The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
POLITICAL GOSSIP
W. H. Pratt Defeats A. C. T.
Geiger for Judge.
Combination That Defeated the
Present Officer.
HARMONY IN WALLACE
HARMONY IN WALLACE
The Two Feeders Are Endorsed
Without Opposition.
Fierce Contest in West Between
Fitzgerald and Clark.

". H. Pratt. Of Phillips county, was
nominated for judge of the Seventeenth
judicial district at the convention in
Oberlin over A. c. T. Geiger, the former
Populist who ran for the Republican
nomination. The nomination OF Pratt
was the result of a combination be-
tween himself and Judge J. r. Hamilton
Of Norton county.
Geiger is the present judge Of the
district, and had the backing of -Chey-
enne, Rawlins and Decatur counties.
These three counties had u votes in the
convention, and Norton and Phillips
had Is. 1t was simply a question OF
whether o. not Norton and Phillips
could effect combination, and in this
they succeeded.
Judge Pratt was recently appointed
assistant attorney general for Phillips
county, and he will probably see to it
that his district is cleaned up so far as
joints are concerned. Judge Geiger has
been judge of his district for eight
years. He has always been popular
with the Republicans. and was elected
BY Republican votes, though previously
he has run on the Populist ticket.
Wallace county Republicans held an
harmonious convention for the purpose
OF nominating delegates to the various
conventions and nominating a county
ticket G. Z. Woodhouse was nominal
ted for representative to succeed J. T.
Lacy Mr.. Woodhouse was in the leg,
islature four years when Senator Long
was elected.
Delegates to the various conventions
are:
state-w. E Ward and rhos. NJ.
Congressional-G. A. Hays and ]. L.
WOOdhouse.
Governor Hooh. e. T. Fairohild, Com
gresham Reeder and Judge J. H.
Reeder.
D. A. Banta. of Great Bend. who
has been in Topeka this week saws
the fight which ". J. Fitzgerald. Of
Dodge City, and Ansel r. Clarke. of
Sterling, are making for delegations
! in the Seventh district is a fierce one
Mr.. Banta says Clark will have a large
number of the delegations and that he
does not believe that Fitzgerald will
have two-thirds of all the delegates to
the state convention from the district
Lawrence. Kas.. April 4.-Repub-
hcan caucuses were held here last
night to select delegates to be voted
on at the primaries April ID for the
county convention, which will select
delegates to the state convention. The
Second ward caucus was the only one
10 ~ OLnClW4SS l4id1 name the dele
gates. This ward indorsed w. r.
Stubs for United States senator and
directed that a resolution for instruc-
lions be introduced in the county con-
vention for NJ. A. Gorrill. OF this city,
for attorney general.
Fredonia, Kas.. April An conven-
ton here the Wilson county Repub-
leans pledged their support to P. P
Campbell. Endorsed Hoch for another
term, approved the candidacy of Mark
Tully for state treasurer. J. NJ Nation
for state auditor. and the reelection
of Wheatley for railroad commits
sioner.
The delegates to the state convention
are Jno. S. Gilmore. S. s. Benedict, Q.
P. Clough. Emery Pickett. W. T. Bar
rett. M. Thurman. NJ. Skidnore. r. NJ.
Jones. F. NJ. Robertson, G. L. Atlxin-
son, A. R. Maxwell, J. A. Dearborn.
and A. Bauman.
John Knaus was chairman and
Assistant Attorney General Ed Nike
sell secretary of the convention All
was harmonious, and enthusiasm
marked the proceedings.