The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-29
Young Republicans Celebrate
States 51st Anniversary.
Hotel LObbies Are Crowded With
Enthusiastic Visitors.
NO DOUBT IN MINDS
Confident Victory viii Perch
on Their Banner.
Have No Fear That Democrats
Will Capture State.
r. B. Dawes Unable to Attend
Scott to Speak.
NO DOUBT IN MINDS
The Program.


Following is the program and mem
for the banquet tonight:
Music-Old Veterans Glee Club
Lawrence.
Presidents Address H. Faxon
MusicE6id Veterans Glee Club
.Kansas''-z. G. Hopkins, Topeka.
Our Duty r. NJ Anderson, Beloit
=Washburn Quartet.
Rank and File" L. G. Turner, Pratt
Young Republicans" Eustace
Smith, Hutchinson.
Music-Washb burn Quartet.
The Kickers' &C. J.. Dunn, Onaga
Music=Washbu burn Quartet.
Unjust Critcism"-J. w. Graybill
Newton.
The banquet win be held at Masonic
hall on Jackson street. and viii begin
at $50 p. The tickets which cost
81 each may be had at the hotels and
Cremerie restaurant.
Kansas is celebrating her fifty
first anniversary today and the
Kansas Day club is mixing politics
with manifestations of state pride.
The club is well over 30 years old
and the young men who founded it
are veterans today This is campaign
year and the club meeting will launch
most of the booms for state and con-
gressional office. The vanguard of
members and guests came in Sunday
and at noon today the hotel corri-
dors and state house were thrOnged
with men who are known over the
state as orators, editors, office hold
ers and politicians The old familiar
faces. The same old talk. The same
old milling round. The same old cloud
of blue from the cigars. Pipe dreams,
day dreams, visions of the future and
pictures Of the past.
The G. O. P is facing a serious
problem in Kansas this year. 1t is
torn by faction and rent by politi-
cal ambition. But the Kansas Day
club members do not seem to be WOr-
ried- They explain the earthquakes
in the Second and Seventh districts
and promise to win them both back
next fall. They brought no ban
dages to bind wounds Last year the
club regulars were in supreme con-
troll without a struggle. Two years
ago they gained control after a bit
ter fight. This year they are con-
ceded control without the formality
of a contest. All the orators are reg
uiar as the cogwheels in A Swiss
watch The officers are regular. The
members are regular, in proportion of
at least SIX TO one The prOgressives
today
Taft Is the Cry.
The fear of losing Kansas to the Dem
oc1ats is the least of the club mem
bers' thoughts It is their day and
they are making the most of il. No ore
who attends the business sessions of the
club or he milling in the hotel lObbies
would know there was factional fight
in Kansas. The leaders in town today
are for Taft for denomination and they
sang his praises all day long. They are
opposed to presidential primary and
count or a convention sending q solid
Taft delegation to Chicago. Straw
votes and DC lis are childs play to them
They have the machinery of the club
in their hands and it is oiled and geared
to perfection.
The club is still faithful to its tradi-
tions and Observes the f..ith in which
it WAS baptized. The young men are in
control Young men will make the
spec ches tonight. Young men comprise
the officers and the eight vice presi-
dents The club insures that young
men shall have a fair share Of the Of
fees. The work the club has accom-
plished is apparent in the state house
and in Washington today. Charlie Ses-
siOns, secretary OF state; VIII Davis.
state auditor; John Dawson. attorney
general; Charles Snukers. member
Board of control; Joe LOngshore. oil
inspector; Campbell Murdock Jack
son, Anthony. congressman, are all
young men, The gray-heads do we'll q
break even n Karsas public affairs.
The club gives the boys a start and