The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-25
Skirmishing For Position Now
Going ON Between Candidates.
DAVIS BIG AMBITION,
The Real Issue is Editor Null
Vane'S
3reat Desire to Be Chairman
Republican Committee
And to Run Things With a
High Hand.

! The activities of our esteemed morning
| contemporary for the welfare of Mr..
I Seaton, a very estimable and capable
gentleman, are somewhat amusing as
we'll as interesting. OF course, Mr.
David Mulvane, editor of the Capital, is
exceedingly anxious to be at the head
of the Republican state central COM
mlttee- Th1s,to be sure, is an entirely
worthy ambition.
! As the Capital is the strong Republi-
can partisan organ of Topeka, and to
a certain extent of the state at large,
! it is rather strange that the paper
| should be turning heaven and earth,
| with it's pOndrouS daily editorials to
advance the movements in the interest
! of one particular candidate for COVER
nor.
| There are other candidates in the field
who are entitled to the consideration
| of Shawnee county as much as the ex-
| cellent gentleman from Atchison In
view of this fact, it would not be out of
| place for Shawnee county to give some
OF these other very prominent candi-
| dates for governor a show too. 1t will
not do to say that the solid 81 Shawnee
braves are for Seaton first and for
some of the others second. Why should
not Mr. Hessin, Major Hood, Mr.. Co
burn, and even Mr.. Stanley and Billy
Edwards be given a representation?
Topeka is the capital of those portions
OF the state from whence come Major
Hood, the Wichita statesman, the Man
haitian senator, and the Port Arthur
boomer from Larned, as well as of Co
burns Kansas City.
Another somewhat inconsistent nosi-
ton taken by our morning friend in
shouting for SeatOn and Seaton onIv
arises from the fact that Mr.. Seaton is
a pronounced and uncompromising re-
submlssionist. There are MANY peopIe
IN this community who do not hold to
Mr.. Seaton's views on this subject
They are entitled to consideration in
this matter and their feelings should
not be trampled upon unmercifulIv nv
the great prohibition organ now under
the control of that prince of nrohibi
tionists, Mr.. Dave MuIyane. who when
Mr.. Seaton issues him a commission
as chairman of the state central com
mittee, would be obliged to recognize
both the prohibition and the anti-pr0hi-
bition wings of the Republican organi-
cation.
It is not necessary that the Shawnee
delegation while approaching the
many good qualities of Mr.. Seaton.
should be first, last and all the time
for him and him only. There are 9th
ty of Shawnee and the great RepubIi-
can organ printed within its boundaries
and circulated to some extent also in
the same territory, recognize these facts
which are patent to everybody except
to those who are blinded by their own
personal and partisan interests in the
subject.
The Seaton men are very generous
toward other candidates in the matter
OF second choice, but are absolutely
shocked if 1t is suggested that there are
Generates for governor who have sue
cessfully secured delegates who will
vote for them as first choice
Ostensibly the political engagement
now going on in Topekan waters is
Seaton and the field. In reality it is
largely Dave Mulvane up against the
state chairmanship-not indeed that
Mr.. Mulvane loves Seaton less, but the
plum on the branch of the state chair
manShip tree more.
All of this talk about giving the glad
hand to Atchison beca use of the new
First districts great love for Topeka
should be taken with little state
Craftsmanship salt. Charley Curtis, as
matter of fact, won with Atchison
against him to the last, and while John
Seaton has done nice things for Topeka.
so have others. Mr.. Seaton was the
only member of the last legislature who
fought Topeka's auditorium project and
was the only one who voted against the
transfer of the coal hole fund, necessary
to secure the auditorium.
As Mr.. Mulvane truly said, in an I'M
Leading Republicans believe this is a
poor time for individuals to stand out
for personal preferences as against a
generous, fair and honora BILE act"
That's the ticket, and yet are our good
friends, Dave Mulvane and John Sea-
ton, not individuals? Surely they are
not the whole thing"
The report is circulated to a limited
extent in morning paper that all the
counties of the First district, if Shawnee
joins in, are solid for Seaton.' But
are they? Only three counties have in
structed for him, and there is a suspfc-
ion that while Seaton is good fellow
he is really a weak candidate
Wouldn't Shawnee's thirty-seven
votes be in fine predicament to be tied
up solid by an instructed delegation for
Seaton and have it turn out that Sea-
ton was not in it? What a happy con-
tingency to be placed mall because
one man here wants to be chairman of
the state committee and high cock a
lorum.'' Why not have several high
cock a forums and not put all of our
eggs in one basket, the bottom of which
may drop out
Now, Dave may make a good chair
man; he has great energy and ability,
and pushes to the front, but the Repub-
licans are not electing a chairman this
week; they are simply choosing dele
gates for a state convention and want
a fair expression of this great capital
county on that issue They might vote
on Dave MuIvane later
Neither is Shawnee to elect Frank
Grimes state treasurer, or Burton Uni
ted States senator next Saturday-those
issues come at other dates.