Barton County democrat., 1914-02-27
DEMOCRATS AT Topeka
Second Big Democratic Gathering q
the Year A Great Success. 4

more than thirty days previous a hie
statewide Democratic, gathering end
banquet had been h'sld in Topeka and
oespite the fact that .one Of tAa
Vorst storms Of the year reed
throughout the state; tne snnua
WashingtOn's Birthday Banquet hela
In Topeka on Monday of ''tdis week
was' one of the most saccessful a.
iadrs ever held In the history Of tka
organization. The Democrats came
IRON all corners Of the state. from
Sheridan and Stevens counties, end
likewise from Cherokee and Doriphan
and all Of the countias between-thsy.
all came to'tak over the work Of DE
party in the past, the work thai a
being done by the state and national
sssdnindstratdOQs at the present, tine.
to- plan for bigger things for the a.
ture. and to'mingle together and TAN
over. the various situations from tAa,
diaerent angles and to lay the plaia
Tor the Guture for the best interesta
Of the party and the people. Of tAa
state IN the planning Of "a tentstivs
ptaHtorm for the fall oampaign.
Every county in the state. had larea
representations at the mtetineA
The big 9TH District being especially
well represented. Over 500 men end
women sat down at the big 'banQust
held in the Masonic Temple Monday
evening and feasted on the many goOd
things provided for the inner msn.
and heard with interest and enthut
asm the mastery addresses by The
five Democratic congressman from
this state. and also that of Mrs. F. H
Cron, Of Edorado, Kansas, who, from
the standpoint Of the new votefs a
the state. the women. delivered a
ah@ address on the subject @0ur Re-
spOnsibiIty..'. >.
The Hon John Burke, Of North Das
kota, was the guest Of honor and d
Ayered the principal address q tha
evening", and this Of itssK was vel
worth the time and expense Il TOOK
anyone to make the trip and contain,
ed subject for much deep thought end
consideration regards ng .tae' po.itical
questions OF vital interest now before
the public He spoke Of the work
which has and is being done By th1
national administration and the active
part which has beed taken in tie var
ious important measures by the Dsmr
ocratic congressman from this state
and paid very high compliment n
the representative from the tn dis.
trict who Is now the leading candk
date for the United States SenaNor>
ship. He spoke in flattering terma
Of Governor Hodges and. the work a
the entire state adm. .nistration, end
hoped and believed that the peoph
Of the state Of Kansas would exers
else the good judgment they pcssess
BY retaining such an able executive
in office. e..
OF course the vital question at TIE
meetings Of the district and the state
committees and in 10 the mluins'
crowds at the hosels was as to ,whetA
er or not Mr.. Neeley was 70 get into
the race for the senatorship from
this state, and when tie announce
ment was made Monday afternooa
that the big CONGRESSMAN from tle
big 7th had finally been prevailed
upon to get into the race for the
Democratic nomination there was q
feeling Of gIadness and relsef among
the maGg hundred representative
Democrats present, and the ovation
which. was otendered Mr.: Neeley upon
his entrance to the banquet han n
ihe evening was proof conclusive that
the man who has 50 ably represen ed
this part Of the state in the congress
sional halh during the past years Las
a very large following over the en-.
tire state, and his announcement to
seek the position Of senator was one
which met with universal approval,
except, naturally, from the personal
following of some Of the other candi-
dates, and they even had to ADMIT
that there was but little doubt a. to
Afr. NeeIey's securing the nomination
A largely attended meeting of the
state committee was held IN the state
house Monday morning and the work
was thoroughly mapped out for. the
coming campaign. 1t was the .univer
sal opinion Of all present that George
Hodges has made one Of the v~y
best governors the state has ever bad
and that be should receive the nomi
nation for reelection without oppost