The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
With The
Democrats
In Topeka

William H. Thompson, Democratic
| United States senator from Kansas.
will come to Topeka this evening and
will mill with the banquet crowd in
the hotel lobbies. This morning Sen
| atOr Thompson arrived in Kansas City
and Immediately took a hand in the
| judgeship fight in Wyandotte county
when he telephoned recommendations
to Governor Capper.
| All of the five Democratic congress-
men from Kansas will remain on the
| job in Washington. Senator Thomp-
son is the only member of the Kansas
| delegation who returned for the an
nual party dinner.
| John E. Wagner of Larned may en-
| ter the fight for national committee
man to succeed Col. w. w. Sapp.
| Wagner's candidacy is urged by sew
eral western Kansas Democrats who
refuse to support Sapp and fail to
see James w Orr in the fight for ma
tional leadership in the state. Wagner
| has not made definite statement as
| to his candidacy.
George H. Hodges of Olathe, former
governor, will not come to Topeka for
| the banquet. The former senator-gov-
ernor recently recovered from a Sc
we're sickness and is now on a hunting
| expedition in Florida. He expects to
return to Kansas in time to attend the
state convention.
Harrison Parkman, former state
/ fire marshal and present postmaster
at Emporia, was among prominent
party leaders who came early for the
annual Bourbon dinner. Parkmau
| broke into the Hmelight four years
ago when he brought about the cleo
ton of Dudley Doolittle to congress in
the Fourth district. Later he was ap-
/ cd a ta fire l1al nd ~ "A
new department on the map to such
an extent that he was elected presi-
dent of the national organization. He
resigned nearly year ago when he
was appointed postmaster in his home
town.
j. NJ. Lewis of Kinsley, secretary of
the Democratic state committee dur
ing the campaign of 1914, is in To-
peka today and with Frank Whitney
of Topeka is making plans for the
meeting of the state committee. Lewis
is editor of the Kinsely Graphic and
will attend the meeting of the Demo-
cratic Editorial association while
here.
Western Kansas counties sent strong
delegations to the banquet this year.
The western Democrats are among the
more enthusiastic workers in the ho-
tel lobbies and it is from sthe ranks
1 of these men that Wichita and Hutch-
inson expect enough support to win
the state convention,
w. L. Uronjaw) Brown of king
man was on the job day early.
Brown was speaker of the house dur
ing the 1913 legislative session, was
a candidate for the United States SEN
atorial nomination in 1914 and a
member of the board of corrections
until July last year. He is known by
almost every Democratic worker in the
state and has not missed a party din
ner since the organization of the ban
quet club.
w E Brooks, chairman of the state
board of control, may be a candidate
for the legislature in Bourbon county.
Brooks's friends have urged him to
make the race for the legislature in
opposition to A NJ. Keene a Repub-
lican and three times member OF the
house from Bourbon county
John Kelley of Hugoton started to
Topeka Saturday in order that he
would miss none of the events sur
rounding the annual gathering. He
arrived in Topeka this morning.
w. c. Lansdon of Salina, president
of the club and toastmaster at the
banquet, came early 20 assist in work
ing out final METALS. Lansdon boost
ers were numerous among the early
arrivals and the Salina man is said to
have advised his friends that he seri-
ously considers announcing his candi-
dacy for the COVernOrShiD.