The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-17

10. George ii. case, MankdlO.
IL Charles w. Hull, Kirwin.
IS. o. T. Smith. Wichita.
49, A. K. Richards, Wellington.
20. ]. F. Junkin. Sterling.
81 F. L. Williams, Clay Center.
% Cyrus Leland, Troy.
49, John F. Jones, Grinnell.
"a Morton Albaugh, Kingman.
%. T, j. Hayes, Kansas City.
go H. c. Simpson. Lincoln.
81 r. N. Crawford, HugotOn.
49, Ellis Garten, Cimarron
SO. B. P. Miller, Ness City, and c. A.
Moser, Kinsley.
a. r. M. McGonigal, Colby.
35. J. N. Dolley, Wabaunsee.
36. J. N. Johnson, Oskaloosa~
81. D. w. Finney, NeoshO Falls.
The Thirty-third judicial district, the
-one presided over by Judge Charles E.
Lobdell, has two committeeman. Sew
eral years ago the counties in this dis
trict formed two judicial districts but
they We're consolidated by the legisla-
ture. 1t was contended that as the rail-
roads ran in that district two commit
has been allowed two ever since.
The committee will meet for organiza-
ton at the National hotel tomorrow
evening ct 1880 o'clock. 1t is expected
that all of the fifteen state candidates
will also hold a meeting at the same
time to express their choice on organ
ization.
Secretary Burrow returned this morn
ing from his home at Smith Center,
Where ne has been most of the time
since the state convention last week.
When asked for an expression concern
ing the state craftsmanship he said:
If the people believe that 1 am a
fractional candidate / ought not to be
elected state chairman. L have never
asked for the place nor am 1 asking for
it now, but If it is rendered to me 1
will use it not in the interest of any
one candidate, but in the interest of
the entire party. The state organiza-
ton ought not to be used to advance
the interests of Senator Burton or Mr..
Curtis or any other special candidate,
and if / am not big enough to be fair
to all factions and not be a factional
chairman, 1 ought not to be elected
Mr.. Burrow left Smith Center at two
o clock this morning, coming to Topeka
over the Rock Island He says the
rainfall failed to reach as far as Smith
Center at the time he left there.
The rumor comes from Wichita that
former Governor Stanley may be pre-
pairing to re-enter politics with the
idea of running for United States SEN
ator to succeed ]. R. Burton
The St. Marys Journal brings out Ed
Carroll, the well known Democratic
leader of Leavenworth and banker
there. as g candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for state treasurer.
1t says:
Thousands of gooa citizens are look
ing to the Democratic party to nomi-
nate an honest mansfor state treasurer.
| There is a strong feeling that Hon. Ed
Carroll. Of Leavenworth, should be
drafted for the place. No man in
Kansas better represents the highest
ideals of good citizenship than Ed Car
roll. He is clean. able. wen known
and popular. and would make a win
ming race. We hope to see him nomi-
| mated"
Republican papers are boiling Kelly's
nomination now in real earnest. The
Barnes Chief publishes several edi-
torial paragraphs this week declaring
that it will oppose Kelly On the sub
ject of boiling him it says:
Republicans who dislike to bolt the
ticket should remember that Kelly
rump outfit in Miami county, not
daring to trust his interests to the reg
ularly constituted Republican party of
that county"
The Walnut Valley Times publishes
the following:
What. is unaccountable is that Re
publican managers, state officials and
party leaders should want to do such
an outrageous thing as to force Kelly
as a nominee on the party. AS nom
inee the party must stand UP and
line up for him. This disgusts sensible
and moral people, and very frequently
they take it out of the other candi-
dates who defend and excuse such
as he.''
Clyde Republican: At the Wichita
convention the Boss Busters renom-
mated the entire state ticket, with. the
exception of Governor Bailey. They re-
pudiated Governor Bailey, an honest
man, and renominated Tom Kelly. And
they call this clean. The Topeka poll
ticians run the convention and the rank
and file delegates had nothing to do but
shout. Yet they claim there is no ma
chine. Great is reform.
The Hutchinson News publishes the
following on the subject of the action
of the credentials committee at the re-
cent state convention:
TT develops that a majority of the
committee on credentials at the state
convention was really opposed to seat
| ing the Kelly and Walker delegates
and that a bare majority in favor of
them was only obtained by political
pressure. In order to nominate Kelly
decently he needed his home county,
and to nominate Mr.. Walker at all he
had to have his, which he lost at the
primaries. This explains why til
chairman of the credentials committee
refused to explain or defend the re-
port of the committee and why the de-
mand for "the previous question was
1 made by Dick Blue as soon as the re-
port was submitted. Delegates who sat
in that convention will now realize the
necessity of this case which almost
made two SergeantS-at-arms assault
Ira Collins, the old soldier from Nema
ha county, who tried to get the chair
man of the committee on credentials to
give the reasons for the decision of the
committee. This also vindicates Mr..
Roork, the chairman of this committee,
for his refusal to give any reasons.
Nobody can blame him But if the
convention had beena told of the fact
that a majority of the committee, all
| ..anti-rna chine" was opposed to seat
| ing Walker delegation from Jackson
county, the Rock Island might have
| lost its member of the board of railroad
commissioners