Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-02
KANSAS SOCIALISTS.
SCHEME ON FOOT FOR A THOROUGH
ORGANIZATION.
ENTIRE STATE TO BE COVERED.
SOCIETY TO BE FORMED IN EVERY
CITY AND COUNTY.
First Society Already Organized az
Fort ScOtt-JOhn w. BreidenthaI
Says the Harvest Is Ready
Single Takers Also
at Work.
ENTIRE STATE TO BE COVERED

Topeka, Kas.. July 1.-(Speciall A de-
termined effort IS TO be made this summer
TO effect the organization OF all the So
Cialists in Kansas. II is the plan 10 or
ganize one or more societies in each city
and county in the state, with a state or
ganization as soon as enough local soci-
cites are formed to justify it. large
portion of the membership will come from
the Populist party. although there are not
a few Republicans who will undoubtedly
affiliate with the organization, provided it
remains nOn-partisan.
The first society was organized yesterday
at Fort Scott. The step was taken quietly
and without agitation. The organization
will be followed by others. Bank Commits
sioner Breidenthal, who is socialist, said
to-day:
The national society has been satisfied
with US here in Kansas, and they have
been paying very little attention 10 US.
II may be that they think the time has
come to make organizations. have never
entertained the least doubt about things
taking this turn eventually, but l did not
know that II had already done so.
There is plenty of grain here to be gar-
nersd, added Mr. Breidenthal.
VIII an organization be made here in
Topeka" asked the reporter.
Il am not able to say what will be
done, said the bank commissioner. II
nave no part IN the present movement.
have not. been consulted. but l suppose if
organizations are made, they will extend
all over the state"
Another Topeka socialist told the re-
porter that the organizations now being
made In Kansas are under the direction of
the national society, of which Henry Kuhn
is at the head. He says that ]. A. Way
land. of Girard. one of the prominent Kan
sas socialists, is now looking after the
organizations in Kansas. He said:
i have had some correspondence with
M a fnNW hnNN hoe ka11
time since 1 had any communication with
the officers. | know that it was their
purpose TO organize Kansas, but recently 1
nave heard nothing from them"
A. Wardlll. who speaks of 'co-opera-
tion,' instead of socialism. said that the
new movement had started without his
II is the beginning of great socialist
organization in Kansas.
The ideas have been growing" said Mr.
Wardall. The people have been thinking
for long lime along these lines, and /
believe they are ready to organize. have
been making a study of the socialism in
New Zealand and the result is very graft
Tying. England is ahead of us and they
their votes. They did not organize a
party. They simply went in and compelled
Ihe parties 10 give them what they
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal SAYS
that ne has been arprised of a movement
zation in Kansas. and that they now have
three or four men at work making organi-
cations This. however, is not dixstly in
line with socialism
Tho Fort Scott organization was made
yesterday at the Huntington h0tel- c.
lipscomb. bookkeeper for the grain holse
or J. W. Davis & Co. was elected president
and NJ. NJ. Jones, manager of a grocery
store and prominent Populist who has
just left the party because II failed TO
reform, was elected secretary. From some
source the society has financial ba ,king
ana mas employed man to prosecute the
ers expect TO, establish societies in the min
ing districts of Southeast Kansas and
Southwest Missouri.