Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-03
HARRIS FOR GOVERNOR
WAS NOMINATED BY THE DEMO
CRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
CONCEDED A STRONG TICKET.
The Convention Was the Most En-
thusiastic That Kansas Democrats
Have Held in Years = Platform
Adopted in Moderate.
KANSAS DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

KANSAS DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Governor = w. A. Harris, of Law
renee.
Lieutenant goyernor-Hugh P. Far
reilly, of Chanute.
Secretary of state = HUGH C. ALL
born, Smith Center.
Auditor-William Bowen, Atchison.
Attorney genera1-David Overmyer,
of Topeka.
Treasurer-Patrick German, of Fort
Scott
Superintendent of schools A. B.
Carney, of Concordia.
Associate justices of supreme court
-Six-year terms, D. M. Dale, of Wich-
tia, and A. NJ Jackson, of Winfield
Associate justices of supreme court,
short terms-W. S. Glass, of Marys-
vile, and Laurens Hawn, of Leaven-
worth.
Members state board railroad COM
missioners-Harry Mcmillan, of Min
neapolis; James Humphrey, of juno
ton City, and C. A. Cooper, of Lyons.
Superintendent of insurance-A. w.
Morphy, of Russell.
State printer W. F. FEEDER, of
Great Bend.
Topeka, April 27.-'W. A. Harris, J..
R. Burton's predecessor as United
States senator from Kansas, was
nominated for governor by the Demo
cratic state convention. The nomina-
ton was made by reclamation after
day of delay and uncertainty as to
whether he could be induced to accept
it after his repeated refusals to per-
NIT the use of his name.
Senator Harris heads what will gen
orally be conceded to be the strongest
state ticket that Kansas Democrats
have ever placed in the field.
Hugh P. Farrelly, of Chanute, a
| former member of the state senate,
| and one time chairman of the Demo
| cratic state central committee, was
nominated for lieutenant governor.
David Overmyer, of Topeka, is the
candidate for attorney general.
D. M. Dale, of Wichita, two years
ago the fusion candidate for govern
or. A. M. Jackson, of Winfield, form
er member of congress from the Third
district; W. S. Glass, of Marysville,
and Laurens Hawn, of Leavenworth,
are the candidates for the four places
on the supreme bench. Judge James
Humphrey, of Junction City, former
member of the board of railroad COM
missioners, and one of the ablest law
yers in the state, was nominated for
railroad commissioner The candi-
dates for the two other places on the
board are Senator Harry Mcmillan, of
Minneapolis, and c. A. Cooper, prom
| inent miller and grain buyer of Lyons.
The turn in the situation was a sur
prise to even the most sanguine Demo
Gratis Most of the delegates thought
the party would have fighting show
| to win if Harris could be induced to
accept the nomination for governor.
However, Harris attitude was such
as to discourage his supporters.
The telegram sent to him at Chi
cago demanding that he accept the
nomination as a party duty and pledg-
| ing the payment of all his campaign
| expenses, which was signed by 125
of the leading Democrats of the state,
seems to have caused him to change
his mind Among others who signed
the telegram were Farrelly and Over
myer. In the telegram the signers
stated it as their judgment that Har-
ris could be elected if nominated. Har-
ris took Farrelly and Overmyer at
their word, but conditioned his &C
ceptance of the nomination for gov
ernor on their being made the candi-
dates for lieutenant governor and at
torney general, respectively.
The telegram announcing Senator
Harris consent to accept the nomina-
| ton for governor was received by
Chairman Sapp just after the conven-
ton had adjourned at noon. There
was immediate and unanimous express
sion among the delegates of willing.
ed upon by Senator Harris. Farrelly
| and Overmyer were much surprised at
the request of Senator Harris, and
had there been a way out both would
probably have refused the nominal
tons, but they were so neatly caught
in their own trap that there was no
escape, and both were compelled to
accept nominations that they lacked
| confidence in.
81 would much prefer not to be a
candidate said Senator Farrelly, but
| after l have urged Senator Harris to
accept the nomination for governor. |
| presume l cannot refuse to respect his
wish that l be nominated for lieuten-
ant governor. l will accept the nom
| nation"