The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-08
DOLLY The Man.
HOch and Stubs Would Have
Him for Chairman.
Wabaunsee Statesman Willing
to Take 1t.
ALREADY AFTER ROOMS
Nearly All at Copeland Engaged
for State Convention.
Candidates Already Have Secur-
ed Suites of Rooms.
ALREADY AFTER ROOMS

J. N Dolly is likely to be the man
who will be favored by Governor Hoch,
w. r. Stubs. and the rest of the dom
inant faction in Republican politics for
the position Of chairman of the Repub-
lican state central committee, which Mr.
Stubs says he won't take another
term.
And Mr.. Dolly is not unwilling to
make the race He was intimately as
ISOLATED with the last campaign. and
learned the political trade from the
Stubs school Personally he is a good
deal more diplomatic than Stubs, and
a better mixer.
While in Topeka today Mr.. Dolly was
asked concerning his probable aspIra-
tions in the direction of the state chair
manship, and said:
II haven't anything to say about tkat.
I am not candidate for anything"
who is likely to be chosen for the
place p
Il haven't heard anybody discussed
fsaid Mr.. Dolly. L am of the q inion
that we should select man for chair
man who win represent the progressive,
clean and up-to-date RepublicaEism Of
this state. 1t does not look to me that
/ it is necessary to choose some man who
is a professional politician; man who
is schooled in the tricks of the political
trade. I think a man who is clean and
honest will be able to make a better
/ fight this year than any politician no
/ matter how skillful he may be. That's
my idea about the kind of a man we
should select for our chairman this
year
| Accommodations for the politicians
at the Copeland for the time of the
/ Republican state convention are be
/ Ginning very limited. All the best
4 headquarters rooms have been en-
4 gagged, and the politicians who figure
on having any room at all Tor their
4 private conferences will have to hurry.
w. R. Stubs has engaged suite OF
1 five rooms. They are all extra large
4 rooms. and Will afford sleeping accom-
modations for about thirty people It
is expected that in the daytime, some
| of these rooms viii be placed at the
| disposal of Governor Hoch.
Andy Richards of Wellington has en-
I gagged a suite of three rooms Rich
| ards is a candidate for the job of
United States marshal.
| J. r. BurrCW has taken bunch of
the best rooms for some of the Sixth
district people. Fairchild, candidate
for state superintendent. and John
i Brown of Morton ca5ldi ate for seere-
tary of state, VIII each have a. room.
Burrow is backing the candidacy OF
both of these men.
Among others who have secured
headquarters at the hotel are Charles
Curtis, candidate for United States
senate; George w. Wheatley of Chero-
kee. who wants to be railroad commits
sioner: F. s. Jackson. Oscar Raines
and A. E. Crane candidates for attor-
ney general; J. L. Bristow of Salina
candidate for United States senate;
George w. Kanavel candidate for rail
road commissioner; F. B. Dyer candi-
date for state uDerintendent; Mark
Tully. candidate for state treasurer
James Nation, candidate for auditor:
Dave Mulvane. Mort Albaugh, J. W
+ Creech. I. d. Young. 3. E. Marshall,
w. f. Hutchinson, A. G. Husey. J. E.