The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-22
With The
Democrats
In Topeka

Charles NJ. Sawyer of Kansas City
governor of the federal reserve bank
and state bank commissioner during
the early months of the Hodges ad-
ministration, is here. Sawyer former
ly lived in Norton and is associated
, with a number of banks in the Sixth
district. He was one of the most pop
ular bank commissioners in recent
years and resigned when appointed to
the $4,000 job in Kansas City. Saw
yer is a brother-in-law of f. E. Ames
of Topeka.
Fred Robertson, United States dis
trict attorney, came to Topeka early
and will remain on the job until
Wednesday. Robertson was state SEN
ator from the Thirty-pinth district
during the 1909-11 session of the leg
islature and was appointed United
States district attorney TO succeed
Harry J. Bone. Robertson was ac-
companied to Topeka by Frank L.
Brady of Oswego, first assistant in the
district attorneys office.
Thomas Sweeney of Lawrence head
ed the delegation which came from
Douglas county. Sweeney has been an
active worker in the party for years
and has been urged as a candidate for
state treasurer
Jimmie" Cassin of Pittsburg, post
master of the house of representatives
during the 1913 legislative session and
a member of the house in 1911. is here
4 for the banquet.
Mike Frey came to Topeka from his
/ home in junction City with the most
glaring red necktie that has been dis
/ played in the hotel lobbies by the ban
quet crowd. Frey was a member of
the house during the 1911-13 sessions.
Ed T. Hackney. president of the
state board of administration, found
convenient business engagements in
day with the Democrats in the hotel
lobbies.
Judge A. NJ. Jackson of Winfield is
here and wants nothing except a Dem
ocratic victory. He was a candidate
for the gubernatorial nomination in
1912.
Click Fockele of Leroy, Harrison
Parkman of Emporia Robert Focht
of Eureka. and F. NJ. Patterson of
! Yates Center are among Fourth dis
trict Democratic editors who are at
tending both the banquet and edi-
torial meeting.
Taylor Riddle of Madison. former
member of the legislature and live
stock sanitary commissioner during
the closing months of the Hodges ad
ministration, came early and has been
active among the leaders. Riddle has
! been urged as state chairman but has
made no positive statement.
| Ben S. Gaitskill this afternoon de-
clined to state whether he would con-
sent to remain in the fight for the
governorship. Gaitskill would doubt
less run in an open field, but the w.
| c. Lansdon support is sufficiently
strong to indicate that the Salina man
will remain in the fight.
Third district Democrats conferred
! this morning concerning the holding
of district convention to select dele
gates to the national convention. They
agreed to hold a district convention
the first week in May.
/ Senator Paul Klein of lola is at
| tending the festivities. but is uncer-
tain as to his candidacy this year. He
was elected from the Woodson- Allen
district in 1912. In event he is not a
candidate. Representative Tannahill of
Woodson county may be the Demo-
cratic nominee.
Frank Chase. of Topeka, may be a
candidate for state superintendent of
I insurance. according to boom which
started today in the crowd in the no.
tells Chase was state representative
from Jackson county in 1913. For two
J years ne mas llNeQ IN topeka. he is
widely known among Democrats of
the state.
r. A. Moxcey. representative from
Atchison county, declared today that
he wanted absolutely nothing
broad, general sweeping statement
Il am not candidate, don't want to
run for anything in fact" said Mox-
cey Later he admitted that he might
consider another term in the. house.
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