The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-18
WAR ON LOVE.
Revolt in Democratic Ranks
Against the Machine.
Effort to Depose Officers of
State Committee.
NELLY AND ATWOOD.
They Are Believed to Be Head
OF Rebellion.
elimination VIII Come at Fort
Scott Convention.

The ever-recurring war of the "outs"
against the ''ins'' has made its appear
ance in the Democratic party and the
Atwood-Neely forces have commenced
work TO get control of the state ma
chinery of the party by putting out J.
Mack Love- state chairman, and w. H.
L Pepperell, secretary.
The Democrats have high hopes of the
success of Bryan this year and, of
course. there will be an important dis
tribution of offices if that result takes
place. To handle this and to dominate
the party is the cause of the effort now
being made of the Atwood-Neely peo-
pie.
Letters are appearing in various coun-
ties of the state counseling for this plan.
The letters came from LeavenWorth
county and the responsibility Of their
authorship is charged to John H. At
wood and DR.. S. F. Nicely who natural
" deny the charge
Love and Peppereu are very anxious
to retain their places. for the same rea-
son that the opposition wants to get
them out The present officers of the
committee would like a share in the dis
trfbution Of the patronage, if there is
any to distribute, and the hope of get
ting something good out of a reversal
OF the Republican victory of 1896, in
The contest over these offices will be
one of the most important subjects be-
fore the Democrats at Fort Scott The
good OF the party. as II IS argued. will
be neglected until this fight is deter
mined The subject of fusion, which is
now practically arranged with only
small prospects of opposition, will give
way to the struggle for the control of
the party machinery.
This contest will probably involve
three elements OF combatants- The
tot
element that wants John Roe OF indie
pendence for chairman of the state
committee if that support which is
promised Roe goes to E. E. Murphy of
Leavenworth for secretary of the state
committee. Or the Leavenworth bour-
bons will support Roe for secretary if
his friends will support Murphy for
chairman But, the ambition of ROeS
friends is to make him chairman, be-
cause he has recently come into prom
inence and in the Third congressional
district is man Of much influence in
his party.
When not engaged in active political
work Roe publishes the Chanute Blade.
He is mayor of the city and is chairman
Of the Third congressional district DEM
ocratic committee
Mr.. Roe is regarded as the proper
man to make the fight against Mack
Love because Roe accomplished the de-
feat of Mr. Loves candidates for dele
gates to the national convention from
the Third district.
claimed for Roe and that is the fact
that he is put forward by H P. FarTelly
of Chanute. Many Of the Democrats be-
1ieve- that Farrelly has been mis-used
by the workers in the fusion ranks in
his congressional district and they
point to his recent slaughter by the
fuSioniSts in the congressional conven-
ton which nominated Judge A. NJ.
Jackson for congress, as an example OF
the treatment which Farrelly has suf-
fered. He made the fight for congress;
effected the fusion organization which
defeated the Republican candidate two
years ago but when he came to claim
his share of the victory, nomination
for congress which was promised him,
defeated and another Democrat NOM
mated.
The treatment which has been accord
ed Farrelly makes friends for his pro-
tege, Mr.. Roe Then Roe's strong per-
sonality makes friends itself. He is
popular and is said by his supporters
to be broad-minded, liberal fellow
who would make the campaign ma
chinery hum.
There is more personal opposition in
this contest to Mr.. PepperelI than there
is to Mr.. Love, but the men who want
to gain control of the committee main
tain that a general shaking up is the
necessity of the hour. Love is a peace
maker and keeps out of trouble while
the secretary is a man of pronounced
convictions and it is said of him that
his radical expressions of opinion con-
corning some of the leaders have caused
them to diScOuntenance his continuance
in the important position of secretary
Ernissarfes of the two factions are at
work throughout the state and both are
confident of success.