The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-01
Mulvane Gives Bull MOOsers a
- Drubbing in Sedgwick.
Is Almost Certain to Control
the Eighth District.
RS. SAXON FOR SENATOR
Democrats May Nominate a
Woman to Succeed TrOutman.
Swayze of Lincoln Enters Race
for District Delegate.


= 9Sot since the precipitation of the
right on D. W. Mulvane' for national
committeeman have the progressive
workers in the Republican party re-
ceived such a jolt as was handed to
the reform wing of the party in the
Seigwick county caucuses. With both
Henry j. Allen and Victor MuTdock's
papers working against J. II. Stewart
and his crowd, the Mulvane faction
carried five of the six wards Of Wick-
tia and are now virtually assured the
delegates from the Eighth district.
When the returning Bull Moosers
started their fight to prove that Null
vane wore horns, they enlisted the
services Of Allen, Murdoch. White,
BriStow and other Progressive pub
hshers A Kansas City publication
volunteered its services and the big
fight on the standpatters was sched-
uled to be staged in Wichita, right IL
the home town of Allen and Murdock
Every pilgrim of reform was urscd to
attend the caucuses and for nearly
week Mulvane was good for first page
Position in both papers.
IThe fight on MulVane progressed
right up until the time of holding the
caucuses. Maybe the progressives OF
the party didn't go to the voting pre-
cfncts. Maybe some of them voted
for Stewart and the Mu1vane organ
iZation. Something happened. Ihat
ia certain Right in the midst OF the
district made prominent becauce Of its
progressive sentiment, MulNane won
by a score of five to one. Murdock
and Allen were beaten in their own
town and the 26 delegates from Sedg-
wick county to the Eighth district
convention were assured for MulVane
Butler county has already lined up
with the Mulvane crowd, ACCORDING 70
REPORTS, and if returns from the lis
trfct are correct, Mulvane now needs
lust two votes to control the Eighth
e district delegation. Sumner county
will have 3 votes in the Newton cor
-,-vention as will Harvey COUNTY NC
Emerson will elect ten delegates. so
with Sc delegates yet to he chosen,
Mulvane seems in a fair way to con-
troll the situation right IN the nome
district of the progressive WORKERS.
--.. May Nominate a Woman.
shawnee county Democrats may
.,rayninate Mrs. Theo. Saxon, SO4 Green
wood avenue, Potwin, as their cahul-
date for the state senate. the can
-Cidacy of Mrs. Saxon was TO-DAY urSeu
79by@a number of well known Iopekd
Democrats and it is probable the
Bourbons will offer a woman as their
senatorial candidate in the November
election.
% Mrs. Saxon is widely known in To-
aepeka and has many friends III the
county. If nominated. she will prob
ably oppose Senator James A trout
:. man, Republican, in the election. Sena-
tor Troutman has not announced ms
candidacy, but his friends have de-
cIared that he will probably be the
party nominee in the August primaries
Knapp Is Unhappy.
. Fred Knapp, who went with the
Stubbs Bristow White Allen-Sartin
crowd in 1912 and was secretary OF the
Progressive state committee IN 1914
is opposed to the election of d. W.
Mulvane as Republican national COM
rnitteeman Mulvane's Republicanism
is not Of the brand approved and rec
Commended b. the Beloit man VINO
huite recently returned from the Pro
Rressive party to seek office in the
Republican party.
''If ever there was a time when a
national committeeman was needed
who would be fair to all factions of
the party, that time is now" says
Knapp in a letter to the State Journal.
s'Mr Mulvane was defeated for re-
election as national committeeman
four years ago by the Republicans
before the birth of the Progressive
party Under a precedent, his term
did not expire until after all the mat
fers in controversy at the national
Convention had been settled by the old
National committee. Certainly his
connection with these affairs could not
have added to his popularity among
Kansas Republican voters sufficiently
80. justify a demand that he now be
reinstated to his old job"
New Candidate for Delegate.
A. w. Swayze of Barnard, Lincoln
county has entered the fight as a can
( dtdate for Republican delegate from
z the Sixth district to the Republican
: national convention. Swayze probably
4 will go to to the Colby convention
! with solid home county delegation
; behind his candidacy.
The entrance of Swayze in the fight
FOR district delegate, means G. deter
mined fight on Benton and Mulvane in
lincoln county. Swayze is definitely
Supposed to both men and is said to
have declared that he will make the
'Adulvane candidacy for national com
nnitteemans tine issue before the dele
Gates to the Sixth district convention.
- HOLs1 Elm BREEDERS MEET.