The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-12
TAYLOR RIDDLE
Likely to Be Made Populist
Chairman Tonight
In Place of John Breidenthal
Who Will Resign.
Riddle is a BrOther-in-LaW of
Chief Justice DOSter.
RIDDLE is FOR FUSION
g. C. Clemens Wants the Kan.
sas POpulists
To Issue a Call For a National
Convention
TO MAKE NEW ISSUES
Chief of Which is Abolition of
Federal Courts.
p. p. Elder Comments ON Gov.
Leedy's Administration.

Taylor Riddle of Marion will proba-
bly, be elected chairman of the PopIlist
state central committee to succeed
John w. Breidenthal who will resign at
the meeting which will be held in his
office tonight. Mr.. Breidenthal called
the meeting for the sole purpose of re-
signing.
Mr. Riddle is secretary of the state
live stock sanitary commission. He was
formerly a druggist in Marion but sold
out and moved on a farm adjoining the
city where he now resides. He is a
brother-in-law of Judge Frank Doster
and has been a Populist for years. He
has attained a high place IN the party.
He holds conservative views and has
lines of action, due perhaps to the in
f1uence and direction of Judge Doster
with whom he has always maintained
confidential and close relations.
Mr.. Riddle is regarded as the man
who can harmonic the various ele-
ments of the party. The Breidenthal
wing, if able to do so, would elect ].
NJ. Allen of Erie. The Lewelling fac
ton would name Chas. A. Taylor. as
sistant state auditor Governor Leedy
would be satisfied with Riddle, Pat Do
Ian or Allen, or Taylor. The governor
has expressed no preferences and will
not do SO. Whatever may be the choice
of the various elements OF the party
there is no evidence of friction any
where.
W. T. Upton who occupies the posi-
ton of secretary of the committee will.
it is said, resign tonight although his
friends this afternoon deny that he mas
such intention. He is clerk at the pen
itentiary and his duties prevent his
presence in Topeka to attend to the
work of the committee and he has de-
c1ded to resign. The governor and the
state officers have united upon Frank
Elliott of DOniphan county, a deputy
state oil Inspector for secretary to sue
ceed Mr.. Upton. Chas. NJ. Ross, assist
ant secretary of state is likely to sue
ceed Treasurer Allen.
There has been an effort made to re-
tain Mr.. Breidenthal as chairman but
he declares that under no circumstan-
ces will he continue to act in that ca
pacity.
The members of the committee are as
follows:
Committeeman-at- at-large-J. WBreid-
enthal, Topeka.
First district-Grant Harrington, ,Hia-
watha; J. L. Johnson, Tonganoxie.
Second-H. S. Clarke, Lawrence;
Chris Ritter, lola.
Fourth-W. P. Upton, Burlington;
Taylor Riddle, Marion
IF, FifthIPat oi5a, It, Dolan T.; salina; D. E. Bal
Sixth-Charles Ross, Burr Oak; F. c.
Johnson, Phillipsburg
Seventh-Rufe Cone, Wichita: 7 f
Westgate, Garden City.
Mr.. Elliott has Mr. Simpsons proxy;
DR.. Wharton. state oil inspector repre-.
sents Rufe Cone, and J. w. Murphy
represents Mr.. johnson of Phillips
burg.
Mr.. Riddle who is likely to be chair
man of the state Populist committee is
for fusion. He said today:
Il have not thought much of the f11-
ture policy of our party except that we
must accumulate all of our forces and
array them against the Republican
party. That party is today plunging
the people of the United States deeper
and deeper into the mire of distrust and
distress. The policy of the party has
always been in favor of the corpora
tions. This is an injustice to the peo-
pie and we must fight it. As to our
policy along our lines I have not given
it much thought. In Kansas 1 believe
we should proceed in the next cam
paign practically we did in the past.
An alliance of the various forces of pol
itics means defeat for the Republicans
and that is the very thing we wish to
ACCOMPLISH