The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09
FIGHT TO FINISH
Friends Of Both Stone and
Keene Claim Speakershlp.
Assurances From S9 Of AZ
Members, Says Keene.
MANY DEMOCRAT CANDIDATES
Minority Conference Develops
New Timber.
Contests for Appointments At
tract Much Attention.
MANY DEMOCRAT CANDIDATES

Representative A. N. Keene OF Fort
Scott this afternoon declared that he
has received personal letters and state
ments from A Of the 6s Republican
members of the house. assuring him
81 of the AZ votes in the speakership
caucus Monday afternoon. with the re-
naming Is members not committed to
either candidate. Keene and his friends
claim a majority Of the votes in the
caucus.
Friday afternoon frienda Of Robert
Stone Of Topeka claimed - Of the 66
votes for Stone and his election on the
first ballot Friends Of both Stone and
Keene are today working faithfully
among legislative members and the
contest overshadows all fights for Leg
islative positions.
| II have received personal letters
from n of the Republican members
Of the house." said Keene at the Ma
tional hotel this afternoon. 'Of this
number have positive assurance of 81
votes. while the remaining Is members
have told me they are non-commtttal
and have not determined their choice.
| 1t will require - votes to control
the Republican speakership contest.
While the fight will go to the house
as q whole for a decision, 1t Is gen.
orally believed that the body will be
bound by the decision of the Repub-
lican caucus in which both Stone and
Keene claim a majority. The con-
test for speaker pro tenn is this at.
ternoon between Frank L. Travis Of
Allen county and I. N. Williams of
Sedgwick county.
Minority Candidates Numerous.
| A number of Democratic house
members met at the Throop hotel
this morning and called a caucus for
8 o'clock Monday afternoon. George
i B. Ross OF Rice county: Robert s.
Hendricks OF Rawlins county; J. A.
Mahurin of Cof6oy county, and A. A.
Doerr of Pawnee county are all prob
able minority speakership candidates.
The name OF Will Wayman of Lyon
county has been suggested .as the
lprobable Progressive candidateA
i While the speakership fight il, Of
chief concern to leGiaIAtiYe members.
i the contests for senate and house ap-
pointments are real serious nnatters-
at least to the candidates For sec
retary OF the senate the battle IL be-
retary to Governor Hodges: A. l..
Dunaway. of Sedgwick county. and
Burt E. Brown OF Lawrence, secretary
OF the. 1913 senate.
The contest for chief clerk of the
h use is between Ike s. Lambert, jr.,
Parsons, and Clarence Miller Of Chero-
kee county. Each claims the election.
Mrs Hattie T. Carson today became
a candidate for postmistress of the
house. MIS-. M. "A. Johnson 10 an 0ppl1-
cant for assistant postmistress of the
house. Fred Lewis Of Marion county
lis a candidate for sergeant-at-arms of
the house and il opposed by e. J..
Ijams and G. H. McClurg.
A Senate Caucus ToniEht.
Democratic members Of the senate
will meet tonight at 7:30 in the state
library in the state house and win dis
lcuss plans for the organization Of the
upper house. There will be no Repub-
t1ican caucuses until Monday.
John E. Wagner Of Larned, defeated
candidate for lieutenant governor,
came to Topeka today.
u IT am going to hold Billy Morgan'a
hat while he Is inaugurated." said the
Larned banker.
Morgan and his family arrived in To-
peka today and the new lieutenant gov
ernor is in conference today with q
number Of Republican members of the
senate