The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-22

Others in attendance from out of
town points were: n. r. Honey OF
Mankato; Charles Sawyer of Norton;
John B. Rea Of Jewell; Henry
DISTANT of Ellis; j. b. Light of Logan
county, county clerk; George McGill,
Charles Hayden of Holton: Judge
Glass Of Marysvflle; NJ. T. Wilson of
Rice county; L. C Criner Of McPher-
son; George Ross of Alden; Represen-
tative Foley of Rice county; Repre-
sentative Hill of Graham county; j.
A. Connolly of Colby; s. c. Smith,
John Teag1ey and Newt. Hanson all
from the Sixth district; George Six,
register of deeds of Rice county. AL
most all of the delegates elected at
the state convention to represent Kan
sas at the national convention were
here.
Connolly After Reeder.
]. R. Connolly, editor of the Colby
Free Press, will be the Sixth district
Reeder, the present Republican in
cumbent.
Sixth district delegates caucused for
an hour this morning in the attempt
to fix their choice on one man with
Frank Rockefeller OF Russell, Henry
ell and Charles NJ. Sawyer Of Norton
as among those mentioned. Frank
Rockefeller Of Russell, stocknan and
brother of the famous John D., is at
present representative. He absolute
ly refused to permit his name to be
considered and stated that he was sat
isfied with the political honors that
cluster around being a state represen-
tative without trying out on the high
er range of national politics. Though
the first caucus failed to result in any
definite action a second one to be held
later this evening will, 1t is said, fix
upon Connolly.
F. M Pearl of Hiawatha has come
out definitely for congressman from
the Fifth district and so announced
himself to his friends at noon today.
Pearl is one of the leading attorneys
OF Hiawatha and the Fifth district.
He was the Democratic nominee two
years ago for attorney general.
Aside from these it Is said no con-
gressional nomination entries have
been announced during the day.
The Kansas Democratic editorial as
ISOLATION will pass resolutions late
this afternoon taking stand for BY
an as the party nominee for president
it is stated, however, that no action
will be taken with reference to the
state ticket. Ed Martendale, presi-
dent and J. w. Howe, secretary and
treasurer, of the association are the
officers. Martendale has moved OUT
of the state and a new president viii
of course have to be elected.
The merry fight which spiced the last
banquet over the officers for the COM
ing year of the Democratic club. will
probably not make its appearance this
year After the banquet new officers
are elected, committee being named
for the special purpose of presenting
list to be voted on. Last year the two
factions in the party each had their
choice as to who should lead the club.
One claimed that corporate influence
was endeavoring to dominate the club;
the other holly denied the insinuation.
The result is that those who had charge
of the arrangements last year and who
were accused of being partial to corpor-
ations have refused to have anything
to do with the arrangements for boom
ing the banquet tonight.
A disclaimer Is entered as to any
knowledge in advance of who will head
the club for the ensuing year.