The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-18

office of Governor Hoeh Thursday af-
ternoon. The only candidate not in at
tendance at the meeting was f. T.
Fairchild of Ellsworth candidate for
state superintendent. The four candi-
dates for the supreme bench were called
upon to talk first, and each announced
himself in favor of drummer.
Governor Hech was the last to talk.
He said that as the candidates seemed
to favor drummer, he thought it would
be the best plan to recommend him to
the committee for chairman This ac-
ton was taken unanimously. Then
clyde Miller was endorsed for secretary
in the same way T. A. McNeal was Sc
lecfed as ambassador to carry the news
to the state committee.
IT was hard Jolt for the Mulvane
faction. They had been relying upon a
division of sentiment among the candi-
dates to start a fight in the committee.
But the unanimous action for drummer
left no opening for .. J. Hanna or even
for clyde Miller for the office of chair
man. Hanna declined to get into a
fight of this kind. and Miller's friends
were satisfied to have him safely landed
for secretary. So the Leland Kelly
Dean element which was looking after
the campaign for Hanna. began TO talk
adjournment They. Insisted that the
committee had not been legally called
together by ". r. Stubbs. and that he
best thing to do would be to adjourn
without organization. But the mem hers
of the committee Who had come in from
all parts Of the state would not take up
with this suggestion. The anti-Crurn-
ner crowd was baked at every move
and when the time came to do business
they submitted gracefully. and Cruln-
lner was elected chairman without visi-
BILE opposition.
Tho Passing Of ". r. Stubbs.
Politicians of the old crowd sav that
this meeting marked the exit of ". r.
Stuhbs, OF Lawrence. from the position
OF power Which he has held in Republi-
can afIairs for the past three Years Tt
was Stubbs who called the meeting of
the committee. but he was not present
to take charge of the PROCEEDINGS. and
clyde Miller the secretary. had to call
the meeting to order. Stuhbs the ,,7ar
who made Hoch governor: Stubbs the
speaker of the house of represent ia 4j7-as.
Stubbs. the chairman of the state cen
tra4 committee. Stubbs, the inventor
and patentee of the celebrated boss h1ls-
ter campaign, which seemed to have
revo'u 'utionized politics in Kansas, was
apparently down and out as a ree,,1f ~
his crushing defeat at the Republican
state convention.
It seemed that Stubbs realized that
the seepter had been snatched from I7is
hand. and that he preferred TO absent
himself during the Coronation of a new
king.
Stubs friends said that he was ir
Kansas City having his eyes treated
ana could not come to Topeka without
violating the Instructions of his doctor
But Stubs came to Topeka for fbs
state convention. doctor. OF. no doctor.
Gave Kelly a Hard Jolt
While it may have been that es+,bb,
IS for the present eliminated as A fac.
tor in state politics. the state commit.
tee showed that il had not surrenderef
Tom Kelly. state treasurer had .
deal to put through the committee fol
the purpose Of rebuking his Nfa1n
county enemies. but the COMMITTEES de-.
sided against him by a big majority
The hsnt was over the selection Of q