The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-12
DEMOCRAT HOSTS meet
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known in advance. There win be none
of the demonstrations over favorite
sons which marked the Republican
convention. There will be no evil
dences of sane men gone mad, as was
the case in the ovation which greeted
the first mention of RooseveltS name
before the Progressive convention. OF
course the Democrats from Kansas
will provide lots of noise when VIII
sons name is brought before the ma
tional convention this week Already
they are talking of the show which
will be staged in the famous st. Louis
convention hall. But it will be me-
chanical rather than spontaneous. 1t
will be the response of a picked crowd
who love their jobs, rather than the
response of patriots with the spirit of
crusaders who paid railroad fare and
hotel bills for the mere purpose of
registering a deep. sincere sentiment.
Kansas postmasters were much in
| evidence in the early milling in the
| st. Louis hotels. Before the doors of
| the big convention are opened, faces
from Kansas will be largely the faces
| of the men who were prominent in the
state convention in Hutchinson two
months ago.
| The Powers That Be.
William H Thompson, United
States senator from Kansas, will graf
| ify a double wish during the conven-
ton. He will fulfill his desire to be-
come a delegate at large to the con-
vention. He will be afforded an oppor-
| tunity to pass crumbs of inner infor-
mation-such as the senator feels may
| safely be given-to the mere workers
| on foot who came from home to wor-
ship at the shrine.
| Thompson heads the Kansas dele
cation to st. Louis His election was
a matter of recognition of his official
position and not a testimonial to his
prominence with the voting powers of
| his state. Thompson's qualification of
| his wish to become a delegate was at
all times a shell in the hands of Kan
sas Democracy and his election was
due to the friendly pleas of his former
enemies rather than a victory of his
organization of postmasters and job
holders.
| Leroy NJ. Penwell of Topeka is one
of the chief Democrats from Shawnee
| county who came to the convention.
| PenWell is a member of the delegation
from the First congressional district
of Kansas. Other powers who came
to the convention include Postmaster
Rigby, Fred Robertson, United States
district attorney; Ohio Wood, United
States marshal; W. H. L. Pepperin.
revenue collector; and a number of
their worthy and energetic assistants.
Some of the big lights in Kansas DEM
| ocratic circles have not as yet arrived,
| but by night-Tuesday morning at the
latest it is expected that the roll of
delegates and distinguished patronage
favoriteS may be called without the
fear of missing single name.
The Delegates.
Delegates to the Democratic nation
L al convention include:
| Delegates at 1arge-Senator William
Fl. Thompson, Garden City; a. A
Doerr, Larned; A. NJ. Jackson, Win
field Mrs. A. W. Harris, Lawrence.
| First districtL M. Penwell, Tope-
ka: T. A. Moxcey, Atchison.
! Second district-Dr. ]. T. Sawtelle,
Kansas City; W. E. Brooks, Fort Scott
| Third district-John Miller, Null
tsberry; John Brogan, Coffeyville.
| Fourth district-W. NJ. Price, EN-
poria; ]. E. Robson, Westmoreland.
Fifth district-C. T. Davidson, Con-
| cordia; John Carroll, Abilene.
| Sixth districts. B. Tucker, Codell;
Dwight Hamilton, Norton
Seventh district - Dan Callahan
Kingman; John Kelley, Hugoton.
| Eighth district-Samuel B. Amidon,
Wichita; E. NJ. Eby. Wellington.
/ Most of the milling of the Kansas
delegates is done in the Hobbies of the
4 Planters and Jefferson hotels Only
a few of the Kansans are stopping at
these places, however. A few of the
delegates and several patronage favor
i ties are listed on the blotters of the
headquarters establishments. In the
main, though, the delegates are scat
tered and gather at the headquarters
for laudation of the national admin
listration only.