The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-28

delegation i'll his control. but the anti
Davis faction was TOR Judge Price.
When the committee rallied d regular
convention the anti-Davis, or Price.
crowd simply abandoned their own call
and went il and defeated Davis in his
own convention AT least that is one
story, and it bears the earmarESs or
truth. The Price crowd claims that the
Davis crowd walked out Of the eonVen-
ton. The Price crowd. in control of the
convention. voted 10 allow Judge Price
to name the delesa ton and he named
A. n. Reed. George McQuey and C +.
Lewis The Davis crowd held a con-
vention then and elected 0. J. Green
leaf, Oliver Gilbert and w. J. Glover
The Davis crowd claims that the
Price crowd got in lot Of Democrat IS
to help them, and that Judge Price him
self took part in the convention. al
though he lives IN another county
This contest between the two delega.
tons viii furnish fhe basis for some po-
lltical maneuvering before the opening
OF the congressional convention at
Great Bend next week Most of the
other candidates do not want to get
mixed uD in the row for fear of incur
ring the enmity Of the other delesae
ton, and the other delegation might get
seated The Kiowa delegation is NOT
large. but every vote win count. 1t i
possible that both delegations may be
seated and given half vote each.
The Populist convention ia the sew
enth district VIII meet at Hutchinson
next Saturday, April 4, The chief ques-
ton before the convention will be
Whether 1t shall adjourn until April 9,
the same time as the Democratic con-
gresslonal convention at Dodge CITY or
go ahead and nominate candidate for
congress Independent of the Democrats
Il IS quite possible that The Populists
VIII name a candidate and then ask the
Democrats to indorse him leaving the
question of which ticket he shall 20 on
to be settled by the candidate and the
committees II the POpulist ticket
ShOuld be decided upOn the ticket would
nave to 90 on the ballot by petition
Thus far there is only one avowed
candidate Tor the POpulist norma ton.
ne IS John +, Hanson, an attorney of
Llndsborg, MCPHERSON county
Among the Democratic candidates. are
N r BellsIe of Larned, Sam Amidon Of
Wichita. and c. T.. Roughton of let
more The action of the Democrats
doubtless depends somewhat on the our-
come of the Republican convention at
Great Bend
Roughton was the greatest old SOL
dier' member Of the last legislature,
although he was q minority member
And he is the editor Of the Jetnore Re
publican, although he is a fusionfs6. He
was born in North Carolina but was y
Union soldier He was a Republican
until 1896. when he went off with tba
silver Republicans Last fan he was
nominated for the legislature hv the
Democrats in Republican county. the
Fopulists indorsed him and he was
elected.
The Harvey county. Republicans Fri
day afternoon elected a deleeation 10
Great Bend instruf ted for Senator
s. e. Branine for congressman. Ths
slelssa'es are 5 r. Peters. P NJ Hois-
lngton. g " Kanavel. Robert Dough-
erty j. Fl. McNair T. G. Clark. r. s.
Biampied. Zen Kinney. E Harvey ani
J. T. AxteH
Dan Grimes. VINO has been assistant
bond clerk il the state treasury since
the place was authorized by the legls-
lature two years ago, is very wroth He
has been let out of the treasury and
appointed as assistant engineer at the
state house heating plant He wanted
TO hang on to his old job.
Hdr- Crimes is q brother OF ex-Treas-
urer Frank Grimes. Treasurer Kelly
wanted berth for his own brother Jro.
D. Kelly of Gardner. and to get it he
had to get Grimes out. So Mr. Kelly
secured the appointment of an assist
ant engineer for the state house heat
ing plant and Friday he appointed Mr.
Grimes to the place.
1t seems. however. that Grimes was
not consulted beforehand When he
was told of the appointment he was
very wroth. He wanted to switch the
appointment to his son. Clarence
Grimes. who has Just been let out as
elevator conductor at the state house,
but Treasurer Kelly followed up the
transfer of Mr.. Grimes by appointing
his own brother to the clerkship which
Grimes removal had vacated.
There is a good deal of difference be
tween the two jobs The pay is the
same. 5000 2 year. but the job in the
treasury consists largely of clipping
coupons, while the other job has to do
with operating machinery, shovelins
coal and the like
Clarence Grimes. by the way, has
been the best elevator conductor the
state house has had in a long While. He
will be succeeded by W. r. Fisher. The
various changes in the state house EN-
ployes will be made on April 1.