The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-12
ALL READY FOR THE
PROGRESSIVE BANQUET

(Continued from Fsge One.l
| tho Renublicans They recall that
| there was a gentlemens agreement 10
fight for every man on the RepupIlcdn
| ticket. And they recall that the FRO
| gressives on the ticket were unmerc1-
fully slaughtered at the hands OF the
| Renuhlican regulars. Those thoughts
! only arouse new fight in the breasts
| of the Progressives. They would pre-
fer defeat independent and alone, tnan
to make another peace agreement WITH
the old crowd in the Republican party.
So among the men who came to TO
nalra today from more than so of the
los counties of the state, there is no
sentiment in favor of accepting the
olive branch preferred by the Repup-
Hcan regulars at the Kansas Day cruz
BANQUET They recall that In the Ike
publican speeches there were words OF
hone and cheer and suggestions OF
neace and comfort for the ProgresslVes
and the Regulars. And they recall that
in the next breath, the Kansas Day
hannI1eters were assured that there
would be no Progressives on the Ike
nuhlican ticket in Kansas in 1914.
II is claimed that every possible seat
AT the banuet tonight will be occupied.
MANY women will sit at the dinner.
Some of these women came from the
extreme portions of the state TO-DAY,
others came from the southern ana
northern portions of the state and still
more from Wyandotte, Douglas, Atchi-
son. Doniphan, Brown, jackson ana
other nearby counties. 1t is the nrst
political banquet in the history of the
state at which the Kansas women
have been accorded a place at the
tables and the new voters are making
the most of the occasion.
One of the early arrivals for the
Progressive festivities was Cyrus Lee
land, dean of political affairs in Doni-
phan county. Leland's old fighting
blood is aroused. He does not believe
that the old line Republicans are eth
er fair or sincere. He prefers to fight
the battle alone and he believes that
the Kansas people are body and soul
for the Progressive movement and that
the cause will triumph in the state.
Sartin Is Enthusiastic.
State Chairman U. S. Sartin, of Kan
sas City, came last night and was
one of the busy men in the arrange
ments for tonight's feed. Sartin is en-
thusiastic. He VOWS that the Progress
sives will sweep the state next year.
IF this meeting had been held last
July instead of now said Sartin,
there would have been three tickets
in the field in November. But next
year we will win. Assuming that there
are 100000 voters in the state, the Pro-
gressive party in my opinion will get
275,0 900 of them. By far the greater
per cent of the women are for our
cause and I am certain that we will
carry the state in the next election.
There will be full and complete state,
congressional and county ticket, can
didates on which will be real Progress
Sives.
Organized in Ninety Counties.
Sartin declared that formal organi-
cation had been made by the Progress
sives in at least 80 of the los counties
and that a state and congressional
peka this afternoon if representation
from these counties was sufficient to
justify action. If the delegations from
these counties is not as large as expect |
ed, the organization will be postponed |
until later date.
Headquarters for the Kansas Pro- l
gressives was established at the Ma
tional hotel. Yet many of the men and |
women who came to Topeka for the |
banquet spent the morning visiting the |
of the first Democratic legislature with !
the backing of a Democratic governor. !
Hotel Hobbies were only half filled with i
the men who discussed the future of |
the new party and viewed the posi- |
bilities, of the future.
Need $4,000 for 1914.
Frank Dreaming, in charge of to-
ing an active hand in shaping the fl
nancial affairs of the new party for next
years battle. According to Drenning's
idea, it will require $4,000 to conduct |
the campaign of 1914 in the manner i
that is fitting and proper. His plan .
is to pro-rate this amount among the |
los counties on a basis of voting popu- /
lation. Many of the leaders here to- !,
day seemed to favor the plan and an
effort will be made after the formal |
organization today to get sufficient !
funds on hand for a hard fight even !
before the campaign is launched.
In addition to planning for their flu
ture political battle, the Kansas Pro-
gressives will arrange to make their
banquet an annual feature and have
already decided to meet in Topeka
February II, 1914 for the second love
feast. A formal organization to as /
sumo control of the annual banquet /
will probably be made sometime this
afternoon
Suggest But Few Candidates.
There are but few candidates sug-i
gested by the men who have come for
tonight's meeting. 1t is probable that