The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-28
IN STATE POLITICS
Three Candidates Given En-
dOrsements for. Big Four.
Muivane and Bailey Seem As
Sured of Places.
THREE CORNERED FIGHT ON
Carey, MOtter and Watson
Carey, MOtter and Watson
Scrap for Other Jobs.
Kansas Will Send Unrestricted
Delegations to Conventions.

recent Republican county conYen-
lions have given endorsements to
three of the five candidates for Big
Four places on the national conven-
ton delegation. d. W. MuIvane of
Topeka and Willis ]. Bailey of Atchi-
son are now assured of solid First dis
tr1ct delegations to Salina while EN-
erson Carey of Hutchinson has the
endorsement of the Reno county con-
Ventlon. MulVane and Bailey now
appear to hold almost certain claims
10 Big Four places. while the two re-
naming positions will be decided in
the Carey-Motter- Watson fight at Sa-
lima, it is believed.
Shawnee Front Is Strong.
Shawnee county's big delegation of
fofty-two members-the strongest in
the state convention-wilI be soIidly
behind Mulvane and Bailey on the
other hand the Atchison delegation as
well as delegations from the remain
ing First district counties are expected
to cast their entire votes for these
men. With the strength which they
are known to carry in the other dis
trlcts. their selection at the Salina
convention seems practically assured
Emerson Carey's success in land
ing the support of the Seventh dis
trict delegation will largely determine
his claim to one of the four places
H. H. Motter, Republican state chair
man. is one of the five claimants for
position. His home county. Johnson
has not held its convention w. w.
Watson of Shlina must also await ac-
ton of Fifth and sixth district CON
Xentions before his position in the
hight IS generally determined. Just at
tks time Mulvane and Bailey appear
safely over the line with two other
places to be determined in the race
among the three remaining candi
dates.
Pomcroy and Roberts from First.
Viewed from the action of early First
district conventions, Senator Frank
Pomeroy of Jackson county and Frank
Roberts, Oskaloosa newspaper man.
seem to hold a rather positive claim
on the two district delegation places
jefferson, county has neveR sent a del
eGate to a Republican national con
Vention. Not since 1908 has Jackson
county been represented in the con-
Vention. Early returns from over the
First district and dope of the wise OBJ
servers leave little doubt that Pom
eroy and Roberts will win the two
places.
The First district convention is the
first to be held in the state. Republi-
can delegates from the eight First dis
trict counties will meet in Topeka
March II.
That every Kansas delegate may be
pective boom for Governor Allen for
the presidential nomination, all of the
congressional conventions as well as
the state convention, will safeguard
instructions or endorsements. 1t is the
desire of Governor Aliens friends and
the shrewd Republican workers of the
state to send a free delegation of
twenty men to Chicago in June.
In event there is an opportunity to
place Governor Allen on the national
ticket-and that opportunity now
looms mighty blythe Kansas delega-
ton will be effective if it is not bound
by action of conventions back home"
said a Republican leader today. IF
the governors name goes before the
convention we want to be in a posi-
ton to help. The measure of our help
will lie in our freedom of action. The
next presidential nominee will be
named in Chicago and probably 90
per cent of the delegates will go to
the convention with a view of selecting
the strongest man as soon as they are
convinced a favorite son cannot win"
Don't Want the Job.
There is a decided dearth of can
didates for the Democratic nomination
for United States senator. Running
against Senator Curtis is always hard
and difficult. This year he proba bly,
looms up stronger in state politics
than at any time i'll his career in
Washington. In consequence none of
hollow honor of spending their time