The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-13
State Chairman DolIey VIII Re-
sign to Join New Party.
Arthur Capper Has Not Decided
to Join Third Party.


gressive party in Kansas, J. N. Dolley,
chairman of the Republican state CEN
tral committee, will in the next 80
days call together the members of the
state committee and tender his resig-
| nation as head of the Republican
committee. While Dolley makes for
maj announcement that he has left the
Republican party and gone to the Pro
gressIVes. Arthur Capper declares that
he prefers to stay out of the fight at
this time and has not Joined the Pro-
gress1ve party with Stubs, Jackson,
Dolley, Sartin. White and others of
the Third party leaders.
Following his declaration Monday
afternoon to the effect that he was
with the new political party in Kansas
| Chairman Dolley today stated that he
would call the Republican state COM
| mittee to Topeka some time in the
| next month that his successor might
| be named. He will at once confer with
| the Republican state executive COM
| mlttee regarding his resignation and
| will call the state committee together
at a date to be decided at that con-
| ference.
''Since there are to be three parties
| IN Kansas next year and one of them
the Progressive party, 1 have decided
| that l will be with the Progressives,'
| said Dolley today in discussing his
plans for the future. 1.-THE deficit of
| the last Republican state campaign
has been taken care of and / will turn
| IAAO NAAoiA VI Tie Sldt0 COIn-
| mlttee over to my successor as soon
| as he is elected
| The state committee is composed of
| the chairmen of the los county CEN
| tral committees and the state chair
| man must be a member of the state
| central committee. According to an
| nouncement made today by Dolley,
about SO of these los chairmen have
| already resigned that they may cast
their lot with the Progressive party
| in Kansas. In most instances these
| vacancies have been filled by the cleo
| ton of another member of the coun-
ty committee and so far as the present
chairman has been able to learn the
state committee now has practically a
| full membership.
Since Do1ley's statement at the Pro-
gress1ve conference it has been rumor-
ed that he may be the new chairman
of the Progressive state committee in
1914 Dolley, however, said he knew
nothing of such a program. Z. S.
Sartin of Kansas City, Kan, is now
the provisional chairman of the Pro-
gressive state committee and has sue
ceeded in forming county organiza-
tons in practically every county in the
state. He will serve until the Pro-
greSSive party council in Topeka in
Topeka in August. 1914, when a new
| chairman of the state committee will
be elected by the state candidates and
| county chairmen entitled to a vote in
the council.
| term as state senator from the Geary-
| R1Iey-Wabaunsee county district, was
| twice elected to the house from Wa
| baunsee county, served one term as
| speaker, was appointed bank COM
| missioner by Governor Stubs and
| served four years in that capacity; and
| is now serving his third consecutive
| term as chairman of the Republican
| central committee.
Arthur Capper, whose absence at
| the Progressive conference Monday
afternoon was a notable feature of the
meeting, declared today that he pro-
| posed to seek an Independent course
that would be free from all the fac
| tiona1 differences in the Republican
party. Capper declared that he has
not joined the Progressive party, did
not know where he would attend the
/ harmony meeting or not, and that he
was not mixing in the political affairs
of the state with a view of becoming
a candidate for office in 1914
| Discussing today the prospect of
three political parties in Kansas next
year, the Topeka publisher was not in
cllned to question the motives or sin
certify of the followers of either party.
Neither was he prepared to make a
positive declaration of faith regarding
tie future
mo, I did not attend the Progress
sive conference yesterday said MIR.
! Capper in response to questions. II
have not Joined the Progressive party.
/ Rather am following an Independent
/ course along progressive lines. I am
not taking part in the political situa-
ton as a candidate for next year and
prefer to await developments.
! There doesn't seem to be any
chance at this time for a coalition of
the Progressives and Regulars and for
the next campaign, at least, there will
be three tickets in the field. Just how
the situation will adjust itself after
| that time remains to be SEEM
n a y4yn1J a fhn TN-1I1
man harmony conference June 8, Mr..
Capper stated that he did not know.
| IT anticipate there will be a good
many Progressive Republicans at the
| meeting, said Mr.. Capper. yet do
not see anything that can bring the
| factions entirely together since the
leaders in the Progressive party in
| siSt on a Third ticket. I am strongly
! in favor of a progressive program and
see a good many things to commend
in the Wilson administration. Per-
sonally, though, I expect to follow
rather independent lines and have not
| Joined the Progressive party
Troutman Is Optimistic.
| Senator James A. Troutman, who re-
| turned home today after attending the
national harmony conferences in Chi
cago, believes that the ''get together
| program will bear fruit in the nation
| and that in the face Of the efforts of
| the Third party leaders in Kansas, the
Republican party can be reunited in this
state in a manner to insure success in
the 1914 campaign.
. THE Progressive conference here
| Monday" said Senator Troutman, lis
a triumph for the harmony movement.
/ Progressive leaders have quit making
fun of the movement and are getting
serious. They realize that it is a big
thing and that the vast majority of
the Progressive Republicans who voted
for Roosevelt last year still want to
stay in the Republican party and want
| h