The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-16
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
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councils OF Ill AdHSt1S DUH &AAOOS0
meetings. He attended the Progress
sive banquet in 1913, sat with Stubbs
and White and Sartin in the Topeka
meeting when J. N. Dolley came to
the mourners bench and his hallelu-
jah songs were loud and true to note.
Then Sticher suddenly dropped out.
He has had a change OF heart. That
was what he told the Fourth district
Democrats at the meeting in Emporta
Saturday afternoon. And now Sticher
Is a Wilson-Hodges ct al Democrat
who believes that the third party IL
that the Republican party has out
lived its usefulness in the land.
Democrats Were Happy.
More than 800 Fourth district
Democrats attended the luncheon in
Emporia Saturday afternoon. 1t was
a Lyon county Democratic meeting,
but delegations attended from Usage,
Chase, Marion, Greenwood. Coffey,
Morris and Wabaunsee counties. II
there is discord in the ranks Of the
Fourth district Democrats. they were
too proud to admit 1t and the recep-
ton which Governor Hodges and
state leaders received at the meeting
in William Allen Whites town indi-
Gated real genuine enthusiasm.
Probably 100 women were in the
meeting which was addressed by Gov
ernor Hodges, Mrs. Cora G. Lewis,
Kinsley: w. L. Ironjaw) Brown.
Kingman; w: P. Sapp. Galena; J. g.
Roy and Ralph O'Neil, Usage City.
The luncheon was held in the assem-
bly, room of the Mit-Way hotel and
standing room in the hall was taxed
during the meeting.
Ingalls, May Run.
The Progressives will urge Sheffield
Ingalls, Of Atchison to make the race
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the statements of a number of Bull
Moose leaders. Ingalls, was elected
lieutenant governor on the Republican
ticket two years ago and was one or
the few Roosevelt supporters who won
in the state wide campaign. He has
several times been suggested for gov
ernor, but with the announcement of
Henry J. Allen, dropped from the race.
Now the ProgressiveS propose q Muir
dock combination in the
state campaign and will urge the
Atchison man to make the race in the
August primaries Should Ingalls, an
nounce his candidacy. many Progress
sives declare that he would receive the
nomination without opposition.
As Progressive Sees 1t.
Editor w. E. Payton, a Progressive.
discusses the proposed tentative state
platform for Kansas Republicans in
the following editorial:
"It is none of our business but here
Is the way 1t looks to an innocent by
stander: The lola Registers conten-
ton, endorsed by the Kansas Day
club, that the Republicans hold a pre-
primary meeting to adopt a tentative
platform is right. Both the Demo-
cratic and Progressive parties will do
this. Bristow and Capper head the
list that is opposed. Why? First, be-
cause they will not dare go into the
primary on a Republican platform.
Second, neither Mr.. Bristow nor Mr..
Capper will support the Republican
ticket in Kansas II they fail of nomi-
nation and a Republican platform is
framed after the primaries. AS we
stated before, this is a matter among
Republicans. but it is an important
matter and should be settled before 1t
wrecks the organization by the
sloughing of of defeated candidates
in the primary and the detection of
their personal friends. Republicans
must come clean, brave and fearlessly
forward or be crushed
Aliens Announcement.
Commenting on Henry ]. Aliens
announcement for governor, Charles
F. Scott OF lola, who participated in
q series OF joint debates with the
Wichita editor last summer, views the
Allen candidacy as follows:
THE Moosers were absolutely right
in forcing Allen to take the nomina-
ton for governor" says Scott. He
Is the only man in the state who could
run for governor on the Moose ticket
and not be forgotten before the cam
paign is over. But 1t Is too bad-he
was a nice man."