The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-23
POLITICAL GOSSIP.


It seems that the delegation from
Mr.. Dolley's county, Wabaunsee. will
not be solid for Kelly by any means,
although Mr.. Dolley made fight for
Kelly. The man who led the fight
against Kelly and offered resolution
instructing against him, which the
Kelly people did not want to come to
vote, is also on the delegation. The
Alma Enterprise tells about the fight
on Kelly in the committee as follows:
The resolutions committee was then
called on to report, and here was where
Chairman Hartman 'balled up The
resolutions contained among other
things an Endorsement of all the state
officers who were friendly to the Hoch
movement. This brought A r. Stro-
wig to his feet with this amendment:
.ReSolVed, That we request our DEL
egates to the state convention a Wich-
tia to vote against the denomination of
Thos. T. Kelly as state treasurer, be-
lieying that there are hundreds of men
in the Republican party in this great
state who are capable of succeeding to
this high office against whom no faint
, of dishonesty rests
This started something. Mr.. Dolley
made two or three speeches against it,
ana carroll and Gardner also added
their protest. r. Strowig said Kelly
had raised the state taxes in this and
Riley counties and lowered them in his
own, and he thought the resolution
should pass.
THE Kelly supporters did not seem
to want the matter to come to a vote.
Chairman Hartman violated all prece-
dents by making a talk against the
resolution from the chair and then call
ed for the credentials report Before
he got it however, Dolley got the floor
again and said the cattlemen wanted
j. w. Robson of Butler for railroad
commissioner, and moved that the del
egates be instructed for him, which
was DONE
After transacting some other BUSH
ness the resolutions were again taken
up and the Kelly men agreed to cut out
the part endorsing 'all the other state
officers in the Hoch movement" if
| Strowig would withdraw his resolution,
which was agreed to by both sides. Mr.
| Strowig is on the delegation to the
state convention, however, and he is
chairman of the county central COM
mittee. He owns a big mill and mer-
camille interests at Paxico.
| The Gray county Republicans endors-
| ed the administration of Governor
| Bailey with the following resolution:
Resolved, That we endorse the
splendid administration of Governor
| Willis J. Bailey, being as it is free
from charge or suspicion of single
scandal, and commend his loyalty in
| sinking his personal ambitions for the
good of Republicanism by withdrawing
from a contest which would have re-
suited in continuing bitter fractional
fight
The following was also a feature"
of the resolutions:
Resolved, That we hereby declare
ourselves unalterably and irrevocably
in favor of the removal of the state
capital from Topeka to Cimarron,
where the business of this great state
truly an empire within itSelf-may be
carried on without interference from the
warning Indians of Copeland county;
where the fresh air is not contami-
mated by the fierce heat of conflict and
the repulsive scent of constituencies
politicians, and where life itself is one
grand sweet dream; and the city coun-
Gil of the city of Cimarron be asked to
donate tract of land in Angelic addi-
ton to said city for the location of the
state house and other state institu-
lions, except the insane and imbecile
lasylums, which we recommend be To-
Gated at Topeka
Frank Grimes has issued a long let
ter in defense of Tom Kelly. He argues
that because some Miami county men
went on Kelly's bond before they
found out that Kelly was a thief
but who are now opposing him since
they have discovered Kelly's true char
acter, that it proves that Kelly is. 'all
right Grimes also said that Burton
was "all right In fact, Mr. Grimes
is still saying it about Burton, the
same as he is about Kelly.