The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Democratic Advance Guard lis
Arriving in Topeka.
State Convention VIII Be Held
on Wednesday.
DALE HAS CLEAR FIELD
No Doubt OF Nomination Of
Wichita Man.
Likely That Fusion Will Be
Patched Up.
DALEHAS CLEAR FIELD

when the Democratic state convention
meets in Topeka next Wednesday
Judge David NJ. Dale will be nomi-
mated for governor. If fusion ar
rangement can be satisfactorily made,
and the prospect now is that one will
be made. the Populists, who will meet
in adjourned convention on the same
! day, will endorse Judge Dale.
The rest of the ticket is not so sure.
1t will probably be made up of both
Populists and Democrats. The Popu-
lists may be given a little the best of
the division in numbers because of
the fact that the Democrats will have
the governor and the ticket will prob
ably go on the ballot under the Demo-
cratic heading.
For lieutenant governor, E. r.
Ridgely, former congressman from
the Third district, and one of the old
time Populists of the state, is talked
of and he will have a strong support
among the Populists.
John Curran, who has been Secre-
tary of the PopuliSt state committee
during the last two campaigns. is be-
ing urged to take the nomination for
secretary of state. and David Over
myer can have the nomination for
congressman at large if he will
take it.
There will probably be a scramble
IOr the nomination Tor state treasurer
and two of the places on the railroad
board. The fusioniSts think they
have good show to elect these Off !
GERS, if not the rest of their ticket
Duane Freeman. who came out as
a candidate for treasurer some time
ago and behind whom the entire
Sixth district lined solid1y, has with |
drawn from the race because of poor
however. by w. P. FEEDER of Barton !
county, who has just become a candi- |
date and who is going into the race |
to get the nomination. w. H. Ryan
of Girard, Tom Dolan of Clifton, r. |
D. McClinan of Seneca and others are |
also mentioned for the nomination
1t is quite probable that John Mad !
den of Emporia can have the nomi- |
nation for attorney general if he will |
take it, but that is uncertain. Mad |
den is very pronounced against Par
ker and his action may depend on the |
attitude of the conventions Wednes- |
day towards the national ticket
A. B. Carney, who has been super |
intendent of the Concordia schools |
for a number of years, is talked of for
superintendent of public instruction. |
He is recognized as one of the leading |
educators in the state.
A number of candidates have the |
endorsement of the State Federation |
of Commercial Interests for railroad |
probably heed these recommendation |
in making their nominations. One of
the men most talked of for railroad
commissioner is Lot Ravenscraft a |
big cattleman of Clark county, who J
is extremely popular in that part of
the state. He has served a term or
two in the legislature, and Republi- |
cans acknowledge that when he runs
for an office down there. there is no |
use in putting up a candidate against
him.
So far as is known there are no
active candidates for state auditor, ,
superintendent of insurance, or for /
the three places on the supreme
bench, but candidates will probably
appear in due time.
The leaders in both parties will
probably begin to arrive in Topeka
Monday. Judge Dale will be here
from Wichita at that time and will
open his headquarters at the Throop.
The local Democratic committee has
issued the following relative to the con-
vention:
THE Democratic state central COM
mittee will meet at the Hotel Throop,
Topeka, Tuesday, August 2, for an ex-
ecutive session prior to the assembling
of the state convention.
"The Democratic state convention
called for the purpose of nominating
full ticket, will meet at the Auditorium
in the city of Topeka. Wednesday, Au-
gust 8, at 10 o'clock a. m.
TT is requested that all the delegates
hand their credentials to Colonel Chas.
McCrum the secretary, not later than
9 o'clock a. m. Wednesday and receive
their badges which will entitle them to
a seat in the convention. All delegates
and visitors are requested to meet at
the Hotel Throop at $50 a. m. from
which they will proceed to the Auditor
ium escorted by the well known Mar
shalrs Military band of sixty-five
pieces; this band will play all day and
evening for the convention. The lower
floor of the Auditorium will be reserved
for the use of the delegates and alter
mates and the state committee and for
representatives of the press who will
the committee. Delegates will get their
badges from Colonel Chas.- McCrum
The upper floor or balcony will be
opened to the ladies and gentlemen of
Topeka and elsewhere and their guests.
1.-The committee extends a cordial in
vitation to our citizens to attend the
and help make the delegates
and visitors feel at home and help us
to make them feel that Topekans are
not only glad to have them with us at
this time, but want them to come again.
There are over seven hundred dele
gates elected to the convention and We
expect twelve or fifteen hundred peo- |
pie to attend. Help US to give them a
royal welcome and make Topeka again
a convention city.
M. w. SAXON,
m. HEERY,
81. B. BILLIARD,
-'DR. w. T. TAYLOR,
DAVID HAROLD
"ABE STEINBERG,
Committee