The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-03
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where they are at, in the impending
factional fight.
Everybody realizes that the primary
Difference with the way things havesto
be handled in the future
I'VE expect to be beaten in the con-
vention," said a prominent square
deal leader today. I'VE will be stronger
by being beaten by that gang than we
would be winning. Every time the
Mulvane-Long machine runs over us
we get up stronger with the people
than we were before. The more crush
ing and humiliating the machine crowd
makes its victory, the better 1t is for
us. with the people of the state"
Efforts are still being made by some
of the state officers who want TO De
renominated without opposition to fix
things up so that there will be no SER
ious clash in the convention. They
say that the Long people will make a
mistake to ride the band wagon over
the Stubs crowd too roughly; that
Long and Mulvane have won their fight
and that they might as well be gener-
Gus for the good Of the party, and re-
frain from examining anything down
the throat of the convention
One of the most interesting and ex-
citing exhibitions of political acrobat
les ever presented on the Kansas arena
is that of the Topeka newspaper which
has the reputation Of being the "Stubbs
organ in the state of Kansas.
This newspaper Is now lettering on the
tight wire, carefully holding In one
hand the Stubs boom for governor.
and in the other the Mulvane boom for
n
Any newspaper which would attempt
such a feat as this must be a regular
Japanese juggler in gymnastic dexter
ity.
There are no two things in Kansas
politics Just now which are more dia-
metrically opposed than the Stubs boom
and the Mulvane boom. ]. N. Dolley,
the Stubs political manager is quoted
as saying:
Il believe that the office of national
committeeman from Kansas is of more
Importance to the people and Repub-
leans of Kansas than is the office Of
United States senator"
And the Stubs crowd threatens to
bolt the convention in case Mr.. Null
vane allows his conscriptS and retainers
to endorse Chester 1. Long for the Uni
ted States senate.
Yet at the same time the Stubs or
gan is cheering Mulvane on to victory,
and telling what a wise, shrewd politi-
cal latter H0 Is 10 Things So
successfully to accomplish his ends.
When a newspaper Is under heavy
obligations to two hostile political in
terests at the same time, it produces
some mighty interesting spectacles for
gods and men.
The Seventh district congressional
convention at Hutchinson did exactly
what it was expected to do. It elected
Judge P. B. Gillette of Kingman and
w. M. Kinnison of Garden City as dele
gates to the national convention, In
structed them both for Taft and for
Mulvane. Joe began of Barton and w.
S. Kenyon of Wetmore were chosen as
alternates. John M. Kinkel of Hutchin-
son, was elected chairman, and Herbert
Porter, of Larned, secretary. Only one
committee that of resolutions, was ap-
pointed. 1t reported indorsing Roosevelt,
approved of the course Of both Kan
sas senators, commended Governor
Hoch's administration, Endorsed the
representatives. of the state ticket in
the Seventh district, and congratulated
Congressman Madison on his work In
congress.
The machine dominated the Eighth
district convention at Wellington with
out any difficulty. The contesting
delegation from Mcpherson county
never had a look in. The delegation
eleCleu Wy Tho COuAly CSDII al GULL
mittee was seated without a struggle.
There was no contest in the conven-
ton over the election of delegates.
the matter having been settled by
combination of Sedgwick and Sumner
counties. whose united votes were
more than a majority of the conven-
ton. B. F. Mclean, of Wichita, and
George H. Hunter, were elect
ed delegates by reclamation, and
c. H. Selig, of Ell Dorado, and S. M.
Law, of Mcpherson, alternates.
DR.. j. w. Gaybeal, of Newton, was
Endorsed for presidential elector and
]. B. Adams, of Ell Dorado was recon-
mended to the state convention as
candidate for delegate at large. The
resolutions indorsed the national and
state administrations, instructed the
delegates to vote for Secretary Taft at
Chicago, and praised the work in con-
gress of Senators Long and Curtis and
Representative Murdoch. ]. L. Bris-
tow was present and made a short
address just before adjournment.
At Hays, in Ellis county, the Re-
publican county convention met yes
terday and elected the following dele
gates: State convention: G. w.
Reeder, H. B. Kohl, Peter Johnson
and H. w. Joy.
Congressional convention: George
P Griffith, H. J. Penney, F. J. Bret
tie of Ellis and David Sites.
The administration of Theodore
Roosevelt was Endorsed and of Taft it
was said. "a worthy successor to carry
out the policies of Theodore Roose-
Welt"
Those Entitled to Seats.
Following are the delegates to the
convention so far as reported:
A1len-M NJ. Cubbison, c. A. Reynolds,
E. H. Fftzbaugh, Robert Freneaux, ]. A.
Davis c. A Ausherman, James Ash
brook J. T. TreadWay, j. F. Nigh, Earl
Cox. c. R. Gard, c. L. Knowlton.
Andersen-Sennet Kirk, ]. ]. O'Mara,
H. c. Reppert, ]. E. Stephenson, w. G.