The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-29
Kansas Furnishes Good Speak
ers for Campaign.
A Number of Political Meetings
Led by stLadies Only"
ALL PARTIES ARE IN THE field
Wives of Several Candidates
Boosting for Husbands.
Regular Committee Dates Made
for the Speakers.

1OI tuC OYC0AOAS De
Kansas women speakers will be active
In the closing weeks of the state wide
campaign and it is probable that Re-
publicans, Democrats and Progresstves
. alike will bill a number of meetings to
be addressed by ladies only" Already
the Republican state committee Is plan
ming for a big meeting in Topeka to be
addressed by women. Mrs. Margaret
Hill McCarter. Topeka; Mrs. w. Y.
Morgan Hutchinson; and Miss Esther
Dykes, Lebanon, will probably address
the meeting which will be open to the
public.
The plan to arrange for exclusively
addressed women's pohdca1 meetings is
popular with leaders Of both parties.
Wives Of several state candidates have
taken the stump in their husbands be-
half, while several women who have
found places on the state and congress
etonal tickets will make active speak
ing campaigns. In almost every in
stance where a woman has entered the
Kansas campaign in capacity Of pub
lie speaker, the reports have indicated
successful meetings.
At present Miss Esther Dykes, daugh-
ter OF DR.. ]. B. Dykes of Lebanon is
making speeches in behalf of her faith
er's candidacy for congress in the Sixth
oASSAACI her WOTk II ING SHtu QH 4lCt
contest has attracted the attention. of
the Republican state committee and ar
rangements have been made fof-the
young woman to address a. number of
state meetings. She will speak in To-
peka some time in October and will
probably be billed for talks in Law
renee, Ottawa and other towns.
Mrs. w. Y Morgan, wife of the
Hutchinson editor and candidate for
lieutenant governor, will also make
speeches under direction of the Repub-
lican committee. She has already made
several speeches in behalf of her hus-
bands candidacy and in the future her
oates Will probably be arranged by the
state committee speaking bureau
Topekan on Program. aas1.
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter OF To-
peka has consented to make several
speeches for the state committee. Her
first talk will probably be at the To-
peka meeting in October.
For the Democrats, several promf-
nent women have volunteered their
services. Mrs. Cora G. Lewis of Kins-
ley, member of the state educational
administration board, will perhaps
make several political speeches under
the auspices of the Democratic state
committee. Miss Lima Bresette
woman factory Inspector, will also
talk for the Democrats. Both women
are able public speakers and have
been unusually effective in their work
Miss Anna E. Arnold Of Cottonwood
Fails, Democratic nominee for state
superintendent of public instruction
will doubtless deliver several politica
speeches in October. Miss Anna Bit.
Ter of Eureka has also been asked b,
the committee to speak for the state
ticket.
Progressive Supporters, Too.
out their share OF speakers In the
coming campaign. Two Of the candi
dates on the Progressive ticket ar.
women and both are public speaker,
or more than passing ability.
Miss Helen Eacker Of Lawrence
Progressive nominee for state audi
tor, has been active on the stump To-
two weeks. She is rated as one o
the most able women speakers il
Kansas and her aggressive and effect
i've work in the campaign has attract
ed much attention. Recently friend
of Miss Eacker suggested a series o
joint debates with W., E. Davis, Re
publican candidate for reelection a
state auditor. Friends Of Davis hav
not replied to the tentative challenge
Up in the Sixth district, Mrs. Ey
Merely Murphy Of Goodland Is tn
Progressive congressional nominee
She Is making number of speeche
anu mus announced tnaI she vii
stump the district before the close O
the state wide campaign.
Several other women will probab1
be enlisted in the cause in the mex
few weeks and female oratory vii
probably receive full recognition i
the campaign.
Mrs. Ingalls,, Mother and Citizen.
Among the Progressive women speak
ers are several mothers. Mrs. Sheffield
ingalls, Is the mother of five. She
a natural homo loving, charming an
cultured woman. Her work in the cam
paign is making friends both for he
husband in his fight for congress i
the First district and for herself. A
a recent meeting in Holton. Mrs. In
gals said:
IT am naturally inclined to renal
at home and look after the welfar
of my five children. but now that tn
women have been given the ballot i
Kansas I feel 1t my duty to go out an
urge them to vote for the best man
Kansas for congressman from the Firs
District.
when left home this morning" sh
continued. IT assured my friends ths
all the children had their ears clea
and had on clean aprons. so the chare
could not be made that was neglectin
my household duties in entering m
new sphere as campaign orator I RI
gard it as a privilege to be able to az
sist the political aspirations of my hus
band and I trust at the same time
may be of some help to the women
my state
Prize RING RESULTS.