The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
Affairs in Second District Are
Growing Complicated.
BOWersOck Men Bolt the Ander-
son County Convention.
VERY MUCH DIVIDED.
COntesting Delegations from
Several Counties.
Almost Certain to Be Two N0mi-
nations Made.

1t looks as though there is chance
for double -barreled congressional
convention in the Second congressional
convention next week at Garnett, some
what like the affair at Holton in the
First district. There was a bolt in the
Anderson county convention yesterday
afternoon, which means that there will
be at least four contested delegations
in the congressional convention.
Reports from the Anderson county
convention at Garnett say that the
Bowersock delegates walked out be-
cause of a disagreement over the Gre
dentials, as there were contests in some
Of the precincts, and the convention was
SO evenly divided between Allen and
Bowersock that the decision of these
contests decided the complexion of the
convention, giving it to Allen instead
of to Bowersock. Thereupon the Bower
sock men withdrew, seated their con-
tested delegates, which brought up
their total number to SO. The whole
convention called for 10S delegates.
The Allen men controlled the regular
organization and the Bowersock men
realized it when the roll call on tenn
porary chairman was half completed.
Without waiting for the vote to be i'm
ished they bolted. SeVenty-two dele
gates participated in the organization
of the regular convention, or seven
teen more than a majority of all.
The Allen delegates. who remained
in the regular convention, elected the
following as delegates to the congress
sional convention: Frank L. Brown, T.
H. Harder. John F. Dellinger, John A.
Hargrove, J. G. Johnson, Elmer Bell
and T. A. Darling.
The Bowersock convention elected
the following congressional delegates:
John A Rankin, George G. Harvey,
John ]. O'Mara. A. H. Scott, James
Hunter, Ben Bacon, E. Z. Teft.
There are also contesting delegations
in Wyandotte, Johnson, and Miami
counties. Bowersock has II uncontest-
ed delegates in Douglas county and i3
in Allen, a total of 25. Allen has lS
uncOnteSted delegates in Franklin coun-
ty and II in Bourbon, a total of %,
so that Bowersock and Allen are tied
on that proposition. with Linn county
still to elect. The primaries there VIII
be held on Saturday and the convention
on Monday.
The Bowersock forces are now claim
ing the congressional committee by a
vote of five to four, although 1t has
heretofore stood five to four for Allen
There is some wonder as to whether a
change of heart has been effected in
one OIL InS InGtnD0IS Ol lliC
The complexion of the committee Will
have considerable bearing on the re-
suit.
The delegation from Allen county to
the state convention is headed by T. s.
Stover. The other members are as fol-
lows H A. Ewing. L. L. Northrup, w.
T. Watson, S. A. Gard, j. f. Hender-
son, C. B. Spencer, c. A. Reynolds, w.
T. McElroy, Ora Russell T. j. Ander-
son. J. T. Treadway, c. o. Bolinger,
f. N Vert, A. F. McCarty.
Clay Center, Kas., Feb. 24-The Re-
publican senatorial convention for the
Clay-Dickinson district was held i'll the
parlors of the Bonham hotel here yes
terday afternoon and nominated j. E.
Brewer of Abilene for state senator.
There was no other candidate. and Mr..
Brewer was named by acclamatien.
w H. Ryan. of Girard, has written
Frank Thomas, of Topeka, that he will
not run for the Democratic nomination
for governor, as he believes Senator
Harris is the only man for the Demo-
Gratis to nominate
One of the funny things growing out
dorsement given Secretary of State
Burrow by the Smith county Repub-
lican convention a few days ago This
endorsement was as follows:
we especially coiiiIIleAu eue oCLiOhA
of our Honorable Secretary of State, J.
R. Burrow, in his work as member of
the state board of equalization in in
sisting that the wealthy counties in
the eastern part of the state bear their
lust proportion of taxation in compari-
son to their valuation, and that he be
allowed to name the delegates to, the
state convention.
This might be all right in comparing
Smith county with some eastern coun-
ties. but when other Sixth district
counties are compared with certain
favored eastern counties the full effect
of the endorsement is perceived. For
instance. the percentage of increase in
the state taxes of Smith county and
those of the two rows running from
Smith west to the Colorado line, is as
follows:
smith ....... ...7s
Phillips 319