The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13
New Chairman Will Then Be
Chosen.
NO SOUAREDEALFIG
They Will Not Try to Control
the Committee.
Representative Mercer Wants
Stubs for Governor.


for the purpose of selecting chairman
to take the place of S. c. drummer
who has resigned to become member
of the state tax commission.
Indications are that the square dea-
lers'' will make no effort to elect one
of their faith to the craftsmanship
They do not control a majority of the
members OF the committee, and will
probably stand aside and allow the
machine" to have its way.
There are three candidates talked OF
for the office of chairman They are
Clyde Miller, of Usage county, the
present secretary of the committee; w.
Y. Morgan of Reno county, and ]. L.
Moore of Pittsburg, Crawford county.
Before the committee meets 1t is ex-
Pected that the friends of these three
men will get together and fix things up
so that there will be no clash. 1t seems
at this time that Moore has rather the
best chance to be elected. Moore has
no political ambitions of his own, and
for that reason is not especially feared
by any of the possible candidates for
the office of governor. The fact that
H. B. Miller, father of Clyde Miller, Is
talked of as a possible candidate for
governor is source of weakness rath-
er than strength to Miller's chances 1or
the Craftsmanship. w Y. Morgan says
that he is net laundering for the job be-
cause he expects to be away a good
deal. 1t is understood that Mr.. Morgan
Is planning another long trip abroad,
which will take him out of the state
nearly all of next winter.
The chairman who is elected for the
committee al the Thursday meeting will
not have very much to do except to
preserve the organization OF the COM
n1ittee in good order. He may have
some influence in deciding the time for
the next Republican convention, and
other details incidental to the next
state campaign, but the actual manage
Of he
hands of the new committee chosen at
the next state convention.
Meantime. the Square Dealer Repub-
licans are going ahead with their plans
for organization. They will probably
open up their headquarters in one of
the Miller buildings on West Eighth
street sometime in the near future. the
leaders of the movement have concluded
that there is no hurry about getting
things started, as they do not want 70
overwork their campaign, and allow 1t
to grow stale at a time when 1t should
be reaching its climax.
J. n. Dolley, chairman of the COM
mittee, is keeping up an active consul
tation with the various members of the
committee. for the purpose of selecting
the additional members needed for the
central committee. The plan is to al
low the prime movers in each district
to select the additional committeeman
for their respective districts.
J. H Mercer, the member of the leg
islature from Chase county, who lined
up solidly with the Stubb's square dea-
lers at the last session of the legisla-
ture. has written public statement in
which he says that Stubs is the man
to be nominated for governor. He de-
clares that Stubs has more strength
in the state than any other man. The
following is MERGERS letter;
''It appears at this time it would be
good politics on the part of the Square
i =
date for governor in 1908. He has
perhaps made the most vigorous fight
on the political shysters of the party of
any one man in the state. His fight
along this line. his leadership of the
Boss Buster move and his stand for
good, wholesome legislation has made
him as we'll known as any public man
in the state. While Mr.. Stubs has
ton his name for this political honor,
yet 1t appears If this element of thu
party expect to get control of the next
state convention, their chances for the
same would be much better by having
Stubs as the candidate. Also, should
he receive the nomination, Stubs
would be a strong candidate by reason
of his splendid business qualifica ton |
and his state wide popularity Sure it !
is, should he be elected governor. a !
few Topeka politicians would not con- !
troll the affairs of the office. True, |
there are many other splendid men
who are lined up with Mr.. Stubs in |
his fight for reform who would be |
strong and capable candidates. but /
who are not SO publicly known as is /
Mr.. Stubs.
Senator George Tucker of Green |
wood has been mentioned as a prob |
q ble candidate for governor Mr.
Tucker is a bright. brainy young man !
and would make a strong candidate. |
but we would very much prefer to see |
the Fourth district give Mr. Tucker |
the nomination for congress. Senator |
Tucker is loyal Republican. fearless
and courageous in advocating the peo- |
pies cause. as his course in the last |
state senate will prove. Mr.. Tucker is |
now in the newspaper business vet his |
ing the range after cattle among the |
flint hills of Greenwood county
with such men as Stubs as a can |
didate for governor and Tucker for
congress, and men of like kind for |
Offices all down the line. the RepubIi- !
cans of Kansas need not fear defeat.
with such men in Office the peo-
pies interests will be safely guarded |
and their demands needed. With such |
men as senators and representatives |
there will be no returning of Chester
L Long to the United States senate
The congressional committee of the
First district is sending out a letter
urging voters not to forget the con-
gressional election which Is billed to
take place on May %. The only cam
cialist. but the Republican committee
seems to be little bit worried for fear
that the Socialist may win on a fuke
of some sort. The letter says in part:
I'VE of course want to see as large
a supplementary vote cast as possible
and while the election of Mr. ANTHONY
IS as certain as anything can be in
politics, yet his Socialist opponent is
active and a certain percentage of
those opposed to Republican principles
will not vote a Republican ticket un-
der any circumstances. and it places
upon US the necessity of getting out as
full a Republican vote as possible on
slection day."