The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-11
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county delegates said that the entire del
egation was opposed to Kelly, but four
of them voted for him, hoping thereby
to aid John 7. White, Ottawa county
candidate for railroad commissioner
The two VINO refused to vote would not
aid Kelly but they did not know Cragun
and therefore would not vote at all.
There were other delegates in the con-
vention who fought Kelly in their home
conventions, but who realized that he
would be nominated and so voted for
him to be on the prevailing side.
The 1s1 delegates who voted for
Cragun did so knowing they would be
on the losing side, but they would not
stuItify themselves by voting for
man they believed to be dishonest.
They We're 20 per cent. of the entire
convention. 1t is quite likely that they
represent the proportion of Republican
voters who will not vote for Kelly at
the polls, but who will vote for an OPP
position candidate. The II delegates
not voting, over 1 per cent. of the
convention, represent those who will
not vote for state treasurer at all at
the polls, while those who voted for
Kelly under protest represent those
who will do the same at the polls be-
cause he is the party nominee.
Two years ago the Republican vote
in the state was 1892 and the Demo-
cratic vote was 117,14S. If 20 per cent.
of the Republicans scratch Kelly and
vote for the Democratic nominee it
would decrease KelIy's vote to 1924,
and increase his opponents to 1886.
And this is not counting the Repub-
ucans who will refuse to vote at all.
Therefore if the Democrats put up
good man for state treasurer they will
have a good chance to elect him. The
dissatisfaction with Kelly is deep
seated and far more general than it
was two years ago, and Kelly cannot
quiet it this time by promising to clear
up his record after the election.
The Atchison Globe gives the Repub-
Lean politicians a good well deserved
scoring for nominating A. D. Walker
and T. 7. Kelly. The Republican party
does not represent the people on treas
urer or railroad commissioner:
The business men of Kansas were
invited 10 go to Wichita and consult
with the Republican leaders as to bust
ness matters. Hundreds of business
men accepted the invitation, hoping to
get a fairer deal from the railroads.
No attention was paid to the bust
ness interests of the state by the dele
gates to the Republican state conven-
ton. The railroads ran the convention,
and three railroad attorneys were Sc
1ected as delegates to the national con-
vention. There would have been four
railroad attorneys on the delegation
but the Santa Fe refused the delegates
passes to Wichita. and the Santa F'5
was punished Isn't this the worst
boys play possible?
THE railroad candidates for railroad
commissioner were nominated, in spite
of the protests of business men who
had been invited to Wichita to con
suit A. D. Walker, who was defeat
ed in his own county for railroad com.
missioner, was nominated, because ht
was the candidate of the railroads.
THE people didn't select three rail
road attorneys to the Republican ma
tional convention; the people didn't
nominate railroad commissioners op
posed to the commercial interests o
the state: the people didn't nominate
the delegations from WyandOtte ant
Miami counties, the most fragrant out
rage in the history of Kansas politics
these things were done by the politi
Clans"
The Emporia Gazette, which print
the full Republican ticket, at the hea
of its columns except T T. Kelly
name says this of brave hearted Herr
Allen:
'The clean, manly courage whic
Henry Allen displayed at the Republi
can state convention, standing up be
fore a beastly majority in favor of
dishonest candidate, and denouncin
that candidate as a thief, was the cour
age Of q leader and not Of a follower c
men. Henry Allen stands for the thing
that are clean and brave and sane an
decent in the Republican party of Kan
sas. He is a growing man. He has nc
come to his full stature. But If he cor
tinues to develop in the way he is going
If he keeps his courage, and keeps hi
hands as clean and his heart as well Sc
as it is today, in ten years Kansas wi
have in him a leader greater than an
she has ever had.
Heart in life is so much of life. TIL
man whose blood runs full of ic
chunks, goes forward-some times far
but the time comes when he must stol
Sentiment oils the hinges of success
Han SC 117a of "a M
Kansas, who have soft hearts, VIII