The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-22
Dodge City Editor Tells Demo-
Gratis to Get Busy.
Weakness of Their Press Due to
DislOyaI "PatriOts."
OFFICERS ARE NAMED TODAY
S. a. OsterhOld Reelected
President: ]. w. Howe, Sec.
Two "Organ" Propositions Are
Brought Before Organization.

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\ newspaper that is unreasOn-
ably and consistently partisan
naturally possesses mlSnty n1.le
Influence and as rule its nflu-
ence is practically nil in the COM
munity of its publication.
Its support is expected and its
endorsement of candidate al
ways discounted.
No political party is always and
unerringIy right i'm its nominal
tiOns.
Occasionally some rascal or
bIathcrslSite secures nomination
which is IA disgrace to the party.
The Democratic paper which
endeavors to purify its local
nominations, even to the extent
of an open revolt. is doing the
party as whole a distinct serv-
ice. and cannot help but be n
power in its community.
While c. T Warren of the Dodge
City Journal had chosen as subject,
1.-The Newspaper and the Party" to
he delivered before the Democratic
Editorial association at its meeting at
the Throop hotel this afternoon, he
just couldn't help firing a few shots at
the biased partisan newspapers in
debt to party. suppressing news for
designing politicians and undependa-
BILE frcm every standpoint. Above are
n few Of the opinions he expressed
relative to such papers.
Not Loyal to Democratic Press.
When Mr. Warren got down to the
subject proper he didn't refrain from
criticising the manner in which the
Democrats of Kansas support their
press. If the papers owes a duty to
the party. the party certainly owes
something to the paper, Mr.. Warren
believes.
"Candor compels me to say, and,
believe every editor present today.
Will agree with me. that the party in
this state is not as loyal as it should
be to the Democratic press. 1t is a
notorious fact that Kansas needs a
vigorous Democratic press.
why is il that no Democratic pa
per can exist in Topeka, or Wichita or
Leave1worth. or in any of the more
populoIs cities Of the state? The
ocrats. and especially the Democratic
politicians. give their papers a mea-
ger and Indifferent support
Independent Vote a Factor.
Continuing. Mr.. Warren stated that
the Independent voter is the determin-
ing factor in state and national poll
tics at this time. In fact he hunted
that the stand-pat Republican and
Democratic voters did not represent
the intelligent part of the American
populace.
mo state in the union" said Mr..
Warren. contains more Independent
electorate than Kansas. While the
state is normally Republican by a big
majority, the time has long since
passed when a Republican nomination
means a Republican election. 1t is
the duty of the Democratic newspaper
so to present its case that the indie
pendent voter the man who wants to
he right and who can give a reason
for the faith that is in him, will be at
tracted To the cause IT champions"
adj al lre
Oh various phases of the newspaper
business were made by Wenslo Cipra,
Lincoln Sentinel; S. p. Geohart, Pratt
Union; J. X McMullen, Great Rend,
Democrat: a. w Wright Minneapolis
Betterway.
Reflect Officers.
$. +. Osterhold Holton Signal, was
reelected president of the association
at a business meeting this morning
while Joseph W. Howe, secretary of
the board of control and editor of
the Abilene News. was reelected sec
rotary Vice presidents of congress
sional districts were chosen and they
VIII act as an executive committee to
arrange n place for the fall meeting
sometime in September.
Vice Presidents.
The vice presidents are:
George Harmon, First district
I Grant Harrington, Second district; A.
J. Wooster Third district: Robert
don, Fifth district; A. L. Taylor, Sixth
district; Harry Eckert, Seventh dis
trict, and Warren Knaus Eighth dis
z trict.
Want Newspaper.
The question of more Democratic
publicity was paramount at the bust
s ness session. 1t was pointed out that
hardly 100 Democratic sheets exist in
Kansas and not one Of these has q
circulation that could be termed state
wide Harry =. Green, of Topeka
appeared before the editors and out.
lined the plan decided upon by the
Shawnee Democratic club fer state
wide weekly, the first issue of which
has been published.
Harvey p. Leavitt, of Hutchinson
also outlined a plan for a state wide
weekly paper devoted to Democrat,
editors and all agreed some neaui
Unjust be resorted to in order to over
come the publicity lead maintained BY
the Republicans of the state. Issues
OF both new papers were distribute,
iin the lobby of the National hotel.
%. Tho Democratic editors in attend
ance are: Nate +. Reece, Stafford
Courier. DIR. J. F. Callen. Pittsburl
Kansan; H C. Busenbark. Lyndol
Peoples Herald; c. T. Warren, Dodg
city Journal John w. Lie. 81. JOIN
q. capital; Harrison ParKman, Empori;