The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-11
Stage Set for Progressive Rally
Thursday, Feb. IL.
All Day Meeting and Banquet
at Night.
PLATFORM and CANDIDATES
They will Be Discussed ana
Launched and Drafted.
A Big Crowd Expected at the
Auditorium Sessions.

Progressive frOgr.;, a+ Grand the
=" ater. e. S. Sartin. state chaH''0'-
an v1A PoeS-Bu pr Business meeting at Gramo a1r-
LOU snpeeches by Congressman Victor, ,cn Mo ro.
dock. Rev. Raymond W,eS3a Robins' Adoption ADOPTION
and Henry :,.ts Allen ln1atform. MaGw ". White.
a,'a1s, ts1tatye comm,tteeman. saa1e will preside
$50 p m. hg Banaaett Senator at Albert ]: gey-
ini Murphy, Goodland: Congressman A,Ien. Een
tor Murdock. Wichita; nn;Set aemTy = tickets,
WiShita ssat at Natlonai Throop
hotels. Admission to galleries no0
after 7:3O.
u;., everv detail of Thursdays
program outlined, kansas
siyes expect to eclipse former c
records at their second annual pa her
in Topeka tomorrow night "A ne.
of Progressive leaders came " 70
pight Tomorrow the hotel lobbles
viii he filled and plans have peen
made for the entertainment OF nearly
900 out of town Bull Moosers.
The Thursday banquet Is not .ne
only feature of the meetns '1.s e.
sive leaders and party workers anu
thew will spend busy day outnnlns
tho;r nlans. A tentative state plat
form is to be written and canoloa.ee
for the coming campaign Will po Ui0
cussed. ..n+ To-
d.v that W. r, Stubbs will not be a
cardi1ate for governor, it is belleveo
thot a concerted effort will be MADE
Thursday to force the announcement
of Henry ]. Allen as guperndtoria.,
candidate. Allen has so lar oecIlheo
to enter the race. .o
he discussed at the Thursday gather
ing and it is probable that a complete
state ticket will be announced before
the third party leaders return 10 theH
homes after the banquet. But candi-
dates are not the only issue at tnis
time. There are platform pianks 70
consider and the important feature OIL
the DAVIS proceedings will be adoption
of tentative platform. It is regarded
as quite probabl that the Kal Bull
Moosers will tomorrow declare Tor the
recall of the Judiciary and judicial de-
cisions-the most radical OF Progress
siye principles-and will incorporate
in their platform an endorsement OF
an initiative and referendum with
teeth in it. Government ownership OF
railroads, national prohibition, national
suffrage, broader nonpartisan ballot
laws. strict welfare laws, including the
minimum wage, maximum hour. moth-
er's and widows pension and an en-
dorsement of the Massachusetts, ballot
law, are probable planks in the state
platform this year. according to well
advised Progressive leaders.
In the matter of candidates. there is
every prospect for a full and bountiful
crop. Several new candidates. will
likely be developed at the Thursday
meeting. Already the following men
and women have been slated as pos
sible or avowed candidates on the state
ticket:
United States senator-Victor Muir
dock, Wichita.
Governor - Henry ]. Allen, Wichita.
Sheffield ingalls,. Atchison.
State treaSurer-H. c. LivermOre,
Olathe.
Superintendent Of insurance-George
Lockwood, Fmporia; Charles s. Linder-
beck. Mcpherson.
State auditor-B. J. Northrup, Kan
sas City.
Attorney general - Carr Taylor,
Hutchinson; Henry Ganse. Emporia.
Secretary of state-James Sharp,
Council Grove.
Congressional candidates:
First district-E. w. Clausen, Atchi-
son; r. NJ Emery, Seneca.
Second district-J. L. Brady, Law
renee.
Third district-Charles Kerr, ;nde-
pendence; ]. E. Brooks. Sedan
Fourth district-N. D. Welty, Wa
Fifth district-Loring Trott, juno
tion City
Sixth district-Mrs Eva Murphy,
Goodland.
Seventh district-O. w. Dawson.
Great Bend.
Eighth district - Charles Mack,
: ewton.