The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-03
GOSSIP
Hodges and Capper Speak 1t
Emporia Today.
Sheffield Ingalls, Virtually An
nOunces for Congress.

Both Governor Hodges and arthur
Capper will speak from the same plat
FORM at the Good Citizenship League
meeting today in Emporia. It is the
nrst time in this campaign that Hodges
ana Capper have appeared on the same
piatIorm and they will tell of the things
the Democratic and Republican parties
IN Kansas will urge in the matter Of
welfare laws. Before leaving Topeka
governor Hodges indicated that his re-
marks would deal not SO mucn with the
tn1ngs which the Democrats promised
LOT the future, but in a discussion Of
the tningS the state administration has
accomplished in tile enactment of well
rare laws and the recognition Of the
new voters by the state administra-
Iion. Arthur Capper will tell of the
tnings ne proposes to do and enactments
whicn Will be supported by the Repub-
means IN event they are returned to
power in the November election.
Henry j. Allen, of Wichita, Progress
siVe gubernatorial candidate for COVER
nor was invitedtto speak at the meet
ing and was unable to attend today's
session because OF the Progressive
meeting in Wichita. His speaking en-
gagement for Emporia Saturday was
cancelled by the committee in charge
- sAAO I>AuROI1d program
We1ty Starts Campaign.
N. D. Welty, of wamego. Progressive
congressional candidate in the Fourth
district. will make a lively fight for the
election this year. He has already
started a small order campaign and is
flooding the district with literature. He
will make a number of speeches this
spring and has declared that he will
devote much of his time to the work
of the campaign this fall.
Speaking of Welty's candidacy, Will
liam Allen White recently said in an
editorial:
Here is man who takes his cause
to heart. He is no mere place hunter.
He cares nothing for the honor. He is
going into this cause to serve, and he
is no mere Visionary business man
who has done more than fairly we'll
a merchant, a big taxpayer, who sees
the iniquities of this world. and with
all his heart is setting out right such
wrongs as he can"
Welty is a well known Pottawatomie
county merchant and made a short
speech at the recent Bull Moose meet
ing in Topeka.
Glenn Wants Revenge.
Political news note from columns of
E. E. Kelley's Toronto Republican:
'Clem Ireland was in town Saturday.
Glen is still keeping one eye skinned
for the Yates Center Democratic edi-
tor who printed an item to the effect
that Glen attended the late Bull Moose
at Topeka; and if he ever
catches him in Toronto, business will
probably pick up rapidly"
And the political reporter having once
lived in Toronto and having a personal
with Glenn Ireland would
be inclined to advise the offending edi-
tor: to consult. the nearest agent re-
garding rates on accident insurance
MOOsers Meet in Hiawatha.
Sheffield ingalls,. of Atchison, virtual
~ announced his candidacy for the
Progressive congressional nomination in
the First district at the meeting Of Bull
Moose workers in Hiawatha Thursday.
Raymond Robins. of Chicago. who came
to Kansas to speak at the Progressive
banquet in Wichita tonight, was the
principal speaker at the meeting.
Speeches were also made by State
Chairman U. S. Sartin OF Kansas CITY.
and w. T: Beck of Holton
Immediately following the meetinR.
the Progressives organized for the cam
paign and announced candidates for all I
county offices with the exception Of a |
for county attorney surveyor
and superintendent Of public instruc-
ton. A committee was appointed to
I'LL these three vacancies on the ticket |
and full list of candidates will be |
nominated by the Brown county Pro-
KreSSiyeS.