The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-30
Kansas Day Club May Be Used
to Heal Party Breach.
Leaders Coming to Realize That
This Must Be Done.
REGULARS IN SADDLE.
Now Completely Dominate the
Organization and Affairs.
Talk of Congressman Charles +.
Scott for Governor.

Lie KANSAS Lay CLUB VIII ceiebaCe the
states fftieth birthday anniversary to-
morrow night with a banquet as has
been the custom of the club since it's
organization nearly 20 years ago. The
business meeting will be held in the
afternoon at 8 o'clock at the Knights
and Ladies Of Security hall at Seventh
street and Kansas avenue. There has
been lot of talk lately among the
| leaders of both factions of making this
club meeting the occasion of patching
up the trouble in the party; of having
| a harmony session.
Up to this time however, nothing has
developed. that would lead to the con-
fident prediction that there will be
any great amount of harmony at the
club meeting this year. The officers of
the club are regulars from the head
waters Of the regular creek. The pro-
| gram this year will breathe nothing but
| regular sentiments The legislative
| session so far has only served to en-
| phasize the breach in the factions. STILL
| the talk OF harmony continues to come
from both sides. The leaders realize
| that the breach must be bridged over
| IL the party nominee for governor and
the legislature are to be saved in the
| 1911 campaign.
| The business meeting of the Kansas
| Day club last year was a scene of wild
triumph for the regulars. They ran
| the steam roller over the insurgents
with whoop and a flourish. They re-
fused to endorse the Stubbs admins
tration and they defeated all the in
| surgent candidates for office. The
speeches that afternoon were as the
| breath of dragons to the square dealers.
The business session of the club sche-
| dued for tomorrow afternoon will not
| likely be so intense as the one last
year for one reason that there is no
state campaign just ahead. But there
| Is likely to be a stirring time if the
| members do not get together and agree
on some harmony program before
| hand.
| 1t has been suggested that if both
sides are really in favor of harmony
that they select committee instead
of nominating officials at the business
meeting with instructions to that body
to thresh over the situation and pre-
sent the names of the most available
| and best timber to the club for en-
dorsement. One faction ought to have
the presidency and the other the sec
retaryship, it is argued. The vice
presidents from the different congress
sional districts could be divided four
and four. This plan would tend to
promote harmony. OF course, it may
be impossible to promote harmony.
Ralph Faxon of Garden City, one of
the vice presidents Of the club, has
been spoken of for president. Ralph
I
men of the state and a tireless and
abl eworker in any cause in which he
is interested. He is a regular clear to
| the core.
Charles Case for President.
Charles Case, representative in the
house from Dickinson county. serving
| his second term, is spoken of for the
harmony candidate for president of
the club A better man could not be
found than the young man from Abb
lene. He is regular, but has shown
a disposition this session to be fair
and broad in his consideration of ad-
ministration and anti-administration
measures. He stands we'll with the
regulars and has the confidence now
of the progressives. A prominent and
yctive insurgent leader said today:
| Charlie Case suits me for president.
He is fair and broad, and has the abil-
ity." Case has important committee
| appointm ents given him by the insur-
gent speaker and stands high in the
legislative councils.
Another candidate spoken of in IA
vorable terms for either president or
secretary is Karl Miller, representative
from Ford county. Karl. is the
youngest member of the house, but
has made a good impression on the
old timers. Don Carlos of Douglas is
also spoken of as a good man for
president. He has class, this man
from Douglas. Senator Hamilton,
our own Clad from Shawnee, is also
| regarded as good man for the presi-
dency of the club.
| Case for president and Miller for
secretary would be the best harmony
program, say the friends of harmony,
The committee plan of selecting can
didates for the clubs endorsement Is
meeting with favor among the lead
ers today who favor the party above
personal prejudice or ambition. They
think the club ought to abolish the
possibility of such scenes of yeal
ago or disband in the interest of the
party They think that neither E
radical progressive or regular ought
to be given office in the club, nor e
man who is committed to sides in the
coming gubernatorial or senatorial
fights.
Congressman Charles F. Scott ma.
be a Republican candidate for gov
ernor before the primary election mex
year. There can be only one con
tingency that would prevent the Sec
ond district congressman from enter
ing the race, and that is the judg
ment of Republicans over the stat
that some other candidate would b.
stronger and more available. If sucl
a Republican can be induced to max,
the race, Congressman Scott vii
cheerfully support him and do all n
! | can to aid in his election If Scott i
regarded as the most available man
, he will enter the campaign and do hi
part for the success of straight Repub
[ licanis1n.
For several months Congressman
Scott has been urged by Kansas Re
, pub1icans to permit the use of hi
name as a candidate for governor, bu
/ until recently he has declined to Civ
: decision. In letters to Republican
! friends in Kansas who have urged hin
: to enter the race he has said that if