The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-24
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

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{aIr TO state that Mr.. Stahl. although
q temperance worker. is not Prohibi-
ZIONIST
Cosand succeeded James w. Tanner
AZ chairman of the Prohibition state
committee. Tanner resigned several
months ago. Now Cosand has prepared
a list Of Prohibition candidates for
state and congressional Jobs. PoGtof-
fee addresses Of candidates are miss
ing in Cosand's communication, but the
probable Prohibition candidates at this
time are: '"- t~'-'' 80
United States senator-Earl r. De-
Lay.
Governor-Prof. silas w. Bond.
Lieutenant Governors. M. Tanlon.
Secretary State-A. T. Aller.
Auditor-C. A. Smith.
Treasurer-G. v. Rudd.
Superintendent Instruction-Edith
N. Salisbury.
Insurance Commissioner w.
Cline.
state Printer-C. w. Newly.
Attorney General-A. G. Drake.
Congress, Second district - Mrs.
Sena Hartzell Wallace.
Congress, Third district-Mrs. En-
ma w. Grover.
Congress. Fourth district-E. B.
Greene.
Congress. Fifth district-D. L. Tim
bers.
Congress, Sixth district-H. r. Ross.
Congress, Eighth district-Prof H.
J. Hartley.
Cosand states that he has moved
the state headquarters Of the commit
tee from Ottawa to Barclay and has
begun an active campaign to have
the Prohibition ticket reinstated this
year.
THE work of reinstating the Pro-
hfbition party upon the official ballot
this fall. was begun last summer by
Mr. Tanner" said COsand, land Is now
being completed by me. In a short
time we will have sufficient number
OF signatures to reinstate our party
upon the ballot"
He Met 700 Women.
When Governor Hodges was in
Dodge City last week, he participated
in a little act that was not on the reg
ular program for the western Kansas
junket. The governor and his party
returned to Dodge City late in the
evening after a half day at the SOL
diers' home. An informal reception
had been arranged for the governor at
the Commercial club rooms and 100 of
the towns most prominent men were
there to meet the chief executive.
Just as the party started to the club
rooms, they received a special hurry
up invitation to visit the Locke Mer-
camille company. This particular store
IL one OIL .IHe largest anu DcSt ia WcSt-
ern Kansas and an enterprising own
er had staged a spring opening for the
Dodge City ladies. AS a special attrac-
ton the governor was invited to the
store to meet the ladies. There were
700 of them on the second floor of the
building-7OO choice, home grown
hand picked, Kansas beauries-just
''dying" to meet a real, live governor.
But the governor wasn't the only one
to be honored by Dodge City's- prize
beauty show. Every member of the
party-W. e. Brooks. Stance Myers,
w. L. (Ironjaw) Brown, Gel. ] w.
Harrison. Charles Chandler. Comman-
dant A. F. Haitian, and even a news
paper repOrter-stOod for 80 minutes
in that line and shook hands with
those 700 young women who had come
down town to pass judgment on spring
millinery and governor. .s 's.tsS
Other Kansas towns have attractive
women. But when the last OE those
700 Dodge CITY beauties had<Sliessea
down the line, the little lE.r.y (which
followed Governor Hodges on the trip
took hurried poll and returned a
unanimous vote that the Dodge City
plan Of mixing fashian hints with oil
tics was the feature event Of q four
day outing. '--A~ go
Curtis Talks Tarin.
Charles Cuhtis. of Topeka, candidate
for the Republican nomination for
United States senator, is preaching
the doctrine of discomfort under the
Democratic tariff rule. The former
senator Is making an active cam
paign. He has already; visited in every
portion Of the state and declares that
he will stay in the fight to. the finish
He denies all rumors that he may
withdraw from the race and declares
that he will not only remain in the
fight. but expects to be nominated
and elected. t -
In his speeches, Senator Curtis de.
votes most of his time to a discussion
of the new tariff bill and, its damag-
ing effect on Kansas markets and con.