The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06

over the soldiers home matter. w. L
Biddle, of LeavenWorth, also made a
few forcible remarks. bordering on the
personal, in regard to D. W. Mulvane.
also regarding the soldiers home dele
CATION
Cyrus Leland sprung a strong reso-
luton endorsing President Roosevelt.
favoring the election of only such dele
gates to the national convention who
are known to be personally for Roose-
welt, and also asking the Kansas SEN
of the Panama treaty. Mr.. Leland
called for a roll call on the resolution.
and if there was a single member who
wanted to vote against it he did not
dare to make it known. The vote was
80 for the resolution.
The representation of Leavenworth
county was increased to give the sol
diers' home ten delegates. the same as
two years ago.
The meeting of the committee was
held in room adjoining the lobby at
the COPELAND. Every member of the
committee with the exception of five
were present in person, and those Ave
were represented by proxies. Those
who were present in person were as
follows:
Morton ,Albaugh, Kingman, chairman.
II. ]. Allen Ottawa.
T. c. Ballinger, Burlington.
F. G. Bartberger, South Park
Louis Boehler. Meade.
W. d. Casey, Atchison.
George Delaney, Axten.
F. B. Denman. Osborne
P. L. Dressie, Burdett.
J. F. Getty. Kansas City.
L H: Hussey, Lyndon.
Dr. A. B. Jones, Wa Keeney.
J. n. Johnson, Oskaloosa.
J. w. Johnson. Hamilton.
James A Kimball, Salina
Cyrus Leland, jr., Troy.
r. NJ. NcGonigal, Colby.
G. A. Mcneil, Columbus.
J. T. Moore, Pittsburg.
w Y. Morgan, Hutchinson.
D. w. Mulvane, Topeka.
T. S Stover. lola.
G. A Swartz. Great Bend.
E. r. Thorpe, Lakin.
D. w Wheeler Marion.
The proxy of D; R. Anthony, jr., was
held by w. 1. Biddle of Leavenworth.
The proxy of Otis L. Benton of Ober-
lin was held by John R. Mulvane of
Topeka.
The proxy of E w. Bolinger of Win
field was held by W. P. Hackney of
Winfield.
The proxy of B. H. Bum of Rush
Center was held by Frank Grimes of
Topeka.
mittee to represent the new judicial dis
trict composed of Wilson and Neosho
counties. Or rather this still remains
as the Seventh judicial district, while
from it, comprise the new Thirty
seventh. T. S. Slower of lola lives in
the new district and therefore becomes
the committeeman from the Thirty
seventh. He said it had been agreed
among the leading Republicans of the
new district that H. G. Lowrance of
Thayer should be the committeeman
from the Seventh district for the pres
ent. Mr.. Lowrance had sent his proxy
to Alfred Gibson of Erie of the state
auditors office.
Morton AIbaugh. chairman of the
committee, first called for the reDre-
sentatives Of the Leavenworth soldiers
home to lay their request before the
committee, but they could not be found,
so the committee proceeded to hear the
representations of the towns which
wanted the convention.
John 0. Frost presented the claims
of Topeka to the convention. When he
was introduced most of those who in
tended to vote for Wichita applauded
him.
ION behalf of the city of Topeka" he
said, 81 extend an invitation to you to
hold the Republican state convention
in Topeka. We will furnish you the
finest auditorium in the state, capable
of seating 1000 people. 1t has splendid
and ventilated. We will furnish the
committee all the stenographers and
clerical force necessary. We will give
you music by the best band in the west
We will furnish the committee with
free hotel accommodations. pay for the
printing and do everything else usually
done for conventions.
THE convention ought to be held
here because Topeka is the capital of
the state. 1t is the almost universal
rule in most states to hold their con-
ventiOns in the state capital. Our con
veEtion hall is the best adapted and
most commodious one in the state. We
have the best hotel accommodations to
be found anywhere. Our hotels and
boarding houses have double the ca
pacity of these of any other city in
Kansas.
by no means the least reason for
holding the convention here is because
Shawnee county rolls up the biggest
Republican majority of any county in
the state. If you will bring the conven-
ton here we will pledge you $500 ma
jority for the entire ticket. We hope
you will hold here, but whether you do
or not we will roll up a big majority
just the same"
c. V. Ferguson spoke for Wichita.
invitation to this convention" he said,
sas. Our hotel accommodations are the
pacity of our four leading hotels has
been increased % per cent in the last
year. We can easily care for 5000 visit
ors, and 5000 if necessary" Mr.. Fergu-
son then made the usual offers to the
committee.
There was no debate and the roll call
gave the convention to Wichita by a
vote of 81 to IL. as given above.
E. r. Thorpe of Great Bend moved
that the convention be held on Wednes-
| day. March g. commencing at 10 O'Clock