The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-29
Former Senator and His Follow.
ers Rout His Rivals
In Factional Fight in Repub.
lican State Convention.
PLEDGED ROOSEVELT.
The President Is Promised
Party's Unanimous Support
In Resolution Offered by John
w. Springer.

Denver, Colo. Sept. 2s.-Interest in
the Republican state convention. which
met in this city today. is as great as if
an entire state ticket were to be nomi-
mated instead of merely a candidate for
judge of the supreme court. 1t was
practically settled in advance of the
meeting of the convention that Chief
Justice John Campbell. whose term ex-
pires. would be honored with renomi-
nation for a position on the supreme
bench. but warm contest was being
waged for control of the party organi-
zation in this county and in the state.
Two delegations from thecity and coun-
ty of Denver were chosen yesterday by
conventions representing rival factions,
one being headed by former United
States Senator Edward o. Wolcott and
the other by David H Moffatt. The
state committee met at the Brown
Palace hotel at o'clock this morning
to prepare a Trima facie roll call for the
convention. The Walcott people con-
troll the committee. and in advance of
the meeting claimed to have the nee
eSsary tw0-thirds vote to seat the Den
Yer Wolcott delegation. Should they
rail- to do this the probabilities seemed
to be that admission to the convention
VIII be denied to both delegations 1t
is possible that two state conventions
may be held, further widening the
breach in the party that was caused
by the sena torial contest last winter
when number of Republican mem
bers of the general assembly refused
10 enter a caucus of the party to de-
eide on the organization of the house
rms disagreement disrupted the party
and resulted in the reelection of
Henry NJ. Teller as United States SEN
ator instead of a Republican and was
IoiloWed by a division in tn Denver
county Republican committee over the
question OF new charter for this city.
When D. B. Farley, chairman called
the state committee to order SO mem
bers were present, only seven counties
not being represented. The chairman
announced that the business of the
committee was to pass on credentials
and to hear contests if there were any
The credentials of all counties except
Denver, were accepted, there being no
other contests.
The contest in Denver was then taken
up. Only two speeches of three minutes
each were allowed to each side. After
the speech making a motion was made
that the list of delegates selected at the
Tabor opera house, known as the VOL
colt delegates, should be certified to and
enter.d upon the temporary roll call of
the convention. A substitute motion
that the committee certify to neither
list was lost by a rising vote, and the
original motion carried, Il to is. I'm
mediate adjournment was taken to the
Turner hall where the state convention
met.
The anti -Wolcott men say that they
will bring the contest up before the
convention. but it is understood that
with the Wolcott men from Denver.
voting in the convention. the contestees
will have no chance of recognition.
Eward O. Wolcott was introduced us
| temporary chairman of the convention
and he made a ringing speech. He said
! there was no room for wheels within
wheels in the Republican party and no
person was SO near the president of the
| United States that the sunshine of pat
ronage could filter through him. There
was no argument at all before the peo-
pie regarding the election of any man