The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-22

I'VE are the dominant party, you
| must remember" declares Chairman
PepperelI, and that tells the whole
story.
True the Democrats did not get all
they asked FOR. Put with a governor
of their choosing, both branches of the
state legislature, five out of eight con-
gressmen in Washington and half the
senators, and a big majority for the
presidential nominee, 1t is little wonder
that they feel elated, and that they
expect to turn loose some of their en-
thusiasm tonight.
The banquet is scheduled to begin at
O'Clock. The hall promises to be
crowded for nearly all the tickets were
sold this morning. After the dinner
there will be the address of the retiring
president, w. p. FEEDER, of Great Bend.
followed by Miss Novma Merring, who
will talk on "Our Sphere" referring to
the new Kansas citizenship. Then Gov
ernor Hodges will talk, and he will be
followed by Ex-Governor Dockery, the
guest of honor. There promises to be
lots of fun, and the program should
not drag out as late as has been the
rule for the last two years.
Banquet Notes.
Lewis Wilson, a banker at New Ulys-
ses, Grant county, and a member of
the state committee, is here with a
smile that won't come off. He arrived
late yesterday. He is for "Pepp' for
state chairman, and has no doubt the
popular former secretary will be
elected
"How's Grant county," somebody
She's Democratic, and proud of it"
he replied.
Leaders of the Democratic ranks be-
gan to come in fast last night. Among
them were w. III. L. Pepperell, chair
man of the state committee; Harrison
Morgan
Ottawa; F. Nj. Pearl of Hiawatha; S.
s. Graybill, c. Hutchinson; Mack
Gretchen of Sedgwick; Jess Napier. of
Newton, and a number of others.
E. K. Pence, gene-"l agent of the
Bankers Life ct Hutchinson. a Demo-
crat, is here for the big banquet to-
night, arrivinr- 1as+ night.
Re-. J. d, Botlxin, recently appointed
warden of, the state prison. has re-
turned from visit to relatives in
Texas and Louisiana to be present at
the annual love feast. He says he en-
toyed his trip, but is glad to be back
in Kansas.
Henderson Martin is in Wichita tenn
porarily, but is expected to return this
afternoon in ample time for the oan-
quet tonight.
. j. w. Morphy of the Russell Reform
of Russell, Kan, and G. n. Page, real
estate man of Oberlin, spent some time
this morning at the Throop hotel talk
ing over old times. 1t was about Is
years ago that Morphy. as chairman
of the Populist convention at Colby,
and Page as chairman of the Demo-
cratic convention, also sitting at Colby,
nominated a congressional candidate
from the Sixth district.
Those were old times, remarked
Morphy.
You bet they WERE" assented Page.
Both are here for the big meeting this
afternoon and tonight.
B. NJ. Dreiling of the News-Republi-
can of Hays City has flaw to pick
in the MasSa chuSettS ballot law as 1t
has been enacted. There are a lot of
have been voting right, Dreilfng says.
Under the provisions of the new law
nearly one-third of them will be en-
tirely DISTINGUISHED. But even at that
Dreiling says Ellis will stay in line,
and will help swell Hodges majority in
1914.
John r. Connolly, congressman
elect from the Sixth district, is here
for the banquet tonight, en- route to
Washington. He expected to push on
to Washin gton early next week. He is
sche uIed for a busy day today. and
at the Throop aMf~ morning found
himself bucconholed at every turn
There are lots of postoffices in his dis
trict. and multitudes of the faithful
have come in for the banquet, partly
for the sake of the big annual gath
ering, and partly on purpose to see
Connolly.
"The salt of the earth will be found
in the Sixth district" Connolly says.
smilingly. We've. got some of the
best people out there you ever saw,
and they are all feeling good now"
f. H. Benson. secretary to Con-
gressman-e elect Connolly, also is here
for the banquet. He will go back to
his home at Colby, however, before
following his chief to Washington.
Some business that needs complet-
ing before 1 go east he remarked.
SAY" he added, rather exultantly
"the meeting tonight is going to be a
everywhere. I never knew there were
so many Democrats from anywhere
except the Sixth district"
One of the visitors from a remote
corner is William Walker, jr., prom
inent business man, and old time
Democrat, who came all the way from
Goodland for the meeting. He spent
the morning greeting Sixth district
friends. He is rejoicing over the pros
poets of good times in the Sixth dis
trict where considerable snow has
fallen in the last two days, doing
great good to the crops.
F. H. Cron of Eldorado, we'll known
to members of the house of represen-
tatives in former years, and one of the
Democratic candidates for nomination
to the office of state treasurer last
summer, is here. He is a banker at
Eldorado. He declares he could not
afford to miss the big meeting, and is
cheerfully disposed. smiling over his
defeat at the primaries last summer.
They beat me but they couldn 1
beat the principles we stand for" he
said.