The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-22

pie need. The days of Populism are
gone forever in Kansas"
~ do you think there will be any OPP
position to Hodges in your party?' he
was asked.
ST most assuredly do 1 know for a
certainty that the Democrats intend to
bring out another candidate for gov
ernor. 1t isn't square deal to the
straight Democrats and straight Re
publicans to have a Populist at the
| head of both state tickets. If the
/ Democrats succeed in nominating a
strong, conservative candidate, Stubs
will be defeated in the November cleo
ton. Otherwise, he will succeed him
SELF
| J. NJ. McCown of Emporia is here to
/ attend the Democratic banquet and in
| cidentally to let the Assembled hosts
know that he is in the race for congress
| in the Fourth district.
Mr.. McCown has always taken an ac-
tive part in politics and has attended
nearly every Democratic state conven-
ton and every national convention Of
the party since 1882 with a single ex-
Democratic national convention in St.
Louis in 1904 and an alternate to the
Denver convention. He has met and
knows personally many of the leading
Democrats of the nation and knows in
timately the leading men of his party in
this state. He is in accord with the
progressive element of his party and
the progressive spirit of the west. He
| Is full of push and energy and has a
way of accomplishing whatever he I'M
dertakeS. Mr.. McCown engaged in the
newspaper business in 1882 and was an
| active supporter of Geo. w. Click for
governor. He was on intimate terms
with Col. Thomas Moonlight, Chas. W.
Blair, Thomas Fenlon, David Overmyer
and other "old war horses" of the party,
and though a comparatively young
man, comes as near representing both
| the old and the new schools of politics
as any Democrat in the state.
]. H. Howe of Abilene, editor of the
| Dickinson County News, is the choice
| of the Fifth district for the new presi-
dent of the banquet club, and he will
likely be elected without opposition
The Fifth district is well represented
here today and the representatives held
a caucus in the parlors of the ThrooI
i this morning at which Mr. Howe was
endorsed. County Attorney delivering
of Marysville is prominently mentioned
as the Fifth district candidate for con-
| gress.
Wichita is represented by a strong
| delegation here today as follows;
| George c. Rodgers, l. S. Woodard, ]. B
| VIM. DERRICK, A E. Jacques, F. K
| Hammers, T. Arnett and Carl Norcross
c. F. Foley of Rice county is one OF
the popular Democrats who always has
| a crowd around him at the hotel today
Mr.. Foley was the leader of the mi
| nority in the last house of representa-
| tives and will be the POSTMASTER al
the banquet tonight.
James Malone of Rawlins and ]. D
Flanagan of Decatur are two Irish
patriots taking a part in the Bourbon
| deliberations today. Both were mem
bers of the last legislature. Flanagan
is going to run for congress in the
Seventh district.
w. P. FEEDER, the Great Bend editor
| is one of the leaders present at today's
| deliberations. FEEDER is one of the DEM
| ocrats quoted in a morning paper as
| having called upon Governor Stubs ste
tender allegiance at the next election
| FEEDER denies the allegation and is look
ing for the author of the libel He
called in company with four other DEM
ocrats to chat with the governor a lit
tie while and talk about the public
utilities bill FEEDER is a Hodges shoute1
and declared that he would work all the
| time for the election of the Olathe SEN
ator.
| W. F. Sekavec of Ellsworth is among
those present and voting. Mr. SekaveC
| was a member of the last legislature
and was full of wise saws and axioms
He often got his English mixed, but
never his ideas.
Senator Hodges was so busy shaking
hands today and receiving congratula-
tons that he Travelled in circle, but ht
found time to tell reporter that he
was well satisfied with the present state
Of affairs and he had all the confidence
Of winner. 81 will make my campaign
on progressive issues and claim thai
the Democrats have a prior right to al
of them" he said. 1.-THE placing o.
more power in the hands of the people
and the regulation of corporations wal
: a Democratic slogan before Roosevelt
was known outside of New York city
and Governor Stubs was building rail
roads. L hope to win with the solo
Democratic vote behind me. If the Re
publicans who are dissatisfied witt
their candidate running for two office:
at one time choose to vote for me, wei
and good. But L am making the race
as a dyed in the wool Democrat, anG