The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-29
POLITICAL GOSSIP
State Socialist Convention to Be
Held i'm April.
Candidates for State Offices
Will Be Chosen.
DON'T LIKE NEW LAW.
Planning to Make an Active
State Campaign.
The Third District Convention
Is Held.

J. 2. Snyder, secretary of the So
eialist party of the state of Kansas, Is
In Topeka making arrangements for
the holding of a state socialist con-
vention in Topeka on April 2, 3 ana 4.
At that convention the socialists
will proceed to select candidates for
state officers. in very much the same
way that was done before the primary
law was passed. The only OBJECT OF
the action of the convention, however
IS to concentrate the efforts or the So
cialists On certain men, and enable
them to get out and secure nomina-
ton petitions for those men, to COM
ply with the primary law.
1--WE don't take much stock in the
primary election law said a Wen
known Topeka socialist today. We
look at it very much as j. II. Burton
does that unless we have pure de-
mocracy, it doesn't make much differ
ence about a primary"
day session because it is expected that
q platform will be adopted, the party
constitution revised, and delegates
elected to the national socialist con-
vention. which is to be held in Chfca-
go beginning May 10. The socialists
figure that 1t will take some time to
accomplish all this work.
1t is announced from headquarters
that the socialists are planning to
make an active campaign all over the
state this year, and many delegates
are expected to be in Topeka for the
convention. At the last general cleo
ton, the socialists polled S,312 votes
for A. F. WEIGH, their candidate for
secretary of state. This Is plenty or
votes to allow their party to have
ticket at the primary election The
total vote of the state was 306,S49,
and under tho primary law, any party
ticket which received one per cent or
the total vote at the last election IS
entitled to a separate party ticket.
State Secretary j. E. Snyder will
deliver a lecture to the local socialist
organiza ton at Lincoln Post hall, lis
East Sixth street Sunday afternoon,
March /, at o'clock. His subject
will be 1.-THE Socialist Party; It's
Scope and Mission The admission
is free and the public is INVITED.
The Third district congressional con-
yentfon held at Parsons Friday AFTER
noon elected Senator w. S. Fitzpatrick
of Sedan and E. P. Stevens OF PARSONS
as delegates to the RepuDncan ndliohdi
convention.
Adolph Bowman of Neodesha and C.
N Hunt of Arkansas City were cho-
sen as alternates. B. w. Roe or How
ard was endorsed for presidential cleo
tor.
The convention organized with the
election of Judge C. A McNeill of Col
umbus chairman and j. &. Dennis OF
Erie. secretary. After the appointment
of the usual committees the convention
listened to a speech by Congressman
Campbell and A. F. Williams of Column
bus, candidate for attorney general.
The resolutions Endorsed the national
and state administration, Congressman
P P Campbell and Senators Long and
Curtis and D. w Mulvane for national
They also Endorsed
James Nation for state auditor and
Mark TuIly for state treasurer There
were only three candidates for delegate
TO the national convention and the vote
was as follows by counties:
Cherokee-Stevens, 9; Fitzpatrick, IL;
CTawford-stevens,2 %; Fitzpatrick, %.
Neosho-Stevens, ID; Fitzpatrick, 15.
Labette-Stevens, 10; Fitzpatrick, 20.
wilson-Stevens, 10; Fitzpatrick, TO-
Elk-Stevens, Z: Logsdon, Z.
Chautauqua-Stevens s; Fitzpatrick.
z; Logsdon, i.
Cowiey-Stevens, Is: Fitzpatrick, 16.
TotaEStevens. IA; Fitzpatrick, lis;
Isogsdon, q.
At Westmoreland the Pottawatomie
county convention met and endorsed
J. NJ Miller for congress over Geo. E.
Tucker Harr Hagaman, state bank
examiner, was endorsed as delegate
~
rcan national convention. The present
state administration was endorsed, also
President Roosevelt.
State delegates were elected as fol-
Richards, Blue: W. F. Kufahl, Lone
Tree: w ]. Morarity, St. Marys; c.
Haughawont, Mill Creek; A. M
Floersch. St. George; j. F. Mitchell,
Rock Creek; Henry Blume, Louisville;
= Z. Devoid, Emmett; F. A. Floersch,
k1x~ Ia II Inc
Valley and VIM. Kneipe, Green.
The congressional delegates named
are: w H. True, st. Marys; c. A.
Henrie, Mill Creek; B. H. Tracy, Wa
mego; T. J. Abel, Emmett; Jasper Fink,
Pottawaton1ie; ]. H. Floersch, Flush; L.
[. Rabgley, Rock Creek; J. Q. Benton,
Miu Creek; w. H. Glunt, Green; q. o.
Maxwell. Blue Valley; w. I. Farlee.
Grant.
ventton endorsed w. A. Calderhead,
Senator Long and Senator Curtis,
Roosevelt and Taft, and also took this
slap at the anti-machine crowd:
1--WE take pride in the fact that the
Republicans of this county have al
ways been in favor of whatever was
for the best interests Of the people and
the party. That We have never belong
ed to any faction, that we have never
AFFILIATED with the boss busters or the
so-called Square Dealers who arrogate
to themselves all the honesty and wis
dom of the party.
I'VE regret the fact that under the
new primary law we shall hereafter be
unable to meet in conventions, believ-
ing that ours, being a representative
form of government in every depart
ment, the voters are as able to honestly
select delegates to conventions as they
are to elect officials to represent them
In any other capacity"
The following delegates were elected
to the state convention: J. L. Barnes,
w. p Brown, VIM. Harness, j. L. Will
Kin. Geo. Loeb, j. w. Denton, w. s.
Swanson. BENZ. Bull. VIM. Ramon, w.