The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-27
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Judge Thompson of Garden City
for Governor.
Frank FARRELL Launches Boom
of Democratic Judge.
DAY BANQUET
DAY BANQUET
Secretary Here MakingArrange'
ments for Occasion.
New Interpretation of the Henry
Allen Interview.

Frank farrell, of the Holton Signal
has nominated Judge w. H. Thompson
of Garden City as the Democratic can
didate for governor in 1911 John
Schenck of Shawnee. Gen. Tom girls
ham of Chase and Senator Hodges OF
Olathe and Henderson Martin of Mar
ion, have already been doomed Tor TINS
place, so 1t would seem, from the Wedlln
of good material available and anxious,
that the Democrats have h1gh hopes VI
carrying the state next year. This nope,
of course, is founded on the factlon III
the Republican ranks.
Frank farrell is one of the influential
Democratic editors of the state and mas
been doomed as a candidate FOR con-
gress in the First district. His selec--
ton OF Judge Thompson for standard
bearer will therefore be taken quite SER
iously oy large number of Democrats.
The Garden City Telegram, Repubn-
can paper published in Judge Thomp-
sons home town. has the following COM
ment on Jarrelfs selection of the popu-
lar and able judge for the high honor
Mr.. FARRELL refers to Judge Thomp-
sons rapid rise to fame in western
Kansas, and the fact he was elected
judge in Republican district two years
ago.
Before he left for Seneca Saturday
afternoon to join Mrs. Thompson, whose
mother has just died. this piece OF Mr.
Jarrelps was shown to Judge Thompson
- o
to say about it.
Judge Thompson just laughed, and
said he appreciated the kindness OF
his friend, Mr.. FARRELL in nominating
him.
when Judge Thompson was clerk of
the appellate court at Topeka during
the Leedy administration, 1879, Mr..
farrell was correspondent for the old
Kansas City Times, the former Demo
cratic organ. They were good friends"
w. F. Montgomery, secretary OF
the Kansas Day club. was over from
Kansas City making arrangements for
the club banquet January 2S. Inc
president and vice presidents OF the
club will meet here next Saturday in
the office of the clerk of the supreme
court to further the arrangements
for the banquet and speakers. The
banquet next January will mark the
real opening of the 1910 campaign.
Speaking of the program, Mr.. Mont
gOmery said:
ct have in mind several speakers
for the banquet, but L want to know
what the other officers think about
it. We will probably decide on much
of the program at our meeting. One
thing I am certain of and that is that
we ought to have some first class out
side speaker this year if we have to
pay him to come. I haven't anyone
in mind right now, but we could find
some one"
The vice presidents of the club, one
for each congressional district, are:
First district, w. P. Lambertson,
Brown county; Second district, John
R. Thorne, Johnson county; Third
district, Robert Loofburrow. Wilson
county; Fourth district, A. r. Kinkle,
Morris county; Fifth district, E. c.
Sweet, Ottawa county; Sixth district,
J. NJ. Gray, Phillips county; Seventh
district, w. H. Vernon, Pawnee coun-
ty; Eighth district, H. w. Herrick,
Sumner county.
A former state official has advanced
a reason and presents it as the movin g
cause behind the Henry Allen interview
in the Kansas City Star the other day.
This ex-official is warm personal
friend of Mr.. Allen and believes he is
in position to read his thoughts.
Henry is a close friend of Senator
Bristow," said he. "Bristow is a trif1e
uneasy for fear President Taft viii