The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Democrats Preparing to Organ
iZe Every Kansas County.
A Big Crowd Is Expected at the
Annual Banquet.
WALTER PAYNE SICK OF GRIP
Is Directing Kansas Day Cele-
bratiOn From His Bed.
Charles +. Scott Makes a Reply
to Henry Allen.
WALTER PAYNE SICK OF GRIP


| Topeka February IL. Plans for a
county organization of the state will
be worked out at a special business
meeting of the Democrats and cam
paign policies will be outlined in ad-
vance of the annual party dinner.
Officers of the banquet club today
announced their plans for the 1916
dinner. In view of the advance sale
of tickets, it is probable that the ban
quet will this year be held in the audi
forum. Either Secretary McAdoo or
some Democratic national leader, will
speak at the banquet this year. De-
tails of the banquet have not been
worked out and the speakers may not
be announced for several days.
With the annual banquet in Topeka,
the Democratic publishers association
will also hold its annual convention
and will discuss the publicity program
for the year. Following the session
of the newspaper publishers, a meet
ing will be held to perfect county or
CARNATIONS and outline the work of
the campaign in Kansas.
we expect to go into the fight with
the best organization in years" said
Thomas Lillard, secretary of the club.
Every county will be organized and
we expect to arrange for the sending
of delegations from the county clubs
to the banquet this year. A big meet
ing will be held by these delegates,
!
work of the campaign will be outlined
at that time With the arrival of the
newspaper publishers, I believe we
will have one of the biggest crowds
that ever attended Democratic BAN
quet" ~
Williams to the Senate.
1t is probable that I. II. Williams, a
Wichita lawyer, will be a candidate
for the state senate from Sedgwick
county this year. Williams served in
D
and in 1915, was speaker pro tenn. He
does not expect to return to the house,
but has told his friends that he may
be a candidate for the senate
Senator Frank Nighswonger, Demo-
crat, may not run for reelection. In
event he does not enter the race for
a second term, George McGill. former
county attorney of Sedgwick county, is
expected to seek the Democratic nom
nation.
Walter Payne Is Sick.
Walter Payne. president of the Kan.
sas Day club. is confined to his home
in Burlingame as a result of a severe
attack of the grip. With the big Re-
publican banquet less than three
weeks away, Payne has much work to
do. So he is writing letters and send
ing kilograms while in bed under the
care of a physician.
1--WE will make the banquet this
year the best and biggest the Repub-
/ Means OF Kansas ever aIIenQeO,
Payne wrote to a Topeka friend today.
The program has been prepared, a
caterer is now at work on the eats
and the crowd will be larger than
ever
Payne was for several years secre-
tary of the Kansas Day club and be-
cause of his former experience, he will
| this year try to break all records.
| Must ExpIaisl TO Scott.
IF the Republicans should nomi-
/ nate Justice Hughes on a progressive
plantform, there would be no Progress
sive ticket" is the recent statement of
| Henry J. Allen of Wichita. All of
which has caused Charles F. Scott of
lola to assure Allen that Justice
Hughes will never be found on plat
form such would please the Pro-
gressives. Answering Aliens editorial
remark. Scott said:
Fancy Justice Hughes standing on
/ a Progressive platform with its mix
ture of socialism anG anarchy, its in
tiative and referendum, recall of
/ judges and judicial decisions and a lot
/ of other things that Mr.. Hughes would
be about as likely to endorse as he
would to approve of the l. W. w. If
Mr.. Hughes has had the least question
in his own mind as to whether or not
he should get back into politics
which ne doubtless has not had,-the
doubt would be solved instantly and
with a most emphatic negative if he
were given to understand that he
would be expected to run on a Bull
Moose platform"
Wolf in Congressional Race.
Senator o. O. Wolf, of the Fifteenth
district, comprising Coffey and Frank
| lin counties, may be a candidate for
/ congress in the Second district this
( year. VOLTS home is in Franklin
/ county. In Topeka today he stated
that he considered making the con-
! fier1af
Congressman Joseph Taggart, Demo-
crat.
In the 1895 sessions of the SEN
ate, Wolf was identified with neither
of his party. He lodged all chances
for factional lineup and because of
this fact may be offered as a harmony
candidate in his congressional district.
John H. Crider, Fort Scott; E. E.
/ Csuyer, Kansas City; and Frank L.
probable candidates for the nominal
ton. Guyer has made definite an
nouncement of his candidacy.
May Seek SenatOrship.
Henry NJ. Laing, three times mem
Der of the house from Russell county,
may be candidate for the state sen
ate against Harry Gray, Democrat. In
event Ellsworth county does not place
a candidate in the field for senator,
Laing is quite certain to be in the
running.
The Russell county member is in
Topeka to attend the meeting of the
state board of agriculture. He de-
clined to make a positive statement as
to his plans, but indicated that he
might be senatorial aspirant- Laing
I was regarded as one of the strongest
/ member of the house from the short
grass counties.
Thorne Is Ont of 1t.
P. s. Thorne, of Mound City, has
withdrawn from the contest for Re
publican nomination for state treas
urer He has announced that he will
move to Salt Lake City. Utah. and Will
not mix in state politics. Thorne's
I announcement as a candidate for state
treasurer was made several weeks 40