The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-17
A BIC ROW is ON.
Capital to Be Continued as a
''Christian Daily"
Business Manager Keizer Says
1t Shall Not Be.
MIR. POPENOE is FIRM.
Holds a Majority of the Stock
in His Name.
Four Directors Out of Five Ap-
prove the Plan.
GEN. HUDSON MAY QUIT
Says He viii Never Edit Any
But Secular Daily.
Must Be Partisan Republican in
Politics.
Four Directors Out of Five APP
prove the Plan.
GEN. HUDSON MAY QUIT
Says He VIII Never Edit Any
But Secular Daily.
Must Be Partisan Republican in
Politics.

L OIIbICSs
There is trouble in the directorate of
the Topeka Capital today. F. o. Pope
noe, president of the Capital company,
announces that the paper will be con-
Quoted in the future as a Christian
daily newspaper. following Mr.. Shell
don's ideas to a great extent. Dell
Keizer, the business manager, says it
shall not be conducted in any such
way, but shall resume it's old tenor.
He is seconded by Gen. J. x. Hudson,
editor in chief
At the conference last night Mr.. Pop
enoe issued the following statement:
when the idea of having the Rev.
Mr. Sheldon conduct the experiment
was first received, we had no
other thought than that the
Capital would resume its old
methods as soon as the week
should be over. The idea of continuing
the Capital permanently as a Christian
daily did not enter our minds. We
were from the first in hearty accord
with the Rev. Mr. Sheldon's purpose,
but doubted the efficacy of his meth
DDS. We have been impressed with his
idea, however. and the idea has grown
upon US day by day as we watched
the progress of his experiment.
There is complete unanimity of SEN
timent among the stockholders. We
now believe in Rev. Mr.. Sheldon's idea.
We believe the time is ripe for a Chris
tian daily, and we Will make one out Of
the Capital In matter of detail the
Capital will probably not strictly fol-
low the example set by Rev. Mr.. Shell
don this week. For instance, the make
up of the paper will be changed some
what and there will be more news
printed. both local and telegraph.
However, in a general and material
way the Capital will adopt Rev. Mr.
Sheldon's idea of a religious paper
There will be no change in the per-
sonnel of the staff of the paper, with
the exception of the addition of Mr.
Babize."
To carry out the plan, Mr.. A. c.
Babize, who came to Topeka as a staff
correspondent for the Chicago Times
Herald to write up the Capital during
editor of the Capital Mr. Babize had
made a purchase of stock since his
arrival in Topeka. and he will take
charge Immediately after Sheldon re
tires. It is announced that there will be
no other changes in the staff.
MR. KEIZER INDIGNANT
This statement aroused Mr.. Keizer's
Indignation, and he hastened to deny
e. Of +
men in Topeka.
The proposition IS absurd" Mr.
Keizer told Mr. Nye. OF the New
York World. There have been many
statements made during the past week
concerning the Capital which are alb
surd. We can not run such a paper.
Moreover, General Hudson would not
be the editor of a paper run on Mr..
Sheldon's ideas. This statement that
has been made is unwarranted. The
management of the paper will be the
same as heretofore. Mr.. POpenoe has no
authority to make such a statement
without consulting the other owners Of
the paper. There will probably be
meeting of the stockholders on Monday
and then We will see about this mat
ter"
win you bring legal proceedings, if
necessary asked Mr.. Nye.
L will if necessary. but it will not be
necessary. The scheme can not be car
ried OUT
Doesn't Mr.. Popenoe control a ma
jority of the stock in the paper?"
Yes but that gives him no right to
make this announcement without con-
sulting the other stockholders"
Mr. Keizer reiterated many of these
statements to a State Journal reporter
today.
1t would be an utter impossibility to
do such a thing" he said. THE con-
tracts which we have out would not
allow it. There has been no meeting of
the stockholders and any statements
which have been made are Individual
statements and are not authorized
Would General Hudson edit such a
paper2"
Not much. He viii run no such pa
per as that"
What is to be done about it2'
We'll, there viii probably be a meet
ing of the stockholders before long. and
then the matter viii be discussed. I do
not care to say anything more about it
at present"
"Win Mr.. Babize remain with the
paper anyway"
4 do not know what Mr.. Babize will
do"
GEN. HUDSON IS POSITIVE.
1.-The paper 1 edit will be a secular
partisan Republican newspaper"
This is what General J. K. Hudson,