The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-05
Democrats Nominate Candidates
for County officers.
2. w. Thompson Is the NOmine,
for Sheriff.
ONE LITTLE RIPPLE
Effort Made to Sidetrack L. NJ.
PenWelI, Committeeman.
Or. Ashton Candidate Represen-
tatiVe in City District.


Sheriff.. w. Thompson.
County attorney. J. Schenck.
& County treasurer-A- F. Horner.
3 Register Of deeds-John Lungstrum
N Probate judEe-Judge John Martin
/ County clerk-WiIliam Dickson.
d Clerk Of district COURT. H. Ulsh
County uperintendent-Mi Bessie
Betz.
Coroner-Dr. F. H. ScholIe.
Representative 39th district-D. H.
Morgan.
Representative Of 38th district-Dr
G. p. Ashton.
The above is the ticket which the
Democratic party placed in the field at
Its county convention Saturday after
noon.
Action OF choosing the nominee for
representative and commissioner from
the 57th district has been postponed
until the first Monday in August, when
the delegates in that district viii meet
and make their nominations.
Contests to secure the nomination
for the offices of sheriff and county
treasurer, with several candidates in
the field, led Mike Heery to arise and
enthusiastically eXelaim; For the
first time in years, thank God, we have
got more than one candidate for an Of
Tce. I tell you it means something:
the Democratic party is coming into
Its own"
Three candidates We're placed in
nomination for each of these offices.
bor sheriff, T. w. Thompson received
s votes A. f. Homer received 81 and
John Lungstrum votes. For treas
9urer, A F. Horner received 81, J. b
Billiard % and Philip Bichelhaupt 6
Twice during the afternoon the con
Tention was preCariously near a fight
fDut the bottle Of oil was fortunately
luncorked at the critical moments and
the troubled waters subsidized.
The delegates Of the country districts
lelr that they were not receiving suffi-
Gent recognition and there were loud
mutterinss Of dissatisfaction in the fore
part Of the convention at the way
things were being managed by the
kWheel horses. Realizing this and fear
ing that there might come an open out
break Dr.. w. T. Taylor, the chairman
of the convention. went into executive
Eesion and fired the newspaperuen
from the room. However this precau-
ttiOn was unnecessary for the scrap did
mot materiahze The greater portion CT
kthe dissatisfaction came in fixing the
tbasis for which the apportionment Of
line delegates for the wards of the city
land the districts in the country should
be made. The out Of town delegates
hHanted the old system of apportionment
fuBed while those in the city fixed upon
a. delegate for every 200 votes cast for
I'D n. Dale for governor at the last
Estate election. This last suggestion
(which prevailed, gave the wards in the
city a larger number Of delegates than
under the old system.
Another little furry occurred just be
fore the convention adjourned and was
brought about by an attempt to have
tthe delegates to the state convention
instructed for John r. SWitzer as mem
sDer OF the state central committee, the
present incumbent being L. NJ. Penwel.
r. W Blair placed Switzer's name in
nomination. Mike Her instantly OBJ
4Rcted and said. II think we ought 10
hear from our present Incumbent Of
that position before we do anything
and as he is not here today don't think
it would be right to bring It up now.
Though I think Mr.. SWitZer would he
e better man I don't think we should do
anything now"
sarcasticaTy Mr. Blair made answer:
Fl wish to withdraw my motion.
don't want to introduce motion which
doesn't meet with the approval Of Mr..
EIeery."
II move you that the delegates to the
state convention from this judicial dis
iErict convention be instructed for Mr..
Switzer,' said D. II. Morgan.
W II. Kemper backed up Heery. st
think we should go a little slow in this
matter. Mr. Heery lives in the same
ward as Mr.. PenWell and he may know
some reason why no action should be
taken now.
Seeing the evident opposition Nor
gan and Blair withdrew their motions
and the delegates to the state conven-
ton were left uninstructed-
81 don't know what the fight on me
means" said Penweu this morning. 81
wasn't in town when it happened and
& only heard of 1t afterwards I have
my suspicious as to why it took place
but I don't care to say what those
ouspicions are. 1t seems some one