The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-10
THEIR WORK DONE
Republican State Convention
Adjourns This Morning.
Required Almost All Night to
Complete Ticket.
MACHINE RUNS THINGS.
All Is Done According to Pre-
viOus Programme.
Opposition to Kelly Develops
Nearly 200 Votes.
DELEGATES UNSEATED.
Jackson, Atchison and Miami
ssAntis" Recognized.
Opposition to Kelly Develops
Nearly 200 Votes.
DELEGATES UNSEATED.
Jackson, Atchison and Miami
sAntis" Recognized.
Walker Nominated Over Pro-
tests Of Commercial Interests.


FOR GovERNoR-Edward W. Hoch,
Marion.
FOR LIEUTENANT GovERNoR-David
j. Hanna, Graham.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE-Joel r.
Burrow, Smith.
FOR AUDITOR OF STATESeth G.
Wells, Neosho.
FOR TREASURER OF STATE-Thomas
T. Kelly, Miami.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL-C. c. Cole
man, Clay.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF INSUR-
ANCE-Charles Luling, Sedgwick.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION.. L. Dayhoff, Reno
FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPREME
SOURT six year term)-W- r.
FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPREME
COURT (six year term)-E. w. Cum
ningham, Lyon.
FOR JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME
COURT lfour- year term)-Clark A.
Smith, Mitchell
Wichita, Kan, March 10.-The above
state ticket was nominated by the
state Republican convention. 1t was
nearly 2 o'clock this morning before
the convention adjoured. There was not
q hitch in the proceedings from start
10 finish except the protests against the
new machine methods in unseating
delegates regularly elected in Jackson.
Atchison, Miami counties. There was
also pronounced opposition to Kelly
which found voice in 1S0 votes for MIR.
Cragun, the candidate of a moment.
The demands of the shipping and
commercial interests were ignored and
A. D. Walker, the admitted representa-
tive of the Rock Island was nominated
over their protests. They were given
one place on the board by the nominal
ton of Mr.. Robinson.
Wichita, Kan, March 10.-The most
important session of the convention
met at 1880 o'clock last night, but more
than half an hour was taken up with
selections by the glee club and band,
and then w. S. Roark, chairman of the
committee on credentials, was called on
for his report. The committee selected
the following delegations in the coun-
ties where there were contests:
Wyandotte-Both delegations, giving
each delegate a half vote.
AtchisOn-The anti-nachine delega-
tion, headed by John Seaton.
Leavenworth-The machine delega-
tion, headed by d. r. Anthony.
Jacksonville Walker delegation,
headed by Albert Sarbach.
Miami-The Kelly delegation, headed
by Noah Elliott.
Dick Blue made three or four speech
es, and Grant Hornaday then started
the trouble by moving to substitute the
anti-Kelly delegation be seated in place
of the Kelly delegation. Blue immedi-
ately moved the previous question On
Hornaday's substitute. Ira F. Collins
of Nemaha, tried to speak. He was
cheered on by the machine SymDat thi..-
and hOOfad hV the ohiniSfS
and for a few minutes there was al
most a rough house. Chairman StubbS
tried to silence the crowd but failed.
Some sergeants-at-arms tried to seat
Collins but he persisted in asking for
recognition. Stubs at length put some
motion, but no one knew what it was.
The vote was about evenly divided and
no one knew what the decision of the
chair was, and Collins called for a roll
call. The confusion continued for sew
eral minutes until Carr Taylor made a
speech in favor of a roll call on any
disputed point. Chairman Stubbs in
structed that the roll be called on
Hornaday's substitute, but before it
was started he granted leave that an
explanation be made concerning each
county. He called w. S. Roark for
ward to explain the action of the com
fnittee concerning Wyandotte.
Roarlx said both sides were wrong
and he thought it would be good pun
ishment for both sides to make them
associate with one another.
ITO seat the regular delegation over
the other we thought would be a vic
tory of law over justice" said Roark,
"and to decide the other way would be
to recognize that which it is irregular
and tie the blue ribbon on the fellows
who like to raise rough house, so we
decided to be expedient and give each
side half"
Orrin J. Peterson. chairman of the
Wyandotte county Republican central
committee. came forward then and an
nounced the withdrawal of the regular
Wyandotte delegation from the con-
vention, stating that they represented
over 300 delegates in the county con-
vention against nine that bolted, and
he did not think the report of the COM
mittee had any fairness in it.
This created a sensation. c. w.
Trfckett, Wyandotte rump delegate,
then harangued for several minutes.
In the meantime a rain storm came up
of the barn-like auditorium drowned
the voice of the-speaker. The same
thing happened when Grant Hornaday
spoke for his substitute in the Miami
contest. and when Ben Simpson tried
to answer him in favor of the Eelly
deIe&a ton.
The roll was then called on Norma
days substitute. and the result was as
follows: Aye, 130: no, 626.
The report of the committee on Gre
dentials was then carried on a previous
question moved by H. E. Richter. and
the temporary organization was made
permanent
7. T. Kelly had been working to get