The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-19
POLITICAL GOSSIP
What Will the Square Dealers
Do to Mulvane2
That Is What They Would Like
to Knew Themselves.
HAS THEINSIDE TRACK
May Not Have to Depend on
State Convention.
Governor Hoch Will Probably
Enter Senatorial Contest.

/ The square deal, or Stubs crowd,
seems to be Laying low" concerning
their intentions on the job now held
by David W. Mulvane of Shawnee
county-that of Republican National
| committeeman from Kansas
A prominent square dealer, when
questioned concerning the matter
yesterday, said:
I'm easily satisfied; any good man
will do. OF course the question is
whether anybody will beat Mulvane,
| Cy Leland or Clyde Miller would suit
me-
The chances seem to be that Mr.
Mulvane's superior political organi-
zation throughout the state will en-
able him to come up to the state con-
gressional district delegates to the
national convention. These congress
sional district delegates are chosen by
| the congressional conventions, and the
old Mulvane crowd revels in conyen-
| TONS If they can't control the con-
| gressional conventions they would
feel very cheap about it.
The Mulvane crowd wants to get
such strong grip on the congression-
al district delegates that they can be
yention does. The state convention
| chooses four delegates at large, and
each congressional district chooses
two. There will be, therefore, Is del
egates outside of the state convention.
If Mr.. Mulvane can get II of these. 1t
will be all that Is necessary to elect
him, regardless Of the state conyen-
ton.
The chances are that the square
dealers would prefer to give the Job
Of national committeeman to Cyrus
Leland, for by doing this. he might
be persuaded to keep out of the gov
ernorstip fight. and give Stubbs a lit
tie better show. Many people think
that Leland would prefer his old
place as national committeeman to
that Of governor and that the COVER
nor business Is merely bluff to get
back into his old berth.
On the other hand, the square
dealers are under some obligations to
Clyde Miller, who has been co-operat-
ing to a certain extent with the Stubs
committee, and has placed at the die
poeal of the committee much valuable
information concerning political con-
dftions throughout the state.
That Governor Hoch is very likely
to get into the fight for the Republi-
can nomination for the United States
senate is now conceded by everyone in
touch with the situation.
The probability is that Hoch's an
nouncenlent will not be long delay
eu, eltneF. ne IS Studying the Sltud-
ton carefully, and has come to the
conclusion. it is said, that ]. L. Brfs-
tow will be unable to pull a very large
portion of the square deal vote, IL an
other square deal candidate is in.
While Mr.. Bristow will probably
daily newspapers of the state, Cover
nor Hoch would probably get a great
majority of the Republican country
weeklies, and these weeklies have a
tremendous influence with the farmer
voters.
Here is the best political Joke of the
season; man is running for
the Republican nomination for
sheriff Of Jackson county. and his
card reads:
n. S. HANCUFF,
Candidate for Sheriff Of
Jackson County.
A man with that name, ought, to
preserve the eternal fitness of things.
be elected without opposition.
Bent Murdock's fine italian hand Is
shown in the action of the Butler
county Republican convention Tues
day which turned down a resolution
endorsing Governor Hoch. The Hoch
resolution was fought by Represen-
tatives S. H. Brandon and by Editor
Satterthwaite of Douglass.
J. B. Adams. candidate for delegate
to the Republican National conyen-
ton, was allowed to name the delega-
ton to the state and congressional
conventions.
The resolutions declare unqualified
ly in favor of President Roosevelt's
policies, heartily favor the nomination
of William H Taft for president, and
instruct the delegates to both con-
ventions to vote for Taft delegates
with no second choice. The course of
both United States senators and Con-
gresham Victor Murdoch in support
of the presidents policies are indors-
ed, as is the official work of Judge q.
p Altman of this district.
Atchison, Kan, Feb. 1s.-The Re
publican county central committee
and other party men of the county met
here Tuesday and selected delega-
ton to the state convention and in
structed them for Taft for president.
The same delegation will take part in
the First district congressional con-
ventton and was instructed for Con-
gresham D. R. Anth ony. The dele
CESS. W. s. washer, w. A. jackson.
Thomas Beattie, John Levin. y. E.
Jackson, W. w. Guthrie. c. e. Smith.
Fred Suffer, w. D. Beven. T. p. Arm
strong, C. G. Wheeler, Will Edison and
Pryor M Dickey.
Erie, Kan, Feb. 19.-The Republi-
can county convention of Neosho
county met here Tuesday and selected
delegates to the state and congress
sional conventions, instructing them to
vote for Taft delegates to the national
convention. Resolutions passed in
dorsing Judge L. Stillwell of this place.
a candidate for the nomination for
associate justice Of the supreme court,
for delegate to the national conven-
ton.
E. H. Funston, ex-congressman and
| father of the general. may decide to
| re-enter politics this year as a candf-
| date for the state senate in the Allen
county district.