The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
Mr.. DuvAL OUT.
WithdraWs from Race for Demo.
cratic Committeeman.
He Gives No Reason for His
Action.
GOT OUT OF. THE WAY.
Hearst BandWagon Was About
to Run Over Him.
His Friends Think This Is Nhy
He Withdrew.

Hutchinson, Kan, March 1.-CIaude
DuvaI of Hutchinson today announced
that he would withdraw from the race
for national committeeman from Kansas
by making the following statement:
For reasons purely personal to my
self, I desire to announce the withdrawal
of my candidacy for national commit
teeman, and wish to express my sin
cere thanks to all friends throughout
the state who have rendered me their
support"
Mr.. Duval was not talkative when
asked for a further statement explain
ing his reasons for withdrawing from
the race at this time Purely per-
sonal and business reasons" was the
gist of his remarks. He allowed this
statement to cover all of his express
sions concerning his withdrawal.
1t is quite true that Mr.. Duval has
under consideration some business
changes which will probably call for
good share and possibly all of his time
just in the heat Of a campaign, but it is
hard for his friends here to believe that
there are not other causes for the an
nouncement Of his withdrawal being
made at this time. There are many DO
| l1tical reasons why this change in the
plans should be made at this time and
one OF the chief reasons is said by his
friends to be the favor which the presi-
Dental candidacy of William Randolph
Hearst seems to be winning among
many of the Democrats of Kansas. Par
t1cularly are the PopulistS of the state
warming to the chances Of the big
several recent statements by well known
Democratic politicians which show
which way the wind is blowing.
AT recent meeting of the Seventh
district Democratic congressional COM
mittee here there were stories told.
among the delegates who were present,
of the Hearst organization that are
astounding to those who have not
watched the wonderful changes and the
giant strides made by the Hearst move
ment.
1t is learned that Hearst's organizers
nave laid plans in practically every pre-
| cinct in the state and that, in many
places, he is the only candidate known
or talked about by the rank and file.
Two years ago when the stale cam
pa1gn was on over the state Charles
McCrum, the new secretary of the COM
m1ttee and the secretary at the present
time, wrote to the chairman of the
county central committee and asked for
the name of a good Democrat and a
good Populist in every road overseer's
district in the state 1t is significant
on, that the men who received Demo-
cratic literature last year are now re-
ceiving good Hearst literature.
The men who attended the commit
ture came to every man who was thus
identified with the state organization
last year and it is only guess that
Secretary McCrum, or some one who
had access to his office, two years ago,
had delivered to the Hearst managers
the mailing list used in that campaign.
| Mr.. Duval has always identified him
self with that wing of the party in
Kansas which is now the special cham
pion of Mr.. Hearst. He ran as a Dem
to iC% to for
against Chester I. Long four years ago
and was defeated by less than 1,500 ma
jority, whereas McKinley'S majority in
the district was over 5000. He was the
! Democratic-Populist candidate for Sec
rotary of state two years ago and was
an ardent supporter of William J.
Bryan in both of his campaigns. But
he did not favor Mr.. Hearst and, in his
candidacy for national committeeman
was in favor of the selection of q Dem
ocrat who would meet the approval of
the big states which must be depended
upon to elect a Democratic candidate
for president. This was not pleasing to
| the Hearst element and they began TO
fight him back.
| The Hearst men were aware that it
would be impossible to keep Mr.. Duval
and they began filing Reno county with
Hearst literature. Rev. Vernon J. Rose
the H Hearst Boomers for the Seventh dis
trict. Mr.. Rose was here few days ago
attending the committee meeting and ne
began quietly to work for a Hearst dele
CATION or some kind of a Hearst indorse-
ment at the convention which will be held
here on March %. 1t is understood that
Mr. Duval did not care to start fac
tional fight in his own county, especially
one of this character, and this is said by
his friends here to be the chief cause Of
his announcement of the withdrawal to-
day Should Hearst be the choice of the
Kansas Democrats. he would not care to
be national committeeman and 1T Is sup
posed that he thought it better to with
draw from the race rather than force the
| anti-Hearst issue at this time.