The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-03-02
KANSAS REPUBLICANS NAY 2
TOPEKA CHOSEN FOR THE STATE
CONVENTION.
Committee Meeting Was short and
HaUmOniOus-COny Of
1921 Delegates.

Topeka. Feb 21--NOt in the his
tory Of the republican party in kan
sas has a state committee meeting
been as short and harmonious as the
one which met in Topeka today. In
eight minutes the committee selected
Topeka as the place for holding the
next republican state convention and
the date as Nay ? at 10 O'Clock In
the morning
There was no effort to bring up the
question OF a state primary, W r.
Stubs evidently seeing that such a
move would meet with failure. Moth
ing was said about including in the call
that a United States senator should
be chosen in a different way from the
present manner In fact everything
was cut and dried, and if there were
any knives or hatchets anywhere they
were carefully concealed
Chairman W. r. Stubs called the
meeting to order at ; o'clock prompt
". The roll call showed that A c
HUsey was proxy for ". z. Stanley of
Wichita, ". L Biddle for D. R. An
thOny Of LeavenwOrth, and Senator
Crum for J. r. Scott Of Garrett J
T Moon was present as a new mem
Der from the new Thirty-SevenJh ju-
diCial district. This made thirty-fOur
members Of the committee instead Of
the usual thirty-three.
D. ". Mulvane introduced a resO-
luton fixing the convention date at
Topeka, May , J. A MOsher Of Rydal
asked that the date be fixed Nay 16,
as the time designated in the call in
terferred with corn planting in north
ern Kansas. The vote was unanimous
for Nay 2.
The call also designates that the ap-
pOrtiOnment Of delegates to the con-
ventiOn shall be one delegate for ev-
cry 200 votes cast for secretary Of
state in 1904, one delegate at large
from each county and no county TO
have less than two delegates. The
| convention, upon the appOrtiOnment,
Will be entitled to 1,O24 delegates
Does the call FIX the time Of meet
ing"
Yes, 10 o'clock
Morning"
Move we adjourn" said another
voice
Second motion"
"Au favor motion to adjourn say
/ Aye Carried
! Most Of the members ''streaked" for
\ the late afternoon trains. Those who
] were. present were A c. Husey, Wi
I chita; ]. E. Junkin, Sterling; A. H
\ Richards, Wellington; John f. Jones,
\ GrinnelI; 7. J. Hayes, Kansas City;
l H. c. Simpson, Lincoln; r \. Craw-
/ ford, Hugoton; B. P Miller, Ness City;
\ r. N. McGonigal, Colby; R. G. Men
/ denhall. Lacynge; W. I. Biddle, Leay-
| euwOrth; 5 Crum, Garrett; w c
/ Austin, Cottonwood Falls; R. y. Al
/ len, Chanute; George P. MOrehOuse,
/ Council Grove; EbOn Carlson, Nc
/ PhersOn; z. P. Bartberger, Merriam
James P. Bradley. SEDAN Frank a.
| White, Oswego; Charles w. Hull, Kir-
/ win; 5. Q. WescOtt, Galena; J. A,
| MOsher, RydaI; George H. Case. Man
/ katO; Q. A Mosherr Kinsley; T. L
| Williams, Clay Center; Ellis Gartens
| CimarrOn; J. y. Dolley, Wabaunsee;
J. y Johnson, OskaiOOsa; D. W, Fin
ney Neosho Falls; Cyrus Leland, jr-,
/ Troy; Morton AIbaugh. Kingmani D.
/ W. Mulvane, Topeka ], T. Moore,
/ Pittsburg; W. r. Stubs, chairman,
| Lawrence,
| There Will be nominated at the con-
vention two justices Of the supreme
court for six years, two justices Of the
supreme court for four years, COVER
nor, lieutenant governor, secretary Of
state, auditor, treasurer, attorney gen
| eraI, insurance commissioner, superin-
/ tendent of public instruction, three
railroad commissioners, state printer
and members of the central commit
/ tee as we'll as a chairman Of the same
| body.