The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02
Effort to Avoid Fight In Re.
publican Convention.
Long and Stubs Factions Talk
Of Compromise.
LONG is IN TOPEKA.
Refuses to Discuss the Local
Situation.
Not a Candidate for Delegate to
National Convention.

An eHort Is now being made 20 ar
range compromise between the Long
and Stubbs factions in the organiza-
ton and work of the Republican state
convention to be held here Wednesday.
Some of the state leaders. and espe-
c1aily those who are expecting to be
candidates for state office, do not want
the Stubbs-Long fight precipitated into
the convention. There is serious dan
ger of wild fight for control of the
convention unless the compromise is all
fixed UP ahead of time.
The fight would come on the cleo
ton of temporary chairman of the
convention. This fight would settle
the whole struggle. for the next thing
would be to elect a permanent chair
man, and appoint committee on Gre
dentials which would see to it that the
defeated faction got the worst of it in
the seating of delegations.
The dominant faction would prob
ably have its appetite for blood So
VIII hetted by this time that it would
ride rough shod over all opposition,
and endorse all its own factional can
didateS. Such a convention would go
long ways toward splitting the party
wide apart, and the party leaders gem
orally recognize that it would be
serious political error.
So it seems likely that the two fac
liOAS VIII Oy oleCIlne some
man for chairman of the convention
who is satisfactory to both factions
a man who is not aligned with either
crowd, If such q man can be found.
The agreement would also provide for
the appointment of strictly impair
tial committee on credentials. in which
both factions would have equal repre-
sentation. This committee would have
to fight it out, and would probab bly, be
forced to compromise by seating half
of ri n al in ooa nf aqf<z
The compromise would also include
the selection of four delegates to the
national convention, two from each fac
ton. Long and Curtis might be chosen
from the machine crowd, and Stubbs
and Bristow from the other crowd.
| Grant Hornaday and j. s. Simmons
| are the men talked of as representing
| the machine, though both are recognize
| ed fair and able representatives C-,S.
Davidson of Sedgw1ck and Cyrus Lee
| land of Troy may be chosen for the
| other two delegates, in case of a. COM
promise.
Senator Long and W. R. Stubbs both
| arrived in Topeka this afternoon. and
the politicians are expected to arrive
| in large numbers this evening
Long Not a Candidate.
Senator Long arrived in Topeka this
afternoon, and is now at the Copeland
hotel where the political friends and
enemies Of his crowd are floclxing.
Asked concerning the report that he
will be candidate for election as a
delegate to the Republican national
| convention. Senator Long said:
st am not a candidate. That is a
matter which is entirely in the hands
of the convention. Whatever the con-
vention thinks best to do is satisfactory
to me-
Have you anything to say concern
ing the appointment of A. A. Richards.
which has been considerably criticised
out here?" was asked.
IT have nothing to say about It, re-
piled Senator Long. THAT is a matter
which will take care of itself. There
was considerable criticism of the ap-
pointment of Judge Pollock; there has
been considerable criticism of q good
many appointments, but they have all
come out right. The appointment of
Richards will be the same way SO
Senator Long declined to enter into
a. general discussion OF political con-
dition, or the possibility or fight in
the state convention.
ST have just arrived in Topeka" he
said. IT have not had time to talk
with anybody. Perhaps I will have
something to say to the newspapers
later on"
The convention which meets in To-
peka Wednesday will elect four dele
gates to the Republican national con-
ventfon. The other 16 are chosen I'm
the congressional districts. The con-
vention will endorse a presidentiar
candidate and that is all.