The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10
POLITICAL GOSSIP
ID. A. Valentine for Chairman
State Committee.
He Would Succeed the Chief
Boss Buster.
HE'S AN OLD KANSAN.
Has Lived in the State All His
Life.
Mr. Calderhead's Fate Being
Decided in Clay.

d. A. Valentine. clerk of the supreme
court. is now talked Of as a likely man
for the Job Of chairman Of the Repub-
llcan state central committee Valen-
tines strong hold Will be the fact that
he is not a facuonaI man. He had kept
himself clear of ertanghng alliances and
viii receive support from both sides Of
the fence who desire a fair minded man
for the place
Valentine has lived in Kansas all his
life. and knows nearly everybody in
the political life of the state. He would
have no axe to grind rs chairman
OF the committee for he already holds
about as desirable a position as there
is q the state house.
lit is not very likely that such man
as j. N Dolly could be elected chair
man of the committee, for he is too
radical a partisan for the Slupps
crowd The election of Dolly would
be equivalent to the election Of Stubs
and stubbs stock is not advancing
very rapidly just at present.
Nor is it likely that Hoch and his
friends would consent to the election or
such a man as w. Y. Morgan OF ttuteh-
inson if they could help 1t. Morgan
would make a very strong chairman
for the committee, but he is not one OF
HOch's crowd.
Between these opposing factions, there
seems to be a good chance for a man
like DelValentine to get the place. al
entine is not gum-sh0e politician. he
believes i'm doing his political work IN
the open. and would have the enthusl-
astic support Of the people who know
him best
Today at Clay Center the question
of whether serious opposition VIII be
offered to the denomination of Con
gresham w. A. Calderhead VIII be
settled. The people of Clay county
are opposed to Calderhead, but they
don't think that John q. Hessin is the
man TO beat him They are going to
hold a meeting this afternoon and talk
the thing over
In connection with this rumor comes
the report that it is likely that f. i.
Williams who is about to resign as
secretary to Governor HOch, VIII be
drafted" as the man to make the
fight against Calderhead. Williams
would probably be as strong man to
make the race as there is in the dis
triCt. He has turned down several OF
fers of support Tor the place. put PEG
pie up in the Fifth district think that
his resignation from the Office of pri-
waite secretary means that he can be in
duced to run for congress.
One thing of some significance is the
fact that Mr. Williams was one of
those who attended the conference at
which the question Of calling the meet
ing for today was discussed.
The Washington county central
committee met at Washington yester-
day afternoon and fixed March 81 as
the time for holding the county con
vention for the election Of state and
congressional delegates. An unusually
large representation from the various
townships were present. The follow
ing resolutions was presented:
Resolved. That the Republican
county central committee in session as
Bembled. do hereby indOrse the policy
pursued by the Hon VIM. A. Calder
head. congressman from the Fifth dis
trict. and one of the most able leaders
in the house of representatives on all