The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-03
THAT OLATHE MIDDLE.
Statement About the Trouble
Over Delegation.

A committee of Johnson county Re-
publicans have given out what it says
is a correct version of the Republican
county convention there at Olathe Sat
urday and how delegates to the Second
district congressional convention for H.
J. Allen We're elected. The statement
is given D. B. Johnson. who was
Bowersock delegate in the convention;
F. r. Lanter and S. B. Haskin. The
Hoch men were allowed to organize the
convention, but the chairman was also
a pronounced Bowersock man.
The statement says the only cOntrO-
versy in the convention arose over the
election and instruction of delegates to
the congressional convention. Then it
continues;
1.-THE committee on the nomination of
delegates had reported and action upon
the election of delegates was deferred
until the report of the committee on
resolutions should be disposed Of This
resolution was read and an Endorsement
of President Roosevelt and E. W. Hoch
was unanimously adopted. The report
also contained an instruction for Mr..
Bowersock. The Allen men insisted
that a roll of the delegates sh uld be
called, each delegate voting upon the
resolution to state whether he desired
to vote for Bowersock or for Allen. A
motion ordering the secretary of the
convention to call the roll of the in
dividual delegates was carried. The
chairman of the convention, Frank r.
Ogg, ordered the secretary to call the
roll by precincts, the chairman of each
precinct delegation to cast the unit vote
of the entire delegation
1.-THE secretary began to call the roll
of the precincts. Olathe city, First
ward was voted by the chairman, who
delegate of the First ward challenged
the vote, stating that he desired to cast
his vote for H. ]. Allen, and saying that
there were several other members of
| e. T1;,- o,-l dol vH-f7n
to do the same thing. The chairman of
the convention declared this delegate
out of order and refused to allow a poll
of the delegation.
"T'he secretary proceeded to call the
roll of the precincts and upon reaching
the Third ward, city of Olathe, the
chairman of the delegation cast the en-
tire twelve votes for Bowersock- A
member of the Third ward delegation
challenged the vote and asked for poll
of the individual delegates, saying that
there were five men in the Third ward
who desired to cast their votes for AL
len. The chairman declared these men
out of order, and ordered the secretary
| to proceed with the call of the pre-
cincts.
Delegates protesting, he asked that
the motion which had been adopted or
dering the secretary to call the roll of
that he did not understand that the mo-
ton provided for a vote by individual
delegates. The motion was restated, be-
ing to the effect that the secretary
should call the roll of the individual
delegates, each delegate to respond as
his name was called. This motion was
again seconded, and the chairman then
said: I refuse to put the motion add
ing, Tt has been the custom in this coun-
ty to vote by precincts, the chairman of
the various precincts casting the full
vote of the respective delegations
"A delegate appealed from the deci-
sion of the chair. The appeal was sec
onded and the chairman refused to
allow the delegates to vote upon the
appeal He declared that the conven-
ton would either vote upon the ques-
ton of congressional instructions by