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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1898
Page
1
Boyle moved into prominence as Governor Leedy wavered about accepting the convention behest and turning down all Kansas police boards. His room grew crowded as supporters debated his nomination while the governor remained doubtful.
A chaotic convention scene adjourned with debates over Governor Leeds renomination and a split over metropolitan influence. Leaders including Attorney General Boyle faced pressure as district delegates argued for or against renominating Leeds, with factions aligning around reform, loyalty to the administration, and calls to reconsider the party plank.
Governor Leedy criticizes federal policy and praises vigorous action to end the war, urges rapid railroad regulation after Supreme Court decisions, and calls miners' plight like bondage. Attorney General Bosle praises results for coal, wheat, and tank interests, urging practical changes for shippers and workers.
A German captain reports sighting Cadiz feet off Ceuta on the north coast of Africa near Gibraltar last evening as warships moved east. The fleet included two battleships four protected cruisers and four torpedo boat destroyers advancing in an easterly direction.
A half-starved Spaniard crawled into Camp McCalla at Guantanamo Bay on June 1% and surrendered after pleading for food and water. He said 2000 Spanish soldiers were nearby, hoping to surrender but feared being shot. He received food and clothing before boarding the Marblehead. Also reported: Spanish forces engaged a small launch, several attackers killed, while a separate note from St Louis notes diverse nationalities among Army recruits and one enlistee claiming US citizenship.
Lieut Hames of the Nineteenth Infantry enlists Dr William Minor analytical chemist and pharmacist, leaving an office in the city. Sixty eight men enlisted in the past three days for the First regiment have departed St Louis over the Louisville and Nashville line toward Chickamauga.
Cable from Hong Kong reports a major battle near Manila with 1,000 insurgents attacking 2,000 Spanish. Gen Aguinaldo and American sailors surround the city as Spaniards surrender prisoners including generals Garcia and Cordoba. Fire rages north of Manila and waterworks remain under siege.
Representative Tuderwood introduced a resolution to thank Hobson and recommend transfer to the line with a promotion to commander. The measure follows discussions with the president and Secretary Long. The item appears in a dispatch from Paris and notes a Madrid report on Captain Amon’s Cadiz visit and a lecture at the High School hall by Miss McGuire.
Kansas volunteers departed in a four-car special train from Topeka and Kansas City, with 60 recruits joined by Fort Scott men, under Adjutant Deford. The group, described as well behaved, lodged in tourist sleepers, drilled daily, and faced minor discipline incidents aboard the Rock Island line en route to join the Twentieth Regiment in San Francisco.
Names of Topeka recruits who joined the camp describe their ranks and company affiliations. The list includes Walter G. C. Swartz, James C. Coleman, Charles H. Reasoner, U. S. Brows, Theodore Q. Whitted, Etzel P. Blair, Roy S. Thamons, and many others with their regimental details.
Havana reports the Spanish government has not authorized a prisoner exchange for the Merrimac crew. A U.S. warship with a flag of truce was told Gen. Blanes lacks authority to swap naval construct for Hobson and crew. Washington advises Commodore Watson to send Captain Ludlow to Havana to negotiate with Captain General Blanco.
A Havana blockade gunboat docks in Key West with Major Prado and two aides from Des Rojas forces. They carry dispatches to Cuban leaders in the United States and claim the group fled through swamps near Cardenas after seven days evading Spanish troops. They then boarded a small boat and rowed to an American ship.
Governor Leedy will issue a measure removing police boards this afternoon with effect from July 1 or as soon after as mayoral appointments are ready. The change aims to create a nonpartisan police force free of political influence, similar to the fire department. Capable patrolmen should be retained.
Governor Leedy announced a plan to abolish metropolitan police boards by July 1 with mayors instructed to reorganize their forces. The move, praised by Populists as the right action, aims to end the metropolitan police system though critics question its timing. Leaders like Clem Fairenfield and Taylor Biddle defend the decision as bold and necessary to reshape municipal control.
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