The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-02
STEAL A MARCH.
Curtis Men Outwit the Ants at
HOltOn.
Desert Hall Prepared for the
Convention.
OTHERS ARE LEFT.
Followers of Shawnee Man Or
ganize Without Opposition.
J. G. SIOnecker, of Topeka, Is
Made Chairman.
THEY CALL A BOLT.
Anti Curtis People Hold Posses
sion of Tabernacle.
Two Conventions Are Accord
ingly in Session.
CURTIS AND ANTHONY
One Convention NOminates To-
peka Man by AccIamatiOn.
The Other Names Anthony Af-
ter First Ballot.
CURTIS AND ANTHONY
One Convention NOminates To-
peka Man by AccIamatiOn.
The Other Names Anthony Af-
ter First Ballot.

Holton, Kan, Feb. 1.-Two congress
sionaI conventions met this afternoon
without conflict. This was accomplish
ed by the Curtis crowd going to Mac
cabee hall without notice after the
tabernacle, where all conventions in
Holton are generally held, had been pre-
pared for the convention. The seats had
all been placed and signs had been put
up locating the various delegations.
The anti-Curtis crowd began to gather
about noon, however, and by o'clock
had possession of the tabernacle. In
the meantime the congressional commit
tee met and after voting to seat the
Curtis delegation from Jackson and
Atchison counties and the Soldiers
home, and the fourteen Anthony dele
gates from Leavenworth county, on mo-
tion of John Bacon, congressional COM
mitteeman from Jackson county, the
committee voted that the convention
meet in the Maccabee hall.
This hall will hold less than $50 peo-
pie. while the tabernacle holds 800.
Charles williams, owner of the taber-
nacle, says it was rented by G. D.
Logan. a local Curtis man and chair
man of the Jackson county, committee,
for the convention. The anti-Curtis
men claim the action of the five Cur
tbs members of the committee is vtr-
tually a bolt.
At five minutes of two o'clock E. A.
Austin appeared on the platform of the
tabernacle where about TOO antf-Cur-
tbs people were gathered and an
nounced "A majority of the congress
Slonal committee have decided to ad-
journ this convention to Maccabee hall"
Put him out; put him out" yelled
many people and Austin had hard
work to escape.
At 2 o'clock Arthur Capper, chairman
of the congressional committee called
the Curtis convention to order and
Judge ]. G. SlOnecker was chosen chair
man.
Congressman Charles Curtis was
VentiOn.
AT THE TABERNACLE.
The convention in the tabernacle was
called to order promptly at o'clock
by w. l. Biddle, secretary of the COM
mittee. who said:
LAS the chairman of the congressional
committee is absent, 1 call this con-
vention to order and will read the con-
gressional call" Just then a band
started up outside the hall and Biddle
had to wait till it subsided and came
inside. After reading the call Biddle
made a statement referring to the ac-
tion of the congressional committee,
saying the tabernacle had been rented
by authority of the congressional COM
mittee and that its action changing the
place of meeting was arbitrary.
Ira F. Collins was elected chairman
and made a speech protesting against
what he called the Theft of the nomi-
nation of a congressman" E. E. Ba-
ker of Leavenworth and W. H. Hudson
of Atchison We're elected secretaries.
D. R. Anthony, Jr., of Leavenwortn,
will be the nominee.
MIR. COLLINS SPEECH.
In closing Chairman Collins said:
THE man whom you name today viii
be placed on the ballot as the Republi-
can nominee for congress and he will
be elected next fall"
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
redentials-Thomas Beatty of Atchf-
SON. John Q. Myers of Jackson, George
NJ. Kenyon of Nemaha, Alfred Bowers
of DOniphan and Eugene Lysle of Doni-
phan.
Resolutions-A E. Crane of jackson,
S. NJ. Brewster of Doniphan, Ed Dom
nellan of Atchison, T. w. Bell of Leav-
enworth and w. H. Jordan of Nemaha.
1t took the credential committee about
ten minutes to prepare its report, which
seated the Broderick delegation from
Jackson, the White delegation from
Atcnison, and the Anthony delegation
from Leavenworth and left out Shaw
nee county altogether.
The resolutions We're: I'VE the regu-
larly elected Republican delegation of
the First congressional district of Kan
sas at Holton in convention assembled,
do hereby renew our allegiance to the
principles of the Republican party and
heartily endorse the administration of
Theodore Roosevelt, and pledge to
him our best efforts to secure his NOM
ination and election.
I'VE heartily endorse the administra-
tion of Governor w. ]. Bailey.
1--WE are in favor of fair play and
honest practices in Republican prima-
ries and convention and are therefore
in favor of a majority ruling. We de-
nounce the action of the majority of
the congressional committee in their at
tempt to usurD the authority of the
people and by unseating the delegate
regularly chosen to control the con-
vention ard force their choice for con-
gress in upon the Republicans of the
first district We denounce their ac-
tion ae unjust. arbitrary and as call
culated to destroy the faith of the peo-