The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-19

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Cloud; ]. w. White. Ottawa; c. B.
Kirkland, Saline; Charles Lauder, Nc
Pherson; T. P. Murphy, Harvey; ]. w.
Adams. A. c. Husey and Captain
Bauchman, Sedgwiclk; E. G. Farris and
]. A. Jeffries, Sumner; ]. A. Burke,
Harper; ". T. Cannon. Kingman; w.
Y. Morgan and J. w. Jones, Reno; ]. E.
Charles E. Hall, Russell; Mr.. Skinner.
Lincoln; A. G. Mead, Mitchell; s. r.
Boggs, Smith; c. w. Hull, Phillips; w.
A A. Sharpe, Pawnee; F. d. West, Ed
wards, j. w. Bergman, Clark; N. G..
Hammersly, Ness; E. L. Orr, Rawlins;
B. F. Brown, Sherman; c. c. Williams,
| tia; B. T. Rochester, Scott; J. NJ. Sim
mons, Lane; w. NJ. Kinnison, Finney;
A Pratt, Hamilton; J. F. Josserand,
Gray-Haskell; George B. Cones, Meade
Seward; James Kelso, Morton-Stevens.
The Democrats of Doniphan county
held convention Saturday but nomt-
mated no county ticket. They simply
organized by selecting a county COM
mittee, passed resolutions, and then
adjourned, authorizing the committee
to take such action as it thinks best
regarding a county ticket. 1t is said
that there will be no Democratic
ticket put up, but the Democrats will
concede the county offices to the Re-
publicans.
In Douglas county Saturday the
Democrats nominated candidates only
for sheriff, treasurer and county clerk,
leaving the other places on the county
ticket vacant. The three candidates
named are E. F. Woods for sheriff.
]. l.. Hoover for treasurer, and James
Caldwell for county clerk.
The lawyers of wyandotte county
want another court established in that
county with jurisdiction similar to the
district court. The county now has
= gr-e.-s ..N
pleas, but they cannot keep up with
the work. The next legislature will
be asked to give the county another
court
The fusionists will have a big meet
ing at Fort Scott on September "a.
Judge Dale and G. F. Hutchings, can
didates for governor and congressman,
are thus far scheduled for speakers.
NJ. NJ. Beck, the veteran editor of
the Holton Recorder, has bought in
the Holton Sunbeam and consolidated
it with his own paper. The Sunbeam
was formerly the Sunflower, a Pop
ulist paper Then it was changed to
the Sunbeam and ran as a Curtis Re-
publican paper. 1t had little support
were recently sold. Mr.. Beck bought
in the whole outfit. This makes one
less Curtis paper in Jackson county.
Joseph Freshman, who recently sold
the Council Grove Republican, will
start paper at Harveyville, Morris
county.
Paola, Kan. Sept. 19.-The Demo-
Gratis and the Populists of Miami coun-
ty held conventions here Saturday to
offices and a candidate for the legisla-
ture. Although separate conventions
were held, a fusion ticket, giving the
Popultsts the Office of treasurer. sher-
e l.
agreed upon. The following ticket, to
be known as the Democratic ticket
was nominated: Representative, p
W. Goebel; probate judge, 1. L. Kent;
clerk, George Osborne; attorney, Lewis
Harvey; clerk of the district court
Ben Lowe; coroner, DR.. Fisher; treas
urer, n. H. Taylor; surveyor. F. S.
Hazleton; sheriff Charles McGuffin;
register of deeds, Edward Durham;
superintendent of schools, John Haney
Olathe. Kan, Sept. 19.-The Demo-
Gratis and Populists of this county
have nominated the following fusion
ticket: County treasurer Thomas
Turner; county clerk, Harry King;
clerk district court, George Palmer;
county superintendent, Maggie McFar-
land; register of deeds. w. G. Shinn;
sheriff, p. K. Hendrix; county attor-
ney. c. C. Hoge; probate judge, John
T. Burris; county commissioners, J. NJ
Perkins and Frank Brown; coroner
Dr.. H H Johnson; surveyor. F. S.
Pickering; representative, Robert Ba-
ker. The delegates to the senatorial
convention at Paola were instructed
for George H. Hodges of this city for
state senator.
Wellington, Kan, Sept. 19.-The |
Democrats of Sumner county held
their convention here Saturday and
nominated the following ticket: State |
senator, B. A Unsell; county clerk, J. |
NJ Hostetler; county treasurer, J. P. |
Winner; probate judge, J. NJ. Double |
day; register of deeds, H. NJ. Collins; |
county superintendent. Miss Cordia |
ton; county attorney, d. N. Cardwell; |
sheriff, Charles Cox; representative |
North district, w. H. Hatfield; South /
district, H J. Donahue; commissioner, |
Second district, Frank Tate; Third dis |
trict. w. H. Massingale.
The Democratic state committee has |
billed Judge Dale to make six speeches
this week. Monday he will be at Man
haitian. Tuesday at Goodland. Wednes- |
day at Norton, Thursday at Phillips |
burg, Friday at Beloit and Saturday at /
H. o. Caster. the Demo
cratic candidate for congress in the /
Sixth district, will speak with Judge /
Dale at Norton. Phillipsburg and Beloit |
He win be at Atwood Tuesday. N. w. |
Wells, the Democratic candidate for at
torney general, will speak at Gas City
Wednesday.
Hill City. Kan. Sept 1e.-The Re-
publican county convention of Graham |
county was held in Hill City Saturday. |
The large hall was crowded and only /
the best Of feeling prevailed through /
Instance the nominations were made by |