The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-17
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Senator D0lIey Not to Have
Clear Field.
One Other Candidate for State
Chairman in Field.
WHICH WILLCONTROL.
Stubs Faction May Not Have
Clear Sailing.
Where the Party Councils Will
Be Held.
WHICH WILLCONTROL.

llle lfieTuS OIL D. N. DOlley.
This is especially true since it is by
no means certain that the Stubs fac
ton will be in control of the Republi-
can state committee. Indications are
that In good many counties, the Re-
publican county committees have cho-
sen machine chairmen, and that it
will be difficult for Stubs to muster a
majority of the chairman of county
committees to support him, in case
there is a disposition to make a fight.
OF course there are many of the ma
chine leaders who are willing to allow
Stubs to have his way about the
Craftsmanship, because he is the nomi-
nee for governor.
The Young campaign for chairman
ship was launched Saturday at Beloit
when Mr.. Young was elected chairman,
and a resolution unanimously adopted
by the committee endorsing him for
the Craftsmanship. Leon Carter was
chosen for secretary and j. w. Robin
mittee.
Many of the county committees of the
state held their meetings Saturday and
elected chairmen. At Abilene the Dick
ins9p county Republican committee
square dealer. The Democrats elect
ed John Callahan chairman.
The Barton county Republicans elect
ed Porter Young as chairman.
The Third district congressional COM
mittee has adopted the suggestion of
Chairman J. T. Moore of Pittsburg,
and will hold it's congressional commit
tee meeting in Topeka at 10 a. M, Aug
ust %. 1t is expected that all the con-
gressional committees will meet the
morning of the 25th at Topeka. as they
will save railway fare by so doing.
Chicago. Aug. 17.-Chairman Frank
H. Hitchcock and other officials of the
Republican national committee spent a
quiet Sunday. D. w. Mulvane. the
member of the committee from Kan
sas, was the only Allitical arrival. He
will remain until tomorrow for a con-
ference with Mr.. Hitchcock and other
prominent Republican leaders now
here. ss.a
The Ottawa Evening Herald COM
ments follows on the choice of j. N.
Dolley for chairman of the Republican
state committee:
But to make Mr. Dolley chairman it
is necessary to dodge the rules of the
primary law. 1t is necessary to make
exactly the same smart kind of a
compromise with a situation that
Uncle Cy Leland would have made in
the brave days of old; that Mort AL
baugh would have made if the solution
were up to him. 1t is necessary to
LAS manager for Mr.. Stubs. Mr..
Dolley has. by all the old rules, placed
himself in line for the Craftsmanship;
it is believed that he could run the
campaign successfully.
1T becomes a question of tinkerins
with the primary law to serve a politi-
cal end-and of how far the programme
of tinkering, once started, may 60"
Fra n n a.
per, the Holton Signal. discusses the
Peruna question as follows:
Rev. Jerry Botkin of Peruna fame.
captured the Democratic nomination
for governor. While in congress Mr..
Botkin was cured of a chronic case of
azdiaglafinitis by three bottles of the
celebrated remedy Peruna, and in tes-
timony whereof he gave his picture
and signed statement of the case for
publication in the newspapers. The
monument dost not make thee great.
o Euripides. but thou makest the mon
ument great This may be said of
Botkn and Peruna. The Endorsement
of Peruna by leading Kansas states
man, clergyman of note and presid-
ing elder of the Methodist church. gave
the medicine an advertisement which.
1T is said. resulted I'm the sale. of a.
100000 bottles in Kansas alone in six
weeks. This fact is mentioned here be-
cause the Peruna people advertise in
cash. not in Peruna as some folks sup
pose. Mr.. Botkin is one of the best
campaigners in Kansas. with or with
out Peruna. and with him at the wheel
the old Democratic ship of state will
go some. She may not know where
she is going. but she will be on her
way. We have not heard from Botkin.
but We'll bet an election box of cigars
won from Ed Steglin that the first
thing he does will be to challenge w.
r. Stubs for joint debate And if
Stubs is wise. he Will be too busy to
accept. Mr.. Botkin wears long whisk-
ers and is never bothered with throat
trouble. He can make speech in the
band stand and be heard at the col
lege. A lot of jokes have been worked
off at Mr.. Botkin's expense. but no.
body ever accused him of being a
CRATER or piker. Here's to Mr. Bot
kin. Long may he wave"
Arrangements have been made by the
various party secretaries or chairmen
for the following places for the party
council meetings on August 25 at noon:
Republicans-Auditori
Democrats-National roof garden.
Prohibitionists = Commercial club
rooms.
The Socialists have not yet ANNOUNCE
ed the place for their meeting. 1t will
probably be at the knights and Ladies
of Security hall.
The big ratification meeting for Wi
r. Stubs will be held this evening at
Lawrence.
The Republicans of Clay county met
at Clay Center Saturday and elected
Otis Sewell as chairman of the county
committee. Mr.. Sewell is a square deal |
Republican.
Stubs and Botkin met for the first |
time during the campaign at Clay |
Center Saturday. Both spoke at the |
afternoon session of the chautauqua, |
but the event was not in the nature of |