The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-26
SIMON ON EMBERS
Chairman of City Central Com
mittee Hasn't Resigned.
Report Is Current That He
Must Do So.
TURNS OVER MONEY.
1t Is Now in Hands Of the
Treasurer.
More RumOrs That Hughes
Will Give Up.
TURNS OVER MONEY.


chairman of the Republican city central /
committee He is finding it difneult to
make good in his great Roman hippo /
drorne two-horse riding act. His horses
persist in going different directions
Simon has two jobs: chairman of the
city central committee, and secretary of /
the Hughes boom committee His office
at the old court house is headquarters !
for both organizations. As chairman of
the city central committee ne must act
lmpartially with all the candidates. AS
secretary of the Hughes boom commit
rtee he must do all he can to defeat two
Of the candidates for mayor Thus is
Alr- Simon torn asunder by conflicting
emotions. He is in a position very much
like "Poobah' in the AIikado.
IN order TO help Mr.. Simon out of his
delicate situation. it is being emphati-
cally suggested that Mr.. Simon should
resign one of the offices. A man could
not be a good policeman and run Joint
at the same time. it is suggested and
no more can one man be chairman of
me Republican city central committee
and conduct a Hughes campaign.
simon would be more likely to resign
1 the sob OF chairman of the city central
COMMITTEES than that OF secretary of the
/ boom committee, it is thought AS sec
retary he would practically run Hughes
campaign. As chairman he would nave
to act in a more eXparte, judicial stand
point. He would have a lot OF money
at his disposal if he worked as Hughes
manager.
Right here there is an important in
cident to relate. In Wednesdays State
Journal it was stated that Mr. simon
had collected about SITS for the Re-
publican city central committee which
he had retained in his possession instead
OF turning over to the treasurer OF The
committee. Since that was written. Mr..
Simon has turned all the committees
money over to the treasurer. c. Heart
burg, Of North Topeka The total
amount was 1885, The candidates who
made UP this fund by their assessments
viii breathe easier. They We're afraid
that AIr. Simon might get his dual iden-
tity mixed II was a case of Chairman
Jekyh and Secretary Hyde, and they
didn't want Hyde to spend Jekylls
money.
Chairman Simon has not said he will
resign, but some of the candidates are
beginning to talk among their friends
and word is being quietly passed along
to Simon that he is making himself un-
popular by hanging onto both jobs.
The pressure IS likely to get too strong
for him. The candidates are anxious
to bring the thing to focus before the
supervisors for the primaries are Sc
= lected. Mr.. Simon can appoint who
ever he pleases to these offices, and
can if SO disposed put Hughes friends
in charge of every voting place in the
city This is what the other candi-
{ dates object to. They want a fair deal
in the matter.
When asked today whether he will
resign. Mr.. Simon said:
4 don't know any reason why I
should resign as chairman, and have
not decided to leave either office. I be-
, lieVe that I can be fair to all the can
didates. [ am not in a position to do
anybody any injustice as chairman.
l have turned over most Of the work
to the secretary, Mr.. Page. He will
attend to the printing of ballots and
other preliminaries.
The candidates may think differently
about this than does Mr.. Simon He is
certainly in an anomalous position, and
unless he resigns from something there
, may be an opportunity for unfortunate
disagreements and strife
There is something doing" in the
Hughes -Bergundthal negotiations. An
old time Republican politician made
D the prophecy today that between now
: and Monday. either Hughes or Ber-
r gundthal will withdraw Begundthal
: says Not T. and Hughes insists that
1 he is not IT.
There are some peculiar things going
l on which show clearly that some potent
- force is stirring up the trouble and
% Hughes may be forced off the track
despite his disposition to make the best
. interests of the city subserVient to his
personal ambition. The Bergundthal
committee which was to be appointed
to interview Hughes and ask him to
WltnQraW, mas not beeN appointed.
: Neither has the precinct committee OF
, the North Topeka Bergundtha1 club.
: One of the officers of the Bergundthal
club said today
We haze not selected these commit
tees because we are working on a little
different limo now. We want to see how
this will come out before we appoint
these committees.
This different line" is said to be an
arbitration scheme which the Hughes
people have proposed. They want
committee of fifteen. five Hughes men,
five Bergundthal men and five to be Sc
Iected by those ten, to whom shall be
submitted the claims of the rival can
= didates for consideration, the unsuc-
s cessfuI one agreeing beforehand to
i withdraw
Bergundthal says he will not consent
to this. A committee composed Of Mar
Il garet Hill 81cCarter, Mrs. Carver and
James A. Troutman called on Mr.. Ber-
l gundtha1 Wednesday, and urged him
) to accept this plan. The committee
represented the Hughes faction
Chairman Simon Of the Republican
city central committee says that the
reason the candidates for members of
the central committee were not given q
chance to draw for places on the bal
lot is because the resolution authorizing
n candidates to draw for places applied
: only to candidates for city Offices.
I; There is no doubt that it was the in
y tention Of the committee to make 1t ap-
+ ply TO all of the candidates whose
= / names are to 20 on the ballot, and II
the wording of the resolution prevents
this, it is probable that another meet
ing Of the central committee will be
held to rectify the mistake.
+ There is soma talk of a meeting for
r. next Monday night. Chairman Simon
n says that none has been called for that
Some strore rro+ests have Toer rnada