The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-25
They Have No Idea Who He
Will Be.
MURDOCH OR FORSHA.
Wise Ones Think These Two
Are FavOrites.
Rumor That F. Dumont Smith
VIII Drop Out.

convention viii commence at Great
Bend one week from tomorrow AS the
time draws near the politicians are
speruiating as 70 who viii be the Lead
ine men after the complimentary
votes have been given and the minor
candidates have been cleared from the
heId
There is a difference of opinion on the
subject. of course. but the majority
opinion seems TO be that it viii narrow
down to a race between Sam Forsha
OF Reno county and Victor Murdock of
sedgwick. tt is believed that what is
known as the machine forces" viii set
tie on Forsha as their candidate while
the anti-machine men viii finally go to
1llrdock
Mardock is neither machine nor anti
machine. AT present Senator Fred Du-
mont Smith is the leading anti-machine
candidate. but there are indications that
smith will throw his strength to Muir
dock A personal friend of Senator
Smith said today
smith does not really care about
winning the nomination. He would
about as soon name the congressman as
to bee il himself He got into the race.
however and now he is going to fsht
b out I would not be surprised if he
throws his forces to NIurdock If he sees
ID is going to DE hard struggle for
him 10 win"
Smith and Murdock will probably
haVe about the same number of votes
ON me start Murdock viii have the
faH sedgnick county deleg8 ion. 27 and
smith win probably have very near4y
as many from the western end of the
district Combined they viii have be-
tween 90 and 50 votes at the start AS
the other candidates drop out one or
the other viii doubtless pick UP more
so that if they should combine later
in the game the man with the combined
vote would have long lead towards a
nomination. III viii require So votes 10
nominate
ln the Reno county convention Tues
day afternoon, sam w horsha, ia con-
junction with q committee. was allow
ed to name the IL Reno county dele
gates to the congressional convention
F2ldon Watkins Mr. Forsha's late op-
pQnent, seconded the motion to allow
him TO do So The delegation is made
up as follows.
w. Morgan Hutchinson; J. A.
~evis. Partridge; J. w. Graves, Lang
don. n. Rypenberger, Frank Firebaugh
Flesna. J. NJ kinkei. G.. A. Ryker. %.
S. Carpenter j. f. Conklin. Hutchin-
son. O.. N Woodel. Nickerson; J. r.
Blaine. Huntsville. j. O. Patten. Hutch
lnsou, D. J.. Libby South hutchinson;
j. a. Black Sylvia. A. a. Miller Ha
Neu' ". +. Long. Haven.
Neither Cyrus Leland nor Governor Bal
le5 viii attend the convention. When ask
41 llopos7" TO- ~ MI l-..lai9 s.1lu :
~-t ia ~ D.iSl..ess tiele' ~"i'ae-
a. 2.s'li. l,9ii'an a. ~ AIlya5ie M
Burton wing have planned to 20 howe YER
sud 10 IS reported that they will try to
make some auu-i-eland medicine for use
AeAt etaI do eiectlns delegates 70 me Re-
Lt1stt'th Aa tl9iiei CoilN snti9A- hey ildA e
[ & i0-.llis ii5 .le q ssiti s..eH o'S p
vrar5ne q war On the ..machime'' and me
autl-Isalaud element hopes through This TO
gain foothoid in the district sufficient to
allow it % name the Seventh district dele
5.i a lli.e- S'.iN i ti,,ii. i , us
r-.r- i5s+ri-a II i - -. H.. q.
buf rlsns are On foot fo atTe45rt m
Ths friends OF C-rus Leland 10 hot he
lieve The report that Mr.. Nulvane will not
be candidate for national committeeman
ueHt wear He may not he an active can
.-i s,, & "r e. L -7i,-liu ., iliail .9l7
he aid foi-r wears AGO The viii r,,r =,
dummy candidate like Ed IIoch or some
one else who will be popular. and at the
last mcnaenl MT uiNane VIII be "a candl-
cay ana es5 lne totes-
T7ah and one of bis cfiof li'l ol ~ r., p,
ne tr cs,,5f4r..,. .''3 sid 5.ie'''if ls IN IN
does not believe Mr. Hoch viii Stand for
his boom for national cummittee-nau.
1T isn't his kind of work. SAID Mr..
neelef- ine natlonai committeenitn
-srie & sl f4dcb ir "a H-.,,'.. ,,+ti,,. i9ll- I3il
thsf eorf Of n r1lsr THE nlace vvc,,i1 ,es
IL conreniai to him. I'VE viii fnsisf
though that he be sent as delegate to
1he national convention. lie viii be a cam
o-aate for delegate
AH man TO senator Kennedy or COT
county He VIII run IoF re-elec-
tlnH 90 tiie senate on q piaHofm 10 keep
me numoer OF ieglslatlNe employees
4o"n 10 tne actual needs or the two
houses lf rejected ne VIII introduce
g.
ployes to 90 and those Of the house to