Territory dispatch saws
that Republicans down there are pre-.
pairing TO put up a fight against having
their federal appointments controlled
by kansanS.
Lincoln Republican: The candidacy
OF strong man like Senator J. c. Nor
row Of Washington county. for state
treasurer, knocks the plans of some OF
the other genetlemen all to pieces.
The Popuhst and Democratic con-
gressional committees in the Third dis
trict viii meet at Cherryvale next
Wednesday to fix a time and place for
their congressional conventions.
Judge West is feeling pretty GOOD
since the Crawford county convention
He has the assurance that he win gel
the solid delegation-24 votes
Frank E. Gillett. who is said to be-
slated for place on the Oklahoma s1l.
preme bench, was formerly in the Kan.
8as senate. He came from Kinemar