The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-01
RANEY'S GUNS.
He Opens Them on Secretary Il.
It. Kelly.
Abuses Him For FavOring Large
State Convention.
KELLY MAKES REPLY.
Says Raney is Sore Because He
Defeated Him.
Mr.. Raney Also Goes Out of His
Way to Assail Topeka.

| Ever since Topeka's magnificent Au-
| ditorium has been completed. now more
than a year gone, it has been gener-
ally conceded that the next state Re
publican convention would be enter
tanned in it's ample hall.
But the first mention of it has
brought Fort Scott out in opposition
The political lights have accepted the
leaning to the Auditorium, and there
has been little thought of anything
else
T. T. Kelly, secretary of the state
central committee, got his pencil out,
and traced out scheme to give a del
egate to every $50 voters instead OF
every 200 at present. He told what
he was thi king about; that Topeka
Auditorium ill seat 1000 people, and
that it was practically certain that the
next Republican state convention
would be held in the big hall here, as
the places provided at Hutchinson and
Wichita We're hardly large enough
Then Fort Scott, in the person of
State Committeeman Frank c. Raney,
arose exeitecily.
Topeka wants the representation in
the Republican state convention IN
creased SO that no other town in the
state can accommodate it, snaps MIR.
Raney.
But the hottest part of the fight is
the reopening of an old sore between
ftaney ana Kelly Eaney says hSliy -
secretary of the state committee only
because no mem Der of the committee
would have it. Mr.. Kelly hauls up the
records to show that Mr.. Raney was
the candidate against him, and that
Raney sat in the committee and saw
Kelly get all but 10 votes out of 30,
Raney himself not voting.
Raney says mo member of the state
committee would take it."
Cause why?" comes back Kelly with
the retort courteous. Cause the par
ticular member of the committee that
tried to. couldn't get it,
Mr.. Kelly is not a member of the
state committee" says Raney in a per-
sonal attack in MS paper, having been
turned down by his own people for the
position, and was elected secretary be-
cause no member Of the committee
would accept the position, and he is
candidate for a nomination at the state
convention. Ia view of these facts 1t
shows considerable gall, not to men
ton lack of discretion. for Mr.. Kelly to
cast a slur upon such towns as Wich-
tia and Hutchinson and ignore the fact
that in his own district is a convention
hall that is better than the one at To-
peka, and q town that has already
taken care of a convention larger than
the one Mr.. Kelly and Topeka propose
to call Political fixers should be made
to realize that Topeka Is not the state
of Kansas. and that it not the part of
a hired bookkeeper to dictate to the
state committee"
Inc truth Oh the matter E, SldlSQ
Mr.. Kelly to the State Journal today.
there was a deal put up for Raney to
get the secretaryship. But he could
only muster 10 votes"
How was the deal worked ?"
We'll, the fight on Mort Albaugh by
the Burton men was let up. They laid
down and let Mort be made state
chairman. In return the Burton men
were to be given the secretary, and
was to be chosen. AS soon as Mort was
elected some of the committeeman
wanted to go back on the agreement
and run over Burton altogether"
$50 they p4tted Raney against your
Exactly After the Craftsmanship
was out of the way. Raney was in the
committee and I was not, and he sat
there when his name was offered and
never made a move to call it down He
did not vote for himself. Had his name
passed, 1 believe. I do not know
whether he thought he had enough
without his own vote or not Per-
haps.''
''And how about the next conven-
tion?"
Il still think it will be held at To