The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-31
COUNCIL OF WAR.
Democrats Hold the First of Cam
paign of 1910.

1hey speak of the Democracy as I'M
termed and it is a fitting word with
! Whlch to describe the Kansas division
OF mat great party. Beaten in the Sun
| mower state last fall for all the big Of
/ noes, yet already the leaders are as
| sembnng again to lay plans for the
| next campaign. AS Chairman Hender-
son Martin aptly put it today when ask
ed about the object of the gathering a
, me Throop hotel tonight: This is the
lrst council of war for the campaign
Of 191O.''
Some time ago State Chairman Mar
TN announced todays meeting with the
| explanation that the Democrats of this
! state had abandoned the plan of crawl
! ing into their holes after the usual de-
Ieat at the polls and remaining there
until the whistle blew for the next race,
but proposed hereafter to keep up the
organization and its work from one cleo
| non TO the next. His call for this meet
ing bore fruit today with the attend
ance of the following well known lead
ers from all sections of the state:
J. d. Botkin of Winfield, H w. Far
rely of Chanute, T. F. Morrison of Neo-
sho county, Mr.. Hodges of Olathe Tom
Morgan of Ottawa. Col. VIM. Sapp of
Galena, Taylor Riddle of Marion, Rufus
Cove and Nees Olson of Wichita ]. c.
Johnson of Peabody. Barney Sheridan
of Paola, P. H. Albright of Winfield,
Tom Ernest of Montgomery county.
These men are all in a cheerful and
confident humor despite the thirty odd
thousand votes that rolled over them in
this state last fall and propose to make
a more effective fight in the next COM
paign. They viii go into executive ses-
sion in the parlOrS of the ThroOp to-
night and discuss plans, issues and men
for the 1910 battle.
There was never time in the his
tory of the party in this state" said
Mr.. Martin, chairman of the commit |
tee, when the Democrats displayed |
such spirit and hopefulness as they |
nave all OF this year, both before and !
after election. l have received letters
from the leaders and rank and file of
the party in every section and they all |
breathe the same spirit. They are ready
to give their time, efforts and money
for the cause and expect to win next
time
There were no sore spots on any of
the gentlemen assembled except in re-
gard to the incident of the advertising
of Mr. Botkin Democratic candidate
for governor, to be present at the state
temperance rally here last October
when it was we'll known to Secretary
Morris of the Temperance union that
Mr. Botkin and Chairman Martin had
both point blank refused the invitation
to the Democratic nominee to be pres
sent, only under condition that de
bate be arranged between him and Mr..
Stubs This condition was imposed
because of the fact that on the occasion
of the previous appearance of the can
didates on the same platform 1t had
been understood that politics would be
barred and Mr.. Botkin had talked on {
other subjects only to sit Afterwards
and listen to Mr.. Stubs discuss polltl-
cal issues. After this refusal MI.
Morris advertised that Mr.. BOtkln {
would be present at the rally and cap l
ital was made of his nonappearance. {
Said Mr. Botkin today in discussing ]
that incident:
Mr. Norris is a Quaker preacher and
am a Methodist preacher. all OF | 5
which will not prevent my telling MN
on the occasion of our first meeting
that he is an Internal liar. l believe II 1
is the Christian thing to do" - |
The Democrats cast about loo'oVo
votes at the last election, making a 6
gain over their efforts Oh '
The last ten years. They have forty
i've members in the next legislature :
i've in the senate and thirty-nine IN I
he house. They also elected great 6
many county officers over the state, 80 s
his large and representative gather I
ng at the Throop hotel tonight may pc +
as an important po1tlcal z
meeting. for it is composed of men VINO Y
ire cheerful and still full of fight in the '
face of defeat That kind of an ad- T
Jersary is always to be considered by c
1ictor no matter how wide his margin V
IF victory. , H., IF l
It is expected that a general line OF J
for the Democratic members I
~ the next legislature will be agreed t
1pon at tonight's meeting /