The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-16
FIGHT in SHAWNEE
Republican Committee Chair
-. manship a Real Battle.
=s
J. N. Dolley and Oran Layton
Are Candidates.
HAS BEARING ON STATE AFFAIRS
DOlley Said To Be Ambitious
for MulVane's Place.
Next Step Is Stubs Against
Capper or Curtis.
BY A. L. sHULTz.

When the Shawnee county Repub-
Iican committee gets together for the
selection of a new chaIrman-which
just now Is at a rather speculative
time-the meeting may have a big
place in settling some state political
affairs. Oran Layton, relative of Sem
ator Charles Curtis. is a candidate for
the county craftsmanship He is OPP
posed by J. N. Dolley, former state
chairman and manager of the recent
Stubs campaign
DolIey is the present county chair
man. Dolley has stated that he ex-
poets to get the new committee to-
gether Saturday afternoon of this
Meek-
The county craftsmanship fight in
Shawnee county has a great deal more
than a mere Layton-Dolley contest
as the stake. There is a rumor in
state politics that Dolley intends to go
after the national Craftsmanship in
1924 II he can win the county chair
manship again this year. Such a plan
hasn't aroused much enthusiasm
among friends of d. W. Mulvane. al
tho Mulvane has gone to Washington
and apparently refused to permit Dol
fey's ambitions to cause him great
Stubbs and DOIIey Back.
Dolley's desire to succeed to a place
in command in state politics has
the politicians saw in the Stubs cam
psign an effort of the former COVER
nor to come back and to be a candi-
date against Senator Capper two years
hence Now there is a tendency to
observe in the Dolley play a move to
put Stubs on the track for hitch
with either Capper in 1924 or Curtis in
1926.
Coming out of the recent statewide
primaries the Stubs and Dolley
forces didn't gather many new sup
pOrters among friends of opposing
Candidates. Their free and generous
method of attacking opponents left a
very small reserve stock of brotherly
affection for the Stubs headquarters.
Most of the Stubbs-Dolley fire was
directed toward Governor Allen and
w. " Morgan. Since Morgan won
the nomination there is a decided ten
-dency 10 consult him regarding the
course Shawnee county should take.
Layton and Curtis Out.
Layton did not mix in the guberna-
torial primaries. He did not line up
actively for any of the candidates and
Senator Curtis also stayed out of the
fight.
ut is likely that should Layton win
the election he will be advanced to
the secretaryship of the Republican
state committee. This plan is said to
be acceptable to the Morgan organiza-
ton which will have the final word
regarding the men who are to direct
the 1922 state campaign Morgan,
however. is not taking chips in the
county fight
Local political observers who keep
books on political aspirations see in
the fight the opening wedge of a move
to direct trouble in the direction OF
Senators Capper and Curtis. They
also see a possible disturbance for D.
w Mulvane as national committee
man il Dolley can retain the saddle
IN Shawnee county. He boldly claims
80 of the 81 votes on the commlttee-
LAYTON says he has as which will stay
with him to the finish
= In the last few days precinct COM
-THitteemen have been called from their
beds in the middle of the night to dis
cuss the county craftsmanship. 1t has
been a red hot, strenuous fight since
the primaries. In view of the fact
that advancement Of Stubs as a sena-
forfal possibility seems one OF the big
features in the fight, state political
interest will center on the local coun-
ty committee meeting