The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-12
Doesn't Believe There Will Be
Any Opposition to Him.
BILL SAPP ON DECK.
Rumor That He Will Lead the
Democratic Hosts.
w. H. L. Pepperell Is Also Rated
as a Candidate.

w. Y. Morgan of Hutchinson came
to Topeka today and announced that
he would join in with the Stubbs
crowd to make J. N. Dolley, chairman
of the Republican state central COM
mittee.
Il am for Dolley and 1 don't think
there Will be any opposition to his
has earned the job of chairman and
ought to have it. He has shown him
self, as his Bill White, to be an able
political manager. I can get along
first rate with Dooley, and 1 believe
the rest of the boys can too NV un-
derstandfng of the primary law was
that 1t was intended to stop the Gus
tom OF selecting a politician and Office
holder for chairman of the committee
simply because he was a friend Of the
candidate at the head of the ticket.
but that may be a mistake"
The primary election law does not
specify any time for holding the meet
ing of the state central committee,
and does not say who shall call the
meeting together.
1t seems to be the supposition that
tne present chairman, ]. T. Moore of
Pittsburg, will have to call the meet
ing, and that it will probably be held
Immediately after the party council
meeting on August 25. All Of the
members of the committee are sup
posed to be in Topeka on Aug. 25, for
the party council meeting.
Between now and August 25, the
county central committees will all
nave to meet and select their chair
men, as it is the chairmen of the
county committees who compose the
state ticket.
The nomination Of J. D. Botkin as
the Democratic candidate for governor
of Kansas probably means the re-
establishment in power as head of the
"Bill' Sapp of Galena. The chances
are that the Democratic committee
will choose Sapp for chairman of the
committee In place of w. H. Ryan of
Girard.
Had Mr.. Ryan been nominated for
governor, 1t was practically certain
that w. H. l.. Pepperell of Concordia,
the present secretary of the committee.
would have been promoted to the
craftsmanship. Pepperell backed RYAN
to the limit of his ability, and is COM
pletely disheartened, 1t is said, by
Ryan's defeat. 1t is said that Pep
perell will continue to be a candidate
for chairman, however, and that all of
Ryan's friends in the Democratic state
committee will support him, regardless
of Botkin's wishes in the matter.
Russell Harrison, of Selden, the third
CtHd1uduo LII Tie race, Is SdiQ TO De
friendly to Sapp for chairman.
Congressman w. A. Calderhead,
who was renominated at the recent
primary for another term as represen-
tative from the Fifth district was in
Topeka Tuesday on his way to Dodge
City where he Is to deliver an address
at the Dodge City reunion.
Congressman Calderhead was in his
usual talkative mood. When friend
ly reporter endeavored to induce him
to make a few remarks on current
topics, the result was as follows:
What was your final majority in
the congressional fight? 81
II don't know"
"How did the primary election law
suit the people up your way?"
81 don't care to discuss that
do you think the law will be re-
pealed? ?"
II don't know; but think not. 1t
What do you think about the defeat
of Senator Long?"
81 don't care to discuss that at pres
ent."
What do you expect to do the re-
mainder of the summer"
IT don't know"
will you make a good many speech
esq"
Il am unable to say"
And then Mr.. Calderhead tried &c
back up on what he had said about the
primary election law, and get that left
out of the interview. But this repor-
ter had to write something about Mr.
CaIderhead and couldn't afford to lose
a word.
J. N. Dolley. manager for w. r.
Stubbs, has given out statement
showing that Mr.. Stubbs' total expen-
ses for the primary campaign were
only s3,713. This is the lowest amount
of any of the candidates which have
thus far confessed.
Senator Longs expenses were prob
ably considerably heavier than those
of any other candidate. Cyrus Le-
land says his expenses were about $6.-
900. Bristow spent about $500, OF
which $1,000 is charged to printing
done in his own job office. Dolley's
statement of Stubbs' expenses follows:
Postage -. 81, Z Sd
once rent lou
Labor oOt
Travelling expenses, Mr.. Stubs 4SC
Stationery and printing ....... SOC
Total $0,1
J. L. Bristow, Republican nominee
for United States senator from Kan
sas, has accepted the invitation from
the labor body of Kansas City, Kan.
| to deliver an address there Labor day
/ J. r. Burton, who has been a senator
| himself and knows, sizes up the situa'