The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
Capper, Mulvane, Allen and
Reid Return to Topeka.
Famous "HarmOny Quartet"
Back From Coast Trip.
WHAT A COLL ECTION OF CREEDS
Every Branch of Republican
Party Was Represented.
Whenever Situation CIouded
Up, Capper Spoke of Scenery.

Kansas most famous harmony
quartet returned to Topeka today.
For three weeks this well-known po-
litical four-Governor Capper, D. w.
Mulvane, Henry j. Allen and Albert
L. Reid-have sung the song of love
and brotherly friendship. The quar-
tet has returned from a pilgrimage
to the San Francisco and San Diego
fairs. After a week OF eating and
sleeping in the same private car, these
four former political enemies ought
to be back in Topeka with declara-
tons of peace and resolutions against
war and bloodshed.
In the judgment Of every obscrvant
politician in Kansas only a wizard
could have damned into the same
junketing party four men representing
such views as those held by the gov
ernor, Mulvane, Allen and Reid. Since
the party actually stepped aboard the
car and Kansas knew that the per-
sonnet was really the real thing and
not a practical joke, politicians have
laughed and smiled and joked as to
the things that may have happened on
that most wonderful harmony trip.
Wonderful Weather!
Wonderful weather" Mulvane is
quoted as having remarked when the
party was about 100 miles out of To-
peka and no one had opened up vein
of pay-dirt conversation.
But the former national committee
publican leader was too conservative.
Reid looked Suspiciously at Governor
Capper and was convinced the eXecu-
tive didn't intend to commit himself.
Then he looked at the beaming coun-
tenance of the progreSSively-incli
Allen. Convinced that Mulvane need
ed a second to his motion, Reid VEN
tured that the weather was fairly
pleasant.
Nothing Like Alps.
Nothing like the Alps. Wonderful
country, the Alps" said Allen, with a
deep sigh of regret that everyone
might not visit the Alps. mot nearly
so fine, do you think so, governor"
The governor looked at Allen and
Reid and Muivane. He thought of the
standpat votes he lost in 1912, the
Progressive votes he lost in 1914 and
the votes he hoped for in 1916.
Really now, have been busy and
hadn't thought of the matter" replied
the governor.
Clearly there was no caucus nomi-
nee. So no one tried again until the
party left Denver the following day.
81 see by the paper that Roose-
welt" but Albert Reid, who ventured
such a thought never finished.
What? Eh?" exclaimed Mulvane
with such feeling that the porter
thought an air pipe had burst and
jerked the bell cord. Who were you
thirty-third degree conservative and
pride of the Republican League.
Reid, himself slightly conservative,
merely mentioned that he was read
ing from the paper and didn't mean
offense.
Really though, Theodore might
ventured Allen, who for minute was
a crusader and feared neither man
nor beast.
Mrs. Capper Nudged Governor.
But Mrs. Capper nudged the gov
ernor. 1t was his cue. Harmony was
to be preserved. The campaign of
1916 was not to be forgotten. Some
one must quiet the belligerents.
Really, there is an excellent view
of Pixies Peak from this window"
purred the kindly disposed and peace
loving governor. who knows a real
storm cloud when he meets it.
Three pairs of eyes were glazing at
the state executive. But he didn't see
them. He was enjoying natures own
Mulvane stalked stiff-legged to the
and reverently took out the Progress
sive party handbook for 1912. Reid
consulted the report concerning Henry
Deans fees as secretary of the fair
ne did not speak. There are times
when speech is a broken weapon
besides there were ladies in the car.
Talk of Governor johnson.
Things moved along pretty well
until the party arrived in Salt Lake
city InoTG Alien insisted CnaC the
Kansans should pay homage to his
old friend and companion, Governor
Hiram johnson of California, when
the party arrived at the fair.
Johnson" questioned Reid. Not
me. Why, say, if Johnson was the
only man on the map, 1 wouldn't
Neither would L. declared the bel
ligerent MulNane. who recalled that
Johnson as a vice presidential candi-
date once came to Topeka and said
things about standpatism- Between
Johnson and Roosevelt, there isn't the
Allen was peevish. He wanted to
be good fellow on the trip, but his
political gods must be respected.
"Of course, 1 am not as crazy about
these fellows as I used to be-" con-
hded the Bull Moose gubernatorial
nominee of last year. But as for
Johnson and Roosevelt against the
records of Cannon and Aldrich and
Root and
Salt Water Bathing.
my friends here were just telling
me the salt water bathing in the lake
is wonderful suggested Governor
Capper. Really now, 1 think we
would enjoy a salt water bath In
fact, 1 think it is such a good thing
that 1 recommend it,
Mulvane was willing to go bathing |
as compromise, but he positively |
refused to make a demonstration over
Johnson when the party reached Cali |
fornia. Reid stood with Mulvane and |
they had a working majority. Allen |
said that a salt water bath was really |
after association with such |
thoughts as of the rag tag stand pat
militia who had stood still for a hun
dred years. Governor Capper was
He was merely leading |
the party in the general direction of
the bath house.
That afternoon a photographer |
the KanSanS in the bathing |
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