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

Bill Sapp and His High Bonnet.
age and distributing an assortment of
party confidence that insured a sue
cessful meeting.
dorado abandoned a prosperous bank
ing business for two days to attend the
party conclave- CrOn fought and bled
in the halls of the Kansas legislature
four consecutive years. He organized
the forces to fight the inheritance tax
law, which CrOn still insists is an
abomination in his district. Now Cron
wants to be state treasurer. In the
Eighth district. where CrOn lives. he
is widely known, and his boomlet was
promptly launched ten minutes after
the Eldorado banker penned his name
on the blotter at the Throop hotel.
'In view of the services which Champ
Clark has rendered the Kansas Demo-
Gratis in the last few months" said
Kirk Prather, chairman of the Second
district congressional committee sit
would be folly for the Kansas Demo-
Gratis not to give him their assistance
at this time. He entered the fights in
the Second and Seventh districts and
was almost personally responsible for
our success. He favored both Taggart
and Medley with committee appoint
ments, only hoping to aid in a Demo-
cratic victory in Kansas this fall. Kan
sas owes Clark something and the
Hutchinson convention should see that
the bill is paid. Il want to say Also
continued Prather, that the reports to
the effect that Taggart would not run
again, are untrue He will be a candi-
date for reelection and I think we will
win next fall"
A dozen prominent Kansas Democrats
went to Kansas City this morning and
accompanied Governor woodrow Wilson
n Man
kaw to Topeka. In the party were
Charles Sawyer, Norton; James w. Orr
Atchison; Henderson Martin, Marion;
Thomas H. Grisham Cottonwood Falls:
w. o. Rigby, Topeka; Samuel Hale, La
Crosse; Thomas w. Morgan, Ottawa:
Samuel Graybill. Hutchinson: A P. Elder.
G. Smith, Kansas City, Kan.
Liberal and Kinsley each sent a delega-
ton to Topeka today to attend the party
feed and exchange political views with
their neighbors- From K1nsIey is Il 5.
Ham and Sheriff Mclaughlin, while Lib
Erwin A A. Farmer and c. G. Eddy. A.
B. Reaves, of Dodge City, came with the
party.
1.-The Sixth district is for Wilson in my
opinion stated Charles Sawyer, of Nor
ton, Chairman of the congressional COM
votes Wilson will get in the Hutchinson
convention, 1 am unable to say but he
has been rapidly gaining ground and l
believe the Kansas delegation will be fos
him. Sawyer is chairman of a solid
Wilson delegation named last week by
the Norton county Democrats.
Guy T. Helvering, of Marysville. is
busily invoicing the political assets with
the Fifth district Democrats with view
of making a second race against Judge
Rees- When Helvering made the race |
two years ago he sawed some 5000 votes
off the normal Republican majority in the |
Fifth district This time Helvering must
tight all the way. He IS likely to have |
at least two opponents in Representative |
A B. Carney, Of Concordia- and Alexis |
Andrein' Swedish minister of Salina-
CLARK will have 427 of the 617 delegates in
the Hutchinson convention, is the as
of the Emporia Times It figure that of
174 delegates named at the present time, |
that Clark has 152 Of them and that VII |
is for Clark AS to the gubernatorial |
possibilities, Hodges should win But |
that doesn't mean there is no Billiard |
until a leader arrived. Now they are at
work, but I don't think he has enough |
strength to win
The Fifth district visitors are discuss
ing three possible district delegates to the |
national convention. Representative Mike |
Frey seems to have a sincere following IN |
his candidacy for a place on the delega-
ton. Unless Kansas gives an avowed
Clark delegation. Frey may get a place
on the list The Junction City man is a
Wilson enthusiast The Clark contingent
seems to be leaning toward Dr. c. W
Brandenberg, of Frankfort; and J. T. |
Rendegast, of Abilene. Both the Clark
and Wilson forces claim control of tie
Fifth and the fight for the delegates viii
be worth while
From the Seventh district today came a
crowd of Thompson and Clark boosters
Garden city. Judge Thompson's home
town. is well represented at the feed and
they are pulling for Thompson, first, last
and all the time. Among the Garden City |
arrivals this morning were: o. P. Reeves |
g. w. F4nnup H. o. Trinkle. Judge W. f.
I thompson, r. W. Hoskinson. r. Z
Stotts. A. Hoskinson. Albert Jones, of
Garden City, E. NJ Dean, of Richfield-
1t is now probable that W p FEEDER |
representative from Barton county. who