The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-09
Caucus Appoints Men to Run
the Convention.
SMITH SLATED FOR JUDGE
Fight for Commissioner Be-
tween George and Robinson,
POTTER NOT IN THE RACE
Machine Will Have a Candi-
date Against Kelly

ut 10 O'Clock this morning Morton AL
baugh viii call the Republican state con-
yention to order at the Tolor. The call
viii be read by the secretary, Frank
Raney. and after some delegate arises
and nominates r. W stubbs FOR tenn
porary chairman. the last act OF Morton
AIbaugh as chairman OF the Republican
state central committee will be accom-
p.ished in his introduction Of Mr.. subbs
as the temporary chairman of the con-
Neption
t'hs VIII be the final act OF the old ma
chine that has been = terror 10 populists
and Democrats; that commeAced 10 60
business at Wichita six years ago When
the opposition held every state Office with
the exception OF one momber OF che su-
premc court and = hen every congressional
district was represented by either demo-
crat or Fopulist IL Is q coin -ident hat
the machine that placed the Republicans
IL control Of every Office in the state and
gave Kansas a solid delegation in con-
gress should meet its first defeat in the
same city where il was frst organized
oI the prominent anti-machine leaders
said. it demonstrates That The Repub i
can party is strong enough to administer
its own chast.sement 10 its family with
out calling in the neighbors. To those
who have accomplished all this the turn
ing down Of the machine that has cut
such a wide swath in the state is look
ed upon as little less than the basest
OF ingrdtitude.
The action OF the caucus last night was
considered by au an omen of good and
Ieassued many critics tha- when L. w.
Hoch said that this campaign was not
10 bc one OF raprisal NJ meant what he
said Mr.. Hoch was net at he caucus,
but the proceedings of that body promised
Wen for the future There was nothing
OF that vindictive spirit that WAS expected
and o.er il all hOVCrej fhe dove Of peace
with unsoiled wings bearing the oliva
branch. There win BE- the fattcd calf
T. those who desire that kind Of a feast
bat rs one auJi-ma hiue leader put it
there VIII he no division Of the property
--atdeaSt NOT for the present. Mr Hoch
T. a Methodist and one Of the rules of
that church is th1t while salvation is
free at the ratio OF sixteen To one. that
there must bc brought forth fruits mete
Tor reper:ence and the doctrine of pro,
baton viii be pat i'm ful force and effect.
II has been decided that r. W. Stuhbs
IS 30 he the temporary chairman of the
convention The additional honors viii
b. given 5he young leader WHOM the tenn
poIary organization is made permanent,
and ii is even said by those who are on
the inside that if he viii take il n can
have the Chairmauship Of the state con-
veutiou This question. however. has not
been sctUeI ana probably VIII rot he for
week or two. when the candidates VIII
hold q conference and a chairman and
secretary viii h1 recommended. Who
this VIII be is as yet only conjecture
Among those mentioned are j. r. Bur
rows and among the more practical poll
ticians there seems 10 he ro question
but tina; ne is the choice Burrows Kelly
and Mulvane are said to compose the
trumyirate that sits in Judgment and
Kansas has seldom seen smcwde. poll
ticiaus than they They are the ones
who after "a direct while others execute
Burrows would make an aggressive cam
paign lie is amhliioGs and is able t.
play the game to the limit He already
sees 4il me Nl~ttItt q seat li 'ell-lJ -
ad perhaps in Lew Of that the executive
Office. Mulvane as chairman of the sta,0
committee is our Of the question and ,be
same is true of Kelly. The frs; IS ana
viii be national committeeman and tho
second is candidate o0 thc state Il ket
with a fight ON his hands There is 40
open opposition t. Burrows for secretary .
of state and there was more two wears
ago and he can afford TO take the chair
marShip if il is o1ered him. Another
suonE candidate would n CLYDE Nj Ter.
lie is a youns man who has Conducted
e successful campaign for it has been
lis tirelcSs work. his attention 10 detail
aid his keen knowledse Of men and
methods that has heirod win one of he
most remarkable victories Of a party
within party that was ever known
No ycung man I'm Kansas today has
brighter political future than clyde Nh