The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
Governor HOch and Others De-
liver Welcome Addresses.
LITTLE ELECTIONTALK
Generally Believed That Mrs.
Brown Of Salina viii Win.
Hrs. Brown of Olathe Develop
ing Strong Following.
Department of Literature to
Give Programme Tonight.

For all the ante-electiOn gossip that
I has been INDUCED in by Kansas club
women the past two weeks, the tenth
annual session of the Kansas Fedora
/ ton of Women's Clubs. now being
held in Topeka, promises to be a most
peaceable and harmonious occasion
ana so far, at least. there has been so
little excitement that the meeting
promises to be actually dull in a politi-
cal way.
Gossip of the Election.
The election is to be held at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning and while
It is never absolutely safe to make
predictions. especially in a case where
the feminine prerogative to change
ones mind, is a factor so decidedly
not to be overlooked, the indica-
tons are the choice of the fed
Grafton for president will be Mrs.
May Belleyille Brown of Salina.
AIRS. Brown has the Fifth and Fourth
districts practically solid will doubt
less control the Sixth and a majority
of the votes of the First and has q
strong following even in the Seventh
where Mrs. James NJ. Lewis of Kins-
ley, president of the federation, who
is credited with wishing to have Mrs.
Eustace Brown of Olathc succeed her,
although she has taken no active part
AAA NAAN -cl4Al lc+Ae5- HAS VI COuAoC Gell
influence. Mrs. Eustace Browns own
district, the Second. is for her, and she
will undoubtedly receive the support
of the Third also. in spite of rumOrs
to the contrary and an attempt to get
a Third district candidate into the
race. She viii have at least part of
the Seventh district delegates and
some votes from the First, but her
strength at this time does not seem to
be as great as that of the other Mrs.
Brown who is perhaps better known
over the state. Nevertheless the
Olathe MIS-. Brown is a. very pretty,
charming and agreeable woman and
IS making q. favOrab BILE impression She
has the adVantage-and it is a decided
advantage in the case of a pretty wo-
man who dresses becOmingly-of a
seat on the stage during all the meet
1ngs in full view of the federation
members, because she is secretary OF
the federation, and all the state Off
GERS and speakers have places with
the president, Mrs. Lewis on the plat
form. Wherever she is known the
Second district candidate seems to be
very popular and if she is defeated to-
morrow morning it will doubtless be
due not to the fact that she is a less
CHARMING hSable or capable woman
than the Salina Mrs. Brown, but be-
cause the latter is more widely known
and has been prominently identified
with club interests in Kansas for q
longer ume.
Federation Opens.
The federation formally convened this
morning at the First PRESBYTERIAN
church where all the sessions EXCEPT
that of tomorrow evening at the audi
forum viii be held. The morning pro
gramme included the welcoming ad-
dresses by Mrs. Clement Smith. presi-
dent of the Topeka federation, Governor
6och, President Normal Plass of Wash
burn college, Dean Kaye for the COLLEGE
OF the Sisters of Bethany, L. D. White
more, superintendent of the Topeka
schools, and Dell Keller for the press
Mrs. Charles F. Scott of lola. wife OF
Congressman Scott, responded for tn,
visitors. Mrs. Lewis gave the presidents
annual message, reviewing the work O.
the last year of her administration anC
making recommendation for the fed
Grafton for the next two years. mainly
along the sociological and educationa
lines
Guests Of Federation Make Addresses
Mrs. Angelo C. Scott of Guthrie. presi
dent of the Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory federation and Mrs. Fl T
Churchill of Greeley, president of tn
Colorado federation, two special guest
OF the federation, made short addresses
speaking Of the club movement i'm thei
own states and bearing a friendly greet