The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-18
RUSH THEM ALL.
Republican Congressional Con-
venti0ns Will All Be Early.
Second District will Nominate
ON March 9.
BAILEY TWO, HOCH ONE
That Is How County Commit.
tees Stood Saturday.
Doniphan County Primaries
Lead Off for Bailey.

Lie foCCO1Q QlSlItCl IASpQDi4Cdn COh-
gressional convention has been called
to meet at Garnett on March 2, a week
before the state convention. This was
decided upon al a meeting of the con-
gressional committee in Kansas City,
Kas., Saturday night.
The Star says the friends of II. j.
Allen controlled the committee meeting.
There was contest over the place of
meeting, as Olathe and Kansas City.
Kas., were also candidates for the con-
vention, and on the last ballot the vote
stood: Garnett 5, Olathe f.
The basis of representation will be
one delegate for each 200 votes cast for
Congressman Bowersock two years ago.
This, 1t is said, will give Wyandotte
ana Anderson each one vote less than
they had two years ago. and Franklin
county one vote more.
The candidates for congress in the
Second district are H. ]. Allen of OF
taWa, Congressman BOwerSOck of Law
renee. Nat Barnes of Kansas City, Kas.,
and E. H Funston of Allen, formerly
congressman from that district. The
convention will contain 11S delegates.
so that it will require 80 to nominate.
Doniphan county declared for the re-
nomination of Governor Bailey by an
overwhelming vote Saturday, and also
for Judge w. 1. Stuart for congress.
townships carried by the Curtis ticket
were Severance by 33 majority, and
Leona by majority. The town of Troy
went for Stuart by a vote of 215 to "A.
The vote by precincts, excepting FL
wood and Geary City, which will be
for Stuart, was as follows:
White Cloud, Stuart 1876, Curtis, 46;
Iowa Point, Stuart 10, Curtis %; High
land, Stuart 63, Curtis 40; Highland
Station, Stuart 3S Curtis "a; Severance,
/ VI Stuart ri
Curtis 80; Norway, Stuart 15, Curtis O;
Denton, Stuart 80, Curtis o; Troy,
Stuart 215. Curtis "A; Doniphan, Stuart
40, Curtis 5; Brenner, Stuart II, Curtis
13; Columbus. Stuart II. Curtis 0; Wa
thena. Stuart IA, Curtis Is; Palermo,
Stuart 5, Curtis q
| The delegates to the state convention
are: Phil Kelley, E. c. Winner, Andrew
SearIes, John Triplett, ]. A. c. Gordon,
R. G. Harper j. J. Baker, G. Leland
Jr., N. n. Nelson, F. w. Badger. Con-
gressional delegates are: Z. Marker,
Thomas Quinn, D. w. Edwards, Ed
Heeney, H. Ramsey. S. NJ. Brewster,
A. Bowers, r. H. Larzelere,Ja James ROD
ers, H. A. Laverentz, Jr-
Of three county committees which
expressed themselves Saturday, two
declared for Bailey and one for Hoch
Sedgwick with 26 votes and Barber
with 5, 8 total of 81, declared for Bailey
while Chase, with 6 votes, endorsed
| Hoch The vote was unanimous in each
county.
In four other counties the commit
tees met Saturday. but no expression
from them is reported on the guberna-
| torial fight. These four were McPher-
son, adjoining Marion, where the Eoch
people claim they are going to sweep
everything, Lyon. Crawford and John
| son-
! Chase county. which endorsed Hoch
is in the same senatorial district with
! Marion. 1t wants the state senator, anC
it must have Marion county's help IL
| order to beat Senator Morehouse oi
Morris for denomination.
The Sedgwick county committee en-
dorsed not only Bailey, but Congress
man Victor Murdock and c. H. Luling
Superintendent of insurance: 1t cahec
the county convention for February y
! to elect delegates to all conventions anC
to nominate county officers.
The Chase county convention to elect
! delegates to the state, congressional
senatorial and judicial conventions viii
meet on February g. The county com
mittee declared for Roosevelt, Hocf
and Congressman Miller.
The Barber county convention ha.
been called for January q. The com
mfttee declared for Roosevelt, Bailey
and Congressman Murdock.
elect delegates to the state and con
gressional conventions was separated
from that to nominate county officers
It is claimed that the anti-Bailey peo
pie controlled the committee meeting
| and they put the convention at almos
| the latest date possible, only three day
| before the congressional convention
and four days before the state conven
| ton.
Tn Crawford county the county com
mittee called the county primaries TO
| January so, except in cities and mining
camps where the primaries will be Feb
ruary 8, to elect q delegates to tn
state, 27 to the congressional and u t
the judicial convention. The judicia
convention will be in Pleasanten. Lin
county, April 6.
In johnson county the convention wi
be held on January 80 to elect delegate
: to state, congressional and senatoria
conventions. Senator F. w. Sponable
, a candidate for reelection as senator
I He is Burton man. M. c. Miller {
Olathe has also announced his cand1
. dacy Miami county is in the same ser
; atorial district but has no candidates a
yet.
, The Garnett Eagle makes the assel
tion, and prominently displays it, tina
.. the railroads are behind the fight o
Governor Bailey. The Eagle is edite
+ by W A. Trigg. 1t says:
: .sPeople have wondered at the pei
: sistency of the fight on Governor Bale.
1t has been so utterly without founds
ton and so vindictive beyond all reaso
that people have been surprised at 1t.
THE cat is out of the bag at last. TT
Il secret has been disclosed:
THE railroads of Kansas are benin
: the fight on Bailey.
1T has been a railroad fight from til
: beginning
: I'm 1890 when Bailey was a candidat
for congress the railroads fought hii
: and defeated him for the nomination