The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-29
HUDSON is OUT.
Retires From Position as Editor
in Chief of Capital.
Dell Keizer Also Resigns as
Business Manager.
WAS ALMOST A FIGHT.
A. G. Babize Attempts to Cen
sOr Albaugh Editorial.
Gen. Hudson Refuses to Be Sup
pressed.
GIVES UP SALARY.
GIVES UP SALARY.
Contract for $4,000 Per Year
Expires Aug. 1.
Would Not Follow "Dictates of
Inexperienced Adyenturer."
ii. 7. Chase Succeeds Gen. Hud-
son as Editor.

Cen. J. x. Hudson. editor in chief,
and Dell Keizer. business manager have
retired from the Topeka Daily Capital,
the arrangement by which this change
is made having been consummated at
late hour Monday evening. It was the
direct result of an exciting controYer-
sy which took place Saturday night.
The retirement of these two men VINO
have been prominently identified with
the Capital was not a surprise because
the management of the paper has been
engaged in a controversy which had its
origin during the week the paper was
published by Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon.
At the conclusion of that experiment it
was the purpose of r. o. Popenoe, who
owns the controlling interest in the pa
per to conduct it along the lines sug-
gested by Mr.. ShelJOns work instead of
a partisan paper such as the paper has
always been under the management of
Gen. Hudson. policy which was con-
tinued by Mr.. Keizer when Gen. Hud-
son retired to become state printer.
The Capital. under the direction of
Gen. Hudson has been opposing the
election of Morton AlDaugh as chair
man OF the Republican state committee,
but the state committee Saturday night
elected Mr.. Albaugh to the position.
MI. Popenoe realizing that Albaugh
was to be elected Immediately decided
that it was policy for the paper to get
In line. So he notified Gen. Hudson that
nothing rejecting in any way on MI.
Albaugh should appear in the paper.
Gen. Hudson prepared for the Sunday
Capital an editorial in which he reiter-
ated the opinion that Mr.. Albaugh was
not the man who should have been chO-
sen for the position.
This editorial was put in type and
reached the managing editor, A q.
Babtze, who at once called on Gen.
Hudson, the editor in chief. in his Of
flee and stated that it would be neces-
sary, under Mr.. Popenoe's instructions,
to censor the Albaugh article
This was too much for the editor ir
chief and he Immediately replied that
nothing of the kind should be done by
Mr. Babize, Mr. PopenOe or any other
man.
A quarrel then ensued and Gen. Hud-
son got the better of the battle. the edi-
tOrial appearing in the paper Sunday
morning without any modification, anu
as IL was originally written by the edi-
aOr IN chief. Gen. Hudson threatened 10
throw Mr.. Babize out of the window
and this quieted Mr.. Babize
During the controversy Mr.. Hudson
sald. do not have to edit the Capital.
nut so long as 1 am writing edftorfa ls
covering the policy of this paper the
pubucauon viii follow without anv de-
Walton from what I have written"
MI Hudson at that time also intf-
mated that he would retire immediately
from the position which he occupied at
salary Of So, 5,000. having no financial
interest in the paper.
General Hudson's contract expires in
august but he surrendered his salary
from now until that time with the nm
derstanding that the Stockholders make
satlsIactory terms with Mr. Ke:zer
The latter is General Hudson's son-in-
law, and their association of fourteen
years IN the publication Of the Capital
was not Jared by the controversies
Whlcn existed. They stood together
80, Mr.. HudsOn's retirement when the
quarrel was yesterday resumed was
made contingent upon an arrangement
win MT keizer, who held 10000 in
stock, one-fifth of the whole amount M
the capital stock.
r. O. Popenoe, A. c. Babize. Fl. It
Chase, Z. l. Holman and others Dur-
chased Mr. Keizer's stock. They naif
him $1,000 in cash and agreed nv con-
tract to pay him the remainder in five
monthly installments. 1t is said thai
as security for the balance due him tn,
company has assigned to Mr. Kaiza,
advertising contracts amountina r.
81 600 per month
the arrangement by which Mr. Hud
son and Mr.. Keizer retired was cons,1r1
mated Monday evening Tbis ,,,(r-,
the head of the editorial column wer
missing, but the paper says not on,
word of the change.
h T. Chase, who has been associat
editor for many years, will succeed Il
the position occupied by General Hud
son. and Mr.. Babize will continue a
managing editor Charles L. Holman
secretary and treasurer of the company
is acting in Mr. Keizer's position. bu
this arrangement is likely to be bu
temporary Who will succeed Nh
Keizer permanently is a matter whic
Secretary Holman said today had no
been discussed by the company
There viii he no other changes in tn
A. office except that Mr.. Popenoe will as
sumo more active part in the affair
Of the paper, spending considerabl
time at the Office Of the paper He wi
be the highest authority his plans be
ing put into operation by Mr. Babiz,
1t has been said that General Hudso
owned stock in the present Caplts
company, but the purchase from Joh
r. MulYane was made by Mr.. Popenc
and his friends last summer BY a cas-
payment of $1,000. Mr.. Popenoe ais
gave a note for $1,000. to be paid With
a year after the purchase, and by th
terms Of the agreement he was to pa
General Hudson a salary of S. 600 fc
the first year, making total Of S15.cl