The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-17
NOT A QUAvER.
Democrats Buckle on Their
ArmOr Today.
Say They Can Win Election
This Fall.
FARRELL IS NAMED.
Holton Editor VIII Disseminate
Information for Committee.
People Are Ready to Rebuke
Acts of officials.
Harris, FarrelIy, Riddle, Ryan
and Rest Optimistic.

At the meeting of the Democratic
state central committee at the Throop
hotel today, it was decided to place
J. F. FARRELL of Holton at the head Of
the Democratic state press bureau,
and James w. Morphy of Russell at
the head of the speakers bureau.
Mr.. farrell. who is former Topeka
newspaper man, viii grind out the am
munition for the Democratic newspa-
pers to use during the campaign. He
will supervise the distribution of the
boiler plate and also send data in
manuscript form for the editors to put
into type in their own Offices
Mr.. Morphy is already at work map
ping out the speaking dates for ". A.
Harris and other Democratic spell
binders. There IS great clamor for
speeches by Harris. and Morphy is
having a hard time to accommodate
everybody
Mr. Harris has some hard work
before him after September L. said
Mr.. Morphy this morning, "and we will
try to arrange his dates so that he will
get in as many good nights sleep as
possible. We will probably not try TO
secure the services of speakers from
outside the state. 1 don't know wheth-
,
speeches or not. It is my idea that
speakers from outside, who are not ia
mlliar with the situation here, do not
do US much good. We will make our
campaign with Kansas speakers"
The meeting of the committee this
morning was attended by seventeen
committeeman in person, and ten
proxies were here. Colonel Bill
Sapp. who was deposed from the office
of chairman. and IS inclined to sulk in
his tent, did not attend. Those present
were:
". H Keraper, Topeka; B. T. Riley.
Paoia; ". H L Peppereh secretarY;
Concordia; F. C. sFlory. Howards Mayo
Thomas Independence; Henry r.
Honey, Mankato; c. NJ Cole, Phillips
burg: H J. Hagney, Wichita; Benja-
min Funk, RUSSELL; ". F. Grosser, Sa-
lima; A. 3. Reeves, Dodge City; J. E.
Andrews Lacrosse: DR.. r. H. Miles,
Lyndon; George Harman, Valley Falls; I
Frank Comisky. Pfttsburg; J. L. Petty
john, OIathe: J. W. Howe, Abilene; I
Cha rles NJ. Sawyer, Norton, W. H
The proxies were sent by James W.
Orr, Atchison: T c. Singleton, Fre-
donia; ]. A. Flack. Abilene; D. c.
Luse Great Bend; F. NJ. Pearl, Hia-
watha; P c. Hanlon, Kingman; J. W.
Waters, Bonner Springs; J. N F'ike,
Colby DR.. E. V. Wharton, Yates Cen
ter: DR.. H. T. Salisbury, Burlington
There were also a good portion of the
ance most of them holding proxies in
the committee meeting. Those Of the
state candidates who attended were w |
A Harris of LinwoOd, for governor; H. |
p. Farrelly, Chanute, for lieutenant
governor; David Overmyer. Topeka, at
torney general; James Humphrey, June |
ton City. railroad commissioner; Pat
German, Bourbon county. treasurer; J.
w Morphy, Russell, insurance commits |
sioner; ". P. FEEDER. Great Bend. state
printer: Chas. A. Cooper, Rice county, |
railroad commissioner.
Meeting Was Not Secret.
Contrary to their custom on some
previous occasions, the Democrats did
not disbar the newspaper men at the
meeting held this morning. OF course
there was no special reason for doing
this because the real secrets of cam
paigns are not generally discussed in
meetings of this kind. But the whole Of
the morning session today, which began
at Il o'clock and lasted until 1890. was
devoted to a general free for all discus
sion about almost anything the speakers
happened to think about W. H. Ryan
presided, and sounded the 'key note Of
the campaign. He said:
I'VE must show the people Of Kansas
the corruption and knavery which has
existed at the state house in the man
agement of state affairs; we must prom
ise to put things on the right basis, and
we must continue to insist that the
only way the state viii ever know how
much It has lost through crooked off
cials Is to elect Pat German and the
rest of the straight Democratic ticket
"F'ixing'' the Commercial Travellers.
Taylor Riddle made a speech in which
he accused Chairman drummer of the
Republican state committee with call
ing the travelling men who represent
commercial houses in Kansas territory
to his Office and cajoling them into A
cessation of their talk against the Re-
publican ticket
Nine out of ten of the commercial
travellers of the state said Riddle ARE
going about preaching defeat for the
Republican party. These men know
which way the wind is blowing better
than anyone else, perhaps, as they see
the trend of sentiment in all localities
the Democratic ticlztt, and they are
knocking Of the Republican nominees.
That's why drummer has been call
ing these men to his Office. patting them
on the back. talking nice to them. and
inducing them to line up for the Re-
talking against it. Unless he can stop
their mouths, they viii cost the Repub-
1ican ticket thousands of votes
The Prohibition Issue.
One Of the members Of the committee
raised the question of prohibition. E1s
said that people didn't know exactly
where the Democrats stand on this is
sue.
4 have been telling then1,'' he said,
that we expect to stand by our plat
form and enforce the law I believe
that is the answer which we should gIEe
to anyone questioning our attitude on
this matter"
"And we don't expect to enforce the
law IN spots. We VIII enforce 1t alike