The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18

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Topped his admiring friends believed he
had a cinch for the fusion nomination
| for state senator in the Cloud-Republic
| district
A rumor comes from Washington
county that S. H. Hamilton of Clifton,
| the boss buster of that county, is SO
badly beaten in his race for state Sena-
tor that he has withdrawn. The Wash
| ington county Republican convention
will be held tomorrow. 1t is pro-
bable that the nominee for senator will
be J. b. Lower of Haddam. It is said
that in the primaries in Sherman town
ship. which lies east of Clifton and was
| supposed to be one of Hamilton's
strongholds, Lower beat him three TO
one, and Lower also carried Sheridan
township, adjoining Clifton Without
considerable support in his own part of
the county Hamilton could not be nom
mated.
dispatch from Washington states
that Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Bristow will come to Kansas in
October and spend some time making
speeches in the campaign.
The Democrats held judicial con-
vention down at Fort Scott to nominate
candidate for judge in the Sixth dis
trict, comprised of Linn, Bourbon and
Crawford counties. Ben c. Gaitskill of
Crawford was nominated by aeciama-
ton. Then Judge Walter L. Simons,
who is the Republican nominee for re-
election, happened around and invited
the delegates to take supper with him
at the Goodlander.
The Populists and Democrats of
Sedgwick called their various conven
tions Saturday. 1t is probable that they
will fuse.
Judge Manford Schoonover of Gar
nett, VINO was the fusion candidate for
congress in the Second district two
years ago, would like to run again. c.
Il rToI,ix, Of U &c ok n
candidate.
The Kelly crowd in Miami county
proposes to put UP a county ticket. 1t
has called primaries a week ahead of
the primaries called by the regular Re
publican primaries.
Ottawa, Kan, July 1S.-Franklin
county Democrats and Populists in
joint county convention here Saturday
repudiated the st. Louis platform. NO
reference to national politics was per
mitted in the resolutions and the men
ton of the combination in st. Louis
was the signal for repeated protests.
There has always been close fusion IN
this county, but this time the Popu-
lists protested. against having the local
ticket go on the ballot under the DEM
ocratic title. Many PopulistS and
Democrats in this part of the state be-
lieve the ST. Louis platform abandoned
western principles.
Strong City, Kan, July 18.-The
Chase county Republican convention
was here Saturday. President Roose-
velt, Representative Miller and Cover
nor E. w. Hoch were indorsed Rep
resentative J. B. Adams and DR.. j. h
Hamme spoke The following cand1-
dates were nominated: Representa-
tive, E. G.. Crocker; treasurer, r. ..
Miner; clerk, J. E. Bocockf sherln,
James GIoyd; county attorney, Charles
Davis; probate judge, a j Honghton,
clerk of court, ]. M. ~ soins; register
Of deeds w. a.. Ausffrf;. superintend--
ent, T. C. Allen; surveyor, j. r. Hor-
ner; coroner, Dr.FJacob Hfnden; com
missioner Second district w. 2.
Evans; Third district, Louis Duehn;
county high school trustees, j. H. Mer-
Ger. C. Garth. w. J. McNee. John
Frew, Amos Hess and T. r. Wells
The central committee organized by
fhe selection of j. H. Mercer chair
man, J. NJ. Ham1ne secretary and d.
c. Allen treasurer.
Junction City, Kan. July 1S.-The
Democrats of Geary county held a
convention here and elected j. V.
Humphrey, w. J. Bonner, c. 2. Fogel-
stronn, J. c. Padgett and J. T. Ma
Ioney delegates to the state conven-
ton. Richard Rohrer, Ernest Th1ele,
John Campbell, Bruce Monford and
John Cameron were chosen delegates
to the Fifth congressional convention
Delegates were also elected to the
state, senatorial and Eighth judicial
1onrentinnS