The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-28
STORM BREWING.
Trouble Imminent i'm Republi-
can County Committee.
Members Not in Harmony May
Be Expelled.
MR.. PHILIPS ANXIOUS.
Does Not Want Decisive Steps
Taken.
F. H. Foster Replies to Invita-
tion to Speak.

It is likely that at the next meeting
of the Republican county central COM
mittee the question of excommunicating
those who will not support the Repubh-
can county ticket from top to bottom,
will be well thrashed over.
During the county campaign two
years ago the central committee split
on some of the candidates on the ticket.
A large number of the committeeman
refused openly to support the entire
ticket. At that time the Republican
bosses thought it best not to stir up
any more trouble than was already
| brewing and the heresv of the unrulv
members was winked at. The central
committee went right on doing business
| as If everyone was in accord with all
| that was done The same condition ex-
| lists this year and Chairman Philips is
endeavoring to smooth matters over by
not noticing the members who are not
in accord with his policy.
| There are members of the committee.
however, who wish the designations of
| everyone on the committee who is op-
posed to either Galen Nichols, the cam
didate for county attorney, or A. T. Lu-
| cas-, the candidate for sheriff Such
members say that the smoothing over
process has gone on long enough and
| that this is the time to clean out those
| who do not agree to work for the entire
| ticket Chairman Philips has managed
| to avert this revolution SO far. He
claims that there are but six members
| out of the 73 who are "Off but he
wishes to avoid the split which is likely
to follow If move is made to expel the
! members who will not support the en-
tire ticket.
The Independent managers claim that
there are at least 20 men on the Re-
| publican committee who will support
one or both of the Independent candi-
dates.
| A., I
several of the speakers who will cam
paign in the county for the Republican
| ticket will not speak for Lucas and
Nichols. Secretary ]. w. Gardiner, OF
| the Republican central committee, sent
cut letters asking persons to take the
stump in the county during the coming
| campaign for the Republican ticket He
received many answers refusing the IN
vitation. Among those who refused was
p. H Forbes, member of the Republi-
| can committee. who stated that he
| would not make speeches for the ticket
and Furthermore that he would not
support Lucas and Nichols.
| Frank H. Foster was asked to speak
and he replied as follows:
Mr.. John w. Gardiner, Secretary. Ar
mory Hall, Topeka. Kansas.
Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours of
recent date requesting permission to
place my name upon the list of sneak
ers for the campaign OF which you have
! charge as secretary. l am Republ1-
| can, and have seldom had occasion to
differ with Republican platforms /
have always found much inspiration fr
the platforms of the old Bay state.
| formulated by such men as Sumner.
Wilson, Andrew. Lodge and Hoar. In
1884 the Republican party Of Massa-
chusetts in state convention assembled
Republicans Loyalty to support the can
didates of the party, and the duty of
nominating conventions to present can
didates who are acceptable to all Re-
| of a
force and obligation
This doctrine has never been retracted
by the Republicans of that or any other
state. Again the Republicans of that
same state said in their platform OF
1876: 1T is therefore declared that tie
Republican party of Massachusetts, will
SUPPORT no man for official position
whose personal character is not an ab-
soiute guaranty of fidelity to every pab-
lie trust and they invoke the condem-
nation of the ballot box upon every cam
Gidste for office who fails of this test.
whatever be his party name or indorse-
ment." At least two of the candidates
| your organization are supporting do not
come within the above standard. They
not an absolute guaranty of fidelity to
every public trust" They have been
| tested in the positions which they now
seek, and their acts-official acts-.fah
short of the standard prescribed by Re-
publican rules, and I therefore feel it
my patriotic Republican duty to assist
| to Invoke the cOndemnat ton of the bal
lot box upon their official acts. I shall
therefore be found upon the platform in
! this county advocating the election Of
! Stahl and Stebbins, and regret tha;
your political work will be in another
direction. If you were as good Re
publican as / am, feel sure we would
be working together for the interests
of the Grand Old Party, by defeating
| unworthy candidates, who became such
| by unworthy methods. To rebuke such
. should be esteemed a high honor by any
Republican. Respectfully yours,
FRANK H. FOSTER.
The Republican workers are making
| a pofl of. the town and country, and
they have found several localities
where they felt safe, that show al
| alarming opposition to the straight
ticket There are several members OF
. | the committee who are in hope that
| they will be expelled from the commit
Fl tee because they will not support al
the candida tes. They do not wish te
quietly resign. but prefer to have ths
| committee take the action which viii
bar them from membership. Chairman
Philips thinks that the committee has
| no right to remove them, because they
were elected by the people. The mem,
bers who are in favor of removing the
| insurgents say that they were elected tt
: represent Republicans and to supper
| the entire ticket, and that if they do no
they should lose their membership.
Bad Reunion Weather.
Washington, Kan, Aug. 2S.-Wednesda,
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