The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-27
THE ANTS WON.
Walker Forces Lose Fight in
Jackson.
Anti-Curtis Candidate for Rep
resentatiVe Named.
HAS MAJORITY OF $50
Walker Forces Also Lose Con.
troll of Organization.
Democrats Now Turn Attention
to st. Louis.

! anti-Curtis candidates except one, and
securing a majority of the county cen
tral committee.
The principal fight was. of course.
over representative. On that Office
more than any other the Curtis and
anti-Curtis lines were closely drawn.
Frank Pomeroy, anti-Curtis, was nomi-
mated by a majority of $50 over J. P.
Rawlins, the Curtis candidate.
The contest was along the same lines
as the one last spring which elected
delegates to the state and congress
sional conventions. A. D. Walker was
extremely anxious to carry the primar-
les for the Curtis forces as a sort Of
vindication of the action of the boilers
in the county convention last spring
and the subsequent action of the state
convention in seating the boiling dele
cation. The Curtis people were also ex-
tremely anxious to capture the repre-
sentative nomination, because a vote
TOR United States senator may rest on
the nomination
But Saturdays primaries failed to
/ 'vindicate" the Walker boilers In
| stead they emphasized the fact that the
4 opponents of Walker rightfully won in
l the primaries last winter and that the
Thompson delegation to the state con-
vention should have been seated, and
/ that the Broderick delegation to the
congressional convention was the legal
one.
In addition to Pomeroy for represen-
tative, the following candidates were
Register of deeds. Andrew Ayers. an
ti-Curtis.
Treasurer, H. c. Tucker. anti
/ Curtis.
clerk of the district court, c. r.
! Peters, Curtis.
County superintendent. George Al
len, anti-Curtis.
! Mcdonnell for county clerk and the
/ other officers were renominated with
out opposition.
In another week St Louis will be
! the center of political activity. In
/ fact by the last of this week the dele
! gates Will be gathering in the Worlds
! fair city for the Democratic national
| convention.
This will be the really big conven-
/ ton of the year. It will attract far
more interest than the Chicago con-
vention last week. It was known
| just about what the Republican con-
/ VentiOn would do. while it would be
/ absolutely impossible for the element
/ of uncertainty to be greater than it
/ is in the coming Democratic cOnVen-
| ton. The best political guessers be-
! lieve that neither Parker nor Hearst,
! the foremost candidates. will be nomi-
mated for the presidency, but that it
| will be some new man. There will
also be a tremendous contest over the
/ platform between the Bryan and
Cleveland wings of the party, and it
is impossible to tell which will domi-
nate the convention.
The Kansas crowd will probably go
/ to St. Louis the last of this week or
the first of next. The convention
does not open until Wednesday, July
! 6, but all of the delegates will prob
ably be on the ground long before
that.
Kansas will have twenty delegates
them will probably vote for Hearst
! Parker Will get three or four votes
and the rest will scatter, but all Will
doubtless be ready to go to some new
man when the opportunity offers.
There are two opposite elements in
/ the Kansas delegation, however. One
! is headed by James w Orr of Atchi-
! son and stands for Cleveland Democ-
racy. The other is headed by ]. G.
/ Johnson and Hugh F'arrelly and
stands for the Bryan wing. Senator
| Harris, Judge w. P. Dillard of Fort
! Scott T L. Bond of Salina and others
| occupy middle ground.
| The Kansas delegation will consist
| of six delegates at large and two
from each congressional district, as
follows:
At large-David Overnyer of Shawnee
county, William A. Harris OF Leaven-
worth, J. G. johnson of Marion. ]. N.
Haymaker of Sedgwick, Hugh p Far
reilly of NeOShO, Samuel /. Hale of Rush.
First district-James w. Orr. Atchi-
son; Frank P. Fitzwilliams. .Leaven-
| worth.
second district-Thomas W. Morgan.
Franklin; William P. billiard.
Third district-A. NJ Jackson, ,Cowley;
G. w. Gabriel, Labette.
Fourth district-A. S. Kemper, Potta-
/ watornfe: J. M. McCOun, Lyon.
Fifth district-Thomas T.. Bond, Sa-
line: W. H. L. Pepperill. Cloud.
Sixth districts. S. Smith, Jewell; A.
A Roth, Russell.
Seventh district-Charles w Oswald.
Reno; o. P. Scearce. Stafford
Following are the alternates at large
and by districts:
At large-M. L. Critchheld. Jefferson;
w H. Ryan. Crawford; Frank L. Hol-
combe. Wyandotte; DR.. F. 3. Lawrence,
Butler; c. M Cole, Smith; Frank Com
iskey. Cherokee.
First district-H. G. Lindsay, Shaw
nee; ]. r RothweIl, Jackson
Second district-John T. Burris, john
son: Paul Kline, Allen.
son: A W. Spencer, Chautauqua-
Fourth district-A. J. Eastman, Cof-
few ]. 3. Tribett. Wabaunsee-
Sixth district-M- Borst, Mitchell; w
4 S. CaIderon. Sherman
Seventh district. A Kelley,
Stevens; A H. Holmes, Kiowa-
The Democrats and PopuIists OF
II Lyon county got together and nomi-
mated fusion ticket Saturday, not
withstanding mud and swollen
u streams The majority of the county
officers now in Office are Democrats
J. D. Easton. county treasurer; z. S
Newlin, sheriff, and ". F. -Eggers
county clerk, were renOminated on
!. the Democratic ticket The other
nominations are: L. 9. Dunn, county