The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-22
Members OF Democratic Commit
tee Here Today.
VIII Formally Nominate John
Parks for Lieut.. Governor.
TALK OVER CAMPAIGN.
Reports From the Committee
men will Be Heard.
Mr.. Sapp Wants to Find Out
Some Things.

committee are coming in to Topeka
this afternoon to attend the meeting of
the committee which has been called
by Chairman Sapp. The avowed OBJ
ject of the meeting will be to NIL the
vacancy on the Democratic ticket
caused by the withdrawal of NJ A.
Householder as the fusion candidate
for lieutenant governor As the place
belongs to the Populists, and the Popu-
list committee has already decided
upon John :. Parks for the place, the
filling of the vacancy will be a mere
formality.
Incidentally, of course. the campaign
will be discussed and there will De
reports from the various committee
men. That part of the committee
meeting probably will not be made
public. There will probably be some
of the candidates on the state ticket
here during the evening also
Hugh p. Farrelly of Chanute is a
member at large of the Democratic
state committee. and Sam Amidon OF
Wichita is an honorary member me
members by congressional districts are
First-E f. Murphy of Leaven-
worth.
second. L. Pettyjohn of Olathe.
Third=Frahcis L. Brady of Oswego:
Fourth-HendersOn Martin of
Fifth-Tom McCue of Concordia.
Sixth-Charles L. Sawyer OF Norton
Seventh-George T. Pitts of Yelling
The members by judicial districts are
1. F. P. Fitzwilliams. Leavenworth.
, J. W. Orr. Atcnison-
8 L NJ. Penwell. Topeka
T. Charles McCrum, Garnett-
5 PF. Yearout. Emporia.
8. ]. H Cushonberry, Girard.
I John F. Rose. Chanute.
s VIM :. Chandler, Council Grove
9 George H. Davis. Mcpherson
10. E T. iRley, PaOla-
II. William F. Sapp, Galena-
u. c. P. Christensen. Belleyille-
Is. B. H. Landrigan. Eureka
il. J. H. Keith. ConeyNville
Is. A. 7. Rodgers, Beloit-
II. F. z. Munger, Atwood
IS H. J. Hagny, Wichita
10 A c. Lambe, Wellington
20. George Six. Lyons
21. c W. Brandenberg. Frankfort z
% S. L. Carpenter, Severance
% w. E Saum. Hays City.
"a B. c. Hamlin, Kingman.
% Jerry Grinrod, Kansas City.
go August Bondi. SaIina-
81 W. F. Petition, Dodge CITY.
80. ]. NJ. Arnold. Ness City.
81 J. n. Fike. Colby
IS. NJ. F. Dribbin, Eskridge-
Sc. Sydney Hayden, Holton-
81. F. ]. Oyler. lola
Among the candidates on the fusion
state ticket who are here this after
noon are T. NJ Dolan. candidate Tor
state treasurer; F. H Chase. candidate
for railroad commissioner, and John ID:
Curran. candidate for secretary OF
state. H. ]. Hagny, editor of the
Wichita. NJ F Belisle. candidate for
congress in the Seventh district, anu
others are here
.sThe Republicans at Wichita made
there
Amidon but we have the laugh back
on them now. They had meeting the
other night and brought William Allen
White down there to speak They dtdn
have A third as many people out as
the Democrats had Dale will carry
Sadgwick county by tremendous ma
r NJ. Dolan. who is T. T. KeIly's op-
ponent for state treasurer, says he
finds things looking better for MIN
than he supposed they were.
F. H Chase says that while jackson
county is normally Republican by
about zoo majority, it will give the
Democrats about 500 majority this
year. -,.. -,
leases from farmers in Douglas coun-
" recently, and he says Congressman
Bowersock will be defeated in his
home county, although II is strongly
Republican. Morgan says it is not a
question of politics. but the people OF
Douglas county are down on Mr. Bow
ersock because they say he has been
getting county money to keep his dam
in the Kaw. and the dam IS respoil sIls
for overlooking much OF the 1arm
II have talked to a good many farm
ers in Douglas county within the lasI
few weeks" said Mr.. Morgan, land |
found very few who said they would
vote for Bowersock, and have taken
particular pains to find out
r~..o;,v,o,, Sam of the Democratic
state committee. proposes to find out
by what authority Attorney General
Coleman ruled that the proposed
amendments to the bill CT rights TO
give the state the right to take
change of venue in criminal cases
where a jury cannot be obtained IN
the county where the crime was COM
rnfrted should not be submitted to the
people this fall. Mr.. Sapp thinks the
attorney general assumed the functions
of the courts when he instructed the
secretary of state not to submit the
amendment.
Mr.. Coleman made his ruling on the
ground that the resolution was not
properly recorded in the legislative
journaIs-that is, that the legislative
Journals do not show that the same
resolution passed both houses Sapp
contends that it is the duty OF the
courts to pass on the acts of the leg
islature and that it is not within the
power of any executive official. Mr.
Sapp proposes to ask Mr. Coleman by
what rule of law he instructed Sec
rotary of State Burrow to leave this
amendment off the official ballot
The people in the smaller counties
in the state are demanding such an
amendment as this one" said Mr.. Sapp
in speaking of the matter. 1.-The small
counties are so sparsely settled that
1t is many times impossible to get a
competent jury in of them.
Friends Of a man charged with a seri-
Gus crime canvass the county as sew
ing machine agents or book agents