The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-04
THEY DO NOT ACT
Boiting POpnlists Put No Ticket
i'm Field.
Smith County Leader Says Many
- viii Vote Republican.
COLLINS WAS ON HAND.
State House Custodian Ready to
Receive Boilers.
Judge Waterbury Says Many De-
serted the Cause.
COLLINS WAS ON HAND.

was arrived at by the boiling PopuIist
convention this morning in their ses-
sion at Representative hall. The bolt
had fallen SO fiat that there was moth
ing in 1t to encourage the boilers. The
dozen or fifteen delegates who assem-
bled at a. m. did not even elect a
chairman or take anything which might
| be construed as a formal action
| There was some talk of nominating a
state Populist ticket, and asking that
1t be placed on the ballot. But Judge
E. s. Waterbury and Albert Griffin
| that ii wouldn't help them any, and
would necessitate putting up $500 to
pay the costs of a test case in the
supreme court.
encouraged the bolt Wednesday night
were not on deck for the boilers con-
vention this morning. Some of them
We're obliged to go home on important
business, 1t was announced. Those who
were present this morning included the
following: E. S. Waterbury, Lyon
county; W. r. Eyster, Topeka; Thomas
Hawks. Topeka; Albert Griffin, Topeka;
Robt. Hauserman, Ogden; James Lid
dell, Fort Scott; ]. C. Bunker, Leban-
on; Garrett Gibson. Cedarville; E. L.
Thompson, Smith Center; Joe Burr,
Smith county; Capt. P. D. Montgomery,
Hardacre, and Frank Myers, Smith
county. John Mollison came in late
and several of those present held prox-
les for some of the delegates who had
gone home. When Mollison got there,
he was in favor of having the conven-
ton organize and draw up sort of q
proclamation to the people of the state.
protesting against the action of the fu-
sion Populists. But most of the dele
gates had already left, and nothing was
to do
w. r. Eyster is the editor of the State
Record, which claims to be the official
state organ of the Populist party. He
will use the State Record to fight the
fusion nominations.
Most of the men who stirred up the
bolt are now trying to get out from
under. Joe Wright said this morning:
Il did not attend the convention this
morning. 1 was not in the bolt. There
is no use stirring up any trouble. We
will simply leave things alone and go
home. One thing is certain. and that
is that people can vote as they please,
and lot of them will vote the Republi-
can state ticket instead of that fusion
com bination.'
Judge Waterbury's position was that
owing to the fact that so many of the
men pledged to the bolterss cause had
turned traitor, the fight had better be
dropped for the time being.
we had three-fourthsu of that con-
vention pledged to go out" said Mr..
Waterbury, but they turned traitor to
time came. I believe that now we will
have to depend on our national ticket
to keep things alive
There are some delegates who claim
Mollison got excited and started the
bolt ahead of the time agreed upon.
They said that it had been agreed to
stay in the convention and participate,
and then draw off. They claim that
had the bolt been more carefully ar
ranged it would have met with a larger
response.
Albert Griffin was one of the boilers
who thought that there was no use car
fIaa Errt,f fr1r- f1oN-
ter whether we have the law ON our
side or not said Mr.. Griffin, "the peo-
pie of the state Will regard US as boilers.
They will say that we got only one
and that we should abide by the decis-
ion of the majority"
Story of the Bolt.
When John Mollison led the boilers
out of representative hall last night,
Captain J. c. Collins, State Treasurer
was waiting for them at the door. 1t
had been previously arranged that the
senate chamber should be left open
for the boilers and thither Captain
state house employees stated that he
had been asked to be on hand to
light UP the senate chamber when the
proper time came, and when the
boilers marched into the senate cham |
Der 1t was all ready for them.
Now the use of the senate chamber |
for meetings of this character is alb
prohibited by the statutes. |
but Captain Collins, who is in charge |
of the state house, ruled that the law
didn't count and the boilers could go |
ahead with their convention anyway.
The section of the statutes relating !
to the use of the legislative halls is
section 1924 of the general statutes
of 1901. the last part of which reads
as follows:
"It shall be unlawful for the secre- |
tary of state to permit either of said |
halls to be used by any person or per- /
cept that the hall of the house of rep |
may be used for the hold
ing of state conventions and such |
other meetings as the law may allow, |
and such hall and the senate chamber !
may be used for the holdings of ses-
sions of the supreme court and of the |
United States circuit and district |
courts. 4
There were between fifteen and |
twenty Populist delegates among +
those who gathered in the senate |
chamber. In five minutes twenty or |
more spectators had also gathered in
the rear of the hall.
One of the late corners said he had |
been told there was a law which made |
1t Illegal for them to meet in the SEN
ate chamber but Custodian Collins
said the senate chamber was open and !
they could go ahead and meet there.
]. A. Wright of Smith county was
not among the first boilers and did |
not appear in the senate chamber I'M
Ill some time after the bolt, and he /
says he did not participate in it. Most |
Of the ether Smith county delegates /
were in the bolt They let three or
four others do the talking, however
Colonel Wright came in late but af-
.er a moments consultation with |
Judge E. s. Waterbury of Emporia he
vent out again and did not come back. Il
T. r. Hawkes. of Topeka took the /
-ole of chairman of the convention
put no formal organization was at
empted. He said he had gone into II