The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
THEY ARE HERE.
Republican Politicians Flock to
Topeka Today.
Place for the State Convention
Engrosses Attention.
TOPEKA is HOPEFUL.
But the Chances Are in Favor of
Wichita.
Meeting Will Be Held at Seven
O'clock.

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O'clock.
The Republican state convention is
likely to go to Wichita and by vote
of about 20 to Is. At least that is the
indication this afternoon. 1t may vary
one or two either way, but that will
be the vote, according to the claims of
those who are working for Wichita,
and they are apparently next to the
situation.
Notwithstanding the fact that things
appear to be fixed already to give the
convention to Wichita, the Topeka
Commercial club committee will extend
an invitation to hold the convention in
Topeka, and will present arguments
why it should be held here. John o.
Frost, president of the Commercial
club, will present the matter to the
state committee. The other members
of the Topeka committee are N. H.
Loomis, t. A. McNeal. Capt. H. NJ.
Philips, A. A. GODDARD, John Dudley, ].
B. Belts, D. w. Mulvane and T. ]. An
derson.
There is every argument in favor OF
the convention coming to Topeka
said Mr.. Frost this afternoon. 1--WE
have the hotel accommodations and the
best hall facilities and from a point of
location no other town in the state be-
gins to compare with Topeka
1t is not likely now that Fort Scott
will ask for the convention. If they do
it will only be in a perfunctory way.
Grant Hornaday of Fort Scott said
when he first arrived this morning that
his town would like to have the con-
vention and could handle it in good
shape, but as there seemed little likeli-
| hAn ~ Of N0~f n@ff Iof11 III I<,.,
it, no strong effort was put forth in
behalf of that place.
The contest then narrowed down to
Topeka and Wichita. A delegation from
the Wichita chamber of commerce con-
sisting of Mayor Mclean, C. V. Fergu-
son and O. Y. Smith put in the day
rounding up the members of the state
committee for Wichita. They We're aid
ed. of course, by B. H. Downing, the
5 member OF the committee from Wiehi-
ia, and c. H Luling, superintendent of
insurance, whose home is also there.
The convention will undoubtedly be
held the second week in March-on the
9Th or 10th or thereaboutS.
Seventeen of the 50 members of the
committee were here at noon. They
, are:
!, Morton Albaugn, Kingman, chairman
! n. J. Allen Ottawa
s T. G. BaIlinger, Burlington.
4 w. D. Casey. Atchison.
: George Delaney, AxteH
F. B. Denman. Osborne.
B. II. Downing. Wichita
J. w. Johnson, Hamilton.
Cyrus Leland, Troy.
r. NJ McGonfgal. Colby.
J. T. Moore, Pittsburg.
w. Y. Morgan, Hutchinson.
]. c. Morrow, Haddam.
D. W. Mulvane. Topeka.
T. S Stover. lola.
Mark Tulley, Independence
4 D. w. Wheeler, Marion.
A few of the members will probably
be represented by proxies. The balance
will get in on the late trains.
The committee is scheduled to meet
: at Z o'clock this evening at the Cope
: land.
; D. r. Anthony. jr.. member of the
;, county, is in Cuba, which precludes his
: attending the meeting of the commit
: tee tonight. His proxy is held by w
= = I. Biddle. His father, Col. D. r. An
u thony, the veteran editor of the Leav-
enworth Times, is here attending the
: meeting of the committee.
T Judge Case Broderick of Holton, and
Judge w. I. Stuart of Troy. two of
u the congressional candidates against
e Congressman Curtis, are here today,
: but neither said much for publication
y about the congressional situation.
t "You see 1 haven't been in the race
i very long," said Judge Broderick. 81
q was around over the district some be-
fore 1 made my announcement, but
haven't been out since.
Mayor J. L. Pritchard and Captain
J. B. McGonigal of the Leavenworth
Soldiers home are here to present the
=, request of some of the veterans OF
L the home that the state committee give
them separate representation from
LeavenwOrth county.
1--WE have nothing in common will
Leavenworth county," said Captain Nc
= GOnigal, land we want to keep out o
Ie the factional fights over there. w
II come from all over the country, and w
l. want to be considered as a county b,
n ourselves. The Leavenworth count,
Is politicians want to keep us a part o
q that county, because it makes thei
y delegation larger, and of course there
- argument on their side
II It is not likely that this request vii
II be granted. The veterans in the Sol
" diers' home vote as citizens of Leaven
"a worth county and they will probably b
d considered as such by the state com
I mittee 1t is urged that if they are Sc
II apart the employees at the penitentiar
/ will ask for the same thing next yeal
and a bad precedent would thus b
established.
Colonel T. B. Murdock, commonl
known as Bent had a heart-to-hear
talk with Cyrus Leland during tn
mixing of the politicians at the Cope
" land today. Il told him there wer
counties in Kansas where you coul
not find a single Republican for Bail
ey" said Colonel Murdock after tn
interview. go down to Douglas coun
K ty-they are all against Bailey. G
Y, into Greenwood and Chase and Lyo
n and even in this big county of Shaw
t. nee, and you won't find anybody fo
a Bailey
w A. Thompson, who is runnin
n against A. D. Walker in Jackson couI
k ty for railroad commissioner, is her
sh today.