The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-22


Every district today presented can
didates for delegates and in several
instances there will be stubborn con-
tests for selections when the district
conventions are held. While the close
lines will not be drawn as in the Will
son Clark contest of four years ago,
Local issues will occasion a disturb
ance in the selection of delegates in
several districts. fractional feeling
aroused because of the Thompson
Hodges-Neeley row will have a bear
ing on the selection of delegates this
year. Another issue concerns the
Sapp-Orr fight for national commit
teeman.
For National Committeeman.
Just at this time the fight for ma
| tional committeeman is arousing more
interest than any contest before Kan
SaS Democrats. Friends of both Col.
w. P. Sapp, of Galena, present nation
al committeeman, and James w. Orr,
of Atchison, are anxious to control
the delegation. The entrance of John
e. Wagner, of Larned, in the race for
the job held by Colonel Sapp may also
! cause a division of sentiment. In the
main, however, the Wagner boom is
regarded as an aid party in the in
terest of Sapp and is not regarded as
vital factor in the consideration of
delegates.
Friends of Senator Thompson and
George H. Hodges, former governor,
are today urging a harmony movement
that will result in the elimination of
the political f6ud of two wears ago To
work out this program, though, means
the elimination of both Thompson and
| Hodges from places on the big Four
/ from Kansas. So, after all, the har-
mony policy is not easy to adopt SUD-
porters of the former governor have
not forgotten the 1914 election returns
and the Thompson-N Medley faction are
quite mindful of the fact that a bare
1000 votes would have sent George A
/ Neeley to the senate instead of Charles
Curtis
In the preliminary discussion of
candidates for places on the list of
MISUNDERSTANDING to the national
convention, Thompson. -,Neeley and
! Hodges have been urged as candidates
/ A real, true, genuine harmony pro-
gram means these three men must
stay at home when the Democratic ma
t1onaI convention is held in st. Louis
June IA. There is no assurance that
such policy will be adopted.
William H. Carpenter of Marion.
and Hugh P. Farrelly of Chanute
have also been mentioned as candi-
dates for delegates other
candidates may also be suggested dur
ing the days milling in the hotel lob
bies
Probable Candidates.
In the list of probable candidates
the following Democrats have been
suggested, with the bars down for
more entrants:
First district-Charles Herold, SEN
eca; W. Z. Kuhn, Holton.
Second district-W. E Brooks, Fort
Scott; Tom Sweeney, Lawrence.
Third district-W. S. Hiatt, Par
sons; Ben S. GaitskiIl, Girard; P J.
McGinley, Frontenac.
Fourth district-Senator W. NJ.
Price, EmpOria; E P. Bruner Pot
tawatomie county.
Fifth district. E. Laughlin,
Marysville; Andrew Shearer, Wash
ington; Senator Harry Mcmillan,
Minneapolis; D. w. Richie and
Thomas Bond, Salina.
Sixth district-C. B. Tucker, Rocks
county; Dwight G.. Hamilton, Norton.
Seventh district-Dan Callahan,
Kingman; John Kelley. Hugoton; Yer
non kowen, Hutchinson: S d. Robi-
nett, Greensburg; W. S. Dickey. Leoti.
Eighth district-John R. Stewart,
Wellington; W. p. Broadie, A. Jacques,
Sam Amidon, Wichita; w H. Brooks,
Wellington.
For State Chairman
In addition to the troubles sur
rounding delegates and new national
committeeman, Kansas Democrats to-
day faced a problem of finding a state
chairman for the coming campaign
f. E. Murphy of Leavenworth declar-
ed today that he would not be a can
didate for reelection. Neither will he
accept an election, he declared. So a