The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-30
Bill White Says He Hasn't Time
to Enter Politics.
Murdoch Works for "VictOr and
Henry and Me" Triumvirate.
HE HAS A new PRESS. TOO
Billion Dollar Loan Doesn't In
terest Gazette Editor Now.
He's Preparing Many Short
Stories for Publication

That riumvirate-"Victor and Henry
and Me"-is doing its talking entirely
through the senior member of the
firm-Victor. That is the reason
William Allen White of Emporia does
not come to Topeka. That is the rea-
son White is mildly uncertain about
politics and political issues That is
the reason White is the one lone pa
triot on foot in the Fourth district
by unanimous consent-to use Whites
own expression.
Down in his newspaper office in
EmpCria, White is not worrying about
the billion dollar loan to the allies.
Neither is he concerned about the fact
that Senator Burton of Ohio-tried,
true, trusted and loved friend of the
conservatives coming to Topeka to
talk to the Kansas Day club. Neither
docs White feel deep concern about
the state or district issues in the next
campaign. In fact, if there is any
thing to be said about the issues be-
fore the plain American people, those
statements will be issued by Victor
Murdock-senior member of the tri-
speaks also for Henry J. Allen of
Wichita-he is busy doing the think
ing. Victor must do the talking.
He Has New Press
Just at this time White is busy with
a new precs that was Installed this
week. That press concerns White
more than the tariff, the war loan,
foreign policies, the 1. and r., or the
new warden at the state penitentiary.
Il am king much more noise
keeping quiet that people all over En-
poria can wake up at any time in
the night and hear me-" White told a
newspaper reporter who visited for
half hour in the Gazette office, while
the editor and national committeeman
for the Progressives wiped printers
ink from his hands and sang the praise
of his new press.
There wasn't anything in all the
state or nation that concerned White
except that new press
Everyone down IN this district is a
candidate for congress except me-, ex-
planned White. Il am the only plain,
common citizen on foot in this district.
That makes it unanimous.
'Wny 1 am staying so far away
from politics thai 1 might be twins"
White told his visitor. 81 am staying
for enough away for two people.
can't even hear the noise when they
shoot the big guns"
Victor Does Talking.
Then the reporter inquired about
that firm that White made famous
at the recent banquet of the Saturday
Night club-''Victor- and Henry and
Me"
''Victor is doing the talking for the
firm White said. II there is any
thing to be said Victor saws it.
thinking and we are mighty busy at
it right now"
Whether Henry and Me" thought
the thoughts that were expressed by
Victor during his recent trip to New
York, White did not say Neither did
the Emporia editor and leader of the
Bull Moose cause in Kansas during
the two red hot campaigns state
whether he ascribed to some or all of
the expressions from Murdoch during
his recent eastern pilgrimage. White
was not inclined to discuss national
affairs.
dollar loan doesn't concern me a bit, -
said White. Il am not investing in
1t. [ am only figuring how we can
print our paper on that new press and
handle enough extra job work during
the next year to pay for it
Writing Short Stories.
White returned a short time ago
from Colorado, where he spent the
summer at his summer home in Estes
park. While in Colorado White
.'ground OUT a bunch of short stories.
Several of these stories will be pub
1ished this fall In February, prob
ably, a new book of White short
stories will come from the press.
Since the publication of a Ger
tain Rich Man." White has worked
or a new book. He has written and
rewritten it But he likes his short
stories and the short story work bet
ter.
1T is the stories such as those in
my In Our Town book that 1 like
better White explained. II think
] will get a whole bunch of them
out this fall and they will be printed
in book form in February. Some OF
them are now ready for publication
White is not coming to Topeka tc
see the politicians No stree. Far from
it. He denies that he is in politics OIL
a part or parcel of the political tur-
moil in the state or nation.
II am just running my paper and
/ won't come to Topeka for years, if
can help it"
But this time White did not reiter-
ate his statement of eight months age
when he declared that he didn't in
tend to shave or come to Topeka unit
Roosevelt was president.