The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-14
A PARTY revolt?
Kansas Republicans Are Openly
"Peeved" At One Another.
Administration Crowd Turns on
MuIvane, New Committeeman.
MOTTER Will QUIT JOB?
State Chairman Said to Have
Declared Intention.
Blood Spots on Moon Result of
Convention Outcome.
BY A. L. SHULTZ.

Kansas Republicans returned from
the national G. o. P. convention with
blood in their eyes. Openly peeved be-
cause of the bruises and bumps which
went to Governor Allen because the
Watson agreement went amiss. the
state administration crowd has turned
on Dave Mulvane, newly elected ma
tional committeeman. H. H. Motter,
state chairman. may lead party re-
volt against the Topekan, according to
gossip from the Hobbies of the Congress
and Auditorium hotels.
Mulvane's election was the final
knock out to the state administrator On
forces It came after the Wood crowd
had openly denounced the Kansas
delegation in misses and jeers from the
galleries and after Frank Hitchcock
is said to have refused to accept the
governors actions as truly earnest and
sincere.
Hitchcock Blamed Allen.
Hitchcock and other Wood mana
gers are said to have criticised Gov
ernor Allen for failure to go his full
length for the army chief in fights
for control of the Kansas delegation,
The first element of suspicion was in
the inability of Governor Allen to place
| w. Y. Morgan on the credentials com
mite as the Kansas member. Hitch
COCK wanted Morgan's aid in fighting
for some southern delegates, but Nor
gan was beaten by Frank Sponable
of Paola in the first test among the
delegates.
Failure of Allen to control the Kan
sas delegates and his action in urging
| them to turn to Harding after the ad-
Journment did not tend to increase
the governors standing, altho he
seemingly made an earnest effort to
help Wood as long as the latter was
| PtYf
| drove the Wood support from Allen
for vice president. The labor organi-
zation threy a scare into the sena-
torial crowd and Senator Watson OF
Indiana went to w. J. Bailey. chair
man OF the delegation, to advise him
that his agreement to put Allen in
nomination was off.
Looked Like Sure Thing.
These conditions, aided by the com.
binations of eastern states and the
last ditch fight of the Wood and John.
son forces, put Allen entirely out OF
business. Ten minutes before the
vice presidential nominating speeches
were made: 1t looked as tho Allen had
long chain on the nomination. The
wise men from Washington who sat in
the press boxes doped him as GER
tain
| Then the storm broke.
Kansans within the inner circles
I
agreement to eliminate Wood. Low
den's forces We're smart enough tc
help drive the band wagon when they
saw they could not win, but on CON
dition that Harding was able to de-
velop strength. Had Harding failed
| to grow on the early Saturday ballots
the next turn would doubtless have
been to Knox or Sproul. 1t was wher
this turn came that friends of Cover
nor Allen expected to advance him al
a dark horse.
1 Motter to Get Out.
Dave Mulvane's clever organization
and his winning of the national com
rnitteemanship. tho. is the thing which
is causing trouble among the Kansani
just now. His triumph was complete
and thoro. 1t was an overriding o.
} the administration attack which wal
reported to have carried promises o.
state patronage.
To Kansans attending the conven
!. ton. Motter is said to have stated tina
he would not serve as state chairman
this year. should Mulvane be elected
over Stanley. He declared the elec
tion of Mulvane put the Republican
party back eight years in Kansas A
which the standpatters stopped to in
quire as to the distance which th'
election of William Allen White ad
vanced the party. But Motter and
Missouri paper that takes a great in
terest" in Kansas politics and the stat
administration are disgruntled. Th
sore spots may be healed. Just now
tho. there are blood spots on the moon
Mulyane remained in Chicago to at
tend organization of the new nationa
committee and preparation of prelim
mary campaign plans.