The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-09
Sixth District Congressional
Convention at Lincoln.
Will Meet Tuesday Morning
With l2s Delegates.
TROUBLE FOR REEDEB
Indications That Geo. w. Holland
May Have Strength.
J. r. Burrow Severely Rebuked
in Home County.

Lincoln, Kan, April 9.-The Repub-
Hcan congressional convention Of the
Sixth district meets here tomorrow.
The work of caring for and entertaining
the delegates and visitors is complete
The people OF Lincoln have thrown
open their homes to care for all who
come, and it is the earnest wish that
all who come will be so well pleased
and taken care OF that they will be
glad they were here. There is no more
enterprising and progressive town in
the Sixth district than is Lincoln. ".
E. Menoher, postmaster who is respon-
sible for getting the convention here,
has been busy, as has also c. NJ Hea-
ton, E. A Mcfarland, and all the Re-
publicans, and they have beeen rein
forced by the Democrats, too, with
only one aim and that is, that no one
will leave Lincoln dissatisfied with the
entertainment accorded them, or feel
ing sore at anyone.
1t IS not expected that Congressman
Reeder will attend the convention. He
is busy in Washington, and has not
notified anyone that he viii be pres
ent. He expects to be renDminated on
the first ballot.
New Men in Command.
The convention will have 12s dele
gates There has been a new deal"
somehow, for many of the o1d-tinlers
who have attended for years are not
delegates in this convention. The fact
of it is. that there will be more strange
faces in the convention than in any
ever before held In the district. In fact
if Congressman Reeder should be pres
ent he couldn't call one delegate out of
ten by name. The ''new deaI' has
spread throughout the district. For in
stance. Decatur county had a candi-
date for. congress in the person of N E
David. a successful farmer an. a splen-
did citizen. The county convention was
held and delegates favorable to the re-
nomination Of Congressman Reeder
were elected, and they are mostly new
men; the old Wheelhorses will stay at
home And the same can be said OF
Jewell county. which had a candidate of
its own, Geo. ". Dart, a practical
farmer. a fine looking citizen, and some
what of an orator. and he, too. thought
he was in the race until his county con-
vention met, when he discovered that
delegates were racticalfy SOLE for Con-
gresham Reeder. Mr.. Dart then with
drew, promising that he would vote for
Reeder's denomination i he was allow
ed to go to the Lincoln convention as
a delegate. He was put on the delega-
ton. With the exception of J. H. Wool
len and F. w. Bennington, the rest of the
Jewell county delegation looks like
new deal.
For a long time it was believed
Mitchell county would have a 1candi-
date for congress in either A. G. Mead
or T. d. Young. The latter found a
more certain hold on railroad commits
sioner with chances of securing the
nomination in the state convention,
while Mead will let we'll enough alone
and continue to draw dividends in his
oil speculations, and maybe get into the
congressional race in 1908. In the list
of delegates from Mitchell county Cap
tain w H Mitch ell Frank Hobart and
c. NJ. Higley may be put down for a
new deal"