The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-19
POLITICAL GOSSIP
MuIvane Takes Strong Lead
Over BurrOW in Topeka.
National Committeeman Fight
Opened in This City.
DEMOCRATS HERE TUESDAY
Annual Kansas Banquet WASH
ingtOn's Birthday.
Payne of Lyon County Is Sure
of His Nomination.

Action of Shawnee county caucuses
were of especial concern to persons
who are watching the Burrow-Mul-
vane fight for Republican national
committeeman from Kansas. Maybe
the Burrow supporters made no effort
to oppose the Mulvane following in
this county. The result, however, is
the same. The delegations to the
county convention-the delegates who
will select representatives to the state
and district convention and indirectly
control the delegation to the national
convention-is seemingly a strictly
Mulvane delegation.
The fact that both Joel r. Burrow,
millionaire Topeka banker. and Da-
vid W. Mulvane, former national com
mitteeman, are residents OF Topeka
gave unusual interest to the recent
caucuses in this county. 1t is because
Topeka is the home of the two can
didates that control of the county
delegation meant at least a technical
victory to the successful candidate. In
the caucuses, Nulvane appar emily held
strong lead over Barrow-offered
this week as a harmony candidate in
the national committeeman fight.
In the Third ward-the home of
Mulvane-the former national COM
mitteeman and candidate for an
other election, was one of the mem
DerS OF Il WHICH SuBBSSlSU
delegates and alternateS to the coun-
ty convention. When the delegates
were selected, Mulvane was named as
q delegate from his ward.
Out in Highland Park-the home of
J. R. Burrow-the Mulvane support
ers were also in control. delegation
said to be friendly to Mulvane and his
policies was elected in Burrows home
district. Burrow was not selected as
a delegate to the county convention
Fy-Or f1h1 ovLr dc
including many women, attended the
caucuses in nearly all wards and vot-
ing precincts
OF course the control of the Shaw
mine a fight for national committee
man. Yet in the judgment of political
observers, it has its effect. The fact
that both BurrOw and Mulvane are
residents of Topeka, the fact that
Shawnee county's delegation in the
state convention is the largest from
any county in the state and the fact
that the big convention is to be held
in Topeka, are incidents of concern to
the politicians who are watching the
fight The county convention next
Tuesday selects delegates to the dis
trict and state conventions. The men
sent to these conventions help to Sc
iect delegates to the national conven-
ton. SO after all. control of the big
Shawnee county convention, is an i'm
portant factor in the fight for national
committeeman.
Democrats Come Tuesday.
Kansas Democrats will hold their
annual banquet in Topeka next Tues
day-February %. Senator Chiffon of
West Virginia will De the principal
speaker at the dinner this year and a
crowd of 700 or 500 Kansas Democrats
are expected in Topeka for the annual
dinner.
Unusual interests concerns the Dem
ocratic banquet this year in view of
the fact that the state committee will
meet in Topeka the afternoon of Feb
ruary %. The state committee will
select place and date for the state
convention and preliminary plans for
the coming campaign will be worked
out by party leaders. Members of the
Democratic Editorial association will
also meet in Topeka next Tuesday
and the meeting will bring to Topeka
a number of publishers who will re-
main for the banquet in the evening.
Speaker at the banquet are: Sena-
tor Chiffon, West Virginia; Ben S.
Gaitslill, Girard; Laura French, EN-
poria; John E. Wagner. Larned w. w.
Holloway, Kansas City; and Judge w.
S. Langmade, Oberlin.
Payne Is Hopeful.
Eli Payne of Lyon county, candidate
for the Republican nomination for
state superintendent of public instruc-
nomination and election in the coming
fight. Four years ago Payne was a
candidate for state superintendent and
was defeated for the nomination by
less than 1000 votes
This year. though, 1 will win," de-
clared Payne. THE geographical To-
cation of the candidates defeated me
four years ago. But with my location
and the third term handicap which
Ross must carry, 1 am sure 1 will
easily win the nomination"
Payne was for twelve years at the
head of the department of mathe-
mates at the Emporia State normal
and is we'll known by Kansas teachers
He is at present superintendent of the