The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
DR.. Eva Harding Makes Initial
Speech of Her Campaign.
GOV. MAJOR CHIEF SPEAKER
His Boom for Vice Presidency
Launched at Meeting.
L. NJ. PenweH of Topeka Acted
as Master of Ceremonies.

behind President Wilson in his pre-
paredness program, was the prediction
of Governor Elliott w. Major, of Mis-
souri,, in a speech before $50 men and
women who attended the fifth annual
banquet of the Jefferson County Dem
ocratic club in Perry. 1t was Gov
ernor Majors first speech in Kansas
and gave setting to the introduction TO
this state of the Major boom for the
vice presidency.
Not since the big state wide dinner
in Topeka a year ago have Kansas
Democrats put so much ginger ana
steam into a banquet party. FORGET
ting their defeats of 1914 and hope1uI
of the results of next November, JEFF
ferson county Democracy ran for a
night on third speed and displayed the
enthusiasm of a new white nope
Around Governor Major sat Col. w. +.
Sapp, Democratic national committee
man; DIR. Eva Harding, congressional
candidate; and L. NJ. Penwell, guber-
Material possibility. 1t was by odds
the greatest offering of celebrities ever
presented at a political meeting in
Perry and the little town closed tavern
for the occasion.
Reasonable Preparedness.
Governor Majors speech was the
feature of the evening. Yet the MIS-
souri, executive followed a half dozen
speakers who had waded through all
the really big issues that confronted
the state, the national and the world
at large So for thirty minutes Gov
ernor Major talked the soft sounding
platitudes of Bowling Green, where he
had p-acticed law with Champ Clark
before going to jefferson City as at
torney general and later governor. In
his concluding remarks, Governor
Major declared that the patriotism of
Kansas and the nation would arise to
Il n hi ri
might make and that a program of
reasonable preparedness was safe.
L. NJ. Penwell of Topeka, a strong
gubernatorial probability, presided at
the Perry dinner Maybe he recalled
some of the events of the annual Sat
urday Night club banquet when he
was on the grill. If so, the innocent
victims of Penwelrs humor paid all
and the Topeka burial director con-
Guided the nights performance with
of the league.
Introducing Governor Major, how
ever, Penwell referred to him as the
logical running mate of President
Wilson in the 1916 campaign. 1t was
the introduction to Kansas of the Ma
and jefferson county Democracy gave
it a most generous and kindly well
come. Following the meeting, the
Missouri governor declared that he
idential nomination before the St
Louis convention in June.
His Faith in Wilson.
President Wilson's program, as 1
understand it," said Governor Major
to his Perry audience, simply means
to be ready when the time comes. I
do not know the exact magnitude of
his plans. Neither do you. Neither
do any of us. Yet I have faith in the
presidents purpose, in his integrity, in
his sincerity and his knowledge of the
country's needs. 1 expect to trust him
and 1 predict that the people of Kan
Sas and the nation will also trust him
that there will never be a time when
you are called upon but that you will
respond. 1t is a call to be ready and
patriotic people will meet it fairly"
As for the situation in Mexico, Gov
ernor Major said:
1.-The presidents policy in Mexico is
now bearing dividends. Tomorrow
every man will applaud. It is one
thing to have the strength of a giant.
1t is another thing OF know when to
use it"
Col. w. F. Sapp. Democratic ma
tional committeeman. saw return of
wandering pilgrims to the Democratic
party when he discussed the Coming
Campaign
Sapp Sounds War Cry
Let me tell you we are up and at
Gil ali the time, SapD SAID Kan
sas Democracy is neither afraid nor
appalled,. We have fought and fought
They have knocked us down times
without number-but they never
licked us Be not discouraged. Sing
Jesus Is My Friend Then look the
Republicans in the eye and when they
talk tariff, tell them to change it to
tear off-tearIng it off one fellow to
give it to another Why when we get
into this campaign, we will make the
hi
nightmare on the path of a beautiful
dream. l have seen our principles
reach out and grasp people until Kan
sas is surely Democratic. Be of good
cheer. We will lick 'em this fall
DIR. Eva Harding was loudly ap-
plauded by jefferson county Demo-
Gratis when she declared that the
Democrats were too modest-that
they performed the services and al
lowed their enemies to steal the cred
candidacy for congress in the First
district and declared that a Kansas
woman should sit in the national
house of representatives
Democrats Too Modest.
You Democrats are too modest"
DR.. Harding told the ESQ banqueters.
Come and claim your own. You en-
franchised the women, yet you per-
mitted the Republicans to steal the
glory. Why do you know the suf-
frage amendment carried in the house
with one vote to spare-every Demo-
crat voting for it? What would the
women have done without the Demo-
Gratis? In the house, eighty per cent
of the Democrats voted for suffrage,
while seventy per cent of the Republi-
cans supported the resolution"
Theodore Blevins of Oskaloosa re-
sponded to the toast, Our Chief" w
NJ. BeaI of Kansas university told
why Like the Democratic Party"
and Albert E Ferguson of Washburn
college responded to the toast, THE
Mexican Situation" Music was fur
nished by Halls orchestra of Topeka
F. r. Eyestone of Perry served the
banquet and the service was of unusu-
ally high order. A committee com
posed of Frank Gregg, Arthur Haynes