The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-03
HOCH SAYS FUSE.
FaVOrs Combination of Kansas
Day and Exposition Banquets.
Meet in Topeka j an. % to Locate
the Semi-Centennial.
''ROUSING GOOD TIME. .
GOveanOr Says a State MassMeet-
ing Is Just the Thing.
w. Il. Stubbs Also in Favor of
Combination Affair.

This years Kansas Day club ban
quet os January % promises to re-
solve itself IA a Kansas exposition
affair
The committee on temporary organi-
cation of the semi-centennial on Thurs
day decided to see if this cannot be
done. The leaders of the Republican
party were to be asked as to their
opinions on the matter
The subject was preached to Gov
ernor Hoch this morning. and without
hesitation he declared himself in favor
of it. "On the first Impulse he re-
piled, y should think that just the
thing to do
The Republican party" he con
tinued, lis big enough, strong enough,
has been III power in this state for
years and years, that for this one
time it could lay aside the partisan
tone of this annual banquet to join
in and make this exposition movement
for 1911 tremendously powerful. It
would be good political thing to do,
but that should have no bearing in
the matter at all. 1 most aSsuredly
believe that to make January % a.
semi event instead of a
purely Republican banquet, and join
in with the many delegates who are to
be here about that time to hold d.
would be just the thing to do. We
ought to do it and just have a rousing
good time. favor it heartily"
W. r. Stubs, who is a member of
the temporary organization commit
tee. favors the plan and with these two
powerful factors, the governor and the
chairman of the state central commit
tee advocating it, little doubt is left
but that the Republicans of Kansas
who come here on the state birthday
+ SO
one time, to make the aim and object
of their annual gathering something
else than for political purposes and
instead a boom for the exposition of
1911.
This win practically determine the
date of our meeting said Chairman
John Z. Frost Of the committee of sew
enteen. THE governors attitude is GER
tainly received by me with the greatest
pleasure and am certainly immensely
delighted with it. 1t is very fine for him
to feel that way about it"
So the big serli-centennial meeting
decided upon Friday for this winter viii
probably in a few days be announced
to take place on January %, Kansas
birthday, on the night of which the
Kansas Day club holds its annual ban
quet.
on that date representatives from
every part Of the state will be in To-
peka. The organization committee de-
termined yesterday to get the county
commissioners of each county to ap-
point a delegate. Each city will be
asked 20 send a delegate, and the larger
cities delegate for every 5000 people.
These are to meet in Topeka on an
appointed day, probably Jan. 20, TO talk
over plans for holding the exposition
and to locate the place in which it is
to be held All these matters are to
he left to this state meeting. tt is to
be a state affair." the Topeka CONNER
ciaI club being only instrumental in
getting It started
With the Kansas Day club joining
in with these delegates. giving it the
force of their strength there is little
doubt but what Governor Hoch viii
see che monster rousing good time
which he desires to have result