The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27
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district majority for Allen was 1852.
In the Eighth it was 5,672. But the
First district has eight counties and
the Eighth but five. Figuring on the
basis of counties, the First district
vote for Allen was an average of 429
votes for each county more than he
received at home.
Reopens MuIvane Fight.
The editorial proceeds to flay Shaw
nee Republicans for their hayward
ness. It reopens the Mulvane fight
which was settled in Chicago last June.
1t speaks of the overthrow" Of Null
vane by the local county committee.
1t sees possibilities that Shawnee Re
publicans who in the past have man
aged their own affairs, may now see
great light and look perhaps to Mis-
souri, for new guidance.
Shawnee county, the seat of the
state government, the home of both
United States senators, and the biggest
Republican county in Kansas, should
give to the party in the state a leader
ship that would inspire confidence"
quoth. the Times. In that respect,
however, Shawnee county has for
years proved to be a lame duck in the
company of the live. progressive coun-
ties of the state. Something better
will be expected Of Joe Dolley as
Sbawnes county's new chairman"
In the last few days the Missouri
paper has sung hallelutah songs be-
| cause OF the election OF Dolley as
county chairman. It heralded his cleo
ton as triumph over the Mulvane or
ganization.
In addition to its careless handling
of primary returns, the Missouri news
paper has seemingly failed to audit its
political books since 1912. Most news
IL,
politics seek a recapitulation at least
after each election. But the Kansas
state funds spent to keep this paper
informed have seemingly profited not
DoIIey a Real Republican.
While the Nilsson i newspaper was
seeking to drive Stubs into the Pro-
lgressive party with Murdoch and
Jackson and Allen in 1914, DolIey was
out helping reorganize such as was left
of the Republican party in Kansas
after the smashup of 1912. He helDed
put the organization together SO ef-
fectively that the party redeemed the
state-over the opposition of the Mis-
souri, newspaper-in the Novem be1
election.
Dolley has been right on the jot
since that time-a consistent Republi-
can. The Missouri paper seems tc
have lost some of these records. From
the time Dolley went down with
Stubs in 1912 until late last Saturday
night, the Missouri paper seems never
to have heard of Dolley. It apparent.
~ has no record of his work in re-
turning Curtis to the senate in 1914
his support of Capper and his worl
in the ranks to retire a Democra
United States senator and five Demo.
crat congressman to private life.
Now Dolley is suddenly heraIdec
as having won the county chairman
ship over the MulvaneS opposition
Here is a bit of dope from the records
Dolley was elected without opposition
He has been working with Mulvone-
just as he has worked with Curtis ant
Capper-to keep Kansas in the Re
publican column. Last spring Dole!
was a Mulvane delegate to the stat,
convention at Salina and was Null
vane's floor manager. When Mulvanl
returned this week from nationa
headquarters in Chicago, DolIey wa
in his office in two hours to discus
campaign plans. He will work will
Mulvane and II. H. Motter state chair
man, thruQut the campaign. And, a
usuak Shawnee will probably be tn
banner Republican county in Novem
Der.
Sometimes It seems as tho tn
money spent for those telephone call
and kilograms really didn't profit on
bit IN the education of the Missouri
J side paper.