The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-22

who has come out of the west with
the name of winner against any
Republican odds. He has carried his
judicial district twice against the best
the Republicans had to offer and over
a normal Republican majority of
about a thousand or more. He will
make the race this year for the U. s.
senate. Judge Thompson is a good
speaker and a better politician and
party worker He is strong in the
Clark men in the east are for him.
He helped swing the Dodge convention
for Clark and wrote the Clark reso-
lutions out there.
Farrelley an Orator.
Hugh Farrelley of Chanute, another
speaker. is well known as a party lead
er and orator. He made the race
for the senate against Bristow three
years ago and stands high as a party
leader. His speech will be worth
while.
Bond Is a Veteran.
Thomas L. Bond OF Salina has
grown gray in party service and at
the same time accumulated honors
and oratory while practicing before
teh bar. His speech with the subject.
Democratic Opportunity" ought to
be a good one, for his party, accord
ing to its leaders, faces a bright and
shining light ahead.
President Brown Is Busy
Burt Brown, the president Of the
state club and banquet committee. is
the busiest man in town today, and
he will be busy still tonight. He
opens the speechmaking at the big
spread. Brown is one of the younger
set in the ranks of the unterrified and
a conner, according to the signs. He
halls from Lawrence, a town that has
furnished a governor and congress-
man lately. Brown will run for sec
retary of state this year.
KopLxe Speaks for Young Crowd.
A. ". Kopke of Emporia is the col
lege orator Of the evening. The
Fourth district Democrats answer for
him as a word painter and a con-
juror of logic and argument.
woodrow Wilson Of New Jersey
closes the bill He is regarded over
the country as one of the great and
forceful speakers of the day.
Kansas Democrats are sure to be
pleased and heartened by the message
from the great thinker and progressive
from princeton. wilson mas en1huseu
banquet boards from Maine to Cali
fornia the past year. He is Topeka's s
guest today and members of
all parties are proud to welcome the
visitor.
A short speaking program and
quet committee. The long list of
speakers usually forced upon ban
quets wears out the guests and is an
to the last speaker, who must
start on the big speech of the evening
at late hour and talk to tired
audience But it will not be that way
tonight. A short, strong program.
Masonic hall, where the banquet
will be held, has been decorated for
the occasion. Plates will be laid for
over seven hundred guests It is a
noble banquet hall and it will be filled
tonight with the flower of Kansas
Democracy when Governor Wilson
arises to speak.
Talk of Wilson Resolution.
One of the big fights today among
the early arrivals for the Democratic
love feast was over the movement to
inject Wilson resolutions in today's |
meeting. At noon it was claimed that
the movement had practically been
abandoned Friends of both Clark and |
Wilson opposed any effort to force
party issues.
When the scheme to launch Wilson |
was started, the Clark forces held a. |
hasty conference. A poll of the visit !
ing members left a serious doubt in I
the minds of the Clark friends as to
whether they could control the vote. /
AS the time increased. their hoped for I
majority decreased. Each train seem |