The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-25

The outcome in Reno county was
close Mr.. Hoch will have 10S dele
gates in a convention of even 200 with
a tie vote in the First ward of Hutch
inson, which has twelve votes in the
convention. Governor Bailey will have
eighty votes in the convention, regard
less of how the tie is decided. Hoch
gets eighty-three votes out of 1913 out
side of Hutchinson, carrying the coun-
try districts almost solidIy. Bailey car
ried the Third, Fourth and Fifth wards
of Hutchinson and Hoch the Second
and sixth. Bailey carried two of the
three wards of Nickerson, the only 9TH
er important town in the county.
1t was the most holly contested pri-
mary election ever held in Hutchinson.
In many of the voting precincts almost
the entire Republican vote was polled
In some many Democrats voted. The
contest was complicated by the pres
ence of two local candidates asking for
renomination-the state school superin-
tendent, I. L. Dayhoff and J. G. O.
Morse, railroad commissioner. Morse
was on the Bailey side and Dayhoff on
the anti-Bailey side.
The fight has been a hard one from
the outset. Long before Hoch was in
the race the work Of organization was
begun. Carr w Taylor, ex-county at
torney by grace of the machine, and
deputy to the present county attorney,
led the fight for the Hoch forces. He
became an opponent of the machine in
gressional nomination, opposing S. W.
Forsha, the Reno county candidate
Defeated in that fight, he kept up the
war on the machine and used in the
present fight as one of his weapons a
local salary bill passed by the last leg
islature increasing the salaries of the
county officers. He was assisted by
three of the county officers whose sal
aries had been increased. They de-
nounced the legislature for passing a
measure in their behalf and of which
they are the direct benefciaries.
The result of Saturdays primaries in
Brown county was a surprise to the
friends of Judge W. I. Stuart. They ex-
pected to have a good majority in the
county convention against Curtis, but
the Curtis forces carried the primaries
and Curtis viii therefore have Brown
county's IA votes in the congressional
convention.
Stuart carried the city of Horton,
one ward in Hiawatha. and North Pa
donia, but Curtis carried two Hiawatha
wards and most of the country.
The result of the congressional fight
now hinges on Atchison county. If Mr..
Curtis carries that he can be nominal
ted. If he is defeated in Atchison he
will lack enough votes to secure a
nomination.
It is claimed that Atchison will be for
Andy White. There is no doubt but
Leavenworth will be for Anthony, al
though there is a possibility of a con
test over the 10 votes from the soldiers
home. Counting these counties this
way the representation in the congress
stonal convention, which will be held
at Holton week from tomorrow, will
be as follows:
Atchison, for White. ............15
Brown, for Curtis .--..................1 IA
Doniphan, for Stuart Observation-Disclosures. 10
jackson, for Broderick ...............1 10
Jefferson, for Curtis. ..-...............11
Leavenworth. for Anthony. .-..-.....24
Nemaha, for Stuart 1a
Shawnee, for Curtis. Observation-Disclosures 80
It will require "a votes to nominate.
OF which the above gives Mr.. Curtis 81.
Cyrus Leland made the following state