The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-12
Democrats Are Waking Up and
Talking of Future.
Fact That 1t Is Presidential
Year Eandicaps Them.
NAY CONCENTRATE.
They Think There Is Good
Chance for One or Two Places.
Treasurer and Railroad Com
missioner Objective Points.

The Democrats are now beginning to
talk in earnest about nominating a
state ticket. Heretofore they have
been awaiting the outcome of the Re-
publican convention. Now that the Re-
publicans have met and separated,
leaving a lot of sore spots on account
of what is generally termed the raw
ness of the new machine, the Demo-
Gratis are preparing to take advantage
of the disagreements among their op-
ponents.
If it were not a presidential year and
if President Roosevelt were not such a
popular idol in Kansas. there would
be a great chance for a Democratic
winning in Kansas this year. AS it is,
it seems to be quite likely that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will pull most of the
Republican state ticket through, but
there will be a great amount ofscratch-
ing, and there is a chance for the DEM
ocratS to elect state treasurer at
least. Under present conditions, too.
the Democrats have a show to win IN
the Second congressional district, be-
sides making big gains In the legis-
lature. The chances of the Democrats
to elect one or more members OF the
railroad board will depend upon their
own nominees and the way the people
take the railroad domination of the Re-
publican convention.
The Democratic convention to name a
state ticket has not yet been called
The state committee has decided that
it shall be held in Topeka, but the date
has not yet been set. The state con-
vention to elect delegates to the ma
tional convention will be held in Wich-
| ita on April Z, and at that time the
state committee will fix the time for
the Topeka convention.
| So far only one avowed candidate for
the Democratic gubernatorial nonina-
ton has been announced This one IS
| Senator L. r. Wright of Emporia. An
organization was started at Emporia-
! last night to boom Senator Wright.
Judge Dennis Madden is chairman OF
the organizatit n and p. F. Yearout is
secretary. The club starts with 137
members and will make a campaign
for the nomination of Wright
The Democrats have an abundance
of timber for the Nomination. One or
more prominent Democrats are trotting
! in the mentioned class in nearly
every congressional district In the
First district John Atwood is under
serious consideration for the nomina-
ton by the Democratic leaders. In the
Second Judge Manford Schoonover of
the Third former Congressman A NJ
Jackson is being doomed. and his
boom has a lot of supporters over the
| state. Senator Wright is in the Fourth
district and in the Fifth Senator
| Harry Mcmillan, who is president or
| the Federation of Commercial Inter
ests, is talked of. The Sixth has no
gubernatorial candidate. but in the
Seventh Judge David Dale OF Wichita
has a big BOOM
If Senator w. A. Harris would take
the nomination he would receive it as
unanimously as E. W. Hoch received
the Republican nomination, but he will
not have it, Instead he has declared
for Judge Dale, and DaIe's boom has
accordingly received considerable
strength from the supporters of Harris
| 10 10 n no
an active candidate for the nomination
He stated to a State Journal reporter
at Wichita few days ago that he is
not an avowed candidate. Still he is
receiving a great deal of encourage
rnent to go after the nomination ac-
tivel-.
There is little talk of Democratic can
didates for other offices except state
| treasurer. Three candidates are thus
| far mentioned for that place. One is w
H. Ryan, former state senator from
Crawford county, another is G. P. Car
| stensen of Belleville, and the third is
popular at home, but Ryan is the bet
| ter known over the state. Christensen
| was elected county treasurer of Repub-
| lie county several years ago by a big
majority when the county was over
whelmingly Republican Schlyer is
representative from Ellis county.
1t is likely that numerous booms for
various state offices will be launched at
/ April z. By that time the extent OF
the detection in the Republican party
will probably be manifest to a great
1 extent.
Frank Thomas says that the. report
that j. G. Johnson was barely endors-
ed by the Democrats of Marion, his
home county, is not true, but that he
was authorized by large majority to
name his delegation to the state con-
vention. Johnson is a candidate for re-
election as member =cf the Democratic
4 national committee. Mr.. Thomas makes
the following statement:
| 1T has been stated that there were
120 delegates in the Marion county con-
vention, when there were but g. There
| was no resolution introduced endorsing
]. G. johnson which was carried by a
| majority of eight. Instead of the con-
vention passing a resolution by Il ma
| jority of eight, on the contrary #
ing majority to name his own dele
gates. which he did, and the list was
unanimously ratified"
Lawrence Gazette: The Topeka Capt.
tai makes the astounding declaration
that the report of the credentials's
Il committee of the Wichita convention
will have the respect of the entire
state" Without attempting intention
ally to wound the feelings of the es-
teemed Capital, the Gazette wants to
say that it does not believe there is an
honest man in the state of Kansas who
is conversant with the facts, who be-
lieves that the delegations from Miami
and Wyandotte that were admitted to
seats in the convention had the slight
est right to places there. The Capital
itself knows absolutely that they had
no rights which the convention was
bound to respect The Gazette fought
as hard as any newspaper in the state
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