The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
RYAN is TO LEAD.
Crawford County Man Chairman
Of the Democrats.
Col. ". F. Sapp Decided to Keep
Out Of 1t.
SAYS THAT lie is GLAD
Will Give Organization Best
Support He Can.
Candidates Won't Be Allowed to
Use Passes.
Chairman Ryan Outlines Policy
Of the Campaign.
SAYS THAT lie IS GLAD

Shortly after II o'clock this morn
Ing the Democratic state central com
mittee met at the Copeland hotel and
organized by eleeting w. H. Ryan, Of
C7irard. Crawford county as chair
man, to succeed W. F. Sapp. Of
Galena.
W H l. Peppereu, of Concordia.
was reelected secretary, and w H.
Kemper. of Topeka, was elected
treasurer to succeed L. NJ. Penwel-
Colonel sapp's name did not go be-
fore the committee. He was beaten
for the Craftsmanship by a faction led
by Hugh Farrelly candidate for lieu
tenant governor. Farrelly had most
of the candidates lined UP on his side
w. A. Harris. candidate for governor,
had a conference with MI Sapp
shortly before the meeting of the COM
mittee, at which he informed Mr..
Sapp that it was deemed best to have
a change in the management Of the
party affairs. Sapp therefore in
structed his friends on the committee
not to vote for him.
The candidates had fixed up slate
composed Of Ryan for chs irman, KEN
per for secretary and Tom Sweeney
of Lawrence for treasurer The COM
mittee smashed this slate. Had Sapp
not Withdrawn it is possible that the
committee would have elected him I'm
spite of the action of the candidates.
Peppereu refused to Gay down" as
Sapp had done; and so the candidates
slate was partially smashed. The
committee voted for Pepperen for sec
rotary. Sweeney and Kemper were
both nominated for treasurer, and
Sweeney received IL votes to KEN
per's 20.
" A. Harris. candidate for gov
ernor. was asked why sapp had been
dep0sed. He said;
ut was done simply because the
candidates thought it was the polite
thing TO do. We still have she great
est respect for Colonel Sapp. But I
can not discuss this matter further"
Mr.. SaDD said. THE candidates
thought that I wanted change, and 7
was glad to be relieved of the work. I
can go home and make 500 a day at
tending to my own business. I have
not been a candidate for the Office at
any stage in the game I simply told
them that If they wanted me bad
enough to elect me without opposition.
I would take It, I shall still wear my
smile and give the Democratic organ
izauon the best support I can"
The inside history Of the anti-Sapp
movement is said to have been a fear
on the part of some of the Democratic
leaders that if SaDD should be retained
as chairman and conduct winning
campaign, he would prove to be too
dangerous as candidate for the
United States senate.
W II. Ryan. the new chairman. was
q member Of the house of representa-
tives in 1894. and was elected to the
senate in 1895. He has served several
terms as mayor of Girard- He will
spend a good deal of his time in To-
peka from now on.
Ryan Outlines the Policy.
After his election today ne dictated
the following statement concerning the
policy Of the new administration of
1T viii be the policy of the cam
palgn not TO say an unkind word about
the opposing candidates because of the
fact that if half what their own DeODle
say about them is true. God helm the
Republican party. After this commit
tee adjourns there will be no factions
in the Democratic party This ticket
mas been named by the people and we
expect the people to elect it. as lOval
Eansans. and as independent voters
We believe that the safety of tn 9 GOV
eminent rests with the indeuendent
voters, and the volunteer soldiers.
We ask each and every member Of
the committee to join hands with us in
raising a campaign fund from the peo-
pie in the different counties of the
state we agree here and now to give
you as hot campaign as YOU ever had
A+A AAoNtAee-1t HAA GA oil economical basis
OF course we must raise our funds
from the voters Of the state. as We
have no corpora tions behind US IF We
are successful at the polls aszve ex-
peer 70 be. owing to the support of the
lnQepenQent press Of the state the
business affairs Of the state especia IN,
the legal department will be looked
after in a businesslike way. and the
states attorneys time will not be paid
sor by the Katy or any other railroad
corporation.
When the two years of our admins
Iration are over it viii not cost the
taxpayers OF Kansas $4,000 TO find ONT
Wn ether or not it was $4,000 or $50 :
GOO taken from the school f11nd ~
Kansas. But every dollar will he
found that is due the state of an funds
IN the proper places
ask that the members of the
committee so home and organize Har-
ris clubs in every county in the state -
Mrs Minnie Cooper, who has been n,
eaafge OF democratic headquarters for
ed Democrats in the state viii profab11-
slLngl1W rom the present position She
has been offered her old place and has
agreed to consider the proposition for .
week. AO4 =
Al a meeting of the candidates bsl4 lot
night, It was decided that the candi5efes
for oHice shall accept no railroad masses
during the campaign. All the expenses Of
by the Democratic state conmi+fee 'i'7'
Col Harris will leave Topeka fo~,7c,-,.,
- A-s-sEL slls7, slLter which he viii spend a
rev days IN Kansas City before sfar45-,.-
for Chicago He viii issue his is+t a q ing
ceptance, setting forth the issues Of The
campaign within a short time.
The first of the state candidates
the Democratic ticket to arrive in fo72n
was W A Harris the candidate for
governor Harris came in 7rE1urs5at,
s1ternoon- Friday morning L. @. Ali
born arrived Ahlb0rn is the 25o-no1,,,5
candidate for secretary Of state from ,.,r1