The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-06

Chairman Ayers of the Populist con-
gressional committee went after VIII
liam Stryker, ex-state superintendent,
and editor of the Wellington Voice. for
his statements regarding the calling Of
the Populist convention. Stryker, # is
understood. wants to make the race for
consI Iess. but he wanteu both the Dem
ocratic and Pcpulist nominations. There
fore, he did not want the Populists to
act until the Democrats did. After the
Populist convention was called he pub
lished a statement that the Populist
chairman had ignored communications
from the Democratic committee on the
subject. and he said Sumner county
Populists would have nothing to do
with the Populist convention
Ayers took occasion in the Populist
convention to deny stryker's state
ments He said he wrote to the chair
man OF the Democratic congressional
committee on the subject of calling the
Populist and Democratic conventions in
unison, and the Democratic chairman
replied that he was now living in Okla
homa and had referred the communica-
ton to the secretary of the Democratic
committee, Henry Block of Syracuse.
Ayers said he heard nothing from
until he read the call for the Demo-
cratic convention. Ayers further said
he had asked Stryker to correct his
statement relative to the calling Of the
Populist convention because he was
mistaken.
AFTER waiting several days" con-
tinued Ayers, "and receiving neither a
reply nor a correction, I sent to Mr.
Stryker another letter in which I told
him that / desired to withdraw my
inf @f4-,r-
mistaken and make it more definite
and certain by charging him with will
full lying"
The convention passed a resolution
endorsing Ayers for calling the con-
When it came to the nomination of
candidate for congress, John F. Han
son of Mcpherson county, who had
been the only avowed candidate Ior
the nomination. announced his with
drawal from the race An informal
ballot was then taken and 1t resulted
as follows: Judge Andrews of Rush
county. 10: Lehman of Rice. 10: Hale Of
Rush, %; Lewis of Edwards, TO- Han
son of Mcpherson, 2
Hale and Lewis both refused to ac-
cept the nomination even # II were
given them Hale said he did not re-
fuse so much because ne was AFRAID
of the defeat as because his finances
would not allow him to make the race
Hale was for Andrews
After considerable speech-1naH King thS
name Of Judge Babb of Wichita was
presented, and he was nominated by
acclamation.
Judge Babb is chairman Of the Pop
ulist state central committee He has
served several terms in the legislature
from one Of the Wichita districts
The Democratic convention will be
held on Thursday of this week at Dodge
CITY The leading candidates for the
nomination are Nj +. Belisle of Iarned-
7 G. +. Roughton of Jetmore and Charles
+ Clvne Of Stafford Sam Amidon Of
! Wichita will not be a candidate since
! Victor Murdock has been nominated on
4 the Republican ticket.
Judge T. c. Wilson of Wichita has
been elected chairman Of the new Re
Dublican congressional committee in the
/ Seventh district and will direct Victor
AGurdock's campaign during the next
five weeks.
Enlporia Gazette. Victor Murdocl<
SAYS he viii make a bandshal<ing cam
paign. and make no speeches. II ne
sticks to that. the Gazette is for him
for president There IS nothing 50 aiily
as campaign oratory- Even as gooa
men as Presidents William Mckinley
/ and Roosevelt were never orators
4 Twenty men in Kansas can make as
~ood. speeches as President Roosevelt Is
making. The Gazette was abused for
saving this of Mckinley. It IS true Of
4 Roosevelt Few men have anything
worth saying can say it in srSeeels.