The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-29
That State Chairman Plan for
Sessions.
Dave Mu1vane Holds Key to
Situation.
is PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN
Sessions Must Have That Place
Before the Other.
Democrats May Change Ban
quet Date for Bryan.

Charles sessions the new cndlTiIidh VI
the Republican state committee seem
to be entirely in the hands of David
W. Mulvane, former national commit
teeman from Kansas. Before Ses-
sions can become state chairman, he
must be precinct committeeman and
chairman of the county committee
Sessions is neither. To become pre-
cinct committeeman, David w. Null
vane must resign from an office he
has held for years. Then he way
may be paved to later make Sessions
county chairman and ultimately state
chairman.
The Sessions boom has been in the
hands of Kansas politicians for sew
eraI weeks But Committeeman Null
vane has never called the reporters to
his office to announce that he was
about to resign as the member from
the third precinct of the Third ward
of the city of Topeka and give way to
the Sessions special. And with Null
vane sitting tight and the probable
date for the special meetings of the
state committee only about three
months away. there is every chance
that some one is training a dark
horse candidate for the final fight for
control of the committee.
In the first place it is claimed that
Mulvane is inclined to look with
some GOODNESS on the Sessions boom.
The first boost which Sessions re-
ceived was launched by friends of Ar
thur Capper. Just at that time SeS-
sions was looming up big as a guber-
material possibility, if he was willing
to run. But Sessions told his friends
that he was for Arthur Capper If ne
entered the race and as for his own
personal boom, seemed anxious to
back out easy. The election of Ses-
sions as chairman of the state COM
mittee would make the backing out
the easiest possible. And now, since
the SessionS-for-state e-chairman boom
has been in the hands of the public,
a report has been circulated that the
chairmanship campaign was for the
purpose of eliminating the secretary
of the state from the gubernatorial
fight.
But whatever the motive behind
the Sessions Craftsmanship boost Da-
vid w Mulvane is still the one man
with whom the politicians must talk
before Sessions is even a remote pos
sibility. If the Sessions-for-chairm
cause SINNERS too much of the Ar
thur Capper approval, maybe Null
vane will help Sessions and maybe he
won't For be it remembered that in
the last campaign Mulvane didn't en-
thuse when Capper's paper bolted
Taft and swung to the support of
Roosevelt. The friendship line was
not made nearer when Mulvane re-
fused to enthuse over Capper in the
election, although the former national
committeeman never said one word
about his plans or policies.
Just now Charles Curtis is a United
States senatorial possibility. Mulvane
may be for Curtis. Naturally he wants
someone at the head of the state COM
mittee who will be of material aid to
the former senator. There is not the
slightest question but that Sessions
n 70 ia
campaign. But there is the Capper for
governor affiliation which Mulvane may
view with more or less alarm and SuS-
picion.
Looking at the matter, though, from
a strictly harmony standpoint, Mulvane
may himself become the key to the
solution of the Republican differences.
If Capper and his friends are really
enthusiastic in their support of Ses
sions, perhaps they will yield a point
to the Curtis people if Sessions could
be placed at the head of the state COM
mittee Both Sessions and Mulvane
live in the same precinct Mulvane is
the committeeman and it is quite GER
tain that Mulvane won't withdraw un
less he is fully convinced that the ele-
walton of Sessions to the state chair
manship will be a matter of material
benefit to the cause"
The state committee will probably
meantime D. w. Mulvane is still Re-
publican committeeman in the third
precinct of the Third ward and the
election of a state chairman is a ques-
ton of as much doubt and uncertainty
as at any time since =. N. Dolley re-
signed to go over to the Progressive
party.
Date of the Democratic state banquet
will probably be changed from F'ebru-
ary % to January 1 or 2, according to
the present plans of Democrats in
charge of the program for next years
love feast. Date of the banquet is to
be changed because William J. Bryan,
nual dinner in Topeka February %,
will be unable to come to Kansas on
that date, but can be in Topeka early
in January.
Officers of the Democratic club held
a hasty consultation after the news
was received from Bryan. The Com |
moner was the big drawing card for
the 1914 banquet and plans had been |
made for handling record crowd. At |
ter a brief conference. the Democrats
decided that they would rather change
their date than to change their attrac-
ton. So the annual banquet will be |
held in early January rather than Feb !
ruary % 1t is probable that the ban
quet next year will be held in the Audi |
torium.
1t is probable that a number of the I
Democratic workers in Kansas, as we'll /
as Democratic members of the congress I
sional delegation, will come to Topeka /
next Tuesday to discuss plans for the |
campaign. AT the state house, |