The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-14
EASY FOR MULVANE

Confined from Page One.l
into the news columns with an in
terView and the men who have led the
fight on him are today too intent on
the returns to venture opinions that
may tonight be worthless.
Only That and Nothing More.
Il have never announced that l was
a candidate and my only purpose in
participating in the contests before
the state convention was to get
strong and free delegation of repre-
sentative Republicans on the delega-
ton" said Mulvane. That was all.
He was quite certain that strong Re-
publicans would be selected, but such
idea as he might have had concerning
his own election was not for publica-
ton.
Close observers, however, have fig
ured that win or lose, Mulvane will be
real factor in the action of the COM
ing state convention and in the cleo
ton of a national committeeman. Two
delegates already chosen from the
First district are staunch Republicans
of the old school. A review of rec
ords of candidates before district con-
ventions today indicates clearly that
the men who went with the Progress
sives in 1912 or 1914, are not slated
for places on the delegation to Chi
cago.
In the Third District.
In the Third district s. F. Fitz-
patrick, Independence; A. H. Denton,
Arkansas City; and w. H. Sproul. Sc
dan; are the candidates. The two men
selected by the Independence conven-
ton today is a matter of passing con-
Germ. All are Republicans who have
stayed in line without the use of
halter.
Fourth district Republicans, who
elect Wednesday, will choose among
Charles E. Moore, Eureka; A. H.
Haughauwaut, Onaga; and DIR. E. T.
Fisher, Reading. Several Fourth dis
trict counties have said unkind things
Emporia convention will go a long
and circuitous route before naming an
anti-conservative delegation.
At Manhattan this afternoon, Fifth
district delegates will inspect a small
regiment of candidates With one ex-
Clay Center. every candidate for a
place on the delegation has kept his
Repuol1canism properly adjusted dur
ing recent strife and turmoil. B. E.
Fulton. Marysville; A. H. Spence
Washington county; Fred Sturgis.
Concordia; W. H. Thompson, Junction
City, Samuel Fitzpatrick Salina-alI
are candidates and each believes in
safe ard conservative, party leaders.
The Big Sixth.
The Sixth district is doped to name
Emmett George, Mankato; and 1. E.
Purcell, Wakeeney, as delegates
Charles Hall also has a chance cor a
place. All are Republicans who be-
lieve in bed rock. fundamental prin-
ciples of the party. They will prob
ably be instructed to vote against Mu!-
vane. In view of a Burrow-Benton
combination. the district is listed for
]. r. Burrow. but the delegates will
have no progressive tendencies and
with Burrow out of the running, would
be free to go elsewhere
Eighth district Republicans have
three old line workers who desire to
go to the convention They are J. H
Stewart, Wichita; Ezra Branine
Newton and j. B. Adams. Eldorado
The fight for the two places is today
before the Wellington convention. but
there is hardly a chance that the con
vention will go beyond the announced
list
OF course the name of the next ma
tl)nal committeeman is quite uncer-
tain Yet unless some convent IN ser
iously disturbs the situation the next
ational committeeman will most seri-
usly be friendly to Mulvane and his
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