The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-10

will be elected without great difficulty
and the Anthonys are doing what they
can to weaken my candidacy. L VIII
win by at least 5000 majority and my
majority may reach 10000
Mr.. Curtis said he would return &c
Washington Thursday"
At the Usage county Republican con-
vention at Lyndon Tuesday afternoon
the following county ticket was nom
mated: County clerk. John w; he9-
man. Of Barclay; treasurer u. l.
Tyner, of Overlook; probate judge, j.
s. Cloud. of Quenemo; register of deeds,
w. S. Clark, of Rosemont; sheriff, FRANK
Harding. of Fairfax township; coroner,
DR.. !. A Connor, of Burlingame' county
attorney, ]. p. Mclaughlin. or OSase
City; clerk of the district court. VIII
liam F. Dryden. Scranton. surveyor,
John ". Mavity. of Lyndon; county
Superintendent, l. A Parke; OF E se.t
don; representative for the Thirty-nItn
district, l. T. Hussey, of Lyndon: COM
missioner Second district, J. H Wright,
of Michigan Valley; commissioners
Third district, O. c. Catlil' OF MelVeih'
Great Bend. Kan. Aug. 1o-M: r
Belisle of Larned was nominated iot
congressman by the Seventh olstIlct
Democratic convention here yesterday
The nomination was made by acclama-
tion A B. Reeves of Ford county, and
w b Washington of Wichita county,
withdrew their names as candidates
The convention was called to order
by F. c. Fields, former state senator
from Reno, and after prayer by Rev
Mr.. Anderson of the Great Bend Epis-
copal church, the organization was eff
fected by electing Judge w. p. FEEDER
of Great Bend as chairman and .. r
Cobb of Sumner as secretary The us
uaI committees were appointed, and it
was found that 20 of the SO counties in
the Big Seventh were represented in the
convention.
When it came time for nominations
NJ Sweeney of Pawnee. presented the
name of Mr.. Belisle- A B. Reeves OF
Dodge City, who had been mentioned
as a candidate. made speech with
drawing his candidacy and SecOndlng
that of Mr.. Belisle. He urged that
Belisle be nominated because he had
hair red enough to offset that of Con
gresham Murdoch, who made red
headed campaign" last year.
w. b. Washington of Leoti, who has
been an avowed candidate for the noml-
nation for some time. withdrew his
speech. joining in an endorsement of
Belisle. There were numerous other
speeches after which Belisle was nomi-
mated by reclamation.
The new Democratic congressional
committee is made up of the following;
Barber, L. c. Herr; Barton, w. I.
FEEDER; Finney, B. L. Shobe; Ford. j.
3. Martin; Harvey, ]. L. Napier; Has
kell, p. Brown; Kearney, Geo. Eyman;
Kingman, p. c. Hanlan: Kiowa, A h.
Holmes; Lane. D. B. K Shields; Nc
Pherson, A. Sorensen; Pawnee, b. W.
Reed; Reno. F. c. Fields; Rice, Dr. J.
NJ Little: Scott, John Lii; Sedgwick,
7. c. Fitch; Sumner. Ed T. Hackney;
Wichita, W. B. Washington; EDWARDS,
D. L. Heath.
The resolutions adopted were unusual
in their brevity. They were as follows;
I'VE, the Democrats of the Seventh
congressional district in convention as
sembled declare the following:
First, That in our opinion resolutions
should be short and to the point; there-
fore.
Resolved. That. there should be a
change in the political complication of
the congressman from this district. one
who is not under the control of the
railroads, ring or ring busters. H- q.
We endorse and affirm the state and
party of 1904. and urge the candidate of
this convention to use all honorable
means in his power to bring about the
reforms mentioned in said platforms.
The Democratic and Populist sena-
torial district will be held Thursday at
Salina- The district takes in Ottawa
and Saline counties. Senator Harry
Mcmillan of Minneapolis will doubtless
be renominated by reclamation by both
conventions. Thomas Anderson of Sa-
lima is the Republican nominee.
A Wichita dispatch states that SEN
ator Long. accompanied by Mrs. Long,
passed through there Tuesday afternoon
he will stop in St Louis to visit the
fair on his way. He viii return from
the east i'm time to make the opening
speech at the opening meeting of the
Republican campaign at Marion on Sep
TENDER l.
Among the resolutions passed by the
Republic county Republican convention |
recently was the following:
Resolved. That we endorse the pres
ent state administration and are in |
sympathy with the efforts of Governor
Bailey in his endeavors to eliminate all
evils or Irregularities found in any de-
partment of state"
E w. Hoch made an address at an
Epworth league convention at Hutch |
inson Tuesday evening.
b. F. Hildebrand of Hiawatha one of |
the electors on the Democratic ticket |
is in Topeka today. Mr.. Hildebrand is |
an old-tfme newspaper man. He ran the |
Hiawatha Democrat before he sold il to |
Grant Harrington, and since then he |
has spent three or four years on ST. |
Joseph papers.
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