The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-29
SENDS A MESSAGE.
Bryan Will Bring Word From
President Wilson.
Secretary of State to Kansas
Late in Campaign.
ENDORSEMENT OF TICKET
Democrats Play Strong Cards in
Latest Move.
Kansas the Battle Ground of
Coming Campaign.
ENDORSEMENT OF TICKET

william Jennings Bryan will come to
Kansas with a special message from
President Wilson urging the election
OF the Democratic senatorial and con-
to the statement of e. E. Murphy.
chairman of the state committee.
Bryan will spend three days in Kansas
late in the campaign. He will make
clear that the defeat of either the SEN
ator1al, congressional or gubernato torial
politics as reputation Of the national
administration,
The endorsement of the state ticket
by the national administration is one
of the strongest cards to be played by
the Democrats in the state wide cam
paign. 1t means that much of the wind
will be taken out the sails of the Billiard
boom. 1t means that the state ticket
will receive the same support accorded
the senatorial and congressional candi-
dates and that party lines will be
drawn q little tighter. Bryan has been
selected to deliver the presidents mes
sage to Kansas voters. He has advised
Chairman Murphy that he will come
to the state.
Just at this time. the Wilson admin
istration Is in good standing with the
Kansas voters regardless Of political
affiliation. Almost any average speaker
may ramble through a half hours dis
course of the iniquities of the tariff.
the trusts and the freight rates on cod
liver oil. but once he mentions Presi-
dent Wilson's stand for peace. the audi
ence shows that some of the members
are still awake. So Bryan, who does
not permit a crowd to sleep even in
low tide. will tell of the work. the
hopes. the dreams and the ambitions
OF the national president. Bryan will
tell Kansas that the defeat Of a United
States senatorial nominee, a congress
man or a governor means that Kansas
will be branded in national political
circles as having repudiated Wilson.
Battle Ground of Campaign.
kansas will be a battle ground
during the final month OF the cam
.paign," said Chairman Murphy today.
s~The national committee feels that
Neeley can be elected. They feel that
the congressional delegation. or most
of the candidates, sscan 10 elected.
They feel an interest In the return or
Governor Hodges to the governorship.
For that reason Kansas will be asked
to sustain the policies Of President
Wilson by sustaining the candidates
offered in this campaign. 1t is be-
cause of the interest in the situation
in Kansas that some OF the best
speakers at the disposal of the ma
tional organization will come to Kan
saS.''
Among the speakers which Murphy
has been assured will come to this
state in October are: Secretary w. J.
BRYAN, Senator Ollie James of Ken
lucky, Senators Owen and Gore or
Oklahoma, Congressman Henry OF
Texas, Postmaster General Burleson
and ecnator Ashurst Of Arizona.
Bryan may spend three days in the
state. He will make his trip on a spe-
cial train provided by the state COM
mittee Plans for the trip are al
ready being worked out and while the
speaking dates have not been definite
ly determined, it Is probable that ar
rangements will be made for Bryan
to speak at least once in each OF the
eight congressional districts.