The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-24
FOUR ON SCHEDULE.
Republicans Will Have Posses
sion of the Auditorium.
Question of Platforms Is to Be
Settled.


''This Is the Week.
Up to noon today all of the Repub-
lican members of congress except Sen
ator Chester I. Long, w. A Calder
head of the Fifth, ]. NJ. Miller of the
ond were here.
The list of "those present included
Congressman E. H. Madison, of the
Seventh; Congressman w. A. Reeder
of the Sixth; Congressman D. r. An
thony of the First; Congressman Vic
tor Murdock of the Eighth; Congress
man P. P. Campbell of the Third; Uni
ted States Senator Charles Curtis; w.
r. Stubbs of Lawrence; J. L. Bristow
of Salina; John Thomas of Colby An
Crosse; Paul Rich, Coolidge: A. r.
Hickok, Syracuse; L. ]. Pettyjohn,
Dodge City; Chas. E. Lobdell, Larned;
w. L. Cunningham. Arkansas City; c.
S. Beekman, Arkansas City; c. n.
Hunt. Arkansas City l. ]. Biggs, Bent
ley: ]. C. Mack, Newton; c. F. Fehr,
Arlington;W. r. Hopkins, Garden City;
r. j. Hopkins, Garden City; w. T.
Watson. lola: E. r. Moses, Great
Bend; J. K. Mitchell, Osborne; w. 1.
Biddle, Leavenworth; Vinton Stillings,
Leavenworth; w. E. Ganse, Burling-
ton; E. E. Marshall, Topeka; r. w.
Loofburrow, Neodesha William Wells,
Hill City; ]. w. Finley, Chanute; Guy
Shallow, Meriden S. c. Wescott, Ga
lena: Geo. T. Boone. Chetopa; j. T.
burg; L. L. Northrup, lola; E. B.
Jewett. Wichita; c. E. Snyder, Leav-
enworth: D. w. Travis. Pratt; Theo.
Smith. Phillipsburg: 1. D. Young, Be
lott; J. N. Dolley. Maple Hill; Otis L.
Benton. Oberlin; John Thomas, Colby;
At the Throop are ]. D. Botkin, W.
Fl. Ryan, H. P. Farrelly Bill" Sapp.
Billy Pepperell, and other Democratic
chieftains.
,, Scores of others are expected in this
evening. and by tomorrow the hotels
will be crowded
This afternoon and evening there will
be lots of milling" and the Repub-
licans especially will be busy ironing
| out their factional differences.
Tuesday morning the real work be-
gins. The Republicans, at the Audi
torium. have a lot of congressional
| committee meetings scheduled both be-
| fore and after the meeting of the state
central committee.
The state central committee will
meet at 10 o'clock, and organize That
| is about all there will be for the state
| central committee to do. This COM
mittee, under the primary law, is COM
posed of the chairmen of all the county
| central committees, and thus has
membership of los. They probably
| will not all be here. This may be about
the only meeting which the state CEN
| tral committee will eve have. 1t costs
| too much to get the committee togeth-
er nowadays to indulge in frequent
| meetings.
| The chairman will appoint an exec
| utive committee, and the executive
| committee will run the campaign.
At noon, the primary law provides
| that each of the party councils shall
| be called to order by the secretary of
state. The meetings will be held as
| follows:
| Republicans at the Auditorium to be
called to order by Secretary of State
Denton.
Democrats at the National roof gar
den. to be called to order by Assistant
Secretary of State T. J. Botlxin.
| Prohibitionists at the Commercial
club rooms, to be called to order by
Assistant Secretary of State Frank
Denton.
Socialists at the knights and Ladies
| of Security hall, to be called to order
by Assistant Secretary of State II. E
Morrison.
Will Probably Be DolIev.
Indications are that there will not be
enough opposition to the election of IN
Dolley as chairman of the Republican
committee to accomplish his defeat
The machine crowd is little afraid to
defeat Dolley. because he is the man
Stubbs wants, and if Stubb's don't gel
what he wants he may organize a little
committee of his own.
"Dolley is perfectly satisfactory tc
me-" said j. L. Bristow. "and that is
the first time 1 have expressed myself
on this Craftsmanship. I don't know
anything about the situation except in
a general way. but 1 would be satisfied
with Dolley.'
who were the politicians talking OF
for chairman when you left home?'
was asked of Victor Murdock.
Joe Dolley," was the instant reply.
"Why, is there any other candidate? -
81 am not a member of the commit
tee.'' said NJ. F. Amrine. "but am for
Do1ley for chairman and I see moth
: ing to prevent his election There
doesn't appear to be any disposition
to make fight on him does there?"
81 am not a member of the commit
tee either said H. w Grass, but il
there is no question as to the eligibility
of Dolley as a candidate / think he is
! the man for the place."
"It doesn't appear to me that there
| is going to be any trouble over the
| election of Dolley." said w. r. Stubs
last night. Personally. 1 think he is
the man for the place, but of course
| it is an open race. There may be 9th.
: er candidates and there possibly viii
be-
o Secretaryship in Doubt.
!, There seems to be a good deal o
[ doubt who will be secretary of the
:. committee. or chairman of the part,
n council These things will probabl,
= be taken up and thrashed out thi.
g evening in conference between tn,
k Republican leaders.
1t is practically certain that neithel
9 George E. Tucker of Eureka or j. c
The secretary must be some membe
5 of the state committee, and neithe