The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-22
Delegation to Chicago Decides to
Support Fairbanks.
Resolution Offered by Richards
Unanimously Adopted.
BURTON GOES EAST.
Only One Kansan Missed Getting
Into Convention.
Delegation Is Located at the
Beach Hotel.

Chicago, June 22.-The Kansas dele
cation has Endorsed Senator Fairbanks
for the vice presidency. The indorse-
ment came in the shape of a resolution
offered by J. H. Richards, and was IN
animously adopted at a meeting spec
tally called for that purpose.
The proceedings of the Kansas dele
cation throughout have been extremely
harmonious. The state is represented
heavily on the executive staff of the
convention by large number of assist
ant doorkeepers and sergeants-at-arms,
and their friends have no difficulty in
getting passed into the convention hall
J. ". Fleming, of Jackson county.
and his whiskers formed the subject of
a humorous cartoon in one of the Chi
cago papers as "A Kansas Product"
Senator Burton, who has been a
prominent figure at Kansas headquar-
tiers, has left for New York.
Henry Allen, of Ottawa, and W. T..
Morgan, of Hutchinson, have been reg
ular visitors at headquarters.
The seating of the six delegates from
the Philippines by the convention was
the result of personal efforts OF Ma
tiona1 Committeeman David MulVane.
He first proposed that the Philippines
be given representation at a meeting
of the national committee last fall,
when Senator Hanna was still living,
but his suggestion was not acted on
at that time A short time ago he had
the matter referred to a subcommittee,
which reported it favorably to the
whole committee. The convention rati-
fed the action of the committee by
seating the six delegates and giving
them tWoA votes, the same as the dele
gates from Porto Rico.
The Kansas delegation has comforta-
BILE headquarters at the Beach hotel, in
Hyde park, on the lake shore
cago, but one of them missed getting
into the convention hall. He lacked
patience or got left. D. w. MulVane
was not sure which. The kanSanS did
not have any doorkeepers, and they had
to fall back on an old system. IheFe
were several assistant sergeants- at
arms They went inside and gave their
badges to one of their members, who
went outside and pinned them on other
waiting Kansans, who wore them into
the hall and returned them to be used
again for others. In the Kansas con-
tingent one pass or one badge was used
BY in some instances, as many as d
dozen men.
At Sioux Falls four years ago Mr.
Davies was a leader of the national
convention of the Peoples party and
chairman of the Kansas delegation
Two Years ago Mr.. Davies returned to
the Republican party and now ne is an
alternate delegate in the Republican
national convention. Mr.. Davies is
something of a humorist and he espe-
ciaIly likes to have fun with the police
men of big town.
Have you seen Sturges % he asked
of a dignif1ed officer on Michigan ave
nue..
Il don't believe I know him. the
policeman innocently replied.
Don't know him.' exclaimed Davies.
ssWhv. everybody ought to know him.
He is running for county attorney of
Cloud county"
The Kansas delegation was seated on
the right of the hall, with Massachusetts
in front and Arkansas behind. Mis-
sorri delegates were placed on the eX-
IRENE left, with none of their immed-
late neighbor states near them.
Kansas has a fine reservation almost