The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-18
STANLEY HERE.
The Republican Candidate For
Governor in the City.
He is a Cordial Man and Makes
Friends Rapidly.
HE WANTS ALBAUGH
For Chairman of the State Gen.
trail Committee.
Mr.. MuIVane'S Friends COnSid.
erably Disappointed.

This is a field day for the Republican
nominees. The particular sport that is
claiming their attention is the selection
of the permanent chairman and a per-
manent secretary for the central COM
mittee.
Under ordinary circumstances this
would be a comparatively small matter
but Dave Mulvane's ambition for which
he is fighting galIantly has made it
pretty fight. He wants to be chairman
and he has made a long and good fight
for it, while W. E. Stanley who is the
nominee for governor wants Mort AL
baugh of Kingman to have the posi-
tion.- 1t is usually conceded to the
nominee for governor to name the
chairman but Mr.. MuIvane's friends
have moved everything movable in
their effort to land their favorite in the
position of manager of the next Re
publican campaign. Mr. Mulvane is a
young man of considerable experience
in politics and his friends believe he
has rare good judgment in the manage
ment of affairs. Mort Albaugh will,
however, probably be elected by the
committee this evening.
All the candidates are in Topeka They
came in on early train this morn
ing from Wichita where there was a
conference. After the central commit
tee is organized there will be a meet
ing OF the committee and the candi-
dates to make the preliminary arrange
ments for opening the campaign.
A movement has been started TODAY
to make John T. CLANCY of Topeka sec
retary of the state central committee
Mr.. Chaney is now chairman of the
Republican county central committee
When seen at noon today he said that
he was not seeking the position but
would serve if elected
w. E. Stanley was talking to a re-
porter this morning in the Copeland
hotel lobby when Harry Richter, the
Republican nominee for lieutenant gov
ernor walked in with A. J. Davis, the
Silver Republican who is one of the di-
rectors of the Dodge City Soldiers
home in tow. Davis lives in Topeka and
is one of Governor Leedy's appointeeS.
= Mr- Richter motioned to Mr.. Stanley
and the three men sought a secluded
place where they could have talk
Look out for another f1op,"said some
one as the men walked away
This is Mr.. Stanley's first visit to To-
peka since his nomination and he sat
in the lobby of the hotel and talked
about his experience as a school teach
er in Jefferson county and of his SER
vice in the legislature in 1881. He SEEM
ed averse to discussing the political sit
uat1on and said nothing about prohibi-
ton.
Mr.. Stanley is an approachab1e man.
Ihefe is nothing reserved in his man
ner and he can talk of other things
than politics. He possesses the faculty
OF remembering the given names of
people and his friends say that if he
has known a man once he never foc-
gets him. In this respect he is not like
Ex-Governor Morrill,
The Republican nominee for governor
ought to be a good campaigner for he
has a hand shake that many politicians
would envy. 1t is just hearty enough
to make the voter think that it's owner
is greatly interested in his welfare and
has not enough physical force behind
it to crush the hand of the victim.
What do you think of the Populist
platform?" was the first question asked
of Mr.. Stanley.
"Oh, it is like other Populist plat
forms. There is not much difference
that can see except in one particular.
There is one difference, however, and
that is that Governor Leedy is forced
to stand upon a platform in which he
does not believe. 1t was Governor
Leedy who defeated the repeal of the
metropolitan police law in the senate
after it had passed the house and the
platform of the convention placed him
in a peculiar position in demanding its
suspension
What effect will the suspension of
the law have on the campaign?''
II do not know. 1t will have the effect
of making a fight among the Populists
while we are united
Then Mr.. Stanley continued: 81 am
delighted with the situation I have
received so many letters from all sec
tions of the state and they all say that
things are looking we'll in the particular
locality from which the letter comes
and that if things look we'll in other
localities there will be no doubt of the
result.
L do not believe that there
has been a time in many
years when the Republicans We're
so united There is enthusiasm
everywhere. There is none of that un-
certainty among the press that is some
times noticeable after a convention.
There is no reason why we should not
win"