The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-21

Other members of the committee ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied that
the convention will come to Topeka
without opposition. J. n. Dolly said:
Topeka will be chosen. There is
no indication of any fight being made"
The meeting OF the committee will
be held this afternoon at o'clock, in
the Topeka Whist club rooms in the
Copeland annex. Chairman W R.
Stubbs and nearly all of the members
of the committee are in the city, and
the crowd of Masonic brethren at the
Copeland is SO strongly reinforced with
committeeman, candidates and poll
ticians that the big blue lodge badges
are almost lost sight of
one of the interesting sights at the
Copeland is the busy work of several
prominent railroad attorneys. who
dash down into the lobby, capture a
member of the committee and bear
him away to the upper regions of the
hotel, where he is given the treatment
and allowed to return. The railroads
are working in favor of an early con-
vention and against the primary
scheme of nominating state or sena-
tor5sf ticket. The work of the rail-
roads seems to be proving effective. for
the talk is apparently In favor of a
convention on April 25 or May 2 The
primary election idea also seems to
have gone glimmering.
Looks Bad for Stubbs.
Both the early convention and the de-
Ieat or the primary would be in opposi-
tlon 70 the wishes of hartman Stubbs.
and It begins to look as though the com
mittee was getting ready to run away
from the chairman. Mr.. Stubbs said this
morning:
7 think the convention will be held
sometime in May. 1t is possible that
the first week viii be chosen as the time.
| don't know what will be done about
the primary. That is for the committee
to decide"
t,or' WIN you bring up the primary cleo
7 am there simply to preside over the
meeting, said Mr. Stubbs. Z don't
even have a vote. 1t rests with the
members OF the committee what shall
be brought before the meeting"
Mr.. Stubbs says that he is in favor
of the denomination of Hoch. He will
not harness up with the Creech boom,
and there is not much to indicate that
Creeeh viii be a candidate, after all
Mr.. Creech said this morning: Il have
nothing to say about this talk about my
possible candidacy for governor. think
Will have no statement to give out un-
til after the committee meets. 1 believ
that the opposition to Hoch is more uni
ted now than ever before"
D. w Nail, of Aerington, Mr..
Creechs first lieutenant, would not
make any definite statement concerning
the launching of the Creech boom.
one of the reasons which is advanced
for holding the convention during the
first week in May instead of the second
is that on May z. and 9, the Grand
conmandery of the Masons will be
meeting in Topeka, and the crowd may
be uncomfortably large. There are some,
however. who want the convention held
about May IS. or later
N Dolly said: 1T is my idea that
the convention should be held some
time during the last two weeks Of
May. Indications are that this Will be
the time chosen.
D. ". Mulvane Of Topeka said: Il
would Judge that the sentiment is in
favor of the first week in May
Congressional Contests.
There is lot of gossip about the
various congressional fights, and a
number of the candidates and possible
candidates are on the ground looking
after their interests.
J. Z. Brewer, of Abilene, is here, but
when asked concerning his intentions
said: II have not yet decided whether
I will be candidate in the Fifth dis
trict or not. Mr.. Hessin seems to. be
the only avowed candidate against
Calderhead at the present time I un-
/ derstand that Ed Little. in our town,