The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Populist Party Is Ready to Give
Up Ghost.
Chairman Geo. w. Hanna Calls
a "DissOlutiOn Meeting
ROOSEVEhFsBTFSI HIM :
POpulist Are Ready to Go Into
Republican Party.
Contest Filed by A. D. Wilcox
Against Sheffield ingalls,.

George ". Hanna, chairman OF the
state central committee of the Peoples
party. has issued a call for a confer
ence OF the party leaders to be held
in Topeka during the holidays at
which time the effects and good. will Of
the party will be transferred to the
Republican organization. Mr.. Hanna
has been discussing the party's future
with all Of those who have taken an
active part in it's affairs, and he says
that the sentiment is nearly unani-
NOUS in favor of going into the Re
publican party. Horace A. .Keefer the
Populist candidate for governor. re-
ceived only LOO votes. and MI Hanna
believes that 1000 of these would have
gone to Governor Hoch had the Popu-
list party made ne nomination.
We take the position said Mr..
Hanna today, that we have been the
1orerunnerS OF the present Republican
organization President Roosevelt is
doing the things now that we advocat-
ed ten years ago when we were laugh
ed at as irresponsible reformers. We
are all for Roosevelt and We are going
to get into his party We have been
John the BaptistS for him
Nj. Hanna said that the conference
during Christmas week has been dis
cussed and agreed upon among the
is expected The affair will be in the
nature OF a final love feast of the par
ty which has become so depleted in
numbers that it can no longer main
tain a county organization Ia the state.
There is now an average OF about elev-
en- Populist votes in each county in
the state and the number is too small
TO make even a respectable minority.
II was rather SURPRISED said Mr..
Hanna. in discussing the recent cleo
ton, ''at the s-nailness of our vote /
had expected at least 10000. How
ever, four otheR' chairmen of state
committees were surprised. Mr.. Crdm-
mer expected to win by big major
big majority and the Socialists and
prohibitionists also expected larger
votes than they received. My predic-
lions We're as nearly accurate. as any of
the Others"
A plan to prevent Sheffield ingalls, of
Atchison county from participating in
the organization of the house of rep
tornevs for AID Wilcox. Mr.. ingalls,
Demo cratic opponent. The vote for
ingalls, and Wilcox for mem Der of tn e
legislature was q tie and the state can
@aSsing BOARD notified the candidates
that the contest Wouldrbe taken up and
decided by lot on December L.. T. r..
BurrOW. secretary of state, has received
notice of contest from w. r. Waggen-
er. an attorney for WILCOX
The contest sta cement Is signed by A.
H. Calvert and It'll sets forth in detail
the precincts and " af1s In the city and
county in which syyilcox ballots are said
to have beenf Thrown out or in which
the judges failed to properly. count the
ballots cast The statement names six
teen precincts Eat which five OF more
lawful ballots cast for Mr.. Wilcox were
not counted and makes the further
statement that a proper recount of the
votes would show that Mr. Wilcox was
elected by twenty-five votes
The notice OF the contest will be pre-