The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-28
M0TTER-DUFF
FORCES BACK
UP IN SCRAP?
Retiring Republican Chairman
WaVerS in His Fight.
Difficult to Tell Which One He
Loves MOSt2
PARTY COUNCIL MEET TUESDAY
Many Prominent Politicians
Here for Party Councils.
Course of Democrats Is Bit
WObbly and Uncertain.
PARTY COUNCIL MEET TUESDAY
Course of Democrats Is Bit
WObbly and Uncertain.

Apparently whipped to a standstiu
the Motter-Duff forces this afternoon
seemingly wavered in a decision TO
leave a few extra fingers in the cogs
of the Republican state committee
machinery when the mill starts Tues
day. H. H. Motter. retiring chairman
of the state committee. today backed
away from the fight to defeat Wilbur
N. Hawk of Atc.4ison for state chair
man. The move was accepted by
party leaders as an admission that w.
Y. Morgan and other state candidates
control the committee for Hawk.
Hugh Duffy of Nemaha county,
present committee treasurer and state
oil inspector, was backed b. Motter
for his successor. The move by Mot
ter and his friends to control success
sion of the c. rmanship opened a
vein of trouble sufn Il to keep the
politicians warm for some days. Most
of the county chairmen accorded w.
Y. Morgan, the gubernatorial nominee,
the common right to select the new
chairman. He wants Hawk.
Motter's Attitude Changes.
When the counting of noses began
today the Motter-Duff forces became
more mellow in their conversation.
lobby milling when IL looked as tho
someone might be called upon to pry
the former belligerantS free from
common cooling match Motter him
self came JsYn to breakfast as chari-
table as a new missionary to the FIJI
Islands.
1t was really difficult for him to de-
termine whether he loved Duff or
Hawk the most. But it would be a
joy to die for either or bc-h of them.
or course If Duff went to the mat
Motter explained he was duty bound
to go with him. But party harmony
weighed heavily on the retiring chair
mans breast and he passed RESPONSE
bility for future fighting right over. to
his candidate.
Every train into Topeka today
seemed to bling some new support for
Hawk. His .-laim to the Craftsmanship
looked about as sound as a first lien
on the sub-treasury and opposition
faded in proportion to his gains.
Duff, tho, isn't joining in the cheer
ing. He asserted shortly before
o'clock this afternoon that he hadn't
changed his plans. And carrying out
of original plans means Motter will be
right behind Duff pushing to make
him his successor as head of the COM
mittee.
Maybe Duffs name will go before
the Republican committee Tuesday.
But anoeher nights sleep can do won
ders for a fight that is already on the
out tide. So the retiring chairman
may caress Hawk and Morgan right
out in plain view of the county chair
men. OF course he hasn't exactly
waived his rights to get rough If
recount of proxies seems to warrant
a little more fighting.
All Is Harmony.
Aside from the state chairmanship
the Republican party council prelimi-
naries sound like the minutes of the
tenth annual meeting of the Polly
anna club. A cheese knife is needed
to cut thru the thi~-1 layers of har-
writing nf state
platform and organization of the Re-
publican council.
Congressman Hays B. White of
Mankato, the Sixth district repre-
sentative. will be the council chair
man. White is a sod farmer and
regular as fox on organization plans.
The Sixth district man was boosted
by Congressman ]. n. (Poley) Tincher
dorsement of d. W. Mulvane. national
committee, and is seemingly highly
satisfactory to Morgan and all state
candidates. 1t looks as tho the track
has been soaped for Whites selection
by acclamation.
Morgan To Be Chairman.
w. Y Morgan will likely be chair
man of the resolutions committee. 1t
is frequently a custom to select the
goVernorShip nominee for chairman
of the platform committee. The early
arrivals seemed to be swinging behind
Morgan rather unanimously
Charles s. Holbrook of wyandotte
county, legislative nominee. will
doubtless be secretary of the council
Fred Hammond, chairman of the
Coffey county Republican committee,
is slated for secretary of the state
committee. If the Motter-Duff crowd
comes back to the earth with a smile,
it is likely that the Nemaha county
chairman will be reelected state COM
mittee treasurer
ID. w. MuIvane To Take Part.
CONGRESSMAN ]. n. (Polly) Tincher
of the Seventh district, and Hays 3.
White of the Sixth district, came Sun
day to mix in the early milling and
Republican national committeeman.
arrived in Topeka today from WASH
ington where he has been serving tenn
porarily as assistant secretary of COM
merce. 1t is likely that the two Kan
sas congressman and the national COM
rnitteeman will write the platform
plank endorsing the national admin
istration.
Platform To Be short.
The Republican platform will prob
ably be short and snappy. It will like
ly cover about these features and
stop:
1. Endorse Industrial court law
principle
service.
5. Demand repeal provision for tax
free securities.
4. Exemption farm mortgages from
taxation.
s. state budget system
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