The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
PARTY ORGANIZATION
Progressive Forward Work Accom-
plished and Officers Elected.

Formal organization of the Progress
SlFe party IN Kansas was made Wed
neSday afternoon when the provisional
offlcerS of the state organization were
! installed in their jobs for a full two
year term and the organization of a
STATE committee with chairmen from
81 of the los counties was announce.
AT the same meeting congreSsion nal
committees were organized and ev-
cry preparation made for opening the
1914 campaign as early as any of tho
parties to participate in the Kansas
fight.
by unanimous vote, u. S. Sartin of
Kansas CITY, KAN, was made the . sr-
manent chairman of the state com
m1ttee, Miss Helen Eacker of Law
renee, became permanent secretary
ana A w Rice of Abilene the treas
urer of the new party. These same
people We're made the provisional Of
f1cers of the new party at the meeting
IN topeka, December II.
The men and women who sat in the
same convention that made the tenn
porary organization permanent, also
TOOK part in the formal selection of
committee is composed of: First dis
trlct; Cyrus Leland, of Troy, chair
man; E. w. Rankin, of ShaWnee. sec
rotary. Second district: J. II. Mitch
e., OF Lawrence, chairman; w. E.
Payton, of Anderson, secretary. Third
district: w. p. Freeman, of Coffey-
Vllle, chairman; secretary to De ap-
pointed. Fourth district: Fl. .
Sucher, of Usage, chairman; Mrs. s.
Z: South, of Coffey, secretary. Fifth
district: J. G.. Strong of Blue Rapi,is
chairman; G. w. SpurIock, of junction
CITY secretary. Sixth. district: e. r.
Bracken and Mrs. E. f. Murphy, of
Sherman county. Seventh district. y
w. Dawson, of Great Bend. chair.
man. Eighth district: c. c. MacI,.
provisional chairman
Following this selection of congress
SIonaI ommitteeman State Chairman
county chairmen from 81 of tn, 1eE
counties. These chairmen by virrue Of
their position are members of tho
state committee. They are:
Allen county, DR.. P. s. Mitchell of
lola; Atchison Charles Linsley of Atcb-
1son; Barber, w. L. Bragg of Medicine
Lodge; Barton, o. w. Dawson of Great
Bend; Bourbon, ]. r. Stapleton of En1-
ton; Brown. G. II. Larcom of Hi
watha; Butler c. w. Harvey of Ell
Dorado. Chase; j. H Mercer of Cot
tonwood Falls; Chautauqua, Norman
Hay of Sedan; Cherokee, A. S. McNav
of Galena; Cheyenne, W. B. Lockwood
of st. Francis; Coffey. H E Roheson
of Hall Summit; Comanche. Frank
Baker; Cowley, ]. NJ ShackeIton of
rard; Decatur L. G. Parker of OberIin.
Dickinson, w N. Hawley of Herring
ton; Doniphan, Cyrus Leland of T,rov.
Douglas, ]. H. Mitchell of Lawrence.
Elk, A. F. Sims of Moline: Finnev
Charles B. Campbell of Garden City;
Ford, L. G. Grobety of Dodge CITY:
Franklin, DR.. Rolvix Harlan of Otta !
wa; Geary, c. w. Spurlock of Junction
City; Grant, Herbert Rhoades of New
Ulysses; Gray, H. B. Firestone of CHM
AKRON; Greenwood, George E. Tucker I
of Eureka: Hamilton, James Ford of
CS--1-1f 17Ie-e To-
Newton; Jackson, NJ. A. Bender of HoI- 4
ton; Jefferson, Joel Dobbs of McIouth: /
Jewell, r. G. Postlethwaite of Jewell.
Johnson, III. Q. Lfvermore of Olathe; I
H. S. Darr of Lakin: King
man. J. H Mcuhenny of Kineman:
T<iowa. Oscar Haberlein of Greensburg:
W. S. Wilmoth of Edna: /
Fred NJ Willard of 1
Leavenworth: Lincoln, E s. Bower of |
Lincoln; Linn, A. G.. Copeland of La |
Cygne: Lyon, C. A Stannard of En-
poria: Marion D. w. Wheeler of Mar 1
Rapids; Mcpherson, J. ". jenkins of |
Meade o. r Stevens of
Meade; Montgomery, L. p. Brooks of |
independence; Morton. Don Van Wor-
ner of Richfield; Neosho, T. q. Sailors
If KimbaH: Ness. Carl Newcomer of
Norton. W. s. Hollenshead
IF Norton: Usage. F. NJ. Miller of Usage
City; Osborne J. X Mitchell of Os-
borne; Ottawa, c. G. Sweet. Mime
apolis: Pawnee. w V. Elting of Bur-
lette: Pottawatomie, George Codding
IF Westn1oreland: Phillips. F. L. Plat
IF Kirwin: Pratt. c. e Devlin Of Pratt;
Reno. E D. Metz of Hutchinson: Re
1u bic. Judge s J. Henry Of Belle
lille; Rocks. Z. Bartholomew: Rush. !
LEONARD c. Young of La Crosse: Rus
sell. W. w. Nutling of Russell: Scott.
4. 3. Daugherty of Scott: Sedgwick. |
T. A. Souders; Shawnee. F. g. Dren-
ling of Topeka: Sherman, B. F. Brack-
N: Stafford, A. w Hartnett of STAFF
ord; Stevens. John z. Traver of Hugo
on; Sumner Lee Harrison of yelling
on; Wilson, J. S. Hubbell of F'redonia;