The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20
CYRUS IN IT.
Dictates Who Shall Be Secretary
of State Committee.
Mort Albaugh is Made Chairman
of the Committee.
MIR. STANLEY OPPOSED
The Election of Brown, But Had
to Accede.
Other Action of the State Gen.
trail Committee.
MR.. STANLEY OPPOSED

The Republican state central commit
tee organized for the campaign at the
Copeland Saturday night. Cyrus Le-
land asked the election of Frank Brown
as secretary of the committee
The candidates were united upon
Morton Albaugh for chairman. Al
baugh is an energetic popular young
man and no objection was offered to
him. Dave Mulvane would not be a
candidate for the place unless the COM
Tnittee gave it to him unanimously.
Frank Brown was not candidate for
secretary. He told Leland SO. The
boss said:
You'll be a candidate. You must
take the place. want you there and
We'll fix an executive committee so we
can run things to suit ourselves
Mr.. Stanley, particularly, was op-
posed to the election of Brown as sec
rotary. A majority of the candidates
are said also to have been opposed to
his selection but Leland was irrepres-
sible and insisted. The result was the
election of Brown.
The executive committee which was
chosen is composed of boni fde MEM
bers of the state committee as follows;
Cy Leland, Dave Mulvane, I. I. Kelly,
J. S. Gilmore, F. j. Funk, d. A. Valen-
tine. D. J. Hanna, E. w. Wellington
and ]. NJ. Simpson.
Leland made strenuous efforts to get
his friend Nat Barnes on the executive
committee but the Wyandotte county
Republicans who kept Barnes off the
state committee were here headed by
y. j. Peterson and they simply issued
an ultimatum against such action and
explained that this would make Wyan-
dOtte county return a PopuliSt majority
at the next election. This brought a
realization that high-handed proceed
1ngS at this 5uncture were altogether
out of order and Mr.. Barnes was turned
down by the committee which made up
the committee.
ton of the committee is in the selection
of Brown He is not a member of the
committee. He was defeated over
whelmingly in his county convention
last spring and was accused of "duplic-
ity" at that time. He was Ostensibly
for Jack Harris for congress but was
secretly supporting w. ]. Buchan.
When asked why he did not stand by
his friends without lodging the issue
he is reported to have said:
"Oh well, have to be for Harris be-
cause he gives me an opportunity to
dispense an occasional postoffice in my
county,
Browns political record was respon-
sible for the fight against him. He
was regarded as the wrong man for the
place but the indomita BILE Cyrus said
the committee must have him for sec
rotary no matter what may have been
the opinions of the members of the
committee and the candidates.
The committee neglected to elect a
treasurer but is presumed that Mr.. Lee
leilQ Will LOOK AFTER the finances ana the
collection of assessments upon the vari-
Gus candidates for campaign purposes.
The first assessment upon the candi-
dates for state offices, it is said, will be
800, their quota being $3.50, the remain
der will be paid later as necessity de-
mands.
Mr.. Stanley urged Leland not to pre-
cipitated fight on the organization and
argued the advantages of harmony
Harmony be -" said Leland
Brown is going to be secretary.
am determined in this. I want to know
whether these candidates will do as
want them to, after they have assured
me of their friendship"
The candidates for state offices then
held meeting. MeSSrs- Stanley. God
dard and Richter opposed the election
of Brown, but George Clark, who has
been posing as a neutral" insisted on
carrying out the Leland plan. He
said:
Mr.. Leland wants Brown and we
can not afford to antagonize him.
Realizing that further opposition
would only precipitate a general row
the candidates made no further OBJ
jections and the Leland scheme tri-
umphed.
The executive committee was named
by the candidates. w. J. Bailey Sc
lected Leland; w. r. Smith, selected
Tom Kelly; George Cole, selected J.
S. Gilmore; A A GODDARD, selected Dave
Mulvane; George Clark, selected Dell
Valentine; Stanley. selected Ed. Well
ington; Frank Nelson. selected Jim
Simpson; Frank Grimes, selected D.
J. Hanna; H. E. Richter, selected F. J.
Funk