The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-29
Topeka LOSES
BIG CONVENTION
IN A HARD FIGHT
Salina Wins in a FOur-COrnered
Battle Today.
Hotel Accommodations Here
Hurt City's Chances.
DICK lee HEADS DAY CLUB
( Topeka Banker Selected at the
DICK LEE HEADS DAY CLUB
Topeka Banker Selected at the
Annual Election.
Walter CLANCY Is Reelected
Secretary of Organization.
CONVENTION DATES.

second Dtstrfct-Olathe, March %.
Third District-District committee meets
Cherryvale March TO select convention
date and place.
Fourth District-osaEe city, March "a.
Fifth District-JunctiOn City. March "a.
sixth District-BeIOit. March 81.
seventh DIstriet-DOdge City. March 70.
Eighth District-Newton, March "a.
KANSAS DAY CLUB OFFICERS.
Presideut-J. II. tDIck) Lee. HarveyviIIe,
Seeretary-Walter Chnney. Topeka.
Salina won the Republican state
convention today on the fourth ballot
of a red hot fight before the state COM
mittee. The victory was scored over
Wichita after Topeka had been drop
ped on the third ballot and Hutchin-
son was eliminated on the fourth roll
call OF counties. The state convention
with 1.O1S delegates will be held
March g to select four delegates and
alternates at large to the national
convention.
District committee meetings were
held Immediately following the ac-
ton of the state committee in sending
the big convention to the Fifth dis
trict town. The First district decided
to lead off with a convention on
March 7 in Topeka. The Sixth dis
trict gathering will he held four days
later and Fourth. Fifth and Eighth
district conventions March "a. Sec
ond and Seventh district conventions
are March 29.
Poor Hotel Facilities.
Inadequate hotel accommodate tions
probably lost the convention for To-
peka. In speech urging the selec-
tion of Wichita, Judge Thomas c. Will
son won applause when he asserted: ::
We have a town where a sober man
doesn't have to look for room in a
Turkish bath resort" Fred Shella-
bhrger, chairman of the Shawnee
Topeka. A speech was also made for
Topeka by Charles L. Mitchell, presi-
dent of the Topeka Press club and rep
resenting the Chamber of Commerce.
on the first ballot Salina received
2S votes; Hutchinson. 10; Wichita,
19; Topeka, 16. Second ballot: Sa-
lima. 30; Wichita. 81; Hutchinson. IS;
Topeka. ] 3. Third ballot: Salina, 80
Wichita, 26; Hutchinson. 10. Fourth
ballot: Salina, AZ; Wichita. SO.
For Uninstructcd Delegates.
Kansas will select her delegates to
the Republican national convention
more than two months in advance of
the national convention under action
of the state committee. Sentiment is
practically unanimous for uninstruct-
ed delegates from the congressional
districts and the state at large. A
resolution from the women's organiza-
tion asking for a place on the big four
was read at the state committee meet
ing, but no action taken. Mrs. Minnie
!. Grinstead. representative from
Seward county, represented her county
by proxy. She was the only woman
voting in the meeting.
Under the basis of apportionment
Shawnee county will send the largest
delegation to the state convention
one delegate for each $50 votes cast
for secretary of state is the basis oi
apportionment. This gives to Shaw
nee AZ delegates. Sedgwick county
sends 81 delegates and Wyandottt
county S5.
County Rercsentation.
Representation from the los coun.