The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-15
w. L. Brown Believes Kansas
Democrats Are for Clark.
Believes That "Unterrified"
Win State This Year.
PUT FIRE IN THEM.
Declares Dodge City Speeches
Paved Way to Medley Victory.
Governor Stubs Suggests Had
ley for Second Place.

W L Brown, of Kingman, better
known as 'Tronjaw'' Brown, is strong
for Champ Clark for president. Brown
heueves that Clark played an import
ant mart in the Democratic successes
1a+a1xr in the Second and Seventh con-
zressionaI districts. He believes that
next to Bryan. Clark is the biggest IV-
ing man in the Democratic party. He
believes that Harmon and Wilson bolt
Cd Br-van for Buckner and therefore
can never be elected. He wants to see
the Kansas ueiegation instructed for
the Rdissourian. Among other argu-
7nents used by Mr.. Brown for Clark S
1,ac11liar fitness for the highest place in
the gift OF the people are uhe AolloW-
1T has no doubt been observed by
%1,e neople of Kansas that 1912 promises
fo he a Democratic year. The special
Lection in the Second district gave our
marty the head and shoulders of the
7oorker, the election Tuesday IN the big
Seventh gave US the hams, there is
nothing but the middllngs left to cap
+,1re and Kansas is Democratic.
srvVs7v this verdict of the people has
HAN wandered needs no discussion. The
,9,ost important figure in both battles
Vas the man whom hope to see made
our nominee for president, Champ
Clark.
First. I undertake to say that had 1t
not been for the Mise and patriotic ac-
House. If would have been impossible
~ elect Democrats in Kansas to ill
these vacancies. Further all the per-
sonalfty, honesty and influence of Mr.
clark was thrown into both campaigns
T, the Second district his voice and
logic was heard on the platform, and
added the necessary strength to Tag
CARTS campaign to land him in Wash
fngton thereby breaking a solid Repub-
1ican delegation and Overturning q ma
jority that was beastIy IN numerical
numbers
IN the big Seventh the presence of
Champ Clark at the Dodge City con-
vention, and the mastery speech he
made put enthusiasm into the hearts
of that gathering which permeated
every county in the district-caused
Democrats to face the cold January
blasts and cast their ballots for
Nee1ey; and Yet there are Democrats
who honestly believe that Kansas
should send a delegation to the Ma
tionaI convention instructed for some
one else for our standard bearer. and
not for the man who has been in public
life for over a quarter of a century.
has been weighed and never found
wanting. Did you ever hear of Champ
Clark by voice or vote being mixed up
in any scandal or graft? You never
did His name has always been q
synonym of honesty, sobrtety and right
living, as citizen or official
ssrhe other day I poIled car on the
santa F'e as to first and second choice
for nominees Out of seventeen Demo
Gratis. eleven were for the great COM
naoner, William J. Byran, as first
choice, and yet they all knew that Mr..
Bryan was not. and under any cir
cunlstances would not be a candidate
for the place. For second choice
clark received the same eleven votes,
and why2 Simply because he was the
only candidate now prominently men
xsoued=Harmon Wilson and Clark