The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-15
ON APRIL IL.
Populist State Convention to Be
Held In Topeka.
The Call VIII Provide for 700
Delegates.
THEY OPPOSE FUSION.
Union With Democrats Is Out
OfQuestiOn.
THEY OPPOSE FUSION.
Taylor Riddle and Fusion Wing
Are Routed.

At Topeka on Tuesday April II, is
the time and place on which the Popu-
lists will meet to rejuvenate their party
in Kansas. If the wishes of the state
central committee are carried out the
convention will be entirely independent
Of the Democrats and will put straight
Populist state ticket In the field.
The convention will consist of 700 dele
gates. The apportionment by counties
has not yet been determined, but will be
figured out by the chairman and sec
retary of the committee. 1t will be
based upon the vote of Claud Duval for
secretary of state two years ago The
basis of representation was not fixed
by the committee, but it will have to be
figured out SO as to make q convention
of exactly 700 delegates.
The chief contention in the meeting
of the Populist state committee, which
was held at the National hotel last
night, was over the date for the con-
vention, and the question of fusion lay
at the bottom Of the trouble. Taylor
Riddle of Marion, former chairman of
the committee, and Andrew Shearer of
Frankfort, fusion candidate for con-
gress in the Fifth district two years
ago, argued for a late convention to
follow the Democrats They want
fusion again this year. The majority
of the committee, however, were op-
posed to fusion and voted for the early
date, April 12,A by a vote Of IL to 5. 1t
is quite likely that Shearer and Riddle
will join the Democrats. They tried to
steer the Populists into the Democratic
party two years ago.
Two members Of the Populist state
committee have already gone over to
the Democrats. They aee Grant Har-
rington of Hiawatha, and Chris Ritter
| of lola Both sent their designations as
committeeman last night, and they were
| accepted.
R. H Semple were appointed a commit
| tee to make arrangements for the con-
vention here in Topeka The Topeka
| Commercial club furnishes the Audi
| torium. music and others things Gus
tomary for the convention.
Frank Grimes got left out in the
| boss busters organization the other
| night, but as it is important that the
Burton interests shall be well repre-
| sented in the organization, Mr.. Grimes
| was yesterday made committee man
| at-large by the executive committee.
| Mr.. Grimes duties will be to assist in
the management of the campaign. 1t
seems that he will be Chairman Stubbs'
| right hand man.
| The boss buster organization has
| started out to raise a campaign fund
of SO, ,000- This is the same amount
which the organization started last
| summer by ]. @. Slonecker started to
| raise. Nothing has been heard of that
organization since.
The "antis'' propose to center the
| fight now on those counties in which
primaries will be held early and where
| they believe they have chance to win.
They will start in on Jackson, Atchison
and jefferson counties in the First dis
| trict, and Reno in the Seventh. They
hope to win in Reno through Superin
| tendent DayhOff.
In Jackson county the primaries will
be held on January %, and in Jefferson
on the day following.