The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-13
ALL IS PEACE
AMONG KANSANS
AT ST. LOUIS
Not a Sign of Past Warfare Is
Apparent.
Intent on Showing Loyalty to
the Administration.
Anything WILSON WANTS
That Is the Spirit Prevailing in
the Delegation.
Miss Mabel Vernon Calls on
Col. w. f. Sapp.
Intent on Showing Loyalty tC
the Administration.
Anything WILSON WANTS
Miss Mabel Vernon Calls on
Col. w. F. Sapp.
From n l.. Shultz, state Journal
stan Correspondent


stan Correspondent
St. Louis. June 13.-Kansas Demo-
Gratis may fight at home. Senator
Thompson may really dislike Hodges
out in Kansas The scars from the
Orr-Sapp fight may not have healed
in the voting precincts in the sun
flower state. But here in St Louis
on the eve of a national convention
when a president is to be renomlnated
and everything and everyone Is to be
ratified endorsed and commenced
Democracy even among Kansas dele-
eates is as solid and close and flrmly
esta blished as the inner orga nizitloil
OF the standard Oil company
Every Democrat from kansaS-ano
there are more than 100 of them now
on the jobs looking with a lantern
for some small opportunity TO sho"
his LOYALTY to the national admins
tration II is born of that hope which
is eternal in the breast of every pom
ticiau For there is no Democrat
from Kansas who does not reailze that
hope of postoffice, federal appoint
ments and standing in the party is
based on the success of the wilson
administration in November 1t makes
no difference whether a Democrat
fought Sapp in the Hutchinson state
convention. It is a matter of no
concern whether a Kansas BOURBON
vas for Hodges or Billiard in l9l i
Now everyone is for Wilson and the
way Kansas delegates and patronage
favorites are seeking opportunities to
show party loyalty is a real feature
of the convention which opens in st.
Louis Wednesday noon.
Housed at the Jefferson
Kansas delegates spent Monday
night in the lobbies of the hotels. Most
of them slept at the Maryland, but
over at the Jefferson the delegation
h. ~s-d RI
They had gone TO such lengths in thciy
display of party loyalty as to employ a
sign painter to properly designate the
quarters. But sometime, somehow,
someone had lost the key. When Kan
sas visitors went to the quarters Mon
day night they were dark and
deserted as the tombs- This morning
the rooms were busted and swept and
Col W. F. (Bin) Sapp, Democratic
national committeeman for Kansas.
began the task which last week caused
Fred Stanley of Wichita to lose
sleep during the Repu ublican conven-
ton. 1t was the little task of distrib-
Uting 200 tickets to 800 or 400 persons.
To be sure the St. Louis convention
is a ratification meeting. There are
none of the deep laid political
schemes and maneuvers which char
acterized the Republican convention.
But the loyal and faithful from Kan
sas are here just as strong and just
suits of the gathering depended on
their personal attendance and political
saSacity. Anyway, maybe President
Wilson will want a list of the per-
sons who attended the convention
And how embarrassed would be the
Internal revenue collector and his staff
if their names were not listed Hence
party loyalty and enthusiasm that
reigns supreme and brings a unani-
NOUS report from the Kansas head
quarters that I'VE are for anything
and everything that Wilson wants. "
And that means vice presidential
nominee, platform, chairman, key
noter. ergeant-at-arms, superintend-
ent of ventilation and all other power
Henry Allen Is There.
Not all of the visitors to the convention
are Republicans, though. There is Henry
J. Allen, of Wichita for example. Aller
one Of the fervent faithful pilots ot
the ProgresslVe conNehtoh IN thlc'iEo s ~ 3
that overlook the Bull Moose party in this
city on the lake front and he came to st
Allen. with his sis Panama hat in hi,
hand and his bald head shining a beacon
light, stood for two hours Monday night
in the Jefferson hotel lobby and thrilled
delegation of suffrage workers. Aller
isn't so much as delegate to the st. Louis
convention. He probably has very littl
power with the men who will build th
democratic platform planks But for tw'
suffrage workers and it given as freel!
the water from the spring
Miss Mabel Vernon is one of th'
thorns in the flesh of the Democrat
who came to St. Louis to say and writ
nice things about the Democratic con
gresS and the Democratic president
Miss Vernon has wiped from her min,
the memory of her experience befor
the resolutions committee of the Re
publican convention. Miss Vernon
who in a very short space of tim
succeeded in getting Kansas clu
women and suffrage workers at eacl
others throats. brought an entire sui
case full of trouble for the Democrat
party in general
Takes Her Troubles to Sapp.
Having spent several months il
Kansas. Miss Vernon showed a prefer
ence to the Kansas delegation. So sh
took some of her troubles to Colone
Sapp. Brave as a lion and as erec
and resolute as a soldier. Colonel Sap
looked Miss Vernon in the eyes an
told her he would talk it all over witt
her-tomorrow. Then Colonel Sap
wound up the interview by teIlin
Miss Vernon that he thought she wa
"A mighty nice girl" 1t was the sa m
statement Colonel Sapp made to hun
dreds of Kansas women during hi
senatorial race two years ago Blu
Miss Vernon wasn't in Kansas at tina
time and besides-well, maybe CnlOne
Sapp will work for the suffrage plank
News for the Republicans cam
when Henry Allen gave a statemep
to the St Louis press in which he de
cldred he would support Hughes fo