The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11
HODGES SAYS NO!
Governor Will Not Call Spe-
ciaI Session for /. and r..
II Won't Pass 1T Now, Won't
Then.
DEMOCRATS ARE LIBERAL
Subscribe Fund of $4,000 for
Publicity.
Adjournment Postponed to
Wednesday Noon.
DEMOCRATS ARE LIBERAL

There will no special session of the
legislature to submit the initiative and
referendum to the Kansas voters in
1914. That fact was made clear today
in a statement made by Governor
George H. Hodges when he declared
that he did not propose to reconvene
the legislature to adopt the I. and r.
Last week the rumor became current
that a special session of the legislature
was a strong possibility if the members
returned home without submitting the
initiative and referendum to the people
The rumor was founded on speech de-
nvered on the floor of the mouse by
Speaker w L. Brown
In that speech, Brown declared that
the Democrats would stand for the sub
mission to the voters of but two amend
ments to the constitution-the recall
and one other constitutional provision.
Then Brown further stated that the
question of the initiative and referen-
dunn would be checked squarely Up TO
the legislature to adopt the constitu-
tional provision either at this session
or at a possible special session to be
called by the governor.
Browns plan was followed to the let
ter. The recall had already passed both
houses. With it was added the Was-
gener resolution for an income tax
That made two. And the legislature
stopped right there-leaving open
place for the l. and r. if one could be
put over either at this time or in
special session
With this situation facing the legisla-
ture, the possibility of a special session
was increased. But Governor Hodges
says no.
will there be a special session to
enact the initiative and referendum
Governor Hodges was asked.
mo" said Hodges, there will be no
special session for that particular pur-
pose. If the legislature won't adopt
the 1. and r. at this time, it is pretty
certain that they won't do 1t IN spe-
ciaI session So, if nothing else de-
yeIops which warrants the calling OF
the legislature together, there viii De
no special session.
Since the calling of special sessions
has always brought sorrow rather than
triumph and glory to Kansas COVER
nors the possibility of Hodges walk
ing into that hole, seems entirely re-
moved.
In Is minutes Monday night Demo-
cratic members of the house raised $z,-
OoO with which to advertise and ex-
pIoit the work of the 1913 legislative
session in $4,000 legislative handoooKs
to be distributed among Kansas voters
The Democratic caucus, caued pS
house members, was held in the su-
preme court room and the 75 men VINO
attended the meeting contributed lib
eraIly to fund to advertise the work
of the first really Democratic admln-
istration in the history of kansas. IN
diyiduaI contributions of $25 and sou
were made by practically every man
who attended the meeting. And what
was still more, practically every dol
lar of the money was paid over before
the meeting adjourned.
Plans to advertise the accomplish
nents of the 1918 legislature were
launched by Speaker w. L. Brown and
nv James w. Orr, administration floor
leader in the house. IT is proposed to
spend Sc, 900 to $4,000 in printers ink
this summer and to place in the hands
of every Democratic voter in Kansas
a list of the things which the legisla-
ture has accomplished. A 200 page
booklet, containing the record and
work of the individual members and
of the entire legislative body, will be
printed. In the book will also be pic
lures of the administration members
of the two houses. Thousands of these
books will be placed in the hands of
Democratic voters in every part of the
state.
ed of w. L. Brown, chairman; Charles
n. Sawyer, treasurer; Frank Cumiskey,
secretary. and arrisOn Parkman,
Senator Harry Mcmillan and Grant !
Harrington was named to take charge
of the printing program. Following the
meeting the Democratic house mem
bers, the Democratic senators will
hold a caucus to raise money for the
publicity campaign.
In the meeting there was but one |
diccordant note. That was when Rep
resentative Carroll of Leavenworth !
county, was asked 20 contribute to the !
fund. The senate had just beaten one ]
of Carrolrs pet bills and only a week
ago, he had been denied admission to /
a Democratic senate caucus.
nf
senate" said Carroll. Il don't think |
owe the Democratic party of Kansas i
one cent and l don't propose to |
contribute" And he didn't.
Without argument or debate the |
house has passed the educational ap-
without an amendment or a single op-
posing vote. Friends of the three big |
state schoolS-Kansas university, |
college and the State |
trouble when the !
bills were considered in the house. But |
In less than an hour the appropriation
bills for the three schools had been
read and dumped into the omnibus
which carried educational appropria-
ton bills to the amount of more than
two and half million dollars.
All sorts of honor was conferred on
James w. Orr, administration floor
leader in the house, when the mem
bers of the lower branch of the legis
lature took a half hour off Monday
afternoon to show the AtchiSOn man
just what they thought of him.
Immediately following a lively de-
bate in which the Waggener-Orr po-
litical breach was widened by several /
feet. Orr was called on the carpet by