The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-15
MOORE TO GET 1T
Pittsburg Editor Will Be Re-
publican Chairman.
w. Y. Morgan and Clyde Miller
Step Aside.
KEEP OUT FACTIONS.
Senatorial Question Won't Be
Considered in Selection.
Large Meeting of the Committee
Expected Tomorrow.

J. T Moore, editor of the Pittsburg
Headlight. will be elected chairman of
| the Republican state central commit
tee to succeed S. c. drummer at the
meeting of the Republican state central
committee Thursday afternoon at two
o'clock
This was practically settled today
with the arrival in town of W. Y Nor
gan of Hutchinson and Clyde Miller Of
/ Usage City. who have been mentioned
as possible candidates It is said today
that it has been agreed that the names
of neither Mr.. Morgan or MI Miller
will be presented to the committee.
Mr. Miller said in speaking OF the
matter: L am not a candidate for the
place Of chairman I have not been
anxious for the job. and am simply
staying out OF it, as I have been all the
time. I am going back 10 Usage City
this evening. and probably will not re-
turn for the meeting of the committee
Thursday
Mr. Morgan arrived and was in con-
ference this morning with Senator Long.
W S Fitzpa trick and others He said
az noon today Il said when I was in
Topeka a bout two weeks ago that did
publican state central committee. I
wouldn't take the place If it was offer
ed 10 me I haven't time or inclination
70 attend to the duties. I believe that
Mr. Moore is a good man for the place.
and II he wants il, / am in favor of
letting him have it / never have been
a candidate for this place, and never
have wanted it Hence ii would be en-
tirely improper TO say that my name
has been withdrawn Some people
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don't want it. but secretly desire the
place. They think I'm very foxy and
mysterious about it There is no nys-
terry. I mean what I say
There has been some talk about ".
W Caldwell. Of Concordia. for chair
man but il has not amounted 10 much
There has been a strong tendency
TO inject the Long senatorial fight into
the election of a chairman for the COM
IniItee. but there is not much evidence
that this was an issue In the cOntTo-
versy- It is certain that Moore is not
a member of the Square Dear crowd
rick faction. and Fitzpatrick has been
in Topeka for the past week working
for Moore's election. The election of
Moore is decidedly a Third district vic
tory
Some claim that Moore's election will
be a blow to Senator Long. but il is
probab that Long does not object
verv seriously to NIoore's election. As
should not be involved in this little
struggle II became injected into IL
when ". Y Morgan's name was men
toned for the Chairmanship- Many
people at once said that Morgan was
Longs candidate" and the states
men at once concluded that Moore
was the -anti-Long candidate The
people who brought out Moore, how
ever have never been hostile TO Long
one man from Longs district said
this morning: The election Of Moore
will be classed as an anti-LOng vic
tory. in spite Of the fact that the sen
into the fight
Another equally prominent Seventh
district man said: L can't understand
why Moore's election should be consid-
cred a bad thing for Long You never
heard Of Moore being hostile TO Long,
did zou?r
It is expected that nearly all of the
mem bers Of the state committee will
attend the meeting. Grant Hornaday
will have the proxy of R. P Rice of
Fort Scott. and A T. Buchanan OF
Kansas City will be represented by
proxy The following are the mem
bers of the committee:
D. r Anthony. Leavenworth; T E
Donnelan. Atchison; D w Mulvane-
Topeka: B. y Mcfarland. Lawrence;
Thomas Evans. NeOsho Rapids; r P
Rice Fort Scott; John 5. Gilmore,
Fredonia: J. : Dean. Marion: w Y
Morgan Hutchinson; W D Greason,
PaoIa: A H SkidmOre. Columbus; w
". Caldwell. Concordia; A T Ayres.
Howard: s J. Osborn, Coneyville. J.
r Jones Smith Center; G. A BenkeI- I
man St Francis: A T Buchanan, Ar
kansas Citv. Frank LARA bee, Staf-
ord: F. R. Smith Manhattan; Cyrus
Leland Jr Troy; J. E Jones Grin
nell; Morton AIbaugh. Kingman: o. /
J. Peterson. Kansas City; c J. Evans
w d. Eastman. Green's
burg; P NJ Crawford. Hugoton; A NJ /
Rochester Tribune: y F. Shaw. /
PIainviIle: w H. True. St Marys, G. I
A Swallow Oskaloosa: A P Harris. /
lola J. T Moore. Pittsburg; B. H 7
Downing. Wichita
There is no business scheduled for Z
the meeting except the acceptance of +
8 c. Crummer's resignation. and the +
election OF a successor.