The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
from Page one,

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speaker at the Sedgwick county gath
ering.
Edwards county thermometers cele-
brated with a banquet. attended oy
! the Kinsley meeting declared for
united party in 1914 and gave the
Bristow-Capper organization a boost
Oberlin Republicans Active.
Decatur county Republicans and
Progressives talked over their plans
for the next campaign and reports
from the meeting at Oberlin are to
the effect that there is but little third
party sentiment in that couny Two
vacancies on the county ticket were
filled and harmony resolutions were
adoped.
Over 200 at wichita Meeting.
Wichita, perhaps, held the largest
harmony meeting in the state. more
than 200 men and women attended
the meeting, according to reports. ana
speeches favoring reunion OF the
were made by Senator Troutman OF
Shawnee and former Senator J. H.
Stewart OF Sedgwick. A harmony
speech was also made by G. A. Matson,
former member Of the state Ieglsia-
ture and a Roosevelt supporter in the
1913 campaign. Sedgwick county He-
puhlicans pledged themselves to sup
port the August primary nominees IN
the November election.
publicans attended the meeting in
Belleville and Republic county re-
ports declare that the harmony move
ment in that county was placed ON a
solid foundation as a result OF the
meeting. Resolutions were adopted
at the Belleville meeting and speeches
were made by county leaders.
Capper and Bristow were endorsed
by the Reno county Republican COM
mittee which filed six vacancies in its
organization. Guy Glascock was
elected as the new chairman OF the
committee. No mass convention was
held in Hutchinson and the work OF
the county committee was informal.
Neosho county Republicans ana
Progressives-about 100 in number
held a harmony meeting in Erie and
national committee. Two vacancies
in the county committee were filled
and sentiment among the county
leaders favored the Bristow-Capper
senatorial and gubernatorial combi-
nation, according to reports.
Filled Vacancies in Mcpherson.
Mcpherson county filed a number
Of vacancies on her county committee
as a result of the designations OF Pro-
gressive members. No action looking
to the endorsement OF any candidate
was taken by the Mcpherson county
Republicans, although sentiment ia
voring Senator Lacey M. Simpson for
congress from the Eighth district
was expressed by persons attending
Travis for Supt. Of Insurance.
Frank L. Travis. former state sem
ator from Allen county, was endorsed
for superintendent of insurance at
a meeting of the Allen county har-
Scott plan to write a pre-primary
platform was also approved and pro-
vision was made for the naming, Of a
county delegation to attend a state
convention.
Labette county Republicans de-
clared for harmony and denounced
the Democratic tariff and the Demo-
cratic state administration. Nearly
meeting in Parsons and the county
committee filled a number of vacan-
cies in the local committee
Five vacancies. including that OF a
county chairman. were filled by Jack
son county Republicans who elected
X. A. Bacon to succeed e. D. Wood
burn as chairman. State Treasurer
Earl Akers and State Auditor w. E.
Davis attended the meeting and were
the principal speakers at a harmony
conference which denounced the
Democratic state and national admin
istrations.
Stanley at Sumner County Meeting.
National Committeeman Fred E.
Stanley spoke at the Sumner county
meeting in Wellington and urged the
get their differences in 1912 and work
to defeat the Democrats in the COM
ing election. George H. Hunter, for
mer state senator, presided at a
luncheon attended by nearly 200 Re-
publican voters of the county. About
so women attended the meeting.
Montgomery county thermometers, 9S
Of them by count, urge united party
this year and promised to send dele
cation to the Kansas Day club banquet
in Topeka. Col. Sam Porter of Caney
and A. M Benefited of Coffeyville were
the principal speakers at the meeting.
Mark Tulley. former state treasurer.
presided at the conference which en-
dorsed the work of the Republican ma
tiOnal committee.
Forty Wabaunsee county Republicans
pleaded for harmony at the Alma
meeting and resolved that the Hodges
administration was the most expensive
on record. Three vacancies on the
county committee were filled. One of
the vacancies included the resignation
of State Chairman ]. N. Dolley as
chairman of the Wabaunsee county
committee.
Barton county filled three vacancies
on her committee and adopted harmony
resolutions. While no action was taken,
the Brfstow -Capper organization was
approved by a number of people at
tending the conference. About so Bar
ton county Republicans attended the
meeting in Great Bend.
Graham county reorganized her coun-
ty committee by electing James Justus.
chairman, and M. w. Camey, secretary,
At harmony meeting of county voters,
several speeches were made by local
leaders and resolutions were adopted
pledging the voters to support the pri-
mary nominees.
Smith County for DIR. Dykes.
Smith county went on record in favor
of harmony and the nomination of Dr.
Tnh I'm ~ ho frr
gress. Both Progressive and regular
Republicans of 1912 attended the get
together meeting and adopted resolu-
tions pledging the voters to. abide by
the primary results. Several vacancies
on the county committee were filled by