The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-07

County Central Committee
Would Control w h0leSituati0n.
The anti Mulvane and Mulvane fac
tons are making ready for a bitter
fight at the meeting of the Republican
county central committee which is
scheduled to be called at O'Clock
Saturday afternoon.
The storm center is about the effort
which D. W.. Mulvane Is making to Sc
cure return as national committee
man.
The Mulvane faction is endeayorine
to elect the delegates to the state Re-
publican convention at the county
convention instead Of leaving such
election to ward and township can.
cuses. The anti MuIvane crowd sees
in this a heroic attempt on the narf
OF Mulvane to be returned as national
committeeman and will attempt to
thwart his plans
Inc Republican state convention
VIII meet in Topeka on March for
the purpose of electinS four delegates
at large to the national Convention Of
the Republican party at Chicago.
shawnee county is entitled to %
delegates and Reese Van SAINT, chair
man Of the county committee. saws
the change in electing the delegates is
due to the new primary law which
knocks that out. Just before the pas
sage OF the new primary law we had
arranged for primary to take care of
the state convention matter as well as
the nomination of first district con-
gresham and national delegates but
the new primary law knocks that ali
~ ho1
this county either for the election of
state or first district delegates" said
Van SAINT.
You bet there is a fight on and
tney won't put 1t through without
nearing from some Of us, said Repre-
sentative Robert Stone.
The arrogance of the plan Of the
county central committee is pertinent
ly shown in that it proposes that 1t will
not only name the delegates to the
state convention but to the congress
slonaI convention as well. the same
0eiegates going to both Thus to this
extent 1t will endeavor to dictate six
Of the twenty delegates to the national
convention. ~"
Objects to Mulyane Rule.
II Mr. Van SAINTS Interview said
MI. stone, did not interfere with the
franchise of the Republicans of this
county and IL it We're not the delfberate
MulVane, who has been his responsibIe
principal in all his official acts as chair
man OF the county central COMMITTEES it
would be amusing. 1t is, however. yery
serious: FOR IL months the progressive
Republicans Of Shawnee county have
been camping upon Mr.. Mulvane's traii,
They nave demanded from the comfy
central committee fair elections. Every
demand has been ignored. Thew had
nm peaten two years ago when he
If
MN through mistaken masnanimitv
he now proposes to crown his long rec
ord OF political bad faith and misman-
agement of party interests in this
county as well as in the state at large
by refusing the Republicans an onnor-
tun1ty to choose delegates to the state
convention. He says there is no fight.
This is not true. There is a we'll organ
lied Tight extending into every precinct
| IN TINS county. This conflict has been
| months. He knows further that he is
beaten unless he can appeal to his Greg
| ture, the chairman of the county cen
| tral committee. To save his own sca1n
ne proposes to have the county commit
zee arrosate TO Itself the election of
delegates to the state convention.
THE delegates elected bv that CON
Vention will do two things They will
| select, If they represent the Sentiments
OF Kansas Republicans, men who are
| NNA AoAS anu VINO nave not 3D.
posed progressive RepubIicanism II
Kansas and they will also choose SOME
other man than David W. MuIvane fo,
national committeeman. :.
RMS is the milk in the eocoanut
| Mulvane has deliberately sacrificed his
avowed choice for president. Mr.. Fair
banks. because he knew he would have
no standing with Kansas Republicans
IL he did not enroll as supporter OF
Mr.. Taft. and every action of his has
oeen made with the single purpose in
| view to secure for himself the place OF
national committeeman. Mr.. Mulvane's
second objection, as uttered by his
mouthpiece. Mr.. Van SAINT, to a popular
choice Of these delegates is the expense
He knows and is hereby publicly mott.
fled that the progressive Republicans OF
this county will cheerfully bear every
dollar of legitimate expense Incurred in
holding primary election for delegates
to the county convention and will fur
nish all the expenses of the election
boards at such primary, but If he Is
afraid to submit his chances in prl-
mary election to the choice of all the
Republicans of this county, then we are
willing, under protest, to submit the Sc
lection of the delegates to the old ma
chine method of ward and township
caucuses for the selection of delegates
to county convention which shall Sc
lect the delegates to the state conven-
ton.
This gives Mr. Mulvane a distinct
advantages but if the caucuses are call
ed on reasona BILE notice and for public
places we will cheerfully abide the re
suit. The issue in this contest is {
part of the same campaign that is be
ing carried on by Roosevelt and Taft IL
the nation and by Stubs and the pro
gressive Republicans in Kansas. In Sc
lection of president Mr.. Mulvane is at
tempting to line up with Taft but IL
state affairs he has persistently and q