The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-02
s. /. Halo Here on His Way to
st. Louis.
Says That the Democrats Will
Win.
TO VOTE FOR HEARST.
Admits, However, That He May
Not Be Nominated.
Some Interesting History About
State Printer Amendment.

s. I. Hale. representative in the last
legislature from Rush county, who went
to the Democratic state convention at
Wichita last spring as a Populist spec
tator, but who was called to the chair
and ran the convention. ending by be-
ing elected as a delegate-at-large to the
Democratic national convention, is in
Topeka today on his way to st. Louis
to attend the national convention. When
asked whom he will vote for for presi-
dent, Mr.. Hale said:
IF the convention were held today
would vote for Hearst. expect to vote
for him at the start in the convention,
although he may not be nominated We
may have to take some one else"
Mr.. Hale believes the Democrats are
sure to win in the national election this
year.
It's this way" he said. THE right
kind of a Democrat can carry New
York. New Jersey and Connecticut.
The Democrats will also carry Wiscon-
sin this year on account of the split
among the Republicans in that state.
These with the sure Democratic states
are enough to elect a Democratic pres
ident."
Mr.. Hale is considerably interested in
the state printer constitutional amend
ment- He engineered it through the
house last winter after it had passed
the senate.
A new idea concerning the effect of
b the amendment upon existing condl-
lions is presented by Mr.. Hale. He
says II the amendment is adopted it
will not become effective in practice
until the people have a chance to elect
a state printer at the general election
of 1906. In the meantime, he argues,
the present law will remain in force and
IL will devclve upon the legislature TO
re-elect the present state printer or
ole fn from I'm
1905. until the people elect one in No
vember, 1906
After I was elected to the legislature
the people of my county held a meet
ing regardless of party lines and asked
me to support certain measures" said
Mr.. Hale today. "One of these meas
ures was this state printer amendment
AS soon as it got through the senate l
interested myself in it in the house and
after it was passed 1 personally looked
after it that it got into the journal as
required by the constitution 1t is the
only one of the amendments that APP
pears on either journal in exactly
proper FORM 1 suppose those who were
looking after the other propositions
simply thought that after they were
passed that was all they had to do.
Il think Attorney General Coleman
is undoubtedly right in mis- opinion as
to the validity O. these propositions.
The constitution requires that PROPOSE
lions to amend the constitution be pub
lished in the statute book and no
where else. except in the newspapers.
so there is nothing in the argument
that they ought to have been publish
ed I'm the statute book
THE adoption of this amendment will
not affect the present arrangement for
the election of the state printer until
the people elect one in 1906, provided
this amendment carries. The present
state printer will hold his job until July
l, 1905. and the next legislature will
have to re-elect him or elect his sue
cessor to hold from that date until the
one elected by the people goes into
office. The next legislature may put
the state printer on a salary, though"
The Kansas delegates to the Popu-
list national convention at Springfield, !
Ill, started from their homes today. |
evening, leaving there in a body over
the Rock Island In body is the
proper term to use in this instance, |
as there are 50 of them. Nearly all
of the delegates elected will go in
person, but there will be a few
proxies Just how many proxies there |
will be ]. H Curran. the secretary, |
will not know until they all get to |
Springfield and the Kansas crowd is |
checked up. A considerable number |
of PopuIists who are not delegates will |
also go on the trip good many |
Populist-Democrats will also probably |
go with the crowd as far as ST |
Louis
The delegates to the Springfield
At Iarge-Judge w. ]. Babb of
Wichita. ]. H. Briney of Atwood, /
John H. Curran of Topeka, John w.
Breidenthal of Kansas City. Kan. G.
NJ. Culver of Concordia.
First district-R. D. McCliman of |
Seneca, F. H. Pettingill of Leaven- |
worth, H. B. Shaffer of Oskaloosa. E. !
c. Fowler of Topeka, George Wagner /
of Topeka, J. f. Voorhees, of Leaven- /
worth, F. B. Barnes of Rock Creek, /
Frank Chase of Hoyt, John Stowell /
of Seneca. A NJ. Harvey of Topeka. /
Harry Shumaker of Muscotah. ]. NJ. |
Hart of Topeka
Second district-M. w. Wells, Miami /
county; D. w. Ramsey. Anderson; A. |
S. Allen. Douglas; ]. NJ. Dingus, Linn: 1
J. P. Hineman. Johnson; d. w. Hume,
Franklin; Edwin Taylor, Wyandotte; |
A. c. Shinn. Franklin; J. T. Little, /
Johnson; James Beck, Douglas.
Third districts. z. Beach. Neosho: |
j. NJ. Allen. Neosho; w. s. Hyett, La
bette; F. NJ. Brady, Labette; NJ. =.
Householder. Cherokee; ]. H. Ellis. |
Cherokee; Henry Young, Montgomery; |
G. V. Johnson. Cowley; Ed Green /
Cowley; E. c. Hitchcock. Crawford; z, /
r. Ridgely, Crawford; Jason Helmick, /
Chautauqua-
Fourth district-E. s. Waterbury EN- !
poria; Charles Moss. Emporia; William /
Benson, FL Dorado; Green Callyards |
Eureka; Dallas Rogers, Marion; Thos.
Cain, Burlingame: E McKinsey, Coun-
Gil Grove; D. Busenbark. Eskridge; B. |
F. Zimmerman, Hartford; E. V. Whar- |
ton, Yates Center; S. Johnson. Cotton |
wood Falls; DR.. F. B. Lawrence, FL
Dorado.
Fifth district. w. Limbocker. e. |
ley; William Gormley. Geary; E. l. /
Collins, Republic: ]. S. Cobb, Saline; |
w. d. Vincent, Clay Center; NJ. Wanna |
maker, Marshall; A. Wangrin, Wash |
tngton; F. c. Johnson. Ottawa; H. M |
Spaulding, Cloud NJ. Truman, Dickin
son; David Richie. Saline; G. w
Hanna, Clay.
sixth district-Jos. Wright. Smith; |