The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28
WILL TRY ONE.
Democrats to Concentrate Their
Energies on CoroRsr.
Think They Have Chance to
Elect.
SCHOLLE is NAMED.
Young Doctor Chosen to Lead
the Fight.
Great Trouble TO Find Candi-
dates for Ticket.
is NAMED.

long list Of county officials whom the
Democrats have any serious intention
of eIecting They think that with the
assistance of dissatisfied Republicans.
they can beat Dr.. H H Keith
It is claimed by the Democrats that
DR.. SchoIle is favored by all of the To-
peka doctors who fought Keith in the
primaries. These doctors are so anxious
to beat Keith that it is claimed that
they will devote time and money to
SchoIIe's campaign. DR.. Scholle was the
nominee of the Democrats two years
ago but he did not have a fuss in the
Republican ranks TO help him along
There was no opposition to the uOrnf-
nation of DR.. Scholle by the Democrats
DIR. W. T. Taylor was placed in nomina-
ton, but declined DR.. Schofle said in
accepting the nomination.
4 am willing to put in my time and
what money I can afford to make sue
cessfuI campaign. I believe that the
Democrats have good chance to defeat
the Republicans at this point, and while
do not care for the paltry two or three
hundred dollars which the Office pays,
am willing to do my best TO De elected,
for the sake Of the Democratic party"
The fight on DR.. Keith is pretty well
understood by the Republicans Of To-
pel1a- He was bitterly opposed in the
primaries by DR. Wefe who had the
backing Of all the Topeka doctors. The
doctors tried to knock Keith out of the
race by expelling him from the Shaw
nee County Medical society, for alleged
unprofessfoEaI conduct, but this action
seemed to strengthen rather than injure
him. He was nominated by 200 plurality
over DR.. Wehe and DR.. Taylor, the col
ored man who was also running.
The Democrats had q good deal OF
trouble filing all the places on the
county ticket No nominations were
made for representatives or county
commissioners, for the reason that it
was held that these offices would have
to be filed by a meeting held within
the district and under a special call.
An effort was made to induce David
Overmyer to allow his name to come
before the convention as . candidate
for judge Of the district court against
A. W. Dana, but he declined Elk
choice of the convention, but he didn't
want the job. Then N B. Arnold and
j. T. Ward were suggested. and de-
elined. David Overmyer then got
Atchison off IN a, corner and talked to
him while the rest EFF the nominations
were being made. The confidential ad-
vice which Mr. Overmyer handed out
to Mr.. Atchison seems to have had its
effect, for the announcement was made
that Atchison would consent to run.
and he was unanimously placed on the
ticl<st.
All of the nominations were made by
acclamation. The great difficulty was
to get men to consent to take the jobs.
Daniel Markham, the candidate for
sheriff. is the man whom the Demo-
Gratis nominated two years ago. Otis
Allen, the candidate for county attor-
ney, has been supposed to be a. Pop
uIist- His father, Judge Allen. was
elected by the Populists as judge of
the supreme court But George Over
myer, who nominated Allen. after him
self declining to accept the nomination
which was rendered him, assured that
he could vouch for the fact that Allen,
if not Democrat, was so near it that
he would do all right for q Democratic
candidate Allen was therefore placed
on the ticket.
There is great preponderance of
nominated Among the young men
nominated are w E Atchison, Otis
Allen, L NJ. PenweII, J. H Ulsh. C. C
Brown. NJ. c. Pennekamp. L. ]. Ambs,
/ Geo. F'iederling and z. H. Scholle. The
list of n0mIna tons is as follows.
State Senat or-H. G. Lindsey
Judge District Court-W. E Atchi-
SON.
| Sheriff-Daniel Marken-
County Attorney-Otis Allen.
| Treasurer NJ PenweII-
County Clerk. H. UIsh-
| Probate judge. C. Brown
| Register of Deeds-M. C. Penne-
kamp.
! clerk 11SLTiCL COURT j. AuiDS-
! Surveyor-D. H Morgan.
superintendent Public Instruction =
George Giederling-
| Coroner-F Il. SchoIIe.
| The Democratic city central commit
/ tee was authorized to fill all vacancies
which might arise in the ticket by rea-
/ son of people withdrawing.
/ NJ. Heery announced that he had re-
signed as member of the congressional
committee in this district. and the
Z
! coed him Miller is also chairman OF
/ the Shawnee delegation to the HoIsol
convention.
/ On recommendation of David Over
myer, the convention endorsed J. II.
1 Atwood for the position of member OF
! the national Democratic committee.
The only time when the convention
/ threatened to become at all interest
! ing or exciting was when J. 3. Billiard
/ kicked over the traces and offered
some resolutions instructing the dele
gates TO the state convention at Wieh-
4 tia not to work for any man for preSi-
/ dent who had not stood hitched'' On
! the Kansas City platform. This was a
hard slap at Grover Cleveland, and il
/ took the convention by surprise for the
/ dxers had decided that there should
1 be no resolutions or instructions OF
any kind David Overmyer was con-
/ siderabIy agitated- He said he didr
want to be tied up in that way. and
/ drastic. Abe Steinberg moved to Iis J
the resolution on the table, but Over
myer did not ike that, either. because
! he was afraid that il might be taker
/ a sort of endorsement of Cleveland
I Finally the convention referred TIE
matter to a committee of three, com
posed of David Overmyer, L. NJ Pen
! well and J. B. Billiard. The COMMITTEES
was also asked to doctor UP another Of
/ Billiards. resolutions insfructinE tbs
delegation to the state convention tt
stand by ". a Harris for governor
4 This instruction was opposed by many
/ who said that Harris would not be {
candidate. and there was no use tyfns
up the delegation to a stump, in tina
! fashion. The resolutions as finall1
i adopted were as follows:
Resolved, That we are in favor O
the lasting principles of the Democrat
ie party as enunciated in the nationa