The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-05
KEEFER IS NAMED
LeavenwOrth Nan Will Lead
Kansas Populists.
he Wanted the Job and No One
Opposed.
BOLT IN CONVENTION.
Harris Faction Refuses to
Stand Hitched.' 2
George w. Hanna Is Chairman
Of Central COMMITTEES.
BOLT IN CONVENTION.

nominate straight Populist ticket, the
remaining delegates nominated the
following ticket:
Governor-Horace A. Keefer. Leav-
Secretary Of state-Robert Heiser-
man, Usage.
Treasurer-D. c. Kay. Graham.
Jewell.
school superintendent-D. o. Hemp
hill, Norton.
Auditor-E. c. Fowler. Shawnee.
Insurance commissioners. f. Min
genbach. Mcpherson.
State printer-Charles A South
wick Clay.
Railroad commissioner-G S.
Sallyards, Greenwood CTwo remain
ing places will be left blank.)
Justices supreme court-Hiram G.
Root, Shawnee; w. r. Eyster, Shaw
nee. (Two places to be filed by state
central eommittee.)
The convention nominated George
". Hanna for secretary of state but
Immediately after the convention ad-
journed, Hanna resigned to the state
central committee. and Heiserman was
chosen to succeed him
After the Harris bolt during the
afternoon session. there were only
about SO delegates left to do business.
When the convention resumed bust
ness after the supper hour this num-
Der had diminished to about 35.
At the time of the decisive clash be-
tween the Harris Populists, who
didn't want any ticket at all and the
old line Popuiists. who Insisted upon a
straight Populist ticket, the attendance
at the convention was close to 80
delegates. Twenty counties were rep
resented, and these delegates were al
lowed to cast the full vote of their re-
spective counties. The maximum vote
&c r-111a e.F "a 81
Bile $50.
Keefer Doomed Himself
Populist conventions can usually be
depended upon TO develop soreethiTfg
unique and the one held Wednesday
was no exception It produced the
spectacle of a man making a speech IN
favor of himself as a candidate for
governor. The man was Horace Keef-
er, former Populist representative
from Leavenw orth county. and the
convention took him at his word. and
gave him the nomination for governor
by reclamation $40 sL
Keefer was nominated for governor.
by W. A Eyster Of Shawnee county
z. s. Waterbury Of Lyon county then
nominated George w. Hanna of Clay
county and Hanna declined. Water
bury insisted that Hanna run. and sug
gested that the convention draft him.
He made very vigorous speech in
Hannas behalf.
Mr.. .Keefer evidently thought that he
was not getting his share Of attention,
for he got the floor and said:
IT was in favor Of George Hanna for
this place and would like to vote fer
him. but if he says he won't have it.
1 don't believe in trying to drag him
into it. Now 1 was in the legislature
in the years 1897 and 1893 and I want
to say that I was abused and maligned
by the opposition more than anybody
else in the Populist party. not except-
ing governor. / had more columns OF
newspaper space devoted to me, and /
had to fight for everything got. The
corporations hated me because was
fighter I want to say to you that
that's the kind of men we want to
head this ticket this year. If YOU NOM
mate me, am not going TO be afraid
to make the race. l VIII make
speech in every school house in the
state that I can reach and / will roll
up a big Populist vote. When I was
running for the legislature over there
in IeayenWOrth county, old Anth Ony
called me Shotgun Keefer and ! want
to tell you that1 had a devil Of time
After Keefer made his speech. Mr..
Waterbury said that he didn't doubt
| that Keefer would be a good man for
the place. and that he would therefore
withdraw all objection to his nomina-
! ton Keefer was at once nominated
1 by reclamation. There were only
about fifty delegates in the Auditorium
I when the elGC0Ona pace 1t WAS
/ 5 o clock in the afternoon. and a good
many of those who had attended most
of the afternoon session had left.
After nominating Keefei for COVER
nor, the convention took UP the ques-
ton Of lieutenant governor. W. D.
I Vincent of Clay Center was nominated
and declined. j. A. Wright of Smith
Center was nominated by E. c. Fowler
of Shawnee, and though he too tried to
| decline, the convention went ahead
and nominated him by reclamation.
The third in the list was secretary
Of state and there the convention
stuck Albert Griffin of Shawnee nom
] mated E c. Fowler. and Fowler de-
clined Then Griffin made a speech in
favor of allowing the state committee
to fill up the rest OF the ticket G. ".
Hanna suggested that the convention
adjourn until : o'clock, to give the
| delegates time to get together and fix
up a -sIate'=though Hanna did not
put it Just that way. He wanted to fix
! things so that the best possible ticket
could be made up without encounter
! ing so many refusals to serve.
II believe" fe said. that by getting
together and talking this thing over.
we can make up a list of candidates,
/ and finish up the work Of the conven-
/ ton within an hour after supper" And
SO the convention adjourned until !
Hanna's prediction was fulfilled. for
when the convention resumed busin ess
at Z o'clock. with only about thirty
Eve delegates in attendance. the rest
of the places on the ticket were filed
UP in jig time. There was quite dis
/ cussion about the railroad commission
er proposition, and It was finally de-
ctded to leave two places on the ballot
blank The understanding is that the
state central committee will not fill
those places. The Populists are not
t1rx-sendlv to Mcmillan and Humphrey.
on the Democratic ticket. or to George
w KanaveI on the Republican ticket.
Before the convention adjourned. a
collection amounting to about $40 was
taken up as a starter for the campaign
fund
Close Fight on Fusion Question
The big fight of the convention COM
menced right after the convention. re-