The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-25
THEY ARE PLEASED.
Harris Managers Gratihed Over To-
peka Meeting.


A place where joy and confidence We'd
with each other for supremacy today
was the headquarters OF the Democratic
state central committee at the Hotel
Throep. The enthusiasm of Topekans
for Col. ". A. Harris. the gubernatorial
nominee, which was expressed in
such a forcible fashion at the big Folk
and Harris meeting at the Auditorium
last night was responsible for It.
Most Of the Democratic leaders in the
state who came to town to attend the
meeting and also the meeting of the
central committee, remained over night
and were around headquarters in
droVes' early this morning, shaking
hands with each other and sometimes
with themselves over the meeting OF
last night and the prospects for sue
cess on election day. Not one Of them
had expected that there would have
been such an outpouring of people TO
hear Harris in this town, which has al
ways been looked upon as a rock-F1bbed
Republican stronghold. Reports mad
reached the Democratic leaders that the
dlsaffection among the Republicans
here was strong but they were tr1he
skeptical- And the evidence OF this DIS
affection last night, when II is safe to
say that a majority of the large audi
ence had heretofore trained under Re
publican standards, convinced them that
Harris and the Democrat ticket Is going
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'.And best of all the. sentiment Of the
people all over the state is the same,
said W. H. Ryan, chairman Of the state
| central committee today. AT the meet
ing of the COMMITTEES yesterday which
was attended by most OF the commit
teemen the reports they made from
I their sections were most encouraging,
and stimulated our confidence in the
success of the Democratic ticket this
fall"
"sure. were. going to win" chimed
/ in DR.. Brandenburg a prominent Dem
ocrat of Marshall county. sIt's a cinch.
/ We fellows in the rural districts have
been a little afraid that the big towns
and cities in the state were not going
to do the right thing for Harris, bat
last nights meeting and the report
have heard from other cities, is cock
sure evidence to me that Harris is go
ing to get a big. vote in them, perhaps
a bigger proportionate vote than he VIII
get in the rural districts"
Then you think that Harris is going
| to run strong in the country district g
was asked.
well, I should say he was. No man
in Kansas has ever been stronger with
the farmers and-the stock raisers than
". A. Harris and they are going to
gives him a big vote"
Hugh -FarrellsS candidate for lieu
| tenant governor, W p FEEDER, candi-
date for state printer, who says he is
sure he is going to beat Tom McNeal;
Col. William F. 6app, ex-chafrman Of
the central committee. and a dozen
other prominent Democrats who were
on deck early this morning, echoed
the words OF Chairman Ryan and DR..
Brandenburg.
Governor Folk left for his Missouri
home on the early morning plug, after
a sort of a four days whirlwind cam
paign in the state. which the Demo-
cratic leaders think. has done much
good for their cause. Col. Harris fol-
lowed him to Kansas City an hour
later and will leave there on the
katy for Parsons where he speaks
tonight. He was particularly graft
fed with his Topeka reception.
At the meeting of the central com
rlittee Yesterday it was decided to put
Ian sorts OF ginger in the campaign
from now until it's close. All sorts of
/ predicted friction in the committee
| over the management of the campaign
did not develop at the meeting yester-
day. 1t was most harmonious through
out.
J. W. Morphy. of Russell, the can
didate for superintendent of insur-
ance, and who has had charge of
the speakers bureau for the state CEN
trail committee, left this afternoon for
quarters again until after election. His
work of arranging dates for the
speaking force is completed. No man
connected with the Democratic cam
Epaign has worked harder or with bet
ter results than has Mr.. Morphy, and
he received the glad hand from all
his colleagues for the work he has
done, when he took his departure.
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