The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-21


Oscar Fagerberg headed the delega-
ton to Topeka from Pottawatomie
county. Fagerberg was state senator
from his district during the 190911
sessions of the legislature.
Charles NJ. Harger came with the
delegates from Dickinson county.
Harger is chairman of the state board
of corrections. He is a candidate for
congress in the Fifth district and will
probably be nominated without oppo-
sition.
Ezra Branine of Newton will sit
with the delegation from Harvey
county in today's convention. Bra
nine was the congressional nominee in
the Eighth district in 1914. Last
week he was elected as a delegate to
the national convention from his con-
gressional district.
The state convention of the Repub-
lican party which was held here today
was composed of 962 delegates from
all counties in the state. The basis
of representation was one delegate and
one alternate for every 200 votes cast
for J. T. Botkin, for secretary of
state in 1914 election.
The delegates who have been elect
ed by districts to go to the national
convention are: First district, Judge
w. D. Casey of Atchison, Ira K. Well.
Seneca; Second district, Charles A.
Tucker, Lawrence, John o. Morse
Mound City; Third district, w. S.
Kirkpatrick, Independence, A. H. Den
ton, Arkansas City; Fourth district,
Charles E. Moore, Eureka, ]. ].
Rhodes. Council Grove; Fifth district,
Ross Fulton, Marysville, Fred w.
Sturges. Jr., Concordia; Sixth district.
Emmett George, Mankato, Ike Pur-
cell. Wakeeney; and Eighth district,
J. B. Adams, Eldorado, and Ezra Bra
nine, Newton. The Seventh district
will elect its delegates tomorrow at
Hutchinson.
Howard F. Martindale of Madison is
milling with the crowd in the hotel
Hobbies. Martindale, who was the con-
gressional nominee in the Fourth dis
| trict in 1914, will be a candidate for a
second nomination in the August pri-
maries.
DR.. j. W. Graybill is in Topeka with
the delegation from Harvey county.
| Graybin is president of the Kansas
Day club. the statewide Republican
| dinner club.
Representative Henry Laing headed
| the delegation from Russell county.
Laing has served three terms in the
| house and made an excellent record.
It is probable that he will be a can
didate for the senate in his district
this year.
Charles E. Moore headed the dele
| cation to Topeka from Greenwood
county Moore was last week elected
as a delegate to Chicago from the
Fourth district convention.
Cliff Matson of Wichita, former
came to the convention with the dele
CATION from his home county. MatSon
came on a proxy.
John Simmons of Hutchinson, con-
gressiona1 candidate in the Seventh
district, has spent two active days in
| the crowds in the hotel lobbies- Sim
mons, who in 1914 was beaten for the
election by Congressman Jouett
Shouse is confident he will win next
| November.
Max Anderson of Beloit, candidate
for congress in the Sixth district, came
| to Topeka today to attend the state
convention. His law partner, Charles
Kagy, arrived Monday.
Charles Tucker of Lawrence, a dele
gate to the national convention from
the Second district, is here to watch
the fight for places on the Big Four.
Senator John F. Overfeld of Mont
gomery county is here for the con-
vention. Senator Overfield has served
eight years in the state senate. He
told friends in Topeka today that he
would not be a candidate for re-elec-
! ton.
Representative Hart is in the con-
vention crowd from Jewell county
Hart will probably be candidate fol
the state senate from the Thirty third
, district this year. He will make the
/ fight to succeed Senator Logan OF
Mitchell county.
/ ]. B. Adams of Eldorado came tc
Topeka with the delegation from But
Ter county. Adams was last weel
elected as a delegate to the Chicago
: convention in the Eighth district con
vention in Wellington.
Jack" Harrison, former United
States marshal and now editor of the
! Beloit Gazette, came to the conven
ton with the crowd from Mitchell
county Harrison recently recovered
. from a severe sickness. His weak
, ness would not permit his engaging
, in an endurance contest in the hote
milling.
. Fred H. Quincy of Salina, forme,
l state SeIdlOr from the Sdun6-OILaWe
county district, came with the dele
gates from his home county. Quinc,
is banker in Salina and has for
number of years been prominent ii
political and banking circles in tn,
state.
L. c. Order of Fort Scott is a dele
Il gate in Topeka from Bourbon county
Order was the congressional nominee
in the Second district in 1914. H,
will make a second fight for tht
domination in the August primaries
Elrick Cole of Great Bend, SLATED
for the Craftsmanship of today's con