The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-18
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

PULlllCAL GUSSlP.
A few of the old middle-of-the-road
Populists are starting trouble because
the late Populist state convention did
not nominate a state ticket but pro-
poses to give the Democrats a chance
to fuse. The Dykes brothers of Smith
county have publicly announced that
they will vote the Republican ticket
this year in preference to the Demo-
cratic.
The Smith county contingent was
the one that led the revolt against
fusion in the recent Populist conven-
ton. Some of the Smith county dele
a straight Populist ticket, even if they
had to do it alone They tried to get
some support for a bolt, but failed,
and they announced that they would
be satisfied with an adjournment to
August 3, in the hope that they can get
a straight Populist ticket at that time.
DIR. J. B. Dykes of Smith county has
been one of the POpulist leaders of the
Sixth district for years, and at one
time he was the Populist nominee for
congressman in the district The Dem
ocrats nominated Tully Scott. who re-
fused to get out OF Dykes way, ana
the result was the election of Congress
man Reeder. This is why Dykes is so
bitterly opposed to the Democrats and
to fusion. He has resigned from the
Populist committee Of Smith county
and his letter Of resignation to the
chairman is as follows:
I herewith tender my resigna ton as
a member of your committee for the
reason that the Peoples party of which
was once proud and to which ! was
loyal and faithful for the last fourteen
years, went out of business the l2th
inst, when it adjourned in Topeka
without making any nOIpination Tor
state officers. They propose to meet
again, August on the date OF the
Democratic state convention, and Of
course the object Of that meeting VIII
be to deliver US soul and body TO the
Democratic party through the action
of a so-called conference committee
do not propose to be governed by such
action, fail to see anything the DEM
ocratic party has done since lett IL
in 1890, that would justify my return
to it at this time, while the Repubh-
can party may have its shortcomings,
I consider it a safer organization than
the Democratic party. hence 1 snail
AFFILIATE and vote with the Republi-
can patty in the approaching cam
psisi'' 01' u. B. DYKES"
There is a big fight on over state
senator in Mcpherson county to sue
coed Senator q. e Branine OF New
ton. There are two counties in the
senatorial district. Harvey and Nc
Pherson, and it is the latters turn 10
have the senator. The senatorial con-
vention has just been called to meet
a Newton
will have fifteen delegates, but the
Harvey county politicians assured the
Mcpherson contingent that the nom
ination should go to Mcpherson coun-
~ Consequently all the candidates
are in Mcpherson. and there are
plenty of them. G. F. Grattan. who
has twice represented Mcpherson in
the legislature. is in the race John
F. Hughes. H 1. Maxwell and H. Par
ker are also candidates.
svl Dixon. once of Kansas but now
| of Oklahoma. will run a Roosevelt
wheat train" to the Republican ma
tional convention at Chicago Dixon
came into public notice in 1896 by
running Il Mckinley corn train to the
national convention at St Louis. AT
/ that time he lived in Summer Co, kan
sas Now he lives at Enid Okla His
train load of wheat viii be appro-
priately decorated and viii be accom-
panied by a band and pubic speakers,
| and stops will be made along the route
to advertise Oklahoma
Fred Dumont Smith proposes to in
troduce a bill in the next legislature,
/ providing he is reelected, providing
4 for a solicitor for the State Board Of
Railroad Commissioners, in other
/ words a lawyer for the people who
bring complaints before the board.
The Fort Scott Republican thinks
that H. w Hoch should not object
/ to the treatment which his brother
/ in-law, Judge J. T Dickerson, is re-
lceiving from the Moor faction in the
Eighth judicial district fight. It says
I the opponents Of Dickerson are giving
1 him Just what Hoch's friends gave
! Justice Atkinson and for the same
reason-he was appointed by Cover
4 nor BAILEY.
Announcement comes from Concor-
dia that Judge F. W. Sturgis has con-
| cluded to get into race for Repub-
lican nomination for Judge in the dis
/ trict composed of Washington, Repub-
lie and Cloud counties. This will make
/ a candidate in each county. Republic
has w. T. Dillon and Washington will
1 present the name of T. p Rooney
The convention will be held at Clyde
on April g. The entry of Judge
Sturgis into the contest makes {
deadlock probable, as it will take two
counties to nominate. Sturgis was or
the bench for a number of years. bu