The Capital-Journal T he executive director of the Republican State Committee said Thursday that GOP state chairman David Miller is considering challenging Gov. Bill Graves for the party's gubernatorial nomination in this year's election. And I think he's obviously considering it, but he's not made any decision as far as I know. Miller's letter criticizing the governor prompted Fred Logan of Leawood, a former state Republican chairman, to call for Miller to resign. Miller, of Eudora, is a conservative with strong anti-abortion views.
Graves is a moderate who is pro-choice.
Van Meteren said Miller was surprised by Logan's call for his resignation. I don't think he's concerned about that. He hears what people say, but he's not overly concerned about Fred Logan asking him to resign. Miller, a former state legislator, was the lieutenant gubernatorial running mate of Nestor Weigand of Wichita in the 1990 GOP primary for governor. Weigand and Miller were runners-up to former Gov. Mike Hayden and Harland Priddle as the Republican candidates.