The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-09

The name of the new organization is
the Kansas Republican League 1t was
not a general meeting of Repu bl1canSs
however. No general invitation to Re-
publicans was issued. The call was is
sued at the secret meeting attended by
Is or 20 anti-machine Republicans few
weeks ago, and each one was asked to
name at least two more from his judic-
ial district who could be trusted and
who would be in favor of smashing the
present machine which is controlled by
Cyrus Leland. Morton Albaugh and
their friends. To all of these J. 9.
meeting held Friday and IN this way
the attendance was secured
The officers elected are as follows;
President-Senator Hays B. White OF
Jewell county.
First Vice President-Carr w Tayior
/ of Reno county
second Vice President-Repr
George E. Tucker of Greenwood county.
Secretary-Ca H NJ. Philips OF
Shawnee county
Treasurer-Harry L. Woods Of Sum-
ner county.
1t is said that J. G. Slonecker will do
the active work ef secretary. He has
been largely instrumental in the organl-
zation of the league and will do much
of the work in its extension.
A committee consisting of Ewing Her
bert F. B. Dawes. J. G. Sloneckers
Clvde Miller and George z. Tucker was
annointed to prepare an address to the
Republicans of the state setting forth
the avowed objects of the league
Ewing Herbert has already issued Two
such addresses himself.
The next move Will be to extend tho
organization into every county OF the
state if possible In order to do this
it is proposed to call the county organi-
cations Roosevelt Republican CLUBS.
Of course every Republican in Kansas
and a good many Democrats as well ars
for Roosevelt. and it is thoughE by or
ganizing the counties under the guise
of Roosevelt clubs a big organization
can be secured. It is figured that this
is a safe thing to do because the organ
ization Of the new machine has already
been effected and there viii be no
chance for a change until after the next
Republican state convention, and it is
for the purpose of controlling the next
state convention that the league is pri-
marlly or%anized-
state that the formation Of the league IS
for the purpose of eliminating faction
alism from the Republican party OF
Kansas, but it is noticed that it is made
up altogether of one faction-that fac
ton that opposed the election of SEN
ator Long in the last legislature SOma
of the promoters, too, are open in their
assertion that their chief aim is to de-
feat those who are at present in con-
troll of the state committee-9rimarily
Leland and Albaugh-so that the talk OF
eliminating factionalism sounds pecu-
&
point of view If you happen to belong
to the new machine its purpose is very
plainly to eliminate factionalism. II
you belong to the old machine it is just
as evident that the new machine is
solely for the purpose of getting sone-
body else out and getting the new ma
chine in.
The tactics taken by the machine Ger
i tainly display q shrewdnessN worthy OF
/ Cyrus Leland himself. And it is quite
possible that it will be successful to a
certain degree. The Roosevelt club idea
will appeal to thousands of voters who
would not for anything go into a fac
tional fight such as seems imminent,
/ formed along this line the new machine
may be able to control a large number
of county delegations to the next stat te
convention.
Ewing Herbert and some Of the other
I promoters of the league deplore the
machine" idea in politics. yet the new
orga nization is more of a machine than
the old AS a matter of fact the only
way in which anything can be accom-
plished is by organization, and an or
ganization is nothing more or less than
a machine.
Within the past two weeks there has
been some show for the different ele-
nents to get toEether-some show that
those now in authority in the party
might lay aside their power and ma ke
Il concessions to their enemies. But It is
feared that the PRONUNCIATION of the new
machine may result disastrously to the
proposed peace relations.
Senator Long has been active du@1ng
his stay in Topeka the first of this week
in talking harmony. This doubtless has
had something to do with the eonsrieu-
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