The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-04


ernor Bailey The primary call is in /
the interest of j. t. Dickerson, E. ". 1
AocB's brother-in-law. appointed in |
Moore's place The provision of the /
Kansas primary law that only ma
1ority Of the whole committee can call |
a primary election is held by Judge /
Moore's friends to invalidate the ac-
ton Of the I'VE members They also
claim to have ample evidence of Mr. 4
Owens membership
Atchison, kan, April Edward
Donnelan, chairman of the represen-
tative committee in the country dis
trict Of Atchison county, says the re-
cent nomination of Sheffield ingalls,
for the legislature was entirely irreg-
ular and without the authority Of the
committee and that he will ignore the
nomination and call a convention for
the nomination of a candidate The
nomination which followed the county
convention in AtchisOn recently was
not solicited by Sheffield ingalls, Mr..
ingalls, says he is not a candidate in
the interests of any candidate for
United States senator He also says
if he is not unanimously tndorSed py
all elements Of the Republican party
he Will withdraw.
Apropos Burton's letter to Frank
Grimes, Colonel r 3. Murdoch pub
fishes the following
Had Joseph Ralph Burton gone into
partnership with God before he hired
company he would not now be on the
road to the penitentiary. His claim
now that he and God are majority
and that if he told the truth IL would
'appau the world will have to be dill
grained Burton went into partners
with the devil many years ago and his
claim now that he and God are run
ming things don't deceive anybody
s H. Hamilton of Clifton. the boss
buster leader of Washington couSty,
has announced his candidacy for -he
state senate to succeed Senator Nor
row.
The attorneys for Congressman Bow
ersock have filed with the state cleo
ton board his reply to the evidence
submitted to the board by Henry
Allen in the Second district contest
Bowersock's position is that the con-
test board has no right to go behind
the congressional convention He does
not touch upon the alleged frauds IN
the county primaries and conventions,
but he bases his claim to the nomlna-.
ton on the regularity Of the conVen-
ton which nominated him at eTafnett-
Bowersocks attorneys claim that the
convention settles all contests anu
neither the contest board nor the su-
preme court has any rlghI 70 20 De
hind the convention
According to this convention county,
congressional or state committee could
/ run a convention to suit itself, al
though there might be an overWhelIh
ling majority against It. ana the ma
/ jority could do nothing but submit
Rowersock also lays considerable
stress on the fact that the state conVen-
from his faction there. which he insists
establishes a. precedent for the contest
board to follow
Bent Murdoch has a boom for state
printer Butler county papers are
| booming him. This may not set very
well with Conner Davies
The Galena Times dominates E. B.
Schermerhoru, representative from
! Cherokee county in the last house.
for United States senator to succeed
Burton
The editor Of the COTS Advance re-
Gently made a personal Investigation
of the political feeling IN IN. 5a a,e-4.sss
/ county with reference to the curtis
! Walker matter. and he publishes the
following editorial on the subject;
1.-The uncompromising editorials
that are found in the HOlton Recorder
from week to week though under or
binary circumstances would seem dis
sessions and the breeder OF discord in
the party, are wholly justifable under
the circumstances After all that has
been said of the Holton convention
and the disgraceful proceedings lead
ing up thereto, a visit 10. HOltOn and a
careful inquiry into the political stu
fact that the half has not been told
The Advance man had an opportunity
to investigate some of the charges
made against the Curtis-WaIker fac
tfon while in Holton a few days ago,
and we learned a few things that have
never been put in print concerning the
atrocities perpetrated by the Walker
Curtis contingent and the prostitution
of all moral principles in their efforts
to carry the primaries in Jackson
county. And after being fairly de-
feAted and having acknowledged their
defeat at the behesr of the Shawnee
county moguls a contest vas ordered.
The infamous Outrsges resorted 10 in
order to carry this chicanery through the
Holton and Wichita conventions the
knowledge Of which has caused a blush OF
shame to mantle the cheek Of every hon
vile and corrupt practices of the same
iunprincipled outfit at the Jackson county
Ipriuna ries- Such contemplate methods as
have characterized the boss buster fac
ton in the First district. from the primar-
les to the convention at Wichita is what
has Brought disgrace to the name Of Kan
sas and has marked the destiny of at
least three men who are destined for de-
feat in Jackson county IN that county
the nti-Curtis-k lly-Nalker sentiment
against having their rights stolen and the
wishes of the majority trampled under
foot. and in no uncertain terms do they
declare their intentions to seek their rem
edy at the polls
One Way Rate.
Every day from March l to April &
1904 the Union Pacific viii sell one
way colonfst tickets at the foIlowfus