The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-01
SHERMAN HERE
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with a third party organization and
ticket. Yet, we will win in California"
In the East. Too.
Republican victory in all of the New
England state and in the eastern
states including Delaware, Pennsyl-
the Illinois senator. He also expects
success in every formerly Republican
state, with chances for party success
in Tennessee, Kentucky and other Ma
son-Dixon line states.
THE Republicans will very wisely
avoid any repetition of the troubles Of
1912 through the naming of unir.s-
tructed delegates" predicted Senator
States senate. There will be few in
structed delegates, in my judgment. B"
Then Senator Sherman said That he
was willing to take his chances in the
national convention and would win or
lose with an unhampered, free and I'M
bound delegation.
He'll Take His Chances.
ct don't ask for a delegation from
Kansas" said the senator when urged
to make a statement concerning his
personal candidacy for the presidential
nomination. 81 am willing to take
take my chances with the others.
want to meet the Kansas people Ind
1 want an even chance to state my
case. That is all I will ask and am
willing to abide by the result of the
final contest. By avoiding the instruc-
ton of delegates, we will prevent trou-
BILE and 1 expect but few instructed
delegates to the convention"
Senator Sherman, however, Claims a
solid delegation from his homo state
in che national convention.
1.-The delegates will be chosen in
April n a preference primary" said
the senator "All of the SIS delegates
will ne pledged to me--the first time
a delegation from Illinois has been
givensoIid1y to a candidate without a
contest since 1868 when the state gave
is delegation to Ora mt"
Over the Country.
With the prospect of another ma
tional convention in Chicago and with
a solid Illinois delegation behind him,
Senator Sherman willingly checks his
case up to the free state delegations.
In the meantime, though, he will
make thorough canvass of the coun-
try He has already visited Califor-
mia and other western states and later
in November will make his second
plunge into the extreme western terri
tory.
Senator Sherman arrived in Topeka
late Sunday night. He was today the
guest of Frank Campbell, deputy
clerk of the United States district
court and a warm personal friends OF
the Illinois senator.
At Commercial Club.
This morning Senator Sherman was
in conference with Senator Curtis and
other Kansas Republicans. At noon
he was the guest of honor at a Com
mercial club luncheon and tonight he
will talk to the insurance mems con-
vention. He will leave tonight for
Oklahoma City, then east to Pennsyl-
vania- On his western trip, Senator
Sherman is accompanied by Noah c.
Bainum of Carmi, ILL.,, warm per-
sonal friend and adviser.
Treat Industry Fairly.
Industry is entitled to win a fair re-
turn on it's investment, Senator Sher-
man told members of the Commercial
club. Enforced operation and loss OF
profit in private industry is impossible,
he said, in discussing general business
conditions.
1.-The employers ability to maintain
payroll is vital to the man on the
payroll" he said mo employer can
transact business at a loss, although
Secretary McAdoo says that merchant
shipping in the face of threatened gov
eminent competition and burdensome
regulations ought to continue to oper-
ate on losing terms until bankruptcy
ensues. No such enforced transaction
Of business is possible to the private
enterprises of the country. 1t is in
evitable that unless the Underwood act
is repealed and a protective tariff sub
stituted, the industrial depression
before the European war broke out
will be renewed many fold when peace
Hand Work in Europe.
THE factories of Europe are not
destroyed by the war. They are either
diverted to war uses or idle for lack
of workmen. With the return to
peace, their productive energies will
seek out the worlds profitable mar
kets. Not only will machine work be
renewed, but the MANNED and crippled
by the thousands will return to hand
work"
Then it will be- Senator Sherman
declared, that the United States will
become the dumping ground for Euro
pean made goods and foreign coun-
tries will take advantage of the Demo
cratic tariff to regain the gold sent to
this country under war conditions