The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-08
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Miles MulrOy Opens Head
quarters in Topeka.
He Says He Is in Speakership
Fight to Stay.
HELVERING GIVES WARNING
Congressman From Fifth SAYS
keep Your Pledges"
If Democrats Would STAY in
Power Must Make Good.

Miles Mulroy candidate for sneak
err of the house and an aspirant whose
strength is a matter of some grave
concern, was the first candidate to
open headquarters in Topeka and be-
gin an active crusade for support in
the speakership contest The Ellis
county member has opened headquar-
tiers in the ThroOp hotel and will STAY
on the job. He declares that he will
not be nosed out of the race and will
go into the caucus next week with
enough votes to make him a factor in
the race.
Five candidates have been mention
ed in the speakership fight They are
James W. Orr of Atchison county. w
l.. Brown of Kingman county Miles
H. Mulroy of Ellis county, Willard E.
Shuey of Decatur county. With four
of the candidates from western and
northwestern counties Orr apparently
has decided advantage in the race
But for several days it has been claim
ed that the elimination process will be-
gin in few days, although Mulroy de-
clares that he is in the fight to the
finish
1t is quite apparent that Mulroy has
some strength He is not strong
Neither, apparently, is any other can
didate- In fact Mulroy will probably
be third in the running when the
speakership caucus is called. If he
sufficient to block an election. then
Mulroy's chances for success might get
on dividend paying basis. Otherwise
the political weather forecasters de-
clare that the battle royal is between
Orr and Brown. Orr will come to To-
peka this afternoon. Brown will prob
ably be on the job a couple of DAYS
later. But the speakership contest is
not tagging.
Mulroy, however. is not making any
IN 1-r1ir hi
He prefers to keep his own counsel
concerning any strength he may show
but declares he is in the race for
keeps.
81 expect to go into the caucus with
enough strength to make me a factor
in the race said the Ellis county
Democrat. NO" said Mulroy in re-
Spouse to a question, II would prefer
not to make any statement as to the
number of votes I expect to have, but
you can make it positive that 1 am in
the race to stay
Many of the new Democratic sena-
tors will arrive in Topeka this evening
to attend the senatorial conference
Thursday afternoon 1t is probable
that the meeting will be held in the
Throop hotel although it may be
transferred to the secretary of states
office.
The object of the meeting is said to
be to discuss pending legislation and
division of the senatorial patronage.
At the Thursday conference the de-
tailed plans for dehorning Lieutenant
Governor Sheffield ingalls, will be
completed. The committee appoint
ments and the controversy over a di-
vision of the jobs wiz also be ironed
out at the meeting.
So far as announced. L. P. King, the
new Democratic senior from Cowley
county, is the only avowed- candidate
for president pro tenn of the 1918 SEN
ate He is a veteran of the Kansas
Legislature, but his service is recalled
by the men who attended the sessions
of the late SOS and early COS. Not
since 1897 has he been in the legis-
lature. although he has a record for
6 years continuous service.
1t is probable that w. p. FEEDER of
Great Bend will land the appointment
of secretary of the senate. But these
matters will be decided at the Thurs
day meeting.
J. H. Hostetler, of Believille, came
to Topeka Tuesday and will camp with
the political leaders for a week. Hos
teller, who is a third cousin of Mrs.
Walter Roscoe Stubs, is Democrat
ic power in Republic county and in the
recent election helped to turn his dis
trict upside down for the Democratic