The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
ROssINGT0N TO SPEAK.
One of Young Republican Ora
tors at Kansas Day Banquet.

One of the principal speakers at the
Kansas Day club banquet next month
will be Col w H Rossington. This
may surprise some of Colonel Rossing-
toms old-time Democratic friends. who
know that the Kansas Day club is dis
tinctively a Republican institution-the
Republican institution, in fact-and that
the speakers at it's banquetS are gen.
orally young Republicans.
But Colonel RosSington can be clasSed
as young Republican as well as any
body. To be sure he was a Democrat
for years, but he belonged to the gold
wing of the party, and for the past few
years he has generally voted for the
Republican candidates, and two years
age he announced himself a Republican.
something exceptionally good may be
looked for from Colonel Rossington by
those who attend the banquet. Few
men in Kansas possess as much general
information as he. as he is polished
speaker.
Each year the subject kansas is
allotted to some young Republican who
is native of the state. This year the
honor of representing Kansas has been
assigned to Homer Hoch. son of E. w.
Hoch, the well known editor of the Ma
rion Record. Young Mr.. Hoch has no
political boom of his own to launch, but
his father has a vigorous boom for state
printer which he may be able to help.
Hoch the elder went away ON a vaca-
ton last summer and left HOch the
younger in charge of the Record for a
that lot of the other editors of the
state threw bouquets at him for several
weeks afterwards, and suggested that
the old man. might as we'll stay away
all the time.
There is a possibility that Gen. Fred
Funston may reach home just about
Kansas day. He will sail from Manila
next Monday, December 16, on the
transport Warren. 1t will probably
take the Warren about five weeks to
reach San Francisco, possibly little
longer If it lays over in Honolulu few
days, which would bring General Fun
ston into San Francisco about January
30 Kansas day comes on January 29-
In case he reaches here about that time
he will doubtless be invited to speak at
the Kansas day banquet, and a state re-
ceptiOn in his honor may be arranged
for on Kansas day, all of which would
greatly increase the interest in the Kan
SaS day proceedings
Another new feature of the Kansas
day banquet this year will be "a Mes
sage to Kansas from Missouri 1t will
be brought by some young Missouri Re
publican to be designated by the ofh-
GERS Of the Missouri Republican club.
Among the other speakers who have
been decided upon to respond to tOasts
at the banquet are G. G. Coleman, of
Clay Center, and r. P. Mccullough, of
Anthony, both of whom are mentioned
as candidates for attorney general; c.
d. Walker, of Atchison, who was a can
Gidate for congress in the First district
two years ago: Clyde Miller, of Usage
City, son of Senator H B. Miller. can
didate> for governor; c. H Chase. of
Abilene. prominent in Fifth district
politics: w. L. Cunningham, of Arkan-
sas City, and +. H. Baker, of Long
Island.
The annual address will be delivered
by the president, c. S. Finch, editor of
the Lawrence Journal
Already applications are coming in to
Secretary Valentine for plates at the
banquet The innovation of holding it
in Representative hall will be another
entirely new feature.