The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-28
CALL is ISSUED.
Republican State Committee to
Meet January B.
Chairman Albaugh Announces
the Fact Today
AN EARLY CONVENTION
1t VIII Probably Be Held in
March.
Committee will Fix Place for
the Convention.
AN EARLY CONVENTION

Morton Albaugh chairman of the Re
publican state central committee, today
issued a call for the state committee to
meet at the Copeland hotel on Tuesday
evening of next week That will be on
January 8. The meeting will be held at
o'clock in the evening.
This will be the meeting to determine
the time and place for holding the Re
publican state convention. The conven-
ton will undoubtedly be held early in
March-at least. that Is the desire Of
Chairman Albaugh and his friends.
If Kansas is going to be for Roose-
velt-as it undoubtedly is-why not let
IL be for him in way that will do him
the most good" said Cyrus Leland to-
day. THE way to do is to hold the
convention early and declare for him
iB no unmistakable way. That is the
way we did for Mckinley in 1885,
The principal contest before the con-
vention will probably be over the place
for holding the convention. Topeka,
Wichita. Fort Scott and probably
chances are now in favor of Topeka
securing it. The hotel accommodations
here are by far superior to those of
any town IN the state, there is no con-
vention hall that will begin to equal
the Topeka auditorium, and it is far
easier to reach Topeka from all parts
Of the state than 1t is to reach Wichita
Nearly every part of the state has a
direct road into Topeka, while it is
very difficult to go across the state
from north to south. In fact, the north
fEestern delegates would nearly all
have to so through Topeka to reach
Wichita.
CIaud Duval Of Hutchinson, who was
che Democratic candidate for secretary
Of state last year, has announced his
candidacy for Democratic national COM
Tnitteeman for Kansas. ]. G. Johnson
will be candidate for reelection
Kansas committeeman, and it has been
reported that B. P. Waggener will also
be a candidate. John H. Atwood of
Leavenworth will be another candidate.
Johnson represents the extreme Bryan
wing of the party, and Waggener the
gold wing. Duval will try to steer be
tween the two in the interest of Demo-
cratic harmony. Atwood also occupies
middle ground but the element that is
backing him Is very much antagonistic
to Johnson. The fight for the control
of the party machinery will be the chief
one in the Democratic state convention
the coming year.
In his announcement of his candidacy
MI DuVal says:
For several months have been bonn
barded by my friends with requests that
! run for national committeeman in the
interest OF a united, nOn-factiOnal De
mocracy, and after considering the mat
ter thoroughly, [ have decided that I
owe II 10 my IFleHQS. TO the party ana
to myself to makes the race. That is
why I am anxious that my attitude in
this contest be known thoroughly and 1
trust you to state my position fairly and
squarely that your Democratic readers
may know just why I am in the race
and what hope to accomplish by MAX
ing it.
I'm the first place it is a position of
first Importance in the party organiza-
ton. It is a position of honor and
trust and it carries with it great re-
sponsibility as well. A national conf
mitteeman should be an organizer and
not a disorganizer. and by this I am
not casting any reflections upon any
body who is aspiring to this high posi-
ton. I simply mean that the national
committeeman must be liberal enough
and broad enough to recognize as
Democrats all who subscribe to the
fundamental principles of the party
and not attempt to ostraciSe from the
party councils men who have always
been sterling Democrats but who may
not IN the past have looked with favor
on all the doctrines of the party. He
must welcome to the fold all who are
willing to serve under the good old
Democratic doctrine of equal rights to
all and special privileges to none, with
out pickering about some of the lesser
and past issues, which however right
eous are not now the paramount is
sues of party policy. Otherwise he will
tend to disintegrate and tear down the
party organization in the state instead
Of cementing and building it up. which
should be his first and chief considera-
ton.
Therefore I am taking the position,
when question: by Democrats that I
meet in different parts of the territory
which I cover, that all the candidates
mentioned for president 1 believe to
stand on an equality, so far as their
mental principles of Democracy are
concerned and because they may hon
estly differ relative to certain policies
the party should adopt in the applica-
, ton of those principles to living is
sues is no reason why we should de-
nounce them and say they We're not
good Democrats. admire Mr..
Hearst's genius and ability and have
every confidence in him as a Demo-
crat and. if nominated. I could give
him, conscientiously, my hearty sup
port and all that I admit and say
about Mr.. Hearst l believe to be equal
" true concerning Mr.. German. Mr..
Parker. Mr.. Francis and all others
mentioned for the head of the ticket.
While the Democrats in Kansas have
their personal choice whom they de-
sire to see nominated for the present.
in the interest of our party. I believe
we should all lay aside our personal
preferences. make no efforts to send
an instructed delegation from the state
to the national convention relative to
candidates and platform as they be-
heve to be best for our party in the
state as well as in the nation. A lead
er or worker in any political organiza-
ton has a perfect right and should he
frank enough to express his personal
preference when requested to do so be-
fore his party friends. for the men or
man he believes should receive politi-
cal preferment for any office in the
gift of his party. yet believe a lead
ed can destroy his prestige and his in
fuence for effective work in an effort
to build up his own choice by SAYING
things against other candidates that
he cannot substantiate at the expense
Of prejudicing the rank and file against
some man who. in the end, may be Sc
lected as the choice of the majority OF