The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-14
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Henry Allen Warns Women
Against Autocrats.
Says There Appears to Be Bug
Under Chip.
WALKER AGAINST BRIST0w
Osborne Editor Says Man Can
not Serve Two Masters.
Sam Bartlett, Democrat, After
Office of Attorney General.

Sam Bartlett, Democrat, AIter
| Office of Attorney General.
Henry ]. Allen. Progressive guber-
material candidate. has issued WORD
of warning to the women OF Kansas
in the organization of exclusive wom-
ems movements through their clubs.
His advice to the would-be leaders.
follows the row in the ranks OF the
Good Government club in Topeka ana
the alleged efforts of certain members
to control and dictate the policy OF
the club regarding public issues
In an editorial in his Wichita Bea-
con, Allen points out that the women
who are now seeking to herd the
women together to vote en- masse Tor
or against any proposition or cano1-
date, were but few months ago ar
euinr against sex distinction. Some Of
the women who were most bitterly OPP
posed to sex distinction are now pro-
noting sentiment for the return to
that policy. Allen declares For this
reason the Wichita man urges the
voters to watch for the little bugs
under the chips in the women's club
game.
When the Good Government club
women went to war in Topeka last
week, it was charged that one or
two members sought to dictate and
control the policy Of the club by is
suing statements without the official
sanction Of the club membership ana
by using the gag-ru1e policy IN pas
sing on applications to club MEM
bership. This club, more than any
one other women's organization in the
state, perhaps, has issued statements
tending to establish sex distinction in
! the coming campaign.
1.-THE women Of Kansas are sensible
J and effective" says Allen in his edi-
torial, "but they'll have to be careful
about the efforts Of some OF the
would-be leaders to organize women
voters into exclusive women's move
ments, upon one pretext or another,
but with a real purpose In view to use
the women's votes en- masse.
'The women Of Kansas have asked
for political action which would wipe
J out ali sex distinctions in civic affairs
they have asked for equal suffrage,
and they have received 1t, and In re-
ceiving 1t they have wiped out the line
Of sex in governmental matters. Tney
should beware how they seek to re-
} establish this line by forming women
: voters into specific clubs, whose pur-
J pose is to herd the women voters.
1.-The old complaint OF women
against making sex distinctions In
politics was just complaint. She
must beware lest she become guilty
!. of restoring the distinction now thai
she has the ballot"
: | bcFG Wa1kcFS O1u1uf1tuAus
Bert Walker, editor of the Osborne
: Farmer and one of the most widely
known country publishers in Kansas
1 has intimated that he may refuse tc
support both Bristow and Capper this
/ year. Walker is q regular Republi-
can. He does not believe that q mar
\ can be faithful and loyal to two parties
at one and the same time. He goes
: ON the old theory that he must follow
one party and forsake the other OF
1cvyo md fh0 nth Qy11
for Capper and Bristow to be both
\ Progressive and Republican-well
Walker says there is no such thing II
! politics.
} "They tell the Bull Moosers they
= are true to that faith" says Walker
in discussing the Bristow-Cappel
h stand In the Kansas politics game
but have selected the Republican
They then tell the Republicans thai
= they have never left the party, but
elevate them to office and they will
= again put the party on the map. Fine
game. We might as well be fair ant
= open in this game. We are not going
to fool any great number of people
: by double dealing. You will have t.
give it to the Bull Moosers in Kansas
= i-they are not trying to sneak int
power by wearing robes that belong
: to other people. They put the brand
y on their candidates. Senator Bris
tow's case will parallel that of Sena
tor Crawford This layman said 81
4 weeks ago when Bristow made hi
stand He is trying to make a for
lorn fight under a borrowed banner.
Madden Out of the Race.
Dennis Madden of Emporia, candi
date for the Republican congress1ona
Z nomination in the Fourth district. ha
withdrawn from the fight and w.
Kretsinger of Emporia may be nom
mated without opposition. Maddel
& has stated that he will devote his tim
to the practice of law and will forr
& a partnership with his brother job
Madden, who will soon move to EN-
poria from Parsons. Kretsinger is no'
the only avowed Republican congress
sional candidate in the Fourth dfStrlc
r Howard Martindale of Madison ha
& been mentioned as possible cand1
\ date, but has made no announcement
Bartlett's Candidacy.
The sixth district Democrats wi
probably make a lively fight for
place on the Democratic state tickt
and will pile up big vote for Samu'
e. Bartlett of Ellsworth in the Angus
| primaries That is the political new
from Sixth district counties, in all I
- which Bartlett seems to have stron
following. Bartlett served two terms 8
county attorney Of Ellsworth count
and was the public prosecutor at tt
time of the sensational Snowman mul
- der case. Bartlett is but 81 years oil
lis a X. U. graduate and prior to h
election as county attorney served
city attorney Of Ellsworth and Wi
son. He was elected county attornt
in 1910 and two years later was r
elected without opposition; He
committee in Ellsworth and was seer
tary Of the Woodrow Wilson Collei
MEMS League in 1912. Bartlett Is r