The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-19
Mr.. GRASS HERE.
La Crosse Man a Full Pledged
Candidate for Treasurer.
May Be the Only Opponent
Against Kelly.
MR.. LAFFER is OUT.
Jewell County Man Decides Not
to Be a Candidate.
MIR. LAFFER is OUT
W. 2. Hackney Sweeps Cowley
County at Primary.

H. w. Grass. candidate for state
treasurer on the Republican ticket, was
in Topeka this morning on his way
home from Kansas City. He has not
thus far made any campaign for the
nomination, but will do so from now
on until the Wichita convention on
March 8.
1t seems likely now that Mr.. Grass
may be the only candidate against T.
Il. Kelly, and there is a strong indi-
cation that he may defeat Kelly, al
though he has thus far made no eff
fort in that direction. The movement
against Kelly has been spontaneous
thus far. 1t has come because the Re
publicans of the state believe that no
man. after promising to disproye the
charges that he is a thief and a forger,
would pay back a thousand dollars
without making an attempt to disprove
the charges if it were possible for him
to do so.
The Republicans of Jewell county in
structed for j. 0. Laffer of Jewell City
as a candidate against Mr.. Kelly, but
Mr.. Latter has concluded not to run.
J. r. Burrow, secretary of state, and
Clark A. Smith, candidate for justice OF
the supreme court, both come from
counties adjoiningg Jewell in the Sixth
district, and another candidate IN that
locality would injure Smith especially,
and also Burrow if there should happen
to be a fight on him. There is no such
fight, but one might be started, and
Mr.. Burrow does not care to take
chances on it. For that reason they
have persuaded Mr.. Latter to keep out
of the race. For the same reason they
have been doing everything possible to
line UP the Sixth district for Kelly. Mr..
Burrow is tied up with Kelly and can
not get away from him.
The endorsement of Mr.. Grass by the
Republicans of Rush county came TO
him entirely unsolicited and without
any previous thought on his part. de
is president of the Farmers and Mer-
chants bank at Lacrosse and on the
day of the county convention there ne
was busy in the bank when number
of the leading Republicans of the
county came in and handed him copy
of the resolution endorsing him Tor
state treasurer, informing him at the
same time that they were opposed TO
the denomination of T. T. Kelly and
proposed to draft Grass as a candi-
date against Kelly. That is how Mr.
Crass' candidacy started. The Repuo-
licans of Rush county endorsed h1ln
unanimously.
Mr.. Grass has lived in Kansas since
1877. Before going to Lacrosse he lived
business there with Hill P. Wilson Tor
ten years. He went to Lacrosse seven
years ago. In that part OF the state
he stands very high. He has never
sought wide state acQualnlancs Po-
litically but has been active as a Re-
publican at home and has been talked
of as a candidate for state senator
1vons Kas Feb. 1s.-The Repub-
ifcan county convention in Rice county
has been called to meet on March l,
with primaries to be held on February
27. There seems to be very strong
sentiment here against the renomlna-
tion of Mr. Kelly as state treasurer
He has few. friends in Rice county. 1t
is expected that the county convention
will instruct the delegates to the con-
yention at Wichita to vote against
Kelly.
Winfield. Kas.. Feb. 19.-W. P. Hack
ney has won an overwhelming victory
in Cowley county over Z. T. Greer, tne
leader of the Burton and anti
machine" forces. Greer was the anti
Bailey candidate for chairman of the
last State convention. but this year he
will not even be delegate.
Greer has devoted the entire editorial
page of his paper, the Winfield courier,
to fighting Hackney, with the result
that every ward in Winfield went for
Hackney and three-fourths of the pre-
cincts in the county. Hackney Will ac-
cordingly head the Cowley county dele
cation to the state convention
Washington, Kas., Feb. 1S.-The Re-
publicans held a harmonious eonven-
ton here and selected delegates to the
state. congressional and judicial con-
Roosevelt for president, Hoch for gov
ernor, Calderhead for congress, and T.
P. Roney of this county for judge. The
convention was comnosed of many new
men in politics. The following state
delegates were selected: S. H. Ham
flton, G. G. Gastetler, F. w. Olson,
John Windhorst. H. NJ. Ochiltree, B. N.
Higgins, DR.. J. C. Rudolph, W. E. Will
son. L. A Palmer. w. c. HolleweH
John Lesher, Irve Hague.
The contest board in Wyandotte
county has decided against the 'ruInp'
county ticket nominated by the Barnes
convention last week. Frank Holcomb,
be a candidate for reelection this
year. voted to sustain the trump"
ticket, while the two Republican mem
bers of the board sustained the regular
ticket. The "rumps" assert that they
will file an appeal with the supreme
court.
The "rump'' crowd is having trouble
in keeping their nominees from with
drawing. Some of them do not approve
of the manner in which the ''rumps'
are trying to do things and Will not
stand for it.
Both sides have fled nomination pa
pers with the secretary of state, GER
tifying the nomination of their respec-
tive candidates for district judge, state
senator and some other offices. but As
sistant Secretary Hill P. Wilson says
the contest is something the state cleo
tion board has nothing to do with, in
asmueh as the district does not take in
more than single county.
Leavenworth Times: The Republi-
cans of Rush county have unanimous
ly endorsed Harry W. Grass. cashier of
the Farmers and Merchants bank of
Rush county, for state treasurer. Rush
county is for Hoch for governor but is