The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
]. w. Coleman. editor Of the Eningham

j. w. coleman, editor OF the EfT1ngnam
New Leaf:
" Resolved, That we hereby heartily
| indorse the administration of President
Roosevelt as wise, patriotic and states
manlike, and that his acts have ad-
vanced our country to the position of a
world power among the nations of the
earth. Resolved, Further, that the COM
mittee hereby declare in favor of the
denomination and electi11 of Governor
| w J. Bailey. That we believe his ad-
ministration of the duties of his office
has been governed by a sincere desire
| to promote the welfare of the entire peo-
! ple' and we condemn the attacks which
| have been made upon him as untrue
and un-Republican, and coming from
a source which has a personal and not
a party interest at heart.
"The resolution was adopted by a
vote of % to 9. Roosevelt was over
looked on account of the state fight,
4 and the name of Governor Bailey only
was applauded during the reading.
Editor Coleman moved the adoption OF
the resolution, which was seconded
There were votes for and against it,
apparently about equal in volume, for
many spectators, not members OF the
committee, were present. 1t is said the
anti-Bailey people had claimed they
would have two hundred present.
| Chairman Kelsey was undecided, and
said:
1.-The clerk will call the roll
This would put every member on tne
out frankly and voted their convictions.
The issue appeared as much Curtis and
Bailey as ever. although they are not
running for the same office now. A
test vote had been had earlier in the
meeting in the filling of a vacancy on
the committee. The anti-Curtis can
didate for the vacancy got votes ana
the Curtis candidate 8. This was prac-
tically the same vote cast upon the
Bailey Endorsement
ssIt was during the vote on the Bailey
resolution that the war broke out.
The roll was still being called when
Jim Chisham stood up ana comlnencs99 sIo's9 a
talking He said he didn't understand
| how the different sets of delegates, TO
be voted upon at the primaries, were
to be secured; he didn't understand the
primary election. as proposed, and that
others didn't. He was asked to keep
quiet until the roll call was completed.
and apoIogized. When the vote was
announced, Ed Donnellan told CHS
ham that anybody could get up list
of delegates.
"sYou can get one up, JIM said Don
nellan.
"eYou fellows may do that replied
Chisham, but don't feel like doing it,
"'Weu. it's the first time you have
MT said Donnellan.
"Other Curtis fellows said they didn't
understand and the meeting was get
, ting into a noisy quarrel w4en os soine- e
one called upon Chairman Kelsey to
appoint the committee of seven he
named T. E. Donne1lan, ]. w. Coleman
c. D. Walker. DR.. Hudson and VIM
: Kiff, who with himself and Henry
, Newcomb. secretary. made the seven
They are all Bailey men. and their ap-
pointnent was followed by the bolt
Everybody seemed to be talking al
: once Taylor Lancaster, addressing the
} chair. yelled:
"sYou have a fight on your hands
l now you never had before
t The primary election plan eliminated
a county convention. aT1flsass scolored mar
: from Pennington was beWaIl1ng tnt
> fact that he couldn't go home and tel
5 his fellows that they were to have {
good old-time Republican picnic (mean
: ing conventior3. Chisham arose ~anc
l started for the door, motioning his
crowd to follow, and they did AS they
f were going, Booher, of Potter, he o.
4 ence arose and said with dramatic
forces
5 1.-The guilty fee when no man pur'
sueth--
D &c. D. Walker, who began to speal
5 Just as they were leaving, defended the
action of the committee. saying it hac
f decided that the people should decide
: between Curtis and anti-Curtis anc
Bailey and Hoch without fear or favor
He said it was the intention of the
other fellows to bolt anyway
s'W. T. F. Donald didn't leave the
room. remaining behind to chew the
, rag a little. He said nobody under
stood the resolution calling for Drina
? rieS. and that the committee would
. have a fight on its hands and con
: test Walker tried to explain. and dur
ing the squabble the meeting was ad
, journed.''