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THIRD EDITION.
TUESDAY EVENING,
TOPEKA, KANSAS. APRIL 12, 1898.
TUESDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS.
V.
Last Edition
tThe State Journal will Issue a post
script edition still later if the situation
bduujq warrant i i
Everything and Everybody
Seems to Linger'
For the "Man . of the Hour,"
Fitzhugh Lee,
Who Seems Suddenly to Tower
Into Prominence.
SEXATE COMMITTEE
Will Delay Its Action Until
General Lee Arrives.
Lee Receives an Ovation All
Along the Route
SUCK AS A PRESIDENT
Of the United States Might Be
Proud Of.
"If I Had a Good Crowd Behind
Me,
"I Might Turn Back to Hava
na," He Says.-
LEE AT WASHINGTON.
Arrives at Capital This After
noon Cheered in Streets.
Washing-ton, April 12. Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee arrived in "Washington at 2:30
o'clock, and, entering' a closed carriage,
was driven at once up the avenue, a
hundred or more bicyclists accompany
ing the carriage.
General Lee was driven at once to. the
state department, presumably to report
his arrival and receive any instructions
it might have.
"Word had gone through the depart
ment that he was due to arrive and the
corridors in front of the secretary's door
were jammed with people. As Gen. Lee
stepped from the elevator in front of
the secretary's door, the crowd gave
three rousing cheers, which rang all
through the building. Gen. Lee bowed
his recognition to the crowd and was
immediately ushered into the secreta
ry's room.
Gen. Lee remained In the building
only a few minutes quickly departing,
accompanied by Secretary Sherman and
Assistant Secretary Day for the "White
House. The state department at once
telephoned the senate to arrange for
Gen. Lee's appearance before the for
eign relations committee.
The ovation was repeated as Lee
went over from the state department to
the "White House. A mounted bicycle
fcoy had preceded the carriage carrying
a large Cuban flag and this served to
stimulate the enthusiasm displayed
along the drive to the "White House por
tico. At the railroad station when General
Lee arrived, the crowd was Immense
and exceedingly enthusiastic.
"Washington, April 12. The senate
committee on foreign relations resumed
its sitting this morning, all ihe mem
bers being present except Mr. Daniel.
The committee immediately took up the
task before it of formulating a resolu
tion defining its course to be pursued
in the present complication with Spain.
Many minor differences were developed
but they were not of such a character
as to dispel hope of securing a final
agreement.
The committee is hopeful of being
able to report today but the report may
t delayed so as to afford an opportun
ity to hear Gen. Lee.
Rocky Mountain, N. C, April 12.
Lee flying special reached Rwin,
untain, N. C, at 7:45 this morning.
ng on Doara Consul General Fitz-
a Lee, Vice Consul General Springer
ionsui waiter Barker, of Sainia
lde, accompanied by H. G. Me
lt Georgia and Leon J. Canova,
fa, Fla., representing the Plant
1 Gen. Lee was still asleep. The
oect to arrive in "Washington
SJ5 tnis afternoon.
lVa.,AprU 12. Gen-Lee arose
WAIT
FOR
LEE
X
1
YANKEE
The Spaniards call Fitzhugh Lee
(Drawn by the State Journal Staff
"They say that I'm a Tankee:
I have heard it many times,
I have seen it in their papers.
It is in their songs and rhymes;
I'm the Tankee consul general,
I"m the Yankee who's come down
To steal the brightest Jewel
From the old Castilian crown. ;
"They say that I'm a Tankee: f
If I'd heard it in my youth 1
I might perhaps have questioned t
Its everlasting truth:
But now. I glory in it: ;
It's the landmark of my birth, 1
And I'd rather be a Tankee
Than anything on earth. '
at 8 o'clock in time to catch the first
glimpse of Virginia' soil. He rested
well during the night and when he came
out of his room, he said:
I feel like a different man. If I only
had a good "crowd behind me I could
turn back for Havana."
Petersburg, "Va., April 12. By urgent
request a 20-minute stop will be made
by the Lee special at Richmond, where
a great demonstration is likely. It Is
expected that Consul General Lee will
be summoned promptly before the com
mittees of congress in charge of foreign
affairs. The information he will give
will be of a very grave character, espec
ially in connection with the destruction
of the Maine.
Richmond, April 12. Consul General
Fitzhugh Lee arrived here at 11 o'clock
this morning in a special train over
the Atlantic coast line. The train re
mained at the depot about ten minutes.
There were at least 10.000 people pres
ent, including the governor and staff,
and the Richmond light infantry blues.
The governor welcomed the consul
general who made a brief speech. He
said the time for talk was over and
that the time for action had come.
The howitzers fired a salute on the
an-ival of the train. The wildest en
thusiasm prevailed.
Gen. Lee in his speech to the crowd
to whom he was introduced by Gover
nor Tyler, said:
"I cannot talk to you now, in fact this
is not the time to talk, but the time
for action (cheers). What are you yell
ing' about? Do you- want to fight?" A
protracted outburst .followed signifying
willingness for the wildly gesticulating
crowd. The general's wife, son and
daughter accompany him to Washing
ton. LEE AT SAVANNAH.
5,000 People Turn Out to Welcome
Home the General.
Savannah, Ga., April 12. At Savan
nah more than five thousand persons
were at the station to see General Lee
when the train came in. The crowd was
enthusiastic and a short speech was
made by the general, being frequently
applauded. As .the train rolled into the
station a platoon of the Chatam artil
lery, of which General Lee is an hon
orary member, began firing a major
general's salute of 13 guns. Gen. Lee
and the members of his party were
completely tired out by their long trip.
Orders were given here by the trans
portation department of the Plant sys
tem for operators north of this city to
withhold all information as to the
whereabouts, of the train in order to
prevent the party being disturbed. The
party retired immediately after leaving
Savannah.
WHAT M'KINLEY MEANT.
A Senator Says "Stable Government''
Meant Independence.
Washington, April 12. A senator
close to the president says that the
greatest criticism upon the message of
the president is that it did not say any
thing about independence. He refers
to these words near the end of the mes
sage: "And to secure in the island the
establishment of a stable government,
capable of maintaining order and ob
serving its International obligations."
The senator added that a "stable gov
ernment" capable of observing its in
ternational obligations must be inde
pendent. If it was not an independent
government, it would have no interna
tional obligations. The same senator
FITZ LEE.
a Yankee. Havana Dispatch.-
Artist from the Washington Post.)
"They say that I'm a Tankee:
And I'm glad to say I am;
A Yankee of the Tankees,
And the man ain't worth a well,
Who wouldn't be a Yankee
When the banner is unfurled
That has made the Yankee nation
The greatest in the world?
"They say that I'm a Tankee:
Virginians, can it be
That history will mention
The Yankee. Fitzhugh Lee?
I hope so; and, Virginians,
Let all of us give thanks
That now dear ol' Virginny
Is loaded full of Yanks."
W. J. Lampton, in New York Sun.
insisted that this part of the message
meant independence, but the president
was writing a document that meant
history and precedent and he had to
connne nimseir to diplomatic language.
SETTLESlT.
There Will Be War When This
Resolution is Adopted.
Washington, April 12. i P. M. Re
publicans of the house foreign affairs
committee and steering committee of
the house Republicans have decided on
a resolution for immediate Intervention,
backed by the army and navy.
The State Journal will issue a post
script edition giving particulars.
BREAKS OUT AGAIN.
Troops Called Out to Subdue the Peo
ple of Madrid.
Madrid, April 12. Numerous groups
in the Puerta Del Sol and in front of
the offices of the minister of the inter
ior last evening raised the cry "Vive
Espana."
The gendarmes and the police scat
tered them and occupied the square,
but the groups quickly reformed sev
eral times, until finally the gendarmes
charged the crowd. Many were injured
or arrested.
TO BE NO WAR.
Washington, D. C, April 12. One of
the president's callers after leaving the
White House today, said that the pres
ident has a feeling of greater confidence
that there will be some satisfactory set
tlement of the Cuban trouble without
resort to open hostilities. He believes,
this gentleman said, in the sincerity of
the Spanish government in Its position
now taken.looking to reforming the con
dition of affairs in Cuba, and that such
results may be achieved by steps to be
taken by Spain as to avert what he has
at times believed to be Inevitable.
PUWlANGUAGE.
Senate Committee Will Report
in Favor of Driving
Spain Out.
Washington, April 12. The senate
foreign relations committee's conclusion
so far as a conclusion has been reached,
is to report all the Foraker resolutions
except the second, together with a
strong preamble reciting the Maine dis
aster as cause for deep resentment on
the part of this government. Unless
the committee changes its decision the
following, in addition to the preamble,
are the resolutions which will be report
ed by the committee:
First That the people of the island
of Cuba are and of right ought to be
free and independent.
Second That the war Spain is waging
against Cuba is so destructive of the com
mercial and property interests of the Unit
ed States and so cruel, barbarous and in
human in its character as to make it the
duty of the United States to demand and
the government of the United States does
hereby demand that she at once withdraw
her land and naval forces from Cuba and
Cuban waters.
Third That the president of the United
States is hereby authorized, empowered
and directed to use, if necessarv.the entire
land and naval force of the United States
to carry these resolutions Into effect.
MEANS
WAR.
Republicans Are Getting To
gether on a Policj
Of Immediate Intervention in
Cuba
BY AN ARMED FORCE.
Recognition of Independence is
Included.
Resolution to This Effect to Be
Pressed
ON THE COMMITTEE
Of the Bouse on Foreign Rela
: tions.
A Report on This Line is Look
ed For Tomorrow.
Washington, April 12. The steering
committee of the house Republicans has
authorized a canvass of the house on a
resolution which was drafted by Rep
resentative William A. Smith of Mich
igan, declaring for immediate armed in
tervention for the establishment of a
stable government in Cuba, free and in
dependent. It will be presented to the
Republicans of the foreign affairs com
mittee and things seem in fair shape to
secure unity of actibn on the basis of
this compromise. It is proable that
the- Republicans will caucus tonight.
Mr. Cannon, chairman of the appropri
ations committee said this afternoon:
"I regard war as inevitable. The
United States will intervene and inter
vention means war."
Representative Grosvenor, Dingley
and other leaders, it is asserted have
agreed to the resolution.
The resolution presented to the house
committee by the steering committee, is
as follows:
"Resolved, That the war now existing
between the government of Spain and
the people of Cuba, has been conducted
by Spain in flagrant violation of the
laws of civilized warfare, to such an
extent as to shock the moral sense of
the nations of the world and to create
a condition which In the language of
the president, has become 'insuffera
ble,' by the United States; that all di
plomatic efforts to terminate this con
dition have failed; that the people of
the island of Cuba are and of right
ought to be free and independent, and
that the president be and he is hereby
empowered and directed to forthwith
terminate hostilities in Cuba and to se
cure to the people of the island a sta
ble and independent Republican govern
ment and that he be and he is hereby
authorized and directed to use the land
and naval forces of the United States
for the purpose of carrying this joint
resolution into effect.'.
The resolution seemed acceptable
generally to the Republican members
of the committee but when submitted
to Senator Davis or the toreign rela
tions committee of the senate, he
pointed out a radical defect in the lat
ter portion of it empowering the presi
dent "to secure to the people of Cuba
a stable and independent republican gov-
ernment,"etc. He said It was nis opin
ion that the congress had no power to
delegate such authority to the presi
dent and after considering the matter
from that standpoint, it was agreed to
change the latter portion of the reso
lution into a declaration that such a
form of government should exist in the
island.
Washington. April 12. The Repub
licans of the house foreign affairs com
mittee are coming together on a resolu
tion, for Immediate intervention.
A member of the committee says tnat
the report will be made tomorrow and
he outlined the tenor of the resolution.
saying that it win asK ior immediate
intervention on the part of the United
States, to terminate the war now being
waged in Cuba. It was also stated that
there was every prospect oi a speeuy
t bv the Republican confer
ence as to the wording of the resolu
tion. The resolution win give tne pres
ident Dower to use tne army and navy
of the United States if in his judgment
a resort to arms is necessary.
Washington. April 12. In the senate.
Mr. Lindsay of Kentucky, started the
Cuban resolutions, with one declaring
the United States should co-operate
with Gomez in any military operations
in Cuba. Wilson of Washington, fol
lowed with a aeciaration authorizing
the president to use the army and navy
to end hostilities ana secure a repuo-
lican government in cuDa. Then came
Allen of Nebraska, with another, de
claring a state of war to exist between
Spain and the United States and recog
nizing inaepenupni; ul lihj i tpuuui: ui
Cuba. Pettus of Alabama made a le
gal argument regarding authority to
declare and prosecute war. Then
Senator Mason of Illinois, made a
sneech in favor of war and recognition
of the insurgent government in Cuba-
Washington, April 12. The senate
foreign relations committee is under
stood to have practically decided on a
resolution for immediate intervention
and requiring evacuation of Cuba by
spain.
Washington.April 12. The Democrats
of the house foreign affairs committee
have agreed on a resolution for inde
pendence and armed intervention-
Washington, April 12.- The senate
committee on foreign relations is find
ing it a very difficult task to reach an
agreement on the terms of the resolu
tion it will report. There is by no means
the same unanimity that there was
when the committee first met and de
cided to report the Foraker resolution.
Many propositions have been made.cov
ering all the lines of possible interven
tion, but the indications at the begin
ning of today's session were that there
would be a return to the compromise
proposition which was made prior to the
receipt of the message. Indeed, a suf
ficient number of pledges had then been
secured to render the adoption of this
course quite certain.
All the Republican members of the
committee, with the exception of Sena
tor Foraker, are understood to be will
ing to report on these lines, and it now
believed that for the sake of party har
mony, he may be induced to join his
colleagues. This compromise involves
the elimination of the second of his dec
larations recognizing "the republic of
Cuba as the true and lawful govern
ment of that island" and the retention
of the first premise, declaring that the
"people of the island of Cuba of right
ought to be free and independent."
The Ohio senator has, up to the pres
ent time, held out strenuously for both
declarations, but the other Republican
members, at their meeting yesterday,
argued the necessity of the concession
in order to insure harmony in the party
and to secure a form of resolution which
would meet the approval of the senate
and be sure to pass.
Senator Gray is the only Democratic
senator who now appears willing to
join with the Republicans in eliminating
the recognition of the Cuban republic,
but his vote, added to the votes of the
five Republicans, would be sufficient to
secure the adoption of the resolution
and its report by the committee. It is,
however, not certain that the five Re
publican votes could be secured unless
all the Republican votes could be con
trolled, for the reason that some of the
other members of this part of the com
mittee are inclined to make unanimous
action by their party in the committee
a condition of their co-operation.
For the rest, if this compromise Is
accepted, the resolution will be a short
and sharp declaration for immediate in
tervention. In case the majority agree
upon the compromise here outlined,
there in all probability will be a minor
ity report providing for the recognition
of the present Cuban government,
which will be made by the Democratic
members with the probable exception of
Senator Gray.
There is a strong effort to prevent this
division, but it now seems the most pro
bable result of the committee delibera
tions. Washington, April 12. Mr. Smith of
the committee on foreign relations of
the house was at the White House un
til shortly after 11 o'clock today and did
not appear at the committee room un
til 11:40 o'clock. The Democrats re
turned at 11:45, but the Republicans
were not yet ready to receive them. The
Democrats had practically agreed to
support a resolution declaring for inde
pendence and immediate and armed in
tervention. FIXED WITH GOMEZ.
He is Preparing to March on
Havana With 30,000 Men.
Jacksonville, Fla., April 12. The Cu
ban junta here has received a very im
portant letter from Gen. Gomez via Key
West.
While its contents have been guarded
very carefully and the main portion
sent to the New York junta's office, yet
it is ascertained that it brings news
that Gomez is preparing to co-operate
with the United States forces in case
of war In an attack upon Havana.
Calixto Garcia has passed the trocha
and he and Gomez, with some 18,000
troops, are now marching westward and
toward Havana. Tne insurgents are re
cruiting in all sections and from good
authority it is ascertained that Gomez
promised to have from 25,000 to 30,000
troops behind Havana to aid in reduc
ing it.
The letter added that the Spanish offi
cers there were greatly worried over the
news of Gomez's approach and that
troops had been called into Havana and
that much work was being done in
throwing up' new earthworks In the rear
of the city and otherwise strengthening
the forts in that section.
The insurgents, so the dispatch said,
hailed with joy the intervention of the
United States, and their ranks are be
ing rapidly increased daily. Gomez and
the United States are now in close touch
and the news of a declaration of war
will be carried to him by means of pri
vate signals without loss of time, so
that he could move with knowledge of
what the United States is doing. 'A
campaign is all arranged, according 'to
this authority.
HERE'S THE MONEY.
National Park Bank Offers to Collect
It Pree of Charge.
Washington, April 12. Secretary
Gage has received the following letter
from Edward E. Poor, president of the
National Park bank of New York:
"In the event of the government re
quiring funds for use in the present
crisis, the facilities and .resources of
this bank are hereby offered for that
purpose and should congress authorize
an issue of bonds for popular invest
ment, we desire to offer the services of
this bank with its 5,000 correspondents
in all parts of the country, for the dis
tribution of the bonds to the people
without commission or charge of any
kind."
ONLY A QUESTION OP TIME
Says a London Times Correspondent
at Madrid.
London, April 12. The Madrid cor
respondent of the Standard says:
"The most important feature in the
new stage of the relations between
Spain and the United States is the fact
that Spain having granted at the re
quest of the pope and the powers, a
suspension of hostilities, which she had
persistently refused to grant when
President McKinley suggested it, the
American government and diplomacy
now considers their hands free, as they
were no party to the arrangement thus
made by the pope and the powers with
Spain. i '
"The contention is that Spain -having
taken upon herself to grant uncon
ditionally this suspension of hostilities,
without any mutual agreement or mu
tual conditions between American and
Spanish governments nothing can be
asked or expected from America, who
will merely look to see what comes out
of this sort of armistice and of any ne
gotiations between the Cuban autono
mist government and the insurgents.
"When, in time, events allow the
United States to judge of the results of
a suspension of hostilities and of the
negotiations as to home rule, America
will consider herself free to act in ac
cordance with American interests and
to insist upon a permanent settlement
of the Cuban question to secure peace
in Cuba; and all, simply because Pres
ident McKinley made no engagements
for the present or the future with the
pope and the European powers, who
are alleged to have spontaneously in
duced Spain to grant the suspension of
hostilities.
"This must be borne In mind in order
to understand why most of the pend
ing questions between the two countries
stand just as they were a week ago.
The only clear result attained, as the
Madrid government well knows, is the
indefinite postponement of a rupture it
the American congress endorses the
view of President McKinley and leaves
him with full power to decide upon the
best course to follow, according to the
march of events."
CUBANS WILL RISE
In a Body at a Signal From the
United States.
New York, April 12. Chief Officer
Frank Crosslin of the British steamer
Alodene, which has just arrived from
Matanzas, Cuba, said:
"When the American army reaches
Cuba, the people will flock to its ranks.
All Cubans want, is a surety of help
and they will rise in a body. They were
won by the magnificent gifts of clothing
and food and are longing for American
interference and many of them want
to become part of the states.
"The Spanish soldiers are among the
weakest specimens of- humanity that
could be found anywhere and the most
dissatisfied lot. Most of them are boys
who are poorly clothed, poorly fed, nev
er paid and homesick all the time. De
sertions are frequent.
. "The Cubans are pinning their faith
on the United States and waiting for a
signal, to rise in thousands. They could
under no circumstances be brought to
fight against the United States, junta
or no junta . To this country they look
for their liberty."
From the deck of the vessel, he said,
every night conflagrations could be seen
in every direction outside of Havana
and Matanzas, caused by the burning
of crops and plantation buildings.
One of the .engineers of the steamer
Saratoga, which has just arrived from
the south coast of Cuba, said:
"Around Manzanillo the skies were
aglow at night with the fires of the
blazing plantations. The misery in the
towns Is dreadful. No sooner does a
ship tie up than there is a crowd of poor
creatures around her begging for food.
The feeling against Americans is very
bitter among the Spanish part of the
population."
"If something is not done now," in
terjected a younger engineer, "the life
of an American sailor In any of the
South American countries will be un
bearable. They say, with a grin:
- "'Americanos all bluff; big mouth;
all talk; no fight.'
"In Cuba the average Spaniard be
lieves there will be no trouble in whip
ping the United States. They think the
Maine was the finest ship the United
States had and they say they will serve
the rest as the Maine was served."
KCKINLETS WAY.
He Would First Ask Spain to Set
Out.
New Tork, April 12. A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Should the president be clothed with
authority to use the military and naval
forces to intervene solely for the pur
nose of establishing peace and order in
Cuba, he proposes to exercise it nrst ty
transmitting to Spain a copy of tne res
olution, with the statement that his ob
ligations require him to carry out the
will of congress and a notification that
he will do so at once, unless Spain
withdraws from the island.
In other words, the president will de
liver an ultimatum to Spain before
making a naval demonstration, in the
hope that Spain may at tne last mo
ment consent to a concession of the
independence of the people of the is
land, upon an indemnity, or upon some
other basis wnicn may Be satisiactory
to all parties involved. If war should
then come whether "holy" or "unholy"
he will feel that the responsibility is on
Spain.
The one significant sign of peace is
that diplomatic relations between the
United States and Spain have not been
severed as a result of the message to
congress. It is true that all of our
consuls have been called out of Cuba
and this would indicate a preliminary
sign of war; but our minister is still at
Madrid and Spain's representative is
still here.
QUAYS HOT TALK.
No Time for Negotiation With, Pope
Prelate or Presbyter, He Says.
Washington, April 12. Scarcely had the
senate been called to order yesterday
when Mr. Quay precipitated the Cuban
question by presenting some petitions and
making startling comments on them. He
took the strongest ground for immediate
and impetuous action.
"The people of the United States, in my
judgment," said he, "are pretty nearly
unanimous that the time for negotiation
upon the Cuban question is past. The
present is a case for neither pope, prelate
nor presbyter.
"They believe that further negotiations
mean further time for the concentration
of the Spanish naval forces and for gen
eral Spanish preparations lor war. A
"Thev know that a Spanish tornedo flo-' I
tilla is en route for our shores, whose
mission is hostile, whose only interest can
be to destroy our vessels as the Maine was
destroyed and slay our sailors as the sail
ors of the Maine were slain.
"They know that on yesterday two Spans
Ish war vessels sailed westward and will
be with us in ten days.. They believe
bloodshed will be averted or diminished
by prompt action of the government, not
by declaring war, but by making war in
self-defense before Spain can secure fur
ther naval or military advantage, and,.
perhaps without reason, tnat delay is
sought or urged by those interested in the
Spanish success or by those who would
market the national honor and make mer
chandise of the blood and bones of the
dead of the Maine; that intervention
should be armed, immediate and impetu
ous: that not merely a stable, but a re
publican form of government should be
given the Cubans: that the Spaniards
should go out of Cuba.
"They should stand not upon the order
of their going, but go at once.
"For these purposes they believe the
army and navy of the United States
should be utilized until Cuba is free and
the Maine is avenged. Believing that the
president is in his ultimate purposes with
the people, I have the pleasure of assur
ing the Trades league of Philadelphia
that I will comply with their, request."
Oregon Congressman Renominated.
Eugene, Oregon. April 12. Thomas H.
Tonge was renominated for congressman
yesterday by the Republicans of the First
congressional district of Oregon.
LOW THERE.
The Manager of Charlie Cur
tis's Campaign
Arrives at Horton and Scares
the Old Crowd Badly.
THOUGHT IT A FAKE
That Curtis Had Strong Rail
road Support.
Cy Leland Pretends He is Not
Fighting Curtis.
Horton, April 12. The arrival nf nr
A. Low from Topeka this morning set
the congressional convention delegates
agog. When the State Journal's an
nouncement of Mr. Low's determination
to enter the fight as a manipulator, was
read among the delegates last night,
it produced a sensation.Leland'e friends
denied that Mr. Low would take a hand
in the fight, but the doubt was dispelled
when Mr. Low, himself, arrived today.
It is expected that his influence will
materially change the situation.
The platform of the convention will
endorse the president and the national
administration and will especially com
mend McKinley for his message on the
Cuban question. Every delegate here
has been very enthusiastic in his praise
of the president.
During a conference for a discussion
of the platform this morning, Jude
Horton asked Cy Leland if the conven
tion should declare for war.
"No," replied Leland emphatically,
"War will be declared before this con
vention ends."
"Then," continued Leland, "I will in
troduce a resolution, offering the mem
bers of the convention and the candi
dates as volunteers for the fight with
Spain."
The opening day of the First congres
sional district convention will develop
nothing new in the situation. The or
ganization of the convention, with J.
F. Tufts of Atchison, chairman, has
been effected, and the final touches add
ed to the preparations for the contest.
Horton is crowded with delegates and
visitors. The hotels are filled and the
cot, to which the average Kansas poli
tician is by no means a stranger, occu
pies its accustomed place in the parlors
and halls thereof. The private houses
have come to the rescue and several cf
the 60 delegates who came Monday were
able to avoid the necessity of sleeping
in a chair in the hotel lobby or walking
the streets, through the kindness of cit
izens. The remainder of the 90 dele
gates came today and the battle began
in earnest.
Nothing was accomplished today be
yond the organization of the convention
at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Then fol
lowed the appointment of the necessary
committees, after which came adjourn
ment until Wednesday morning at nine
o'clock.
Tonight the first actual work will be
done. The organization having been ef
fected and the strength of the candi
dates displayed in a few ballots, the
campaign was at once inaugurated.
The friends of-Mr. Curtis, Mr. Brod
eric'k, Mr. Bailey and Mr. Walker de
voted their time to making acquaint
ances. The Shawnee delegation is the only
one which has a steering committee.
A. B. Quinton is the chairman. The
members are A. K. Rodgers, J. A. Trout
man, Arthur Capper and Dave Mul
vane. This committee was selected ear
ly Monday morning and went to work
at once. The first thing considered was
the selection of a chairman for the con
vention. Capt. J. F. Tufts of Atchison was sug
gested by the Topekans and the steer
ing committee called on the other can
didates, receiving assurances of a uni
ted support for him. This averted a
fight in the organization of the con
vention, especially when it was agreed
to make Mr. Tufts, the temporary
as well as permanent chairman.
There was considerable speculation
when it was reported that Cyrus Leland
had announced that Charlie Curtis
"should not be nominated." The Shaw
nee delegation was prepared for this
and sent out the steering committee to y
tell Mr. Leland that Topeka was not
fighting him and offered as evidence
the fact that J. K. Hudson and S. T.
Howe, Leland's most bitter enemies,
who were regularly elected delegates,
had been "induced" to stay at home.
Mr. Leland then gravely announced
that he had no second choice for con
gressman. "I am for Mr. Bailey until the finish,"
he said.
The Bailey men have appeared with
badges of yellow ribbon, bearing a cut
of their candidate. The Bailefy camp
has been dubbed that of the "Wi.d
Nemahas." Mr. Curtis' friends ar
known as the "Shawnees." Mr. Beck
of Holton, leads the "Pottawatomies"
who are for Mr. Broderlck. J. M. Chis
ham heads the Atchison crowd which
has been termed the "Mavericks," be
cause the remaining candidates have
their branding irons waiting for the
break among Atchison's delegates.
Judge A. B. Quinton of Topeka, nomi
nated Mr. Tufts for chairman, after
the convention had been called to or
der by Chairman Beck of the congres
sional committee.
The various candidates were nomi
nated as follows: Mr. Curtis, by
Judge A. H. Horton; Mr. Broderii:k, by
H. F. Graham of Holton; Mr. Bailey by
Simon Ryan of Hiawatha; Mr. Walker
by S. A. Frazier of Atchison.
The Bailey forces held a conference
this morning to discuss the possibility
of Atchison county's eleven delegates
going to Broderlck. It was agreed,
in this event, that Brown, Nemaha and
Doniphan should at once declare war
on John Seaton, unless the delegation,
is divided. Mr. Leland is quoted as
saying:
"If that happens and Atchison fails
to act fairly. Mr. Curtis will get some
votes he does not now expect."
This is believed to be a threat but
nevertheless Mr. Leland and his friends
sav that '-unfair" dealing on the part
of the Broderick men, will result in a
Curtis-Bailey combination, which-might
nominate Curtis.
IN A PATROL WAGON.
Lady Yarde-Buller Was Given a Ride - -
Mentally Unbalanced.
Oakland, Cal., April 12. Lady Yarde
Buller was arrested yesterday on a
charge of insanity and given a ride in
the natrol wagon before her identity j
was known. ,'
She was found wandering around aim- ,
ojui auiui-Bxa suBiojsCq isset
her mental condition, j