The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21
MACkEY LOST IT.
He Wanted to Be the State
Committeeman.
Was Geary County's Turn to
Have the Place.
JUDGESHIP WAS IN 1T.
May Mean That DickersOn Will
Be Renomi6ated.
Morris County Was Placed
Under Obligations.

bition to be a member of the Republican |
state committee, and as it is said to |
have been Geary county's turn to have
the committeeman in the Eighth judi
cial district, he thought he would un-
doubtedly be made committeeman by |
asking for it, but he was disappointed
The Eighth judicial district is COM
posed of Marion, Morris, Dickinson and
Geary counties. Marion had IL votes in
the state convention, Morris had 8. |
Dickinson had II and Geary had 6.
Thus Morris and Marion together had
10, while Dickinson and Geary together
had 49,
D. W. Wheeler of Marion was the re-
firing member of the state committee
from that district, and when it came
to electing a new one, instead of Morris
and Marion joining in Geary county's
and elected George P. Morehouse of
Morris, thereby defeating Mackey. The
story of why this was done is somewhat
interesting:
The general public has been laborlng
under the Supposition that Judge o.
L. Moore of Abilene is pretty sure to
defeat for the Republican judicial
nomination Judge j. T. Dickerson of
Marion, whom Governor Bailey ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy in that dis
law, but the partisaps of Judge Dick
erson assert that the matter is far
from settled.
The friends of Judge Moore have
been proceeding on the theory that it
was all right to elect delegates to the
judicial convention, although the con-
vention has not yet been called, and
judicial delegates have been elected in
Morris, Dickinson and Geary counties,
and it is said that most of them are
for Judge Moore. That is why it has
been supposed that Judge Moore is
sure of the nomination.
But D. w. Wheeler, of Marion who
is a member of the judicial committee,
says that the delegates thus far elected
don't count. He says no call has been
issued for a judicial convention, and
therefore no delegates could be Legal
ly elected to- such convention. He
further prophesies that Judge Dicker
son will get the nomination.
1t, is reported that there is a project
on foot to call a primary election in
that judicial district, the Eighth, for the
nomination of judge, and not hold a
convention at all Mr.. Hoch's stand in
favor of primary election law will be
urged as reason for trying primary
election in that judicial election. 1t IS
said that Judge Dickerson will have a
far better show for nomination in a pri-
mary election than he would have in a
convention, for Judge Moore could carry
Dickinson and Geary counties and very
likely get GIlOuSA NOtCS Jul VI V1Oll ID
county to nominate him. In a primary
election, however, his majority in Dick
inson and Geary counties combined
would probably not be as great as Dick
erson's majority in Marion, which rolls
up a big Republican vote, and Dicker-
son would have an equal and perhaps a
better show to carry Morris county.
Here is where the election of a state
committeeman came in handy. It is
alleged that by giving the committee
man to Morehouse of Morris county, the
Marion delegation probably clinched the
majority of Morris county for Dicker-
son.
The only thing that is likely to inter-
fere with the scheme is that it might
embarrass e w. Hoch. Dickerson is
Mr. Hoch's brother-in- and if Mr..
Hoch were called on to indorse such
plan it might embarrass him. That,
however, is said to be the plan for noml-
mating Dickerson.
The Emporia Republican says that
l. R. Wright has decided not to be
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
tion for governor. 1t says:
Il. R. Wright has given out his ulti-
matum He says he will not be can
didate for the gubernatorial nomination.
His friends are now talking OF lmltat-
ing the Republicans and drafting him
for the duty Some of them think the
dissensions in the Republican party will
make it more than possible for him to
be elected. He should remember how
John Martins father threw away his
opportunity to be governor when he re-
fused the nomination rendered him by
the Democratic convention in this city
at the Whitley opera house. and how
George Click accepted it and was
elected over St. John.
Albert Griffin has written a new book
on the money question. He calls it
THE Hocus Pocus Money Book" It is
not yet published and will require a
thousand dollars for its publication. but
a committee has been appointed to
raise the money for its publication.
Some oId-time Populists who have read
it predict that it will bring the money
question to the front again."
The Spring Hill New Era. published
at T. T. Kelly's old home. on the line
between Johnson and Miami counties re-
fuses to support him for state treas
urer. It is Bowersock paper, too.
The Sabetha Republican Herald is
another Republican paper which pup
fishes the Republican state ticket with
a blank after the words, For Treas
urer."
Charlie Finch thinks that if Bower
sock accepts Henry Aliens proposition
to hold a new primary election in the
| Second district there Will be not less
than a million votes cast in Wyan-
dotte county.
Lawrence Gazette: It is charged
that of the committee on credentials ut
wichita. three were in favor of being
decent. and throwing out the Wyan-
dotte boodIers The names given are
Carruth, Rossington and Benedict. The
Gazette doesn't know whether they
wanted to do right. or whether they
obeyed their orders without kicking.
And as a matter of fact, it makes lit
tie difference. They made a report