The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28
DEMOCRATS ARE ACTIVE
Many County Conventions We're
Held Saturday.

Harris for president and for Judge Dale
Of - Wichita for governor. The Rice
county delegates to the wichita conven-
| ton are as follows:
Six. P. P. Trueheart, J. C. FAINT, Joseph
/ Casey.
The resolutions adopted by the con-
venti0n were as follows:
/ First-We favor the name of Hon W.
A Harris for president
| Seeond-We favor the election Of o.
P Scarce as one of the district dele
gates to the national convention.
Third-We favor the nomination Of D.
NJ. Dale for governor.
F'ourth-We recommend that the nom
nation of railroad commissioners be
made on the suggestion of the fedora
ton Of commercial interests of Kansas
Ffth-We invite the cooperation of
all voters who are opposed to Republic
can nnisrule in nation, state or county
Leavenworth. Kan, March 2s.-Not-
outstanding the fact that John H.
Atwood of Leavenworth will probably
be elected Democratic national COM
mitteeman from Kansas and the Dem
Oeratfc county convention here Satur-
day instructed for him. and that At
wood has announced himself for
Hearst for president, the county con-
vention here Saturday was controlled
by the anti-Hearst element 1t in
structed for ex-senator Harris for del
egate-at-large to the national conven-
ton, expecting him to head the Kan
sas delegation, and Senator Harris is
against Hearst The Hearst element
was given seven of the seventeen dele
gates to the Wichita. convention, but
the unit rule was adopted which ties
them up.
| The delegates to the state convention
/ in Wichita are: E E. Murphy, T. Il
Atwood, C. H. Greever. j. D. Ryan, F.
p. Fitzwillians, c. H Taschetta. s f.
/ Nelly, S E. Garrett, Henry SCHNEIDER,
W. W. Hooper. Frank Gable, J. b
Harmon, o. G. Ballard NJ. r. Howard,
A E Dempsey and H T. Squires-
The delegates to the state convention
in Topeka to nominate state officers
are: z. E Murphy, Charles H Greever,
F. P. Fitzwilliams, ]. H; Atwood,
Carroll ]. Ross Parkins, A E. Demp-
sey, John Greever. NJ c. Harvey, c.
Flora, D. b Mason. D. Spencer. J.
Garrett, P. E.verhardy and M Berry.
Burlington. Kan, March 2s.-Popu-
list and Democratic conventions were
held here Saturday Frank Fockei,
editor of the Leroy Reporter, was in
dorsed for senator from the corey
Franklin district by the Democrats,
and was authorized to name his dele
gates. Dennis Madden was indorsed
by both conventions for district judge,
and will have no opposition at the con
vention at Emporia- The usual resoIu-
lions were adopted by both conventions
ard the Democrats Endorsed ]. H. At
wood for national committeeman Inc
indications are that there VIII AGAIN
be complete fusion in this county The
delegates to the Democratie conven-
I ton are thought to favor Hearst for
president
T.a4vrence Kan. March 2S.-The
Douglas county Democratic convention
was held in this city Saturday after
noon The convention instructed us
delegates to give Senator W. a. f1aL
ris a complimentary vote for the gub-
erna torial nomination, but aside from
that there were no Instructions mere
was little talk concerning the cnoice
of a candidate TO head the democratic
national ticket Following are the del
erates selected to attend the state
convention at Wichita; j. T. ISisgs'
IT 7 Sweeney. Henry Albach, X W.
Ta1dington. David Passon, William
Evans and J. D. Martin
ottawa. Kas.. March 2s.-The Demo-
Gratis of Franklin county saturday m
dorsed Hearst for president Inere
was no opposition to the resoiutlons,
which instruct the delegates to the
STATE convention to vote for only sueh
national delegates and only sucn IN
struetions as shall be favorable TO the
| Hearst candidacy The delegation TO
| wichita is composed of ten men and IS
headed by W. A DeFord. who has
been active in supporting the canQl-
dacv of Hearst. T. w Morgan, VINO
has also been closely allied Win lng
/ delegate from the Second district j.
II Atwood was indorsed for national
i 4uruitteeman- Senator II r. SheiuoA
heads the delegation to the state con-
veHtion at Topeka
Il CLAW Center, Kas-, March 2S--The
Populists of Clay county held dele
gate convention Saturday afternoon 70
1 r., %ha Of congress
I sianal and senatorial conventions Long
resolutions were adopted but no in
structions were given the delegates
Nothing was said relative to pfesl-
i dental candidate although It seemed
/ that most of those present favored
4 Hearst The resolutions favor the free
coinage of silver at 16 to L The DEM
ocrats hold their convention next sat
urday-
Mcpherson, Kas March 2s--The
/ Democratic county convention to elect
DELEGATES to the state convention met
here Saturday afternoon The dele
gates from Mcpherson county are as
follows: John burst, Moundridge; J.
w Myer, Canton; W. Knaus. MePher-
son. o. w Matthias MCPHERSON. @. H.
Mcpherson; B. 8 Bonney. Mcpherson;
i'll. l. Small, Ga1va- The delegation
was instructed for Hearst fer presi-
dent.
Garnett. Kas., March 2s.-The Gar
nett Eagle, published for the last Is
years by w. A. Trigg & Sons, was pur-
chased Saturday by C. T. Richardson,
formerly of the Garrett Journal The
oaper will be consolidated with the
PIaindealer and will be conducted IN
der the mana cement of Richardson and
w r. Smith, editor Of the Plaindealer.
Dodge City Kas-, March 23-The
: Ford county Democratic convention
{ convened here Saturday and elected
the following delegates to the state
, Democratic convention: H B. Bell. sr-,
W F. Petition. A B. Reeves. J. ".
: Harsh berger The committee was IA
l vorzbIe to W. F Pelillion as delegate
to the national convention No in
structions were given for presidential
? candidate.