The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-29

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Book Commission.
m MATTER Of THOSE PICTURES
sIrOniows Brown Still in q. 8.
Senator Fight.

| Uncertain in their own minds a. to
out at their first state wide confer
ence in Topeka today. Kansas club
women will attend the political gath
ering at the Y. W.. c. A. building
without a definite program In view,
unless 1t exists in the minds Of some
OF the leaders Of the cause. Tho out
OF town attendance for tho women's
political conference IL not large. all
though q number OF the larger towns
| OF the state are represented.
An effort will be made to draft q
declaration Of principles, but the
| things which will be written in the
platform of the women II q matter
which must be decided ON the floor Of
the meeting. Laws for the better
| ment of the conditions Of women and
children In Kansas will be demanded
by the women In the resolutions
which they hope to draft. They want
the minimum wage, maximum hour, Q
stronger white slavery law, marriage
laws regulating marriage of the NOR
ally. mentally and physically unflt. the
initiative and referendum and perhaps
the recall and other reform measures.
All Paroles Represented.
All political faiths, the Republicans,
Democrats and Progressives, are to be
represented in the meeting today, ac-
cordtng to announcement made by
Mrs. Lila Day Monroe. who IL re-
sponsible for calling the meeting ON
behalf Of the Good Government club
of Topeka Mrs.. Monroe IL herseN
ranked among the women Of the Pro-
gresstve faith, several staunch Re-
publicans. It il claimed. win be among
those. In attendance at the meeting.
and Mrs. Emma Sells Marshall II one
OF the leaders Of the, Demccratic
forces. Before the meeting. M.
Marshall held lengthy Conference
with w. L. (Ironjaw) Brown of King
man in the governors office at the
state house. Whether plans for to-
days meeting were discussed was not
A number Of Kansas club v,om.,
came to Topeka last night and etill
others came this morning. Early in
the week 1t was reported that the
resolutions adopted at the First dis
trict harmony meeting in Atchison
and that the women would be asked
TO endorse them. Whether this plan
Will be attempted. none Of the women
s*afn Denind ms. the movement were willing to
resolutions had q pleasing ring to
them and that she appreciated the
sentiment regarding welfare laws. But
she did not know whether an effort
would be made to endorse them.
Tne resolutions adopted by the
women in today's conferences win 81
offered to the political parties as =
sort OF declaration OF principles, it Il
Claimed, and each of the three biz
political organizations of the state viii
be permitted to take such acton az
1ectlng them as they see fit.
Start Fire Under Ross.
The country press is as wide awake
regarding state and public affairs a. n
the city press. And when the stafo
text book commission met recently
ana adopted 2 majority COMMITTEES re-
port giving the contract for illustrate
ing Kansas primers to an eastern
artist without open bids or competi-
ton (later the commission annulled
this action and allowed 20 pictures for
s kansas artistsl. the country publish-
members OF the commission who
ignored Kansas talent. state Superin-
tendent w. d. Ross was ono OF the
men voting Tor the work OF an eastern
artist without consideration Of local
artists. He voted against Kansaa n
committee ana In commission Nov
Mr.. Ross must bear his full share OF
the responsibility for his action. So
to the fact that Ross election M dme
not 50 much to the support which he
received from eastern pyndicateS,
publishers and artists. AZ from ~
suIiraSe Of the people who do their !
After reviewing briefly the fi~ht
over the selection Of an artist to IL
lustrate the Kansas primer. the Canav
News gives credit to the mennharn 81 !.
the commission who opposed favor-
ing an eastern artist to the exclusion
OF all others, and adds:
"Other members Of the tart hoo,r
commission wanted to give It al to a
New York artist without c0fnnefifior.
lt should also be remembered that
w. D. Ross, state superintendent. Who
IL eating from the hands Of Kanaas
people, was one Of those favoring the
foreign artist without 30 much q gtv-
Ing home people q chance"
Curtis On Harmony Resolut3ons.
Charles Curtis Of Topeka. former
United states Denafor from Kansas,
has approved the resolutions adopted
at the harmony conferences i'm Atchi-
son this week ana declares that the
declaration Of principle contains
many strong points. Curtis did mot
attend the Atchison meeting. but att
er reading the resolutions = STRONG
In his endorsement Of their sentiment.
the Republican party has always
.tood for civil service reform and IL
has been extended year by year BY our
presidents, and every one admits that
It has been q success = aaad Carts ssIRs
Il has been good for govofnmont &
stttutions, why should It not ~ oquG1
y ~ good for Hta4e tnstitut1ooe? IN
my Judgment if the state fnstitutiones
civil service there would b. leag eorh>
plafnt about their mAnagoEno6essz 81 s. 8
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