The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-18
HOCH FOR M'NEAL
Nominee for Governor Brings
OutQark Horse.
Suggests Topeka Editor for
Committee Chairman.
TRYING FOR HARMONY.
That Is Attitude Of Anti Bur.
row People.
Mr.. Stubbs Defines His Attitude
on the Selection.
FINE FELLOWS, ALL.
But Election of Chairman Isn't
Personal Natter.
Machine Members Will Vote for
L > 4
That Is Attitude Of Anti Bur.
row People.
Mr.. Stubbs Defines His Attitude
on the Selection.
FINE FELLOWS, ALL.
But Election of Chairman Isn't
Personal Natter.
Machine Members Will Vote for
Hoch's Choice.

AUCn OuO1Cos
E. ". Hoch is for T. A McNeal.
editor of the Mail and Breeze, for
chairman of the Republican state CEN
trail committee. At least Mr.. Hoch is
quietly suggesting McNeal as a good
compromise candidate. He is not talk
ing openly for McNeaI, but is making
his suggestions to other candidates on
the state ticket. in the hope that they
will fall in with his suggestion.
The candidates will hold a meeting
late this afternoon in the Office of State
Auditor Wells to try to get together. on
candidate for chairman If they fail
to agree it will be I'D to the members
of the committee to choose between
Mr.. Hoch and the candidates who are
opposing him.
The opponents of ]. R. Burrow for
chairman are saying that the utmost
harmony will prevail in the committee
meeting tonight. and they are bending
all of their energies to that end Bur-
rows supporters are still confident of
landing him by prevailing Hoch to
lay down" and agree to Burrow.
w. r. Stubs says any good man
who Is acceptable to the people of the
state will suit him. but he is openly
opposing Mr.. Burrow. not, he says, be-
cause ne is not a personal friend of
! Mr.. Burrow, but because Burrow is
| too closely aligned with the Burton
faction. and Stubbs does not think his
election as state chairman would be
good politics.
| II don't want to be understood as
being against Burrow personally" said
Mr.. Stubbs, for 1 think he is a
mighty fine- fellow and I like him per-
sonally, but this is not a personal
question Ha has been too close to
ceptable to all the others. and for that
reason I am opposing him.
! Il came out for Dolley for chairman
the other day because I thought he
ought to have the place, and L think
he would make a good one. He is a
good, clean, capable Republican. and
he has been active in this new move
ment from the start
How about Carr Taylor?" Mr..
! Stubbs was asked.
Nobody would suit me better per-
sonally than Carr" said Stubbs. He
| is a mighty fine fellow, he is bright,
hard worker. and he isn't tied up
with any factions.
Il am inclined to think, though, that
the chairman will be a new man alto
gether.'' continued Mr.. Stubbs. 1T
may be some one who has not been
| talked of at all. When the time comes
all these differences will be ironed out
and L think the committee viii be un-
! animous for the man who is selected.
| Mr.. Stubbs said q number of new
candidates were under consideration
The few representatives of the Old
machine who are left on the committee
will probably line up for Hoch's choice,
no matter what the majority of the
candidates may want. This is the po--
sition taken by Morton Albaugh and
4 A. A. Richards. Cyrus Leland declines
| to say what he VIII do.
| 'I have always contended,' said Mr..
Albaugh, that the head of the ticket.
the. candidate for governor, should
name the state chairman. That has
J frequently been done in the past, and
it is the proper thing. The nominee
for governor bears the brunt of the
! campaign and he and the state chair
man should be on the closest ter-is.
Therefore I shall be for the man Mr..
Hoch wants"
A. A. Richards, of Wellington. takes
much the same position He not only
says he will support Mr.. Hoch's choice
for state chairman, but he does not in
tend to stir up any trouble on the
state committee just because his crowd
| did not prevail in the state convention
| Seth Wells, state auditor. is stand
ing by r. N Allen. of Chanute. for
chairman. and George w Wheatley is
also for Allen Mr.. Allen himSelf, now
ever, says he would not have the place
unless he is Hoch's choice. and he did
not know who Hoch is for He says
he is for the man Hoch wants.
State Superintendent Dayhof is for
Carr Taylor first, and if Taylor can
not be elected he is for Burrow. Tay-
lor is from Dayhoff's county.
J. N. Dolley, whom Mr. Stubbs has
been booming, says he is not a candt-
date for the job and does not want it,
He says he will not accept it unless the
candidates and the committee believe
he is the best man for the place. and
he Is doubtful about it even then.
II am not a politician said Mr.. Dol
ley, "and l don't want to be one. / am
simply business man in politics.
have a lot of business interests to look
after,I am new in politics. / have not
as wide an acquaintance as many 9TH
ers and / believe there are Others who
would make a better chairman than
will"
It is not believed that the Burton ele-
ment will consent to the election -
McNeal. McNeal is not a Burton n9sza
by long ways, and the Burton efs~
ment with D. W. Mulvane. T. T. Kelly
and Frank Grimes in control, is bent
on dominating the committee. If they
can force the election of Burrow they
will do so, even over Mr. Hoch's pro-
test but If they see failure ahead they
may not attempt to force it. With
Stubbs and Hoch against them they will
have a hard job, and this afternoon the
chances are not nearly so favorable to
Burrow as they were yesterday
Clyde Miller, who is also mentioned
as a possible compromise candidate for
chairman, says that all differences will
be ironed by the time the commit
tee meets tonight.