The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-22
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Two Big Political Meetings This
Week.
Governor Folk and Senator
Harris Wednesday.
REPUBLICANS FOLLOW
Vice President Fairbanks Will
BE the Orator.
Both Committees Enter an Era
of Activity.

Two big political meetings are to take
place in Topeka this week.
On Wednesday evening the Democrats
have arranged to have Folk and Harris
at the Auditorium, and on Thursday
evening. the Republican state commit
tee will present Vice President Charles
w. Fairbanks.
4 Harris, Folk and Fairbanks have
spoken in Topeka before, and q great
deal Of interest is manifested in their
speeches here this week This will be
the principal speech made in Kansas
by Mr.. Fairbanks, and the Folk-H Harris
combination is the strongest political
attraction which the Democrats have TO
offer.
In addition to the two big meetings IN
Topeka, the Republican and Democratic
state committee are both sending out
all their available spellbinders this week
and most Of the big guns are making
two or more speeches a day. The fol-
lowing are the dates of some Of the
principal Republican speakers:
z. w. Hoch. Severance and Troy,
October %: Salina, %: Malvern and
Lyndon, "a; Council Grove IS; Con
cordia and Clyde, 20; Belleville and
Scandal, 9th.
Ed Mathematician and Kiowa.
October %; Sharon and Medicine
Lodge, %; Attica and Harper, "a;
Bluff City and Anthony, Is; Norwich,
A. ". Benson-Beloit, October p;
Lyons, "a; Madison. %; Fulton, p.
Charles ScOtt-A~m ourdale and Ar
gentine, October p. Rosedale, %;
Bonner Springs, "a; Kansas City, Is.
Chester L. Long Florence, Octoher
p; Louisburg, %; Mound City, "a:
S5irard and Parsons, %; KinSrnan and
Hutchinson, q.
Charles Curtis-st Marys. October
p; Great Bend %, Bronson. % Fort
Scott. %: LaCygne and Pleasanton, q.
y. p. Campbell-FOrt Scott October
%: Arkansas City. %.
w. J. F'ftzge rald-Lincoln and Syl-
van Grove, October "a Rocks county
Is; Minneapolis. y.
Indications are that the Folk Harri.
meeting which has been arranged fol
Wednesday evening of this week a the
Auditorium viii prove to be one of the
largest political meetings OF the state
campaign in Kansas. IT is not doubt
ed but that the capacity of the Audi
forum viii be taxed on the occasion
for Governor Folk of Missouri, is ex-
ceedingly popular throughout Kansas
and especially in Topeka. and To.
pekans have been waiting long and pa.
tiently for a chance to hear Colonel w
A. Harris, the Democratic guberna.
torial nominee, make a speech
u 1t does not take much inquiry around
about to find that Topeka is a sort of {
hOtbed of Harrisism and that he will
be greeted here by a big crowd Their,
is no doubt. Every effort is beins
made by the Democratic workers il
this locality to make the meeting OF
"Wednesday night one of the banne
meetings of the campaign. but the,
are not having 10 work hard at that 70
81 bout everyone has made up his mfnt
10 go TO the meeting.
Governor Folk was the principa
spea ker at the banquet Of the Kausa
Democratic club which was held her,
last winter and made great impress
sion on Topekans. and the big crowd
which turned out to hear him at Law
renee and Olathe on Saturday. ar
evidences that he viii have a rousinJ
audience here on Wednesday.
Judge w. D. Webb. Of Atchison. tn,
Democratic candidate for congress il
the First district, is carrying on a mos
active campaign and through the Dem
oeratic congressional committee for tn
First district Of which W j. Whit
kind. of this city. is chairman. has ar
ranged speaking dates for every da-
from now until the eve Of election. Ii
plans to carry the campaign into tn
heart OF the "enemy's countr.,'s m,
ullAAe tAa9 ven VIII ucfDte MS enLtr
attention to Shawnee county, supposed
IL the banner vote giving locality q
his Republican opponent, Congressman
Curtis
Judge Webb will make two speeche
ia Topeka, one on Tuesday evenina. Il
The han at No. 232 Kansas avenue. an
the other on Friday evening at th
q Isukens opera house in North Topela
on this latter occasion Hugh Farrell5
che Democratic candidate for lieutenau
eovernor. will also speak. and thi