The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-22
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Fifth District Democrats Name
State Ticket.
HOdgesfOrG Governor andSchenck
for Atty. General.
Fed OF DEMOCRATS
Editor StrOthor of COncOrdia
Gives Impressions.
Kansas Day Speakers Of Brevity
and Volume.

publicans about the makeup of a
Democratic state ticket and the per-
sonnel of the Democratic congressional
4 car didates. A discussion of the mat
ter from Democratic standpoint is
therefore without interest. The Fifth
district Democrats held a meeting re-
Gently at Junction City and B. L.
Strother, the Democratic editor of Con-
cordia, was there and gained some
1mpr ressions which he has set forth
for the benefit of the faithful. 1t is
significant to note that Senator Hodges
of Olathe was the choice of this juno
tion City gathering without a rival.
Here is Mr.. Strother's summary for
the Fifth district Democratic senti
ment:
1.-The Democrats in the Fifth con-
gressional district are getting aroused
to action, and after reading of diff
ferent suggestions made by Republi-
cans as tC who might make good
Democratic timber. they have a few
suggestions to make and at a little in
formal meeting of a few of the party
ago, politics was freely talked over in
the good old Democratic way; and as
the Democrats who will gather in To-
peka February % to attend the annual
cuss men for the making uD of a
strong Democratic state ticket. every
man present was enthusiastic in the
spirit of success. and after full dis
cussion of candidates. unanimously
agreed that the following gentlemen,
if they would allow their names to go
before the primary, would make one
of the strongest tickets ever named in
the state:
Justices of Supreme Court-Joseph
d nF u
ward E. Sapp of Cherokee county
"Governor-George H. Hodges of
Johnson county.
Lieutenant GOVERNOR. 3. Reeves
of Ford county.
Secretary of State-L. G. Criner of
Mcpherson county.
Auditor of State-Charles W. Os-
wa1d of Reno county.
Treasurer of State-Thomas J.
Sweeney of Douglas county.
Attorney General-John J. Schenck
of Shawnee county.
superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion-R. F. Meehan of Marion county.
superintendent of Insurance-W.
H. L. Pepperell of cloud county.
Estate Printer-F. M. Pearl of
Brown county.
"Three Railroad Commissioners
J. H. Hostetler Of Republic county.
ty Thomas w. Morgan of Franklin
county.
land for a man to beat Hon. w.
A. Calderhead in the Fifth district,
Hon. G. T. Helvering, who is now serv-
ing his second term as county attor
ney of Marshall county. was unani-
mously agreed upon. 1t was thought
he could beat Calderhead in his own
county (MarshalD by at least 500 ma
jority.
'As superintendent of insurance, w.
H L. Pepperen was considered the
strongest man in the state for the
place. being secretary of the Demo-
cratic state committee for years and
also one of the leading and most prom
inent men in two of the largest fra
ternal organizations in the state
"Mr Pepperell, however, says he
will help the other fellows from now
on till the night of election, but wants
nothing himself.
THE above names should be we'll
considered, for they come from all
parts of the state and are full blood
ed Democratsand workers from start
to finish
Secretary Montgomery of the Kansas
Day club has written to all the speak
ers on the banquet program for data
referring to themselves, their birth, life
and works. so that the people of Kan
sas might know. One speaker told his
life story in two typewriter lines. He
had mastered the idea that "brevity is
the soul of wit Another speaker re-
quireI two typewriter pages to tell his
life story. So it goes. The short and
the lure of public office shall lead them
on.
Attorney General Jackson was in
Lincoln, Neb., this week, and a news
paper there interviewed him on
Taft and Pinchot. with the following
result:
1.-THE people of Kansas like President
Taft's message. particularly his mes
sage on the interstate commerce act.
But they are all one on Pinchot AMI
for him They do not think that
congress has done what it should have
done to forward the Taft policies, and
this is a direct expression against Can
non and Aldrich.
Lewis Mayo of Leavenworth, one of
the uast commanders of Custer post No.
date for department commander of the
Kansas G. A. R. Capt. Mayo has a fine
war record in the Eighty-seventh Illi-
nois regiment. He concludes his an
nouncement with the following: IF I
am not elected no sore spots will be
ventilated. In fraternity, yours in
hope
c. L. Kagey of Beloit has decided not
to run for attorney general. He gives
as his reasons that his law practice
takes up all of his time and the attor-
does not justify him in the work and
expense of a campaign for the office.
John Dawson is the only candidate in
the race so far. Senator Brewster of
Doniphan county is talked of for the
place, but has not yet made announce
ment of his candidacy.
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