The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-15
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Capper Holds Up His AM
nouncement for Governor.
Expected He VIII Make 1t 1T
Kansas Day Banquet.
Tue BRISTOW CANDIDACY
II Is Received in Various Ways
by Republican Press.
Plans for WOman's Meeting Of
January %.
|THE BRISTOW CANDIDACY

January %.
Arthur Capper will make no haste
| in announcing his candidacy for the
| Republican gubernatOrial nomination.
| according to a statement today re-
! garding his political plans. Not be-
/ fore the date of the Kansas Day club
! banquet, January 20, and probable not
until later will the Topeka publisher
| announce to the public his hopes and
plans for the future.
| Some time ago Capper indicated
| that he would make an early state
ment regarding his attitude in the
fers to await future developments.
| just at this time there are no avowed
/. candidates for governor on the Re-
publican ticket. Frank Ryan of LIeav-
enworth, who announced a year ago
| that he would be standing candi-
| date for the governorship, has told his
| friends that he will not run this year.
There has been no announcement
from Senator James A. Troutman and
Secretary of State Charles Sessions
| has declared that he will not run II
| Capper is in the race.
! So, while Capper is taking his own
! good time to decide as to his plans,
| the other possible candidates are
standing on the side lines awaiting his
| formal announcement No one has
doubted but that Capper would be a
| candidate Of the regular wing of the
| party. In fact, for several weeks it
that he would receive his party's
nomination without opposition. Any
| doubt as to Capper's probable candi-
dacy was removed two weeks ago
| when Senator Joseph L. Bristow came
to Topeka, spent the entire day in con-
ference with the Topeka publisher
and announced that he would "re-
main Republican. In the minds or
political workers, the conference was
assumed to have resulted in an agree
ment as to the senatorial-guberna-
torial alignment for the coming cam
paign, or the Capper-Bristow COM
bine.
Bristow Reception Causes Worry.
But the Bristow announcement has
failed to cause a panic and was ac-
copied coolly and calmly and as a
simple matter of fact by the voters
and party leaders. There were no
bonfires or public demonstrations. In
fact the Progressives were waiting for
sooner flashed over the wires than
Victor Murdoch announced that he
would be the Bull Moose senatorial
candidate. The Progressive press
sang songs of praise for Murdoch and
laughed at Bristow's desertion Of their
cause. The regular Republican pa
pers, many of them, welcomed the re-
turn of the wandering pilgrim, and
others walked on him with hobnailed
shoes. Most of the editorials said lit
tie or nothing of BristoW's Republic
canism Of the last five years and held
out no announcement for future re-
ward.
II the Bristow-Capper combination
expected more, they were disappOfnt-
ed. Senator Bristow's Salina Journal
has reprinted most Of the editorials
that commented favorab1y on his re-
turn to the camp Of the party which
t. intiv tod
that Bristow's announcement would
be almost Immediately followed by q
statement from Capper and that the
stand of the two men for enactment
Of progressive measures through the
Republican party. would cause panic
among the third party workers who
would flock back to the Republican
banner. For some reason this has not
occurred. And the Capper announce
ment is being deferred. Only Capper,
perhaps, knows the real reason.
II do not expect to make a state
ment at this time and do not know
just when I will have anything to say
about the governorship." said Capper
when asked regarding his announce
ment.
Il don't know" was Capper's reply
when asked If he would announce Kan
sas Day or wait until later.
mo announcements have been made
for governor" continued the Topeka
man, ''dnO 90 not DeueVe SnOulO DC
in any hurry. 1t may oe several weeks
before have anything to say"
Plans for WOmen's Meeting.
Many of the details of the women's
meeting to be held in Topeka January
! % under the direction of officers of the
Good Government club, have been an
nounced; and Kansas women who will
participate in the meeting will discuss
many questions of proposed legislation.
Already Mrs. Lila Day Monroe has re-
| ceived assurances from nearly so Kan
sas club women that they will attend
| the meeting and she anticipates a large
out of town attendance.
| Mrs. Frank Doster, of Topeka. will
discuss the initiative and referendum
and recall in Utah, while Mrs. Estelle
B. Day of Topeka will talk of the
needs Of direct legislation. Mrs
Park Morse, of Emporia, will discuss
Property Rights Of Women" while
Mrs. Arthur Dennison of Topeka will
| tell OF the needs of "A Widows Elk
emption Law Mrs. Lillian Mitchner
| and Mrs. Frank Lindsay will talk of
| Needed Amendments to the White
| Slave Law" Mrs. Mitchner in her
discussion will review the recent Pol
| lock decision in which he reversed the
| theory of the federal court of CalifOr-
mia in the Camminetti case. Mrs. Ag-
| mes Tyree will represent the Independ-
ence Good Government club at the