The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-06
ReSubmissiOn Issue to BE FOrceu
in Kansas.
Fight to Control Legislature
Will Be Made.
WODK OE NJ g. Il. Nj. A.
WORK OF NJ. & B. NJ. A
Mayor Billiard One OF the vice
Presidents of Organization.
Will Be Supported as Candidate
for Governor.

ReSu omission Will OC GA ---
1912 campaign in Kansas Onoer the
guidance of the Manufacturers anu
Business Mems association, strenuous
camnaien will be conducted to secure
the resubnnission of the liquor question:
three wears hence. The big hght Will
h for the control of the legislature
Ru+ in addition to this the united sup
port of every branch of the assocldClolsa ~
will be given j. b. BlIIard. IHayol 81? -
Topeka, who Will De d,,iJoI5 iS one
candidate for governor. BllIdlu - III III
of the vice presidents OF the hdIoLldI
organization and prominent "ol mel
in the local order. .oe Nh q
There is no lodging the issues; Ine
Manufacturers and Business Men IS as
sociation is in Kansas to convince tlle
voters that prohibition does not PIo5
hibit That will be doctrine pIedcHe9f |
in the coming campaign "A, - 191anG Sc of
the best speakers at the colInldnu u
the association will stump the state |
Every county will be canVaSseu. f-eeIS
precinct will be entered. Every can can
didate for either branch OF the leSlSld-
ture will be tested regarding his sent-
nent on prohibition. To the most
favorable candidate will be gwen the
Y tied strength of the organization.
AT the present time there are about
100 branch organizations of the M
and r. NJ A. in Kansas. These orders
represent a membership OF more IMAM
5000 at the present time. New u6ius
campaign started in Topeka last Octo-
ber. Then Leavenworth stepped IN
line. Kansas City, Kansas came next.
Every big town in the state a En- Iaa 20, d
], cal branch almost before 1t was gen
eraIIv known Just why the association
was here.
Extend to Small Towns.
This spring the campaign has ex-
tended to the small towns; OUT IN the
short grass district, professional or
ganizers are telling the people that
Drohibitory Kansas is the laughing
stock of the nation. They declare that
the law does everything except that
for which 1t was enacted. In Law
renee the home of Governor w. K.
Stubbs, there is a branch orga nization:
A few weeks ago representative or
The association went to Alma, the
rendezvous of J. N. Dolley. Now Alma
is on the list of towns with a local M.
and B. NJ. A. The campaign extended
west to Ellis. The intervening terri
tory was canvassed. Then the work
y-aS carried to Kansas and al present
t, firing line is in the northwest sec
ton of the state.
intendent, organizations will have been
formed in 1000 Kansas towns before
1rirnarv day, 1912. The one object of
each organization is to defeat the pro
hibitory law. He says these organiza-
tions will represent a membership OF
100 900 voters.
A. the present time a second Topeka
branch is being organized in Topeka.
The new order will be among the col
ored voters. Petitions are being clrcu-
lated today and the organizations will
be permanently effected next week. Ac-
cording to a statement made by Hinlxle,
the Topeka order at the present time
has more than 1,500 members He says
the number will be increased to 1000 or
5000 members in the next year.
Pleased With Billiard Boom.
Hinkle is elated over the Billiard for
governor announcement In fact Hinkle
and NJ & B. NJ. A. is largely behind
the boom. For several weeks the mat
ter has been discussed. statement
was not expected from Billiard, how
ever until some time next fall. Hinkte
declares that the Billiard victory in To-
peka this spring is a direct boost for
the cause he represents.
Along the rural routes people watched
the Topeka mayOralty fight with one
eve In the excitement they all but
forgot their own campaigns. Along the
tank circuit Billiard is a tin god in the
wilderness. The ruralists like a fight
er. Therefore when Billiard told his
sentiments and kicked his heels to-
gether or let loose a few war whoops
there was applause in Mudville. 1t is
the same wild desire to see a man fight
that made Stubbs a hero three years
ago 1t is claimed that the same thing
will be repeated in the coming battle
For weeks reports from the small towns
state that Billiard has made an i'm
preston and something greater was ex-
pected of him. For this reason Bill
iard's announcement will arouse little
excitement. In many places the step
was anticipated.
But the big fight which the Mer-
chants and Business Mems association
will wage, will not be for the election
of Billiard. 1t will be for the control of
the legislature. So heated campaign
for legislative timber has been planned
that the senatorial scrap, the equal suf-
frage feud and the reciprocity and
tariff arguments will be relegated 10
the side show class. The resubmission
crowd will make an independent fight.
Thev will hew q straight line. ResuD-
mission without compromise is their
battle cry. If a Democrat in one coun-
ty is superior from the standpoint of
sentiments to the Republican candi-
date, he will receive the support of the
order. II in the adjoining county
Republican is right" he will get the
branch organizations support
There will be a FOad of oratory heap
ed on Kansas by the association that
will command some attention-if ora
tory really plays a part in an election.
Clarence Darrow, the Chicago labor
union attorney, is an advocate of the
licensed saloon. He will be brought to
Kansas for a protracted campaign. Bur
barrow will probably hit only the large
watering places. Charles Towne form
er congressman and now state senator
in New York, will also take a part in
the 1912 campaign in Kansas. accord
ing to Hinkle's lineup. Then there IL
David S. Rose, the former nayor Of
speHbinder. too. He will put in the
summer with the Kansas agriculture
lists and paint glowing pictures of the
benefits of an open, high licensed, well