The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-21
BOURBONS HERE
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AContlnueo from rage One.b
let loose all holds and fight. That
is control of the federal patronage.
The leaders who in former years re-
sponded to the "sic-um' yelIs from
Republican sidelines are not over
Jealous to respond this time Some of
them do not love Senator THOMPSON.
There is opposition to HelYering and
Connolly and Doolittle and Shouse
within the party. But development of
these rows to an intense white heat
means good-by to the postoffices and
other jobs.
And tonight it VIII be the Jobs
which will make the Kansas Demo-
Gratis rub their eyes and look care
fully before they start a free-for-aII
fight Laying aside the manner and
methods whereby the Democrats now
In office may continue to serve and the
procedure whereby the men not in
office may find places on the paw roll.
the Democrat lovey -dovey is lust as
all other political banquets But a
real, deep, genuine interest surrounds
the coming of the Democrats this
year.
The real question concerning the
banquet is the question of party har-
mony. There will be men in Topeka
with an ingrowing desire to kick a
hole in the Thompson slate There
will be men with a harmony song as
soft and sweet and low as the ripple
of . brook. Tonight and Friday these
men will talk it over. Then they will
go home with message for the
boys" That message may be to
throw the several hundred federal
jobs in Kansas to the wind. 1t may
be to forget the past and hope and
pray for the future.
Lewis Cannot Come.
Sorrow awaited the early arrivals
today when it was announced that
Senator James Hamilton Lewis of I'LL
dinner. His inability to leave Wash
ington at this time means an all
Kansas speaking program. To Sena-
to- Lewis the Kansas faithful looked
for a message of hope and cheer from
the national administration in Wash
ington.
Failure of Senator Lewis to come
for the dinner means that. the only
word from Washington will doubtless
come from Senator w. H Thompson
of Kansas And iteis around Thomp-
son that the Bourbons will fraternize
or build the ground plan of their next
factional row. Thompson's friends in
Topeka today were certain he would
win the party denomination without
opposition. His old-time enemies were
uncertain. They talked of Hodges,
Amidon. Farrelly. "Ironjaw" Brown,
Henry ]. Waters, and Henderson S.
Martin. But none of the anti-Thomp-
son crowd seemed able to put a posi-
tive candidate in the running.
Split Thompson Opposition.
1t is the absence of a positive can
didate for the senate which today
seemed to split and scatter the Thomp-
son opposition. On the other hand,
Thompson's friends did not fail to take
advantage of the war crisis and the
need of administration friends in
WASHINGTON. And the Thompson
workers are coming on every train
postmasters, revenue collectors, bank
examiners, loan Investigators. men
who are waiting for jobs and men who
are praying for jobs
One of the largest crowds to attend
a Democrat banquet in Topeka in sew
eral years is expected for Fridays
gathering. Many of the Democrat
editors will be here. 1t is doubtful.
tho. if an effort is made to stage a
party editorial meeting. Plans are
now being devised for active partici-
patton in the state association ses-
sions at Wichita in May.
With just five speakers on the pro-
gram this year, out of town visitors
will be able to return to their homes
on late night trains Friday. The ban
quet hall will be opened at $50