The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-15
MUOl DEAF kELLI
That Is the Keynote of miami
Convention.
His Home County Wants Hon.
est Man for Treasurer.
ARE ALSO FOR ALLEN.
Mr.. H0ch's Efforts in Second
District FruitIess.
Believed That Bowersock Will
Quit Race.
ARE ALSO FOR ALLEN.

Paola, Kan, Feb. 15-The regular
Republican county convention met here
Saturday to elect delegates to the con-
gressional and state conventions. The
primaries on Friday were largely at
tended, over a thousand votes being
cast in the precincts. The two hundred
and ten delegates were all present Sat
urday, it being the largest convention
in the history of the county. There was
a contest in several precincts Friday
between the friends of H. J. Allen and
]. D. Bowersock on the congressional
issue, but Mr.. Allen won in all pre-
cincts of the county but one, where the
delegation was divided.
This was the regular county conven-
tion called by the county central COM
mittee at a regular meeting January 26-
Soon after the regular call was issued,
T. t. Kelly got together a. meeting of
his friends, created a new county CEN
trail committee and called a rump con-
ventiOn, which was held last Thursday.
Some of Mr.. Bowersock'S friends ignOr-
ed Mr. Kelly's convention, and in most
places Friday attended the regular pr1-
maries, and those who were successful
sat in Saturdays convention The con-
vention selected delegates to both the
state and congressional conventions, and
instructed for Hoch and Allen.
Miami county has eleven votes in the
state and ten in the congressional con-
vention The most remarkable feature
in the convention was the following
resolution, touching T. t Kelly of this
county, which was passed without a dis
senting vote:
resolved, That we condemn the
action of T. T. Kelly in boiling the call
of the county contral committee and
holding a runp convention, and that
said action is a confession on his part
that he knew it to be useless to try to
| override the great majority that turned
! him down at the polls in 1902, and that
his action in trying to steal the delega-
| ton of this county in the state conven-
ton is in keeping with his criminal rec
| ord as county clerk of this county.
which makes his denomination for state
treasurer, under the cry of reform and
! honest methods, an astounding incon-
sistency and a humiliation to the state
of Kansas.
Remembering the statement of Kelly
at the time of his nomination at the last
state convention that he would dis
prove the findings of the board of coun-
| ty commissioners of Miami county
against him, and finding that he has
made no effort to disprove said findings,
but on the other hand has so far ac-
knowledged the same as to pay back
into the county treasury part OF the
sum fraudulently taken by him, there
fore, we ask the nomination OF q com
petent man of integrity for the office OF
state treasurer, and we hereby instruct
our delegation to Wichita to use all
honorable means for the accomplish
ment of this end
The other resolutions were as follows:
"We the Republicans of Miami coun-
ty, Kansas, in convention assembled, do
hereby declare our devotion to the Re-
publicon party and to that principle
thereof that demands honesty and fair
ness in the men it elects to office, and
point with pride to the consistent effort
of President Roosevelt, in word or deed,
to uplife the standard of official integ-
tn etc
faith of the great body of the Repub-
lican party in the presidents hrmness
to stand against the aggressions of cor
porate and trust power and in favor or
the rights of all the people, great and
small, but forecast his denomination at
Chicago by aoclamation, and his trf-
umphant election by the people in No
vember next, to accomplish which we
hereby pledge our enthusiastic support.
Resolved, That we endorse the pres
ent administration of Governor Bailey,
insofar as he is responsible therefor.
and are glad to know that at a time OF
widespread official corruption no charge
Of personal or official dishonesty has
been made against the governor of our
state.
| Having full faith in the integrity.
patriotism and sterling manhood of the
Hon E. w. Hoch, and believing him to
be wholly sincere in his statement that
the Republicans of Kansas should
commence a house cleaning at home
before we should condemn other states
we hearken unto his words and enroll
ourselves under the standard of Hoch
and civic righteousness and appeal to
all Hoch delegates throughout the
state who believe in honest methods
and honest men to so act at Wichita
that the cry for reform may prove it's
sincerity and consistency by the char
acter of the men who are to be NOM
mated at that convention.
Resolved, That we declare the action
of Senator Sponable in ignoring the
two members of the senatorial commit
tee for Miami county, and calling a
convention without consulting the
wishes of the Republican party Of this
county as an unfortunate procedure
that should be corrected in a spirit of
fairness and harmony to the end that
success may crown our efforts in No
vember next.
ssBe it further resolved, That in view
of the fact that our neighbor on the
west, Franklin county, has raised her
banner for her favorite son, Henry J.
Allen and believing him to be a man of
the highest political and moral integri-
ty we do hereby endorse his candidacy
for congressman for this district and
pledge him our loyal support for NOM
nation and election.
1.-THE delegation selected by this con-
vention are hereby instructed to vote
for him and to use all honorable means
to secure his nomination"
SPLIT IN WYANDOTTE
AS expected, there were two conyen-
tions in Wyandotte county Saturday,
bt1t f1a Mc(sraw convention seems fo