The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30
WHAT IT MEANS.
Dayhoff's Attack on Albaugh
Causes Much Comment.
May Have Been Used to Antici-
pate Opposition.

| The chief topic of discussion among
the state house people today, aside
from the visiting school ma ans, who,
of course, attract considerable atten-
| ton, is the attack of State Supt. Day
hoff on Morton Albaugh as chairman
of the Republican state central COM
mittee. It is stated that Supt. Dayhof
first got at outs with Chairman AL
baught during the campaign last year
| over campaign dates. Mr. Dayhoff has
| complained that he was not sent where
he wanted to go and where he had calls
to make speeches, and he blamed AL
baugh for it.
1t seems quite likely that Dayhof
has been expecting opposition for re-
nomination from A1baugh, and he pre-
Ierred to be the aggressor himself. 1t
is quite certain that there will be fight
IN Reno county for the control of the
convention. If Dayhoff fails to get it
he will be out Of the running. On the
other hand If Dayhoff controls the dele
cation and uses it entirely in his own
interests 1T seems likely that j. c. o.
Morse will be out of the running for
| railroad commissioner. Consequently
there Will be a clash. Then there has
been some dissatisfaction with Day
hoff's record, and it is argued that in
case fight on him is started he wants
TO be able to say that it is spitework
because of his opposition to Albaugh.
Albaugh will not discuss the matter
himself. but some of his friends think
that Dayhon has been put up to
make the attack by State Treasurer
tSelly and other opponents of Albaugh.
DayhoH was nominated by what is
commonly known as the machine"
Albaugh and his friends supported
Dayhof and were responsible for his
nomination, but Dayhoff now wants it
distinctly understood that no one else
made" him. Soon after he was
sworn in as state SUPERINTENDENT he
became lukewarm in his friendship
toward Albaugh and his friends, and
became more and more tied up with
State Treasurer Kelly.
He finally went into the deal with
Kelly to Gust Col. Veale as custodian
of the state house and give the place
to Kelly for disposal, and Kelly helped
him land the job of chief engineer for
a Reno county man. Since then Kelly
and Dayhoff have been extremely in
innate. Of course Kelly will do all he
can against the reelection of Albaugh
as chairman of the state committee,
and it is believed that he has persuaded
Dayhoff to declare war on AIbaugh.
The DayhOff-Al baugh break was be-
ing discussed in Z state Office today
when one state house official said:
81 understand Dayhons grievance
against A1baugh is that he had numer-
Gus calls to make speeches over the
he referred them all to Albaugh, but
that A1baugh generally sent some one
else to fill them"
with people who know Dayhoff, -
broke in another, that would be a
good recommendation to continue Al
baugh as chairman
Dayhoff intimateS that AIbaugh
might not work for the success of the
entire ticket, and he says he does not
want to make any campaign contribu
ton when it might be used in opposi-
ton to some Republican in his own
county. This has reference, of course,
to the old charge that Albaugh did not
| try to elect some of the Curtis candi-
dates for the legislature in the last
Campaign.