The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-18
Ottawa Editor Will Have the
Bourbon Delegation.
Bowersock Supporters Give Up
Plan to Bolt.
HORNADAY AT HEAD.
VIII Be Leader of State and
Congressional Delegations.
w. z. Hackney's Unique An.
nouncement of His Candidacy.

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neSday afternoon instructed for H. ].
Allen for congressman in the Second
district, and there will be no contest
| ing delegation. The Bowersock sup
| porters concluded that there were no
| grounds on which valid bolt could be
made, and the plan was abandoned.
| The convention was for Allen by vote
| of 1S5 to LOG. and the congressional del
egation was instructed for him.
The state delegation was instructed
for Hoch for governor, and Judge ]. S.
/ West for justice of the supreme court.
For judge of the district court the con-
vention instructed for Judge Walter T.
I Simons.
Grant Hornaday heads both the state
| and congressional delegations. From
that fact it seems quite likely that the
state delegation will also be against T.
| 7. Kelly for state treasurer. Kelly was
| tied up with the Bowersock people and
| his crowd was the one that went down
in defeat.
Three Republican candidates for
state senators were nominated Wed
lnesday. In the big Thirty ninth dis
trict, which takes in all the western
end of the Sixth congressional district,
Senator Charles Buschow of Colby was
lFenominated by exclamation. The con-
vention was held at Colby. Frank Mo
Lain of Ellis county was elected chair
man, and r. N. Jaqua was secretary of
stood with the Burton forces.
In the Fortieth district, comprised of
/ Smith, Phillips and Norton counties,
w. H. Haskell Of Gaylord, Smith coun-
ty. was nominated on the tenth ballot
The convention met at Smith Center.
Up to the ninth ballot Phillips county
voted for Fred Morse of Phillips coun-
ty, and Norton voted for +. M. Lock-
ard of Norton, but on the tenth ballot
Morse withdrew and Phillips went to
Haskell, so there was nothing forLock-
ard to do but to follow Morse, and
Haskell was therefore nominated by
lacclamation on the tenth ballot. This
lis looked upon as a Burton defeat.
Lockard stood with Burton forces,
while Haskell was one of Governor
Bailey's appointees on the penitentifry
I beard.
In the Twenty-first senatorial district
J. N. Dolley of Maple Hill, Wabaunsee
county, was nominated for senator by
acclamation. The convention was held
at Manhattan. Senator George w. Nc
knight of Junction City was not a
candidate for denomination and there
was no opposition to Dolley, as 1t was
i Wabaunsee countys turn to name the
senator The district is made up Of
Riley, Geary and Wabaunsee counties.
/ Mr.. Dolley is vice president of the
"anti-machine" machine
4 W. P. Hackney announces himself as
i a candidate for the legislature from
4 the northern district of Cowley county
indications are that his crowd will de-
/ feat the '.anti-machine' element, which
is headed by E. P. Greer. Hackney's
4 announcement is as follows:
/ s'I am a candidate for the legislature
from this district against ]. r. Burton,
%. P. Greer, the Courier, the world, the
| flesh and the devil I am no Quftter
and am in the race to stay until L am
sworn in as member or the next
house of representatives.
]. E. Stevens of GoodIand announces
that he will defer his congressional
candidacy two years, but he serves no.
| fice that he will be a candidate for
Congressman Reeder's place in 1906.
Mr.. Stevens heads the Sherman county
delegation to the congressional conVen-
ton, This means that Congressman
Reeder will be renoninated by accla-
nation at Beloit next Friday.
John w. Breidenthal, who is the best
political organizer who ever opposed
/ the Republicans in Kansas, was in To-
peka this week long enough to make
a speech before the State Temperance
union Although he was at the head
of the Populist state central commit
tee for number of years, he told a
/ State Journal reporter that he mas
learned some new things about poll
tics since he went to Wyandotte coun-
ty, where he is now managing trust
company. Wiley Cook, who was as
sistant state auditor under George f.
| Cole is treasurer of Mr.. BreidenthafS
company and is taking an active part
! in Wyandotte county Republican poll
| tics He was a candidate for delegate
to the recent county convention, but
was defeated by colored man. In
talking with a colored voter afterwards
the voter said
is dat you don wuk. The othah man
glib me two dollahs an half, and you
didn't give me nuthin.s'
Mr.. Breidenthals trust company con-
| tinues to extend its string of banks. 1t
| now has eleven. Whenever it organizes
new one it calls it the Citizens
bank. AT present it controls the fol-
lowing: Citizens State bank, Belle
PLANE; Citizens State bank, Edna;
| Citizens State bank, Garnett; Citizens
State bank, Longford; Citizens State
| bank Haven: Citizens bank, Usage
| city; Citizens State bank, Paola; Citi-
zens' State bank, Mapieton; Rlverview
State bank, Kansas City, Kan; Bank
of Greeley, Greeley; State Bank Of Els
more, Elsmore.
| Representative F. w. Bevington of
Jewell county announces in a long let
not candidate for reelection, and also
makes some interesting comments on
| the last legislature
/ 1t is reported that Senator Hays B.
| White since he cannot come back to
the senate. would like to be nominated
for representative, but there will likely
be other candidates.
Mr.. Bevington has been subjected to
/ considerable criticism in his county be-
| cause he appointed his son to a place
! in the house, but little has been said
about Senator Whites action in ap-
senate. Mr.. Bevington says he now
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