The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01

| Neodesha Register.
Greenleaf Sentinel.
| Bison Bee.
Haddam Clipper.
| Lacrosse Republican.
In addition to these, the editor of the
| Cuba Daylight is one of the eleven Re
public county delegates to the state
| convention who got up ia the Repub-
lie county convention the other day and
| declared emphatical1y against Kelly.
The Bison Bee, in reporting the Rush
county convention. after stating var
| ious differences that occurred IN the
convention, adds:
But there was one thing on which
all did unite: they We're all heartily IN
| favor of H. w. Grass for the nomln-
icalIy endorsed his candidacy. Mr..
Grass has lived in Rush county for
seven years and during that time has
| been cashier in the Farmers & Mer-
chants State Bank at Lacrosse. Be
fore coming to Lacrosse he was in the
banking business with Hill P. Wilson
in Hays City. He stands very high IN
this part of the state, but has never
sought a wide acquaintance politically,
| although quite active as a Republican
| at home. Mr.. Grass is an honorable,
honest, upright gentleman with
Spotless character and clean record
and is Just the kind of man to defeat
T. T. Kelly and secure the nOmlna-
ton for himself. He has already re-
ceived pledges of support from a num-
Der of leading Republicans of the state
and from the Republicans of Miami
| county (Gr. Kelly's own county, There
is a great deal of opposition to Mr.. KEEL
| ly and if all this opposition will unite
| on one man, heFwiH more than likely
| be nominated. Just at present Mr.
| Grass seems to be the strongest op-
| ponent and his chances of success are
| quite dattering."
The Populist county central commit
tee of Barber county has decided not to
put a county ticket in the field.
The following, coming from the source
1t does, makes interesting reading. 1t
is contained in the report of the Kinsley
county convention, where Senator Fred
Dumont Smith was requested to name
his delegates to the senatorial conyen-
ton. This quotation is from Senator
Smiths own paper, the Kins1ey Mer-
curry Tt says:
Senator Smith spoke briefly thanking
the convention for its Endorsement and
the uniform kindness that he had re-
ceived at the hands of the Republicans
of Edwards county. He further stated
that no transportation would be fur
nished or asked for delegate to conven-
lions. That it was highly probable that
there would be some conflict this year
of railroad commissioners and also on
railroad legislation this winter. That
for that reason he did not think that
delegates or representative in the leg
islature should place themselves under
obligations to the railroads by seeking
favors in the way of transportation, a
sentiment that was heartily applauded
by the convention.
Only three more conventions remain
to be held after today. They are
Sumner, Mcpherson and Coffey. They
will all be held next Saturday. The
! Pot fdKVa tonic convention
today, and Rice and Brown counties
held their conventions yesterday.
Ex-Governor E. n. Merrill is a dele
gate from Brown county to the state
convention. The Brown county con
vention endorsed Roosevelt. Hoch
Curtis and S. l. Ryan for
A resolution was also adopted
declaring for primary election law
! providing that the primaries of all par
. ties should be held at the same time
The full Brown county delegation is as
: follows: Ewing Herbert, John Sterns
.. S. Grant A B. Crockett H NJ
+ Leslie, T. c. Honnen. H A Smith
Robert Andrews, E. N Morrill,, B. F.
Eye, George NJ. Wilson, L. D. Bur
dick, W. L. Hammond and S. Thomp-
son.
Cyrus Leland was in Kansas City
yesterday and in an interview in the
Star he said that nothing but the con-
| viction of Senator J. Ralph Burton on
the charge which has been brought
; against him by the federal grand jury
can prevent his reelection to the sen
ate.
IF they don't send Burton to jail
he'll go back to the senate said ME-
Leland. The same people that have
always been for him are for him yet
in Kansas and they are on top of the
political heap. Nothing can> stop him
but prison"
s MIR. Hoch viii be nominated for gov
f ernor, will he not?" was asked of Mr.
t Leland.
5 He has no opposition" was the re-
g ply.
: s.Nil1 he be elected2''
: "T do not care to be quoted on tha-
: question: said Mr.. Leland.
j 1t is reported in Topeka today tina
Bowersock can probably control tn
congressional committee in the Seeoni
| district fight. The Barnes delegation
from Wyandotte county goes to Garnet