The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17

Blaine before the convention and said:
Fourteen years ago, in a similar con-
nation Tor representative of Pratt coun-
ty, and the man wish to place in NOM
nation was my opponent, but today
Dave Blaine stands on the same plat
form that / stood on then
Blaine was then nominated by ac-
clamatlOn, and amid loud cheering was
called to the floor. He said in part:
Il have been warned by certain poll
ton, my character would be assailed,
but gentlemen am proud to accept this
nomination, and let them comel for
Will fight this fight until 1 vim
The following ticket was nominated:
Representative, D. ". Blaine; county
attorney, r. F. Crick; clerk, s. J. ALL
mon; sheriff, Martin Curran; register of
deeds, E. w. Elwood; clerk of district
er, w. c. Swafford; probate judge, S.
H. Voolfolk.
Mrs Matte c. HiIard, the present
county superintendent of public in
publican party for reelection, was in
dorsed by this convention.
D. w. Blaine is not a favorite with
many of the voters of the county but is
considered strong as a leader and this
move IS direct plan of his for sweet
revenge upon the politicians who have
turned him down.
Pittsburg, Kan, Sept. 1.-THE Craw-
ford county Democratic convention met
in Pittsburg Saturday and nominated a
full ticket Nearly 500 delegates attend
ed. w. H. Ryan was chairman and ev-
cry reference to the state ticket brought
rounds of applause. F. NJ. Brady, nom
inee for Third district congressman, was
present and made a tariff revision
speech. The resolutions accept. recon-
mend and adopt the Democratic state
and congressional platforms and hereby
especially pledge our candidates for the
legislature to support a law for two
cent fare, elimination of the free pass,
equal taxation of public corpora tons
and railroads with other property, and
an efficient primary election law
More than half the candidates We're
drafted and the ticket is conceded by all
to be the strongest ever nominated in
Crawford county. George Richardson.
the candidate for sheriff, is now chief
of police in Pittsburg- The following is
the ticket nominated
Judge of Thirty-eighth district, Nor
ris Cliggett; county attorney, 0. T.
Boaz; district clerk Leslie Kerr; sheriff,
George Richardson; county superintend-
ent. L H. Hutchinson: registrar OF deeds,
John Mcneil. county clerk, E. J. Cova-
naugh: probate judge, W. L. Ringo;
treasurer A F Laforge: coroner, DR..
c. E. Berthof: commissioner Third dis
trict, ". NJ. Mold; trustees of high
school, Oliver Harkreader, Columbus
Shafer, Edward Munday; representative
Girard district. John J. Hay. Benjamin
S. Gaitskill was elected chairman of the
county central committee.
Kinsley, kan. Sept. 1.-THE Edwards
county Republican convention Saturday
nominated the following ticket: Repre-
sentative. F. D. West: county clerk, A
F. Aderhold; treasurer, John Craft:
clerk of court Herman ]. Wilson; super
intendent Of instruction, Prof. NJ d.
Welner; register, H. E. Nelson; sheriff.
Calvin Priest; surveyor. Cyrus Roberts;
coroner, J. P. Alcorn. Resolutions for
just and equitable freight and passenger
rates and antipass were adopted
George w. Kanavel of sedgwick.
candidate for railroad commissioner.
has answered the Stubs questions and
IN his letter asserts that he believes
that the present railroad law gives the
railroad commissioners the power to
fix freight and passenger rates. This
has been the contention Of Carr w.
Taylor. attorney for the board of rail-
road commissioners. but the present
! board does not agree with him. Re