The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
Topeka MAN IS
MENTIONED FOR
BILL SAPP'S JOB
L. Nj. PenwelI Among ozark
Horses" for Committeeman.
Democrats Attempting to Iron
Out Troubles at Hutch.
THOMPSON CLEAR OUT OF IT?
RumOr That His Name Won't
Come Before Convention.
Jim Orr's Name, Too, May Be
Ditched by His Friends.
THOMPSON CLEAR OUT OF IT?
RumOr That His Name Won't
Come Before Convention.
(By staff Correspondents }

(By Staff COrTeSpOndent.)
Hutchinson, Kan, April TO-
That danger of a possible defeat
in the convention might be avoid
ed, friends of Senator Thompson
today called a conference to check
lists of friendly delegates. In event
it becomes apparent that Thomp-
son is in serious danger of defeat,
his name may not be presented.
RumOrS in hotel lobbieS today
were to the effect that James w.
Orr, Thompson's choice for ma
tional committeeman, would be
ditched if it became necessary to
effect a compromise for votes. In
that event, the senator's friends
would seek compromise on Il
harmony candidate, with pro-
vision that the senator was in
sured place.
Delegations came today from
both RaVylins and Finney counties
instructed for Orr. EFinney county
is Senator Tho>Epson's home,
while RsiwlinS county is the home
of District Attorney Robertson.
Orr will be nominated by Thomas
MOXcey of AtchiSOn. e. T.. Muir
ply, chairman of the state COM
mission. will second the nominal
ton. A. Nj. jackson of Winfield
will probably nOnGnate Sapp.
Charles l.. Stephens, of Column
bus, today announced his candi-
dacy for committeeman He lives
in Sapp's home county. Stephen
sons fight is to divide the Third
district vote with the present
committeeman.
At caucus held here this aft
crnoon delegates to the state con-
Vention from the Second district
elected w. f. Brooks of Fort
Scott and j. F.. SauteII of Kansas
City, Kan. district delegates to
the national conventions. The al
ternates elected were l.. j. Hig-
gins of Fulton and w. G.. TuIles
of Rantoul, and A. #. Hatten was
named presidential eIector.
Hutchinson, Kan, April 10.-Demo o
rats attending the state convention
ire today talking of dark horse pos
abilities for national committeeman
o succeed Col. w. F. Sapp of Galena
Failure of the Thompson crowd to Sc
ure the election of James w. Orr o
Atchison on an early vote, is regarded
~ many of the delegates as an almos
indication that the convention
will eliminate Orr, Sapp and John E
Wagner of Larned, the three activ
nen for the place.
Several widely known Kansa
Democrats may be in line for Sapp'
OBJ Tuesday in event there is a dead
ock in the convention concerning tn
lection of a national committeeman
Among these men is L. M. Penwell o
'opeka. Penwell has told his friend
hat he will run under certain condi
ions.
Many delegates favor the election o
:. E. Murphy of Leavenworth, chair
nan of the state committee. Murph.
8 not an active candidate. In fact h
s not a candidate at all. He has in
Iicated. however, that he might ac
ept the election if the convention
allied to agree and a split in the part,
'ecame imminent in the fight for com
Murphy has many sup
,orters among both factions in th'
party.
Another possibility in the fight is A
IConfinuad on po0a 0O