The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-01
DEMOCRATS ISSUE A CALL.
County Faithful Will Meet at ThroOI
February is to Elect Delegates.

The Democratic county central COM
mitteed has issued the following call:
By virtue of authority vested IN me
a chairman of the Democratic county
central committee of Shawnee county
1 hereby call a convention of the
Democrats of the county to be held al
the Throop hotel in the city of Topeka
on Saturday, February Is, 1908, at 1O
o'clock a. m, to elect delegates to the
state convention to be held in the city
of Hutchinson. Friday, February II
1908, for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the national Democratic con-
vention. to be held in the city of Den
yer, Colo, on July Z, 1908, and to dc
such other things as may come before
the convention.
nominate delegates to the county con-
vention are to be held on Saturday
February 8, 1908, at the regular voting
precincts in the country between the
hours of and p. m. or at such other
time on that day as best suits the con-
venience of the persons taking part in
the caucus, and in the city at the fol-
lowing named place: First ward, fire
station No. 1, North Topeka; Second
ward, at the Office of DR.. w. T. Taylor
122 East Sixth; Third ward, 831 Kan
sas avenue, upstairs; Fourth ward, al
the office of Frank S. Thomas, 519
Kansas avenue; Fifth ward, at store
of J. NJ. Ferguson, Fifteenth and
Quincy; Sixth ward, at John P. Gam
Iowsky's, 621 Horn street. The eau
cuses in the city to be held at p. m
At the county convention the coun-
ty central committee will be reorgan-
lied and all vacancies filled and any
other business transacted that may
come before the convention
At the ward and precinct caucuses
the precinct committeeman should be
chosen to serve on the new central
committee that will be organized al
the convention.
The basis of representation shall be
one delegate from each precinct and
also one delegate for each $50 votes
or, major fraction thereof cast for
John ]. Schenck for county attorney at
the general election in 1906, which will
entitle each precinct to the following
representation: Rossville. 2; Silver
ship-Muddy, 1; Rochester, L; East
Soldier, L; West Soldier, 2; Topeka
township-Highland Park, 1; Oakland
2; Bellview, 1; Shunganunga, 1; Suth-
erin. l; Hartsock, L; Tecumseh, 2;
Monmouth township-Linn Creek, 1:
port township-North Williamsport
1; South Williamsport, 1; Auburn, 1;
Dover ownship-Kaw. L; Dover. L;
Willard, 1; Mission township-North
Mission, 1; South Mission, L; city OF
Topeka: First ward-First precinct
2; second, 2; third, 2; fourth. 2; Sec
ond ward-F'irst precinct, 2; second, 8;
third, q fourth, 2; fifth. 2; sixth, 2;
seventh, L Third ward-First precinct
2; second, 2; third, 2; fourth, 2;
Fourth ward-First precinct, 2; Sec
ond, 2; third, 2; fourth, 2; fifth, /;
Fifth ward-First precinct. 2; second
8; third, 2; Sixth ward-First precinct
2; second 2.
We urge the members of the parts
to attend these caucuses and see that 8
fI1lI ranraSanf0 fjnn lie in Attendance n
the convention.
We will have an opportunity tni:
year to elect a full state and county
ticket and every man must do his
share to bring about the desired re.
suits.
Trusting we may see large attend.
ance at the county convention, we are
yours for the success of the party
W. T TAYLOR, Chairman
w. D. PRINT, Secretary.