The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-28
Personnel of Full State Ticket
Still in Doubt.
REPUBLICANS HAVE FIGHT
Leaders Serene and Happy Be-
fore Topeka Meeting.
Conference Will Draw Hun
dreds of Kansans Here.

overhung Democratic camps this aft
ernoon, while Republicans were pre-
pairing for tomorrow's meeting with a
spirit Of hope and fight that has not
been in evidence in six yearc Organ
izat1on plans for the Democrats as
well as the personnel of the full state
ticket is this afternoon in doubt On
the other hand, the Republicans are
riding smoothly with every detail of
Tuesdays program apparently worked
out.
Arrival of several leaders of both
parties today gave the first advance
intimation of Tuesdays councils and
state committee meetings. One and
possibly two places on the Democrat
state ticket are to be vacated. Bour-
bon leadership is also in doubt. Old
scores may also be opened and all is
not well in Democrat circles.
Republican leaders were today Sc
rene, smiling and happy. Their cam
paign leadership is definitely outlined.
They are claiming the return of nearly
the solid Progressive vote to their
ranks. No troublesome planks have
been dragged before the platform
builders and the meeting will devote
it's attention to plans of adding new
sorrows to the Democrats.
Fred E Stanley of Wichita, Repub-
hcan national committeeman, came to
Topeka today. He was certain Kan
sas would roll up a new Republican
record. AS for a platform, he was
quite willing to ratify the national
platform and let it go at that. He de-
clared there were no real issues in
Kansas and the Republicans did not
need to make a defensive fight to win.
The slate may be cleaned and Chas.
Sessions of Topeka, secretarSast6s5 6s5Sov-
ernor Capper, elected chairman of the
state committee. Sessions has. been
handling the work for two years and
all possible opposition may be with
drawn in advance of the state COM
mittee meeting.
w. H Markham of Baldwin, came
to Topeka today and renewed. iactiv
tiles for committee secretaryshfp. So
far Markham has no opposition.
w. Y. Morgan of Hutchinson, lieu
tenant governor and director of pub
licity in the western district for the
Republican national committee, will
come to Topeka late this afternoon.
He will attend the party council both
as a member and adviser. He is in
touch with national plans for Kansas
and will attend the council of party
leaders in the shaping of affairs for
this state.
The Primary Law.
No vital issues will be injected into
the state platforms, leaders declared.
Governor Capper stated today that he
had no big issue upon which he will
insist when the platform builders
meet. The governor anticipated a
permanent highway plank, policies for
the handling of public service receiv-
erships, convict labor and strengthen
ing of the mothers pension laws. But
that is about all 1t is probable the
RaD1hIicans will depnapd No d-a cite
changes in the primary law.
That Is the program of the Repubii-
cans as outlined by leaders late this
afternoon. But affairs of the Dem
ccrats are not running SO smoothly.
One OF the troubles of the Demo-
Gratis is absence of leader. Late this
afternoon there was no positive move
ment for any candidate for state chair
man. Henderson Martin IF Marion
may be placed at the head of the
for state chairman. e. E. Murphy.
who directed the 1914 battle, has de-
clared he will not accept the job again
Walter Hamilton of Norton is EN-
phatic in statement that he will not
take the place. So the Democrats
may spend a few hours tonight look
ing for first class Moses y
Jobs Go Begging.
The question of a Democrat state
secretary is also uncertain. James NJ
Lewis of Kinsley secretary two years
ago. came to Topeka today But
Lewis is busy with his Kinsley news
paper and won't come to Topeka dur
ing the campaign this year. And that
is the situation regarding state COM
mittee organization.
But it isn't the only trouble before
the Democrats.
Dan F. Callahan of Kingman today
withdrew as candidate for state
treasurer. He was nominated in the
is a wealthy Kingman banker. The
banking business is too active and
Bourbon politics too uncertain at pres
ent to lure Callahan into a fight
against Walter l. Payne, Republican
nominee So Callahan will ask that
his name be withdrawn.
In the hotel lobbies this afternoon
was also a rumor that ]. v. Colvil1e of
Wichita may withdraw from the ticket
as a candidate for state superintendent
of public instruction. Friends of Col
VILE declared the Wichita man would
not make the race, especially If Miss
Lizzie E. Wooster of Salina become an
Independent candidate.
There is also a prospect of some
of the troubles of two years ago when
the Democrats seek to get together on
campaign plans. The old Hodges
Thompson-Neele Billiard troubles NAV
break loose in the meetings Tuesday,
although leaders of both factions have
pledged themselves to work for har-
mony. But the situation which faces
| the Democrats with their council but
few hours away, is not at all encour-
aging