The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-06
TWO CONVENTIONS
HERE This WEEK
Preparations for Stale and
Congressional Gatherings
WHAT THEY ARE TO DO
Candidates Spoken of for the
Various Officers.
WHAT THEY ARE TO DO

Two important conventions will be held
in Wichita this week. the first the Sew
enth district congressional convention for
the purpose of nominating a candidate
for congress from this district. the cleo
ton Of TWO delegates and two alternates
10 the national convention to be held in
Chicago on June 21st and to nominate one
presidential elector; and the second state
convention for the purpose Of nominating
the following candidates:
Two justices Of the supreme court foS
q term Of six years.
One justice of the supreme court to I'll
the vacancy occasioned by the resigna-
ton Of ex-Justice Pollock.
Congressman-at-larg
Governor.
Lieutenant governor.
Secretary Of state
Auditor.
Treasurer.
Attorney General
Insurance commissioner.
Superintendent Of public Instruction.
The election Of a state central commit
tee
The election Of six delegates and six
alternates 10 the national convention.
The election Of three presidential cleo
tors
The Seventh district congressional con-
vention will be held in the Tcler Audi
forum on TuesGay March S, and will be
called to order AT D. m. with Thos- g
Wilson the present chairman Of the Re
publican central committee in the chair.
The state convention VIII be called TO
order at 10 O'Clock Wednesday morning,
March .. at the same place and while,
until recently. there has been some doubt
as TO whether the chairman Of the Re
publican state committee. Morton Al
baugh would be present at the opening
Of the convention. it is now understood
that Mr. Aibaugh VIII be in the chair
when the session is called TO order.
A committee Of fifty. consisting of sew
eral leading citizens and business men
of Wichita. has been appointed to look
after the details Of the convention. the
meeting and entertainment Of visitors. =
attend to the printing and such other
matters as may he necessary. The com
mittee Is in charge Of +. +. Allen. James
II. Mcpherson and NJ \. Mcclellan. ana
will make every effort As a whole 70
cater to the comfort Of the hundreds Of
outside arrivals and send them away with
the firm belief that Wihcita is not only
the logical convention city Of the state
IN point of location but the best ana only
city in point of comfort. hotel and trans
portation accommodations.
II IS conceded that the point Of most
interest the storm-center, Will be at the
Manhattan hotef which is entirely re-
served for the Hoch faction and the sew
eral individual supporters of this candi-
date. Mr. Hoch has himself secured
twenty rooms at this hotel for his head
quarters and by this morning every other
apartmert in the house viii have been
engaged by others of his followers and
supporters Al first it was thought one
Of the other obstetrics would he the
pivotal point but the withdrawal Of Bal
ley threw the centre Of action at which
ever place the Hoch fiction would he
and already at that time the Manhattan
had been secured for headquarters
Many of the state officers will be in
stalled ut the Carey hotel. reservations
having been made there for nearly all
or them and large number of individual
politicians who are regarded as being in
accord with the present administration
Every available room in the house is as
signed and the overflow from both fac
tions. together with many Of the leading
lights of the Republican party i'm the
state. viii he domiciled AZ the Hamilton.
where there is also applications for more
rooms than are at the disposal of the
management.
Every Indication points to the fact that