The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-29

state senator from Allan county and
cast the deciding vote in favor of the
suffrage amendment IN the senate in
1o11. has often been mentioned tor SUI.
perintendeht OF Insurance. When he
came to townskor the Republican love
FEAST he f6uld that his name was H.
ing mentioned for lieutenant governor.
just now Travis has both propositions
under consideration.
Judge C. E. Lobdell. Of Great Bend.
ID having q hard time dodging the
boomlets launched by his friends. Sew
eral weeks ago an effort was made to
run Lobdell as a harmony candidate
for United States senator. Lobdell de-
clined. Now his name IL mentioned for
congress in the Seventh district
thing this year." was Judge L.obdelrs
reply when asked about his double
boom.
Many Topekans spent the day with
the Kansas Day club visitors in the
hotel lobbtes. In the crowd were Ar
thur Capper, Senator ]. A.. Troutman,
Robert Stone. Morton Albaugh. George
A. Clark. State Treasurer Earl Ak
ers, Seer etary Of State Charles s. Ses-
sions. Auditor w. E Davis, Attorney
General John s. Dawson. Assistant
Auditor Frank Organ and Assistant
Attorney General S. N. Brewster.
I. D. Young. Of Beloit, former con-
gresham from the Sixth district, is
in Topeka for the banquet and spent
the day with the advance crowd in the
hotel lObbies. Young's name has been
mentioned in connection with the Sixth
district congressional situation, but the
Beloit man will make no announcement
at this time.
Dennis. Madden. Owen Samuels and
w. s. Kretsinger. Emporia: H. F. Mar
tindale and G. H. Lamb. Yates Center,
all Fourth district congressional possi-
btlities. are attendants at the Kansas
Day club banquet this year.
Charles s. Holbrook Of Kansas City
will attend the banquet tonight, per-
haps. But Holbrook. who is a Progress
sive Republican, looks with suspicion
on the Scott plan for a pre-primary
platform. 1T will do no good. and will
only breed trouble" said the legislative
member from Wyandotte county. III
we leave progressive measures out OF
our platform, 1t spells trouble and q
convention at this time isn't the right
thing"
Senator vinton Stillings. w. I. Bid
die, Elmer Brewster and half dozen
other Leavenworth county Republic
cans are in Topeka for tonight's ban
quet. I'VE want a real Republican
platform with no straddle," said Sena-
tor Stillings In discussing probable
platform measures in state conven-
ton.
Fifth district Republicans are dis
cussing several probable congressional
They believe there Is an
ant INIT fn
gresham Guy T. Helvering in the COM
ing election and will make a hard fight
in the district. Senator Walter E. Will
son, Washington; Charles M. Harger.
Abilene, and Frank Williams. Clay
Center, were among the probable can
lobbies.
Editor A. @. Miller Of the Belleville
Telescope is here from Republic coun-
ty. Miller is a probable candidate for
state printer. He has as yet made no
announcement of his plans.
L. T. Hussey Of Osage City, an
avowed candidate for Republican nom
ination as superintendent of insurance,
Is in the big delegation from Usage
county. There il q fairly good chance
manner In which HusseyA looks at con-
ditions in his home district.
Al F. williams, vice president Of the
club from the Third district, rather
fears there may be a third ticket in
Cherokee county. Don't think 1t will
get very far, though was the asser
ton of the Columbus lawyer. Most Of
the Bull Moosers have found their way
back to the Republican camp. accord
ing to Williams.
A delegation Of nearly forty Repub-
licans is here from Usage county for
the banquet.
]. M. Miller, former Congressman
from the Fourth district. heads dele
cation to the Republican love feast
from Morris county. with the Demo-
cratic tariff bill in operation. there is
a general tendency to get together in
the Fourth district" was the assertion
of Miller.
Ewing Herbert, editor Of the Brown
County World, is here. Herbert has
recorded his presence at every Kansas
Day club banquet in twenty years. A
small Brown county delegation accom-
panied the Hfawatha editor to Topeka.
Howard Martindale, Madison