The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-29

| % clock tonight. Doors Will be opened
to the public at o'clock and arrange
ments have been made to start the
! dinner promptly. 1t is believed that
guests Will be served in order to per-
nit resident Graybin to start the
speaking program much earlier than
| usual
| The Keene announcement for gov
ernor started political discussion in
the hotel Hobbies Sunday afternoon
and night 1t has been known for
some weeks that Keene wanted to en-
ter the gubernatorial contest and will
probably take chips in the game when
the fight really opens. But an an
nouncement at this tine-with the
legislature in the early stages of its
1917 session-waS not expected.
| Keene's announcement was not the
only ripple in the political pool John
Merriam. who came to the banquet
from his home in Smith Center, is
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for secretary of state in 1918
Merriam was for number of years a
travelling representative for a well
known firm and possesses a wide ac-
ouaintance in the Sixth district.
s. NJ. Brewster, attorney general
and principal speaker at ton1ghts ban
quet, is rated as a certain governor
ship candidate. 1t is improbable, tho,
|
at this time. Charles F. Scott. who
became a 1918 senatorial candidate
some time ago, is here for the banquet
but will probably avoid making a for
NAL statement until later In the flsht.
Scores of congressional candidates
in the Democrat districts Will enter
the primaries if gossip in the hotel
Hobbies mean anything. In fact, that
is one of the troubles which party
leaders are trying to work out Al
most every county in the Fifth, Sixth
| and Seventh district has 1aVorite son
for congress. A similar condltlon ex-
| lists in the Eighth district. In the
| Fourth district the ratio seems to be
four candidates for each county. And
each prospective candidate is mere to-
day waiting and praying tnat hght-
ming may strike somewhere in his I'M
mediate locality.
Kansas Day club visitors are won
dering if the spots on the moon realiy
mean something. There IS the rumor
that Walter Roscoe Stubbs IS quite
seriously considering another whirl at
I'll . United States senatorshlp. In 1act,
the report is based on a statement
that the senatorial nominee OF 1917
has been most non-committal regard
ing his political plans. All of which IS
causing an unrest among the Capper
forces In fact, efforts of the Capper
contingent to gain some talnt assur-
ance from the auburn haired man OF
Breezy Hill, are said to nave peen
most unsatisfa ctory-to Capper boost
ers.
Charles Finch, editor of the Law
renee Gazette, may be candidate Tor
secretary of state next year. his
name is being mentioned today in dis
, cussions of Republican probabilities
Finch is one of the most able ana
widely known paragraphers IN the
! i for hRnn a
in Republican councils in the state
and in the Second district.
Judge S. N. Hawkes.. assistant at
torney general is to be urged for at
: torney general by his friends. Judge
Hawkes. home is in Stockton, Rocks
county He has been first assistant
under S. NJ. Brewster, attorney gen.
= eral and is one of the most able law
yers in the Sixth district.
All speakers except S. NJ. Brewster.
attorney general, have been limited to
ten minutes. What is more, the ten
minute rule will prevail. Brewster
will probably talk forty-five minutes.
That will mean that out of town Wis
r itors who desire to return to their
, homes on night trains will be able to
do so.
! Visitors to the Kansas Day club
banquet this year will carry home the
plan for county organizations. 1t is
, the purpose of officers and men prom
inent in the affairs of the Republican
organization to provide county units
for the club. Efforts will be made to
hold Kansas day banquets in nearly
l every county in the state next year.
Hundreds of men and women unable
= to come to Topeka for the party love
4 feast will attend the county banuur-s
s and speakers of state wide prominence
= will be selected to provide oratory.
= Plans of state leaders call for the Sc
= lection of speaker of national prom
e inence to address the state banquet in
: Topeka in 1918
= Governor Capper will not make a
= senatorial announcements least at
e this time. Asked today concerning his
probable candidacy. the governor said
n he was not seriously considering the
i matter at this date.
= II will not make an announcement
= at this time" said the governor I'm
e fact 1 have not seriously considered
I, the matter and do not know at this
: time what my plans will be. Anyway
e it is too early to make an announce
I ment should L contemplate a move in
d that direction. Fact of the matter is
e I do not know just what I will do
e Senator Francis c. Price, veteran OF
g many thrilling senate wars and one
It of the most able men in the ranks OF
Kansas Republicans, may be a candi-
e date for congress in the Seventh dis
h trict. Two years ago Senator Price
e declared he did not desire to go te
e congress and refused to consider the
6 numerous boosts which his friends
i gave him. A strong delegation has
talked with Senator Price about the
congressional matter, however, and II
= is quite probable he will make a def.
# mite statement late today
o There is a good-sized boom un-
b der way in the hotel Hobbies today fol
- Richard L. Hopkins of Garden City
e for attorney general.
n How about it, Dick?" asked e
IT friend.
n Say anything you want to but dom
II quote me-" he replied