The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-03-02
DEMOCRATS SET APRIL IS
FOR HOLDING OF STATE con
VENTION.
There VIII Be eel Delegates, Based
on Vote Cast Tor Dale for
Governor.

Governor.
Topeka, Feb 22.-The democratic
state central committee decided at its
meeting at the ThrOOp hotel yester-
day afternoon 20 hold the state con-
ventfOn in Topeka, Wednesday, April \
25, one week before the date set for
the republican state convention The /
motion setting the date OF the con-
vention was made by Judge D. N /
Dale Of Wichita he said he was'tred |
Of seeing the democratic party follow 4
the republicans and was in favor this /
year Of adopting the party principles |
and allowing the republicans to fol- |
low
THE republicans are stealing our
! thunder now" said Mr- Dale Two
years ago we democrats started a
campaign Of education. Then the
chairman Of the republican state cen
! traI committee was bitterly opposed to
our principles but now he stands for
/ them almost exactly as they were ad-
/ Opted by US Such a man is danger
Gus to our interests because Of his
| associations. Let US hold our cOnven-
1 ton before the republican gathering
and adopt our own platform
/ There was no opposition to the time
| Of holding the convention but before
it was set Chairman Sapp gave the
/ committee something to think about
He said:
/ April 25 suits me perfectly as
! date for holding the convention, but
! there is one important thing to think
Of; are you ready to pat up the money
/ necessary for such a long cOmpaign2
/ There is no use going into this fight
so early unless we have money en-
Ough to carry it through To run out
! Of funds in the latter part Of the cam
paign and have to ease OF would be
doing an injury to our candidates"
The committee seemed to thing
l there would be no trouble through
lack Of funds and when the matter
Of setting the date came to a vote the
motion mentioning April 25 was car
/ ried unanimously.
There was no opposition either to
bringing the convention to Topeka, in
spite Of the rumOrs that Wichita dem
ocrats were planning to carry the
convention to their city
After Mayor Davis and c. K HOlli-
day. president Of the Commercial club,
i had extended the invitation to bring
the convention to Topeka d. n Dale
was the first to approve it. He said
Wichita would be glad to entertain the
delegates in convention but since To-
peka wanted il and offered to do the
right thing he was in favor Of decid-
ing the matter without further discus
sion
; The only other business brought
before the meeting was the appOrtiOn-
ment of delegates and fixing the as
sessment against the candidates
Z The appOrtiOnment will be based on
{ the vote cast for D. N. Dale for gov
ernor two years ago and Will give the
. convention SCI delegates. each Of
whom will be assessed $500. There
was some discussion over the amount
1 Of the assessment, q few holding that
s. from each delegate would not be
too heavy Hugh Farrely Of Chanute
! conteuded that $500 would be so
: heavy an assessment that it would tend
/ to cut down the attendance at the
: convention and Taylor Riddle Of Mar
: ion county lined up with him. Sen
/, ator Harry Mcmillan Of Ottawa cOun-
ty and I. NJ. PenweH Of Topeka favor
ed making the assessment $500 and
making the assessment against the
counties instead Of against the dele
gates. When put in a, vote the sup
pOrters Of the $500 assessment with
drew their objections to the lower as
? sessment and it carried.
2 Under the democratic appOrtiOn-
T ment each county in the state is en-
= titled to one delegate at large at each
s convention and if a county gets more
= delegates it does so on the basis Of
/. / some previous vote cast This year
it will be based On the vote cast for
D. NJ. Dale for governor and each
| county will be entitled to one delegate
for each 200 votes or major fraction
: cast for Dale at the last election The
t counties with the number Of delegates
}. each is entitled to under this appOr-
tionment follows:
Allen. Q; Anderson, Z; AtchisOn, Is;
Barber, 4; Barton, 8; Bourbon, Il;
I Brown, 9; Butler, II; Chase, 5; Chau-
L / tauqua, 3; Cherokee, IA; Cheyenne, z;
= Clark. 2: Clay, s; Cloud, 6; COffey, g;
Comanche, 2; COwley, Is; Crawford,
II; Decatur, s; Dickinson, II; Doni-
- phan, y Douglas, g; Edwards, ELK
e Z; Ellis, 8; Ellsworth, s. F1nney' q
: Ford, 3; Franklin, IS; Geary, s. Cove
I 8; Graham, 8; Grant, L Gray, 2
G ] Greeley, 1; Greenwood, II; Hamilton
y 2. Harper. Z; Haskell, 1; HOdgeman
! 3; Jackson, u; Jefferson, u; Jewell
, TO- Johnson, 13s Kearny, ?; kingman
v s: Kiowa. 8; Labette, Il; Lane, 2
e LeavenwOrth, %; Lincoln, Z; Linn, IL
5 Logan. 2; Lyon, Is; Marion, g; Mar
q shall s.; Mcpherson, 8; Meade, 2
= Miami. 10; Mitchell. g. Montgomery
Is: Morris, Z; Morton, 1; Nemaha, Il
Neosho. 10: Ness, 3; Norton, 4; Usage
-l12: Osborne. 4; Ottawa, 5; Pawnee
4 Phillips, Z: POttawatOmie, .; Pratt
4: RawIfns. 4: Reno, II; Republic,
Rice, 6; Riley, 3; Rocks, 4; Rush,
Russell. 4 Saline, s; Scott, 2; Sedg
wick. q; Seward, 1; Shawnee, 20
Sheridan, 3; Sherman, 3; Smith,
Stafford, 3; Stanton, /; Stevens, 1
Sumner, I; Thomas 3; Trego, 3; Wa
baunsee, s; Wallace, 1; Washington
g; Wichita, 2; Wilson, Z; WOOdson5
WyandOtte, 26- Total, SCI delegates