The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-19


ed by the committee are occupied by
Congressman Charles Curtis and the
First district congressional COMMITTEES
It is thought that an Arrangement can
be made by which Mr<sEurtis and his
committee will vacate these rooms
them after elections It is said that
Mr.. Curtis is holding the rooms at
this time for the purpose of having
them available after the election.
Unless the First district people will
agree to surrender heir right to the
rooms temporarily, the headquarters
viii be taken somewhere else. It is
thought by the Republican managers
that it would look suspicious If the
state committee should have its offices
in the same building with Curtis. The
other senatorial candidates might
think that this gave Curtis a chance
to be unduly intimate with the work
of the committee in electing represent
tatives to the legislature.
The Republican committee win need
SIX or eight rooms. and these can be
secured in the GODDARD building, by
taking the whole of the rear half of
the building on both sides of the cor
ridor. The building is admirably
arranged for committee rooms.
Clyde Miller, secretary of the state
committee, will arrive in Topeka this
afternoon, and Chairman drummer
VIII at once start the machinery for
the selection of the headquarters Cy
Leland. Mort Albaugh and some local
politician will be called into the con-
ference, as instructed by the state
committee.
Both the Copeland and National
hotels are anxious to have the head
quarters located in their buildings
Either one would be willing to give
rooms to the committee rent free
Two years ago the National made
ten-strike with the politicians and
secured the headquarters by giving the
committee the rooms it needed free of
charge The disposition of the new
management of Republican affairs
seems to be to take the headquarters
out of the hotels altogether.
The work of selecting Headquarters
for the committee has revived the talk
of a permanent headquarters building
for the Republican party. There is
strong sentiment among the leading
politicians for the erection of such a
building. Such a building would be
available for party work all the year
around, and would be of great value to
the party in doing missionary work in
the off years" when such work is
most effective. The Democrats have
demonstrated that by keeping their
! headquarters open the year around
| they hold their party organization in
| better shape. and are better prepared
for work than they otherwise would
be when election time comes around.
Question of Finances.
Chairman drummer mas not yet out
llned his policy IN REGARD TO receiving
financial assistance for the campaign.
The railroad peopte had it ali tixed up
| that campaign CONTRIBUTIONS for spe-
clal purposes should be received. The
special purpose contributions are
4 the ones maze by the railroads. sena-
toria1 aspirRnts, and others, aaad under
the terms OF the donation, are to be
used only TO forward the election of
r,rz,- FOL -rr~-
to the interests making the contr1bu
ton.
The chances are that Mr.. drummer
will decline to handle such contribu-
tons. One of his close friends said
today:
1t is my idea that if anybody comes
/ to Mr. drummer with an offer of
money to be used exclusively TO help
elect certain members of the legis-
/ lature, or certain candidates on the
ticket, he should refuse to accept the
money. Mr.. drummer need not be
fussy about the tainted money propo-
sition but he should insist that all
money placed in the hands of the com
mittee should be absolutely at the dis
posal of the committee
The candidates for state offices and
people holding appointments under
the governor will be expected to dig
up literally, as usual. Sometimes in
! years past the employees at state insti-
| tutions have been called upon to con-
tribute, but as the state board of con-
troll and Governor sHoch expect to
make campaign capital of the fact that
the Institutions are %out of politics
this source of revenue may be shut off
this year.
There is not much doubt that the
railroad companies viii come up with
good sized donations to the campaign
fund of the Republican party. because
the Republicans are likely to win. The
railroads will get behind the ticket
which seems to have the inside track