The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-17
VIII PROBABLY be Chosen Secre-
tary Republican Committee.
Contest Between Fort Scott Ed
itOr and Cyrus Anderson.
OBJECT 10 S. S. SMITH.
Abilene Man is Distasteful to
BaiIey's Friends.
Many Well known Politicians
on the Ground.

The indications are that F. c. Raney
of Fort Scott viii tonight be elected as
secretary of the Republican state CEN
trail committee. The contest will be be-
tween Raney and Cy Anderson. of Col
by. At least that is the indication this
afternoon.
Anderson is a new candidate in the
race. He was entered last night and
was on the ground early. today talking
to the candidates and members of the
committee as fast as they arrived He
has the backing of some of the Burton
faction and it is said that NJ A. Low
is also friendly to him. although Mr.
Low would not insist upon his selection.
The Burton people have heretofore
been for S. s. Smith, of Abilene, but
Smith is said to be personally objection
able to the close friends of Bailey, and
in the close confidence of the candi-
dates, especially the candidate for gov
ernor, there seemed little prospect of
his winning, and therefore some Of the
Smith boomers switched to Anderson
The majority of the candidates on the
state ticket however, seem to be for
Raney, and it is probable that their
choice will guide the committee in max
ing its choice of a secretary.
None of the candidates mentioned are
members of the committee. It is not
necessary that the secretary should be
a member, but il he is not he has no
vote in CON mittee meetings and can
has been quite common to choose a sec
retary outside of the membership of the
committee. The place entails a great
amount of work, but pays q salary dur
ing the time that headquarters are open.
The salary generally runs from $50 to
800 a month, owing to the financial cir
cunStanceS of the secretary and how
much he is required to neglect his
private affairs to look after those Of the
committee. Some secretaries have
charged very little for their services.
The secret of the opposition of some
of the Bailey people to Smith lies in the
latter's action at the Fifth district con-
'gressiona1 convention at Clay Center
last March and afterwards at the
Wichita convention. Smith was an anti
Burton man last winter.
He wanted to down Burton and he eS-
pecially wanted to get the scalp Of J. B.
Case as chairman of the Fifth con-
gressional committee. With this end in
view he went in with the friends of
Bailey to carry Dickinson county, his
home, as well as that of Senator Burton
and Mr.. Case for Bailey and against
Burton. The plan was so successful
that Il of the Is Dickinson county dele
gates were elected for Bailey Mr.. Case
and his personal friends were even shut
out Of the county convention. Smith
chose to head the Dickinson county dele
cation to Clay Center for the avowed
purpose of seeing that Mr.. Case was
not reelected as Dickinson county'S
member of the Fifth district congress
siOna1 committee
Senator Burton came out from Wash
ington and had talk with Smith at
Clay Center. AS a. result Case was put
back on the congressional committee,
even after he had been shut out of a
voice in the county convention at home.
It is claimed that Senator Burton prom
ised to take care Of Smith,
Then came the state convention. Dick
inson county, instead of giving Bailey
the II delegates that were elected for
him, gave him only six. This, also. Mr.
Bailey's friends laid up against Smith
They claimed that Smith had sold out
to Burton Then followed the announce
ment of Smiths candidacy for secretary
of the state committee. 1t is supposed
that this was to be part of his reward
in case the Burton people controlled the
committee. 1t is also intimated that
Smith is to be entered in the race for
congress in the Fifth district against
Calderhead in 1904.
Among those who are at the Copeland
this afternoon is Mrs. lame F'orter, of
Marysville, Congressman Ca1derhead's s
sister and political manager, who is
credited with being one of the shrewdest
politicians in the Fifth district. although
she mOdestly denies that she knows
anything about politics. But it is no
ticed that she generally numbers among
her friends those who are most infiuen-
tial in politics.
Besides w. J. Bailey, nominee for gov
tenant governor, J. r Burrow for sec
retary Of state, and H. F. Mason for
supreme court justice, came in last
night or this morning. Other politicians
or members of the committee who were
on hand early were Judge Charles E.
Iobdell of Dighton, Elrick Cole of Great
Bend, d. 7. Wilson of Belleville, W Z.
Ward of Sharon Springs, J. M. Simpson
Of Mcpherson, S. H. Knapp of Clyde. F.
c. Raney of Fort Scott, Frank L. Brown
of Garnett, w. z Morgan of Hutehin-
son, F. Dumont Smith Of Kinsley, R. NJ
McGonigal of Colby, E. E. Ames of Nor
ton, T. c. Ballinger of Burlington, Mark
Tulley of Independence, T. S. Slower of
lola, H. J. Allen of Ottawa, M C. Kelly
of Mulberry, G. W. Kanavel of Sedg-
wick, E. G. Bartberger of South Park,
c. E. Collins of Galena, Grant Horna-
day of Fort Scott, and H. E Richter of
Council Grove
Only part of these are members of the
committee, but all are more or less in
terested in what will be done in the
committee meeting. The committee viii
meet IN the Copeland Darlors at Z
O'clock this evening.