The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-28

Kansas Day banquet are al
ready under consideration by
the officers of the organization and
the agreement to give the women a
place on the program marks radical
| change in the policy of the club. But
| now that Kansas women have the
| right of suffrage equal with the men,
| they are to be accorded equal prom
| inence by the Republican leaders or
the state in making up a program for
their annual love feast In former
years women were permitted to at
tend the banquets, but were seated IN
the galleries or rear of the banquet
hall and permitted to partake only OF
the feast of reason for the good OF
the soul. And this was always fur
nished by the men. And only the
men were permitted to sit at the an
nual dinner.
Women on the Program.
Next year it will be different" said
Charles L. Kagy of Beloit, president
of the club. 1--WE will give at least
two places on the program to Kan
sas women. In fact, we are serious
ly considering extending the rlgnt OF
responding to the toast of honor,
| Kansas to a daughter of Kansas
/ OF course it really wouldn't do to an
nounce her name at this time, as the
matter isn't finally determined But
don't be surprised if a woman has
the place. ana IL II Is Inc WOAiieAAi
we have invited, Kansas Republicans
! will hear a speech worth while
Last wear the plan of inviting the
Kansas women to sit at the banquet
| tables of the Republicans was consld.
cred But the question was voted
down.
kansas women had not come into
possession of their right of suffrage
then" said Kagy, land I opposed tne
motion for that reason But now thaI
they are voters, they are on an equai
! footing with the men and by all tne
rules of fairness are entitled TO every
privilege accorded the men. PersonaI-
". I am in favor of giving the toast
of honor to a woman next WINTER.
Complete program for the Kansas
nav banouet January 20, will prob
! ably not be announced for several
weeks. Officers of the club have been
considering the lists OF speakers TO De
placed on the 1914 program Out tha'
| list is in no manner complete
Fstabrool< Guest of Honor.
Henry D. Estabrook of New York,
! one of the foremost orators ana law .
yers of the country, Will De tne suese
| their annual dinner. Estabrook has
! a national reputation as lawyer anu
orator and in many respects is West
, ern man and is known personally oy
many members of the Kansas Bar
! association. From 1875 to 1906, Esta-
/ brook was engaged in the practice OF
/ law in Omaha From Omaha the Weli
/ known lawyer went to Chicago, Where
\ he remained until 1902. He IS now
member of the firm of Noble, Esta-
brook & McHarg in New York
! Under the rule adopted last year,
but four of the eight congresslonai
districts will be represented on the
program in January. The OLD rules
provided for representation from all
! of the eight districts. But by altering
the rules more time Is PROVIDED Tor
mr.
ont of town guests who desire to re-
/ turn to their homes on late night
trains will be permitted to DO SO with
; out missing a portion of the pro-
! gram.
Rem 7 Gum, editor of the Pittsburg
Democrat, is far more appreciatlve tnan
the average Democrat in CRAWFORD
county After waiting nearly year
q for an appointment from the state
| administration. Gum was commission
ed to attend the Ozark Trails conven-
tion in Neosho, Mo. After reading the
commission, Gum published this edi-
| torial as evidence of appreciation:
For three years or more George H
Hodges has had no more loyal sup
| porter in southeast Kansas than my
self. I gave him freely of my time, my
talent-what little 1 had-and my space.
| Having helped in securing his nomina-
! ton and election, 1 naturally felt that
| I was entitled to some recognition at
| the hands of the new state admins
! tration. The governor-elect was OF the
| same opinion and assured me that at
| the proper time, when he found a
place for which he deemed me specially
! fitted, he would give me official rec
| ognition in spite of the defeated and
disappointed Democratic candidates of
Crawford county and their vigorous
(, protest He desired to recognize me
| in way that would not interfere
with my newspaper business.
/ After nine months of waiting the
| recognition came on Tuesday morning.
| 1t was regular appointment, duly au-
! thenticated and bearing the governors
personal signature and a golden i'm