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

on one of The rules of the club and
an effort may be made at the bust
ness meeting late this afternoon to
change the rules.
The fellows who do things politi-
cally in Topeka-Dave and Mort and
some others''-said one candidate for
president. have it in their power to
elect any one for president they see
fit. All they have to do is to tele-
phone to a few of their friends
forty or fifty-and have them come
out to the business meeting this aft
ernoon. When the voting takes place
they will vote for Dawes or Morris
choice and the erection is over. It's
lot easier for a man to bring in
friends who have to pay street car
fare thar it is to bring in bunch of
fellows who have to buy railroad
tickets and pay hotel bills. No one
ought to be allowed to vote at the
business meeting who does not hold
ticket for the banquet tonight
1t is possible a resolution will be Of
fercd this afternoon to that effect
that no one be permitted to vote who
does not hold a banquet ticket.
The Sixth district sent down a
bunch of fellows who are boosting a
new candidate for congress in that
district-George E Ward of Sharon
Springs. Ward has lived out in the
northwest for many years and is a big
stockraiser and land owner He has
been a consistent" republican and
has been active in Sixth district poll
tics.
DIR. Lewis Blachly of Herington is
here booming his father for appoint
ment as secretary of the board of con-
troll.
Only two candidates for secretary
| of the Kansas Day club had developed
up until noon-E. T. Thompson, now
secretary, and Ralph Squires, of To-
pelSa. Thompson is assistant state
treasurer. Squires is register of deeds
of Shawnee county.
Il am not making any fight for the
| place" said Squires today, but if the
| fellows want me I'm willing"
The probabilities are that a resolu-
| ton will be offered at the business
meeting of the club this afternoon
] giving authority to the district vice
and vice presidents with the purpose
| OF organizing county Kansas Day
clubs. If county clubs are organized
l their meetings and banquets will not
! be held on Kansas Day. They will be
| fixed for some other date in order not
to interfere with the annual state
meeting.
| The prospects for any record break
| ing crowd at the Kansas Day banquet
/ tonight are poor. The next election is
almost two years away and the re-
cent election was not of the character
| to bring out much enthusiasm in Re-
publican ranks. The H. c. L. is also
| blamed by some of the incoming Re-
publicans for the fact that they did
not bring more friends with them.
Frank U. Russell of Lacrosse, who
was defeated for the Republican NOM
| ination for congress in the Seventh
district last year by John S. Simmons.
| is &C andidate for the same job two
years hence. Seventh district people
are talking about it today. Russell
went into the campaign last year and
made a hard fight. John Simmons of
| Hutchinson won the nomination.
Then Russell turned in and aided in
| the campaign for Simmonss election
The latter was defeated but Russell is
said to have made good with Sim
| mons's friends. Anyway, his friends
say, he is going to give them a chance
to aid him in the campaign of 1918.
Russell IS well known all over west
ern Kansas and particularly in his
| own district