The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-02
POLITICAL GOSSIP
A Progressive Banquet in
Eighth District.
Some Time During Holidays
Judge Lindsay There.
PLAN Of An OBERuN EDITOR
He Would Promote Harmony
by Local Meetings.
Senator Mahin Says DR.. ]. B.
Dykes Is the Man.

To arouse the fighting blood Of the
Eighth district Progressives. It is pror-
able that a banquet will be held in
Wichita some time during the holidays
and that Judge Ben Lindsay of Den
yer. Rev. Raymond Robins Of Chicago
and Congressman Victor MurdOck OF
Wichita will be among the speakers.
National Committeeman William Allen
White has offered to secure speakers
for the banquet and details are being
worked out by Henry J. Allen and other
Sedgwick county Progressive leaders.
Interest in the Third party cause in
Sedgwick county has Jagged, it is
claimed. At a recent meeting of the
Third party workers, the leaders COM
planned because of the light attendance.
Last week another meeting was held
in Wichita to discuss plans for prelimi-
nary campaign. But the attendance
was no larger than at former meetings.
Then Dave Leahy. secretary to for
mer Governor Stubbs. carried the news
to William Allen White and White
suggested an Eighth district banquet
to arouse the fighting spirit Of the Pro-
gressives in Victor Murdocks home
district. Already plans for a banquet
to be held sometime during the holi-
days, are being considered. Congress
man Murdock will be able to return to
Kansas at that time and White is con-
hdent that he can induce Judge Ben
Lindsay Of Denver and Rev. Raymond
Robins OF Chicago to speak at the
Wichita dinner. A banquet with these
men on the list of speakers. would not
only attract the Eighth district Pro-
gressives. but would draw a big crowd
to Wichita from all parts of the state.
A New Harmony Plan.
Editor L. M. Parker of the Oberlin
Times has a new plan for solving the
differences of the Progressives and
the Republicans and uniting the two
parties on d harmony platform. The
Oberlin man would accomplish the
work through a series of congressional
district editorial meetings, as he be-
Heves the newspaper publishers Of the
various districts can accomplish more
he says are looking for political gain
from harmony program. Parker ID
vice president Of the Sixth District
Editorial association and in a recent
editorial said:
after all that has been said and
done thus far in the campaign regard
Ing the getting together of the Re
publican forces, there seems to be
about as wide margin between them
as ever. The politicians have ideas
nearly all Of which have some kind OF
string attached. We have an idea
that the most effective method OF
getting together would be through q
move on the part of the newspapers
of the different districts
"A general editorial association In
a congressional or other district is a
splendid thing. but a Republican edi-
torial association meeting in the Sixth
district would at this time accomplish
the result we all hope for
Dykes Makes Announcement.
DR.. j. B. Dykes of Lebanon has FORM
ally announced has candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination for congress from
the Sixth district and will probably be
nominated without opposition, although
there has been some talk that 1. D. Young
Of Beloit might try again. Young was
beaten in the election last year by John
D. Conne1ley, Democrat.
IN the Sixth district. Dykes has a strong
following and many Of the Republican
leaders In the district believe that he will
be able to defeat Connelley in the elec-
ton. Senator I. d. Mahin Of Smith coun-