The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-19

Those were incidents of the meet
ing. There wasn't a suggestion of
half way ground There wasn't men
ton of the past. Sheffield ingalls,,
ever with the progressive rank, gave
endorsement to Allen from the same
platform with DR.. Ernest Philblad of
Bethany college, Lindsborg, staunch
standpatter. And when the meeting
adjourned at the end of two hours.
more than 200 loyal and enthusiastic
Kansans went home to take up the
work for Allen. The work will be car
ried into every county. into every town
and every school district and voting
precinct.
\ Comfort to Allen.
Allen himself made a speech-jus.
a short speech in which he said he was
returning to France for six months.
He LETT his campaign in the hands of
his friends.
You don't know how comforta bic
this meeting makes me feel" said AL
len Following January, 1919. there
will be days of trial and trouble in
Kansas and in the nation. Those will
not be days for soft spoken men.
They will not be days for men who
play politics Pthink too much of the
political game. They will be days of
real service. 1t will be a service 1
would like to render, one in which
would be my heart and soul. But in
must do the work. knowing you as
do, it impresses me you are quite equal
to the task.
Fred E. Stanley of wichita, Re
publican national committeeman. was
chairman OF the meeting. Miss Matte
Beck of Holton was secretary An eX-
ecutive committee was appointed and
will name chairmen for each county
Henry Lassen, prominent Wichita mil
Ter, is chairman of the executive com
mittee. other members are: First
district Morton Alba ugh. Topeka;
Second district; Ralph Harris. Ottawa;
Third district. Alfred Landon, indie
pendence: Fourth district William
Allen White, Emporia; Fifth district,
David ]. Hanna, Salina: Sixth district,
Harvey Penny, Hays: Seventh district,
o. w Dawson. Great Bend; Eighth
wick.
Prominent Leaders Here.
Prominent among the men and
Martin, Parsons; C j. Scott, Barnes;
James A Allen. Chanute; A. NJ Lam
don, Independence; H. A. Kinney, HI.
A. Mundenhall. Harry Darby, Kansas
CITY; L. H Wulfekuhler, Leaven-
worth; w. H. Shideler, Girard; F. w.
Rrinkerhoff. Pittsburg: T. D. smith,
Hiawatha; Milburn Hobson, Indepen-
dence; r. NJ. Eagle, f. E. Torrey, c.
r. Peterson. Kansas City; w. E Lo-
gan. Ouenemo; A. H. Burtis, Garden
Phelp jr., Hays; R. A. Harris, Ottawa;
Chas E. Beeks, Baldwin; A. D. Fin
ley. Leroy; Fred H. Rhodes, Hum
boldt; A. l. Cook. Ottawa; j. H.
Mitchell. Lawrence; T. c. Morrison.
w. ]. Langham, Hoisington: Theo
Emporia; C. w. Southmeal. w. E. Ed
wards. Wichita; o. V. Small. Ere
donia; Frank w Thompson. Beloit;
B. E. LaDow, Frank C. Wade, Ere
donna; Conner T. Davies, Concordia;
G. B. Van Berskirk, Wathena: Thos.
H. Chandler, Atchison; H. H. Fowler,
Erie; T. B. Dennison, Osborne; H. C.
Sticher, Usage City; c. A MCNEIL,
Geo. E. Ward, Sharon
Springs; Chas. A. Wallingford. Ash
land: r: B. Campbell j. NJ Hussey,
E. S. Ridgeway, G. NJ. Booth, Wichita;
Albert Faulkoner, Arkansas City: H.
w. Neiswanger, Osborne; F. c. Mon
roe, Fredonia; T. A. Noftzger. Wich-
tia; H. A. Cation. Winfield; Frank Sic
verd. Winfield; H. P. Study. Neode-
]. NJ. Thralls. w. 7. Thralls,
Wellington: Sheffield Ingalls,. Atchi-
son; Ernest Philblad, Lindsborg; ].
w. Jenkins, Mcpherson; c. A Brown,
Atchison; George w. Cornell, Lecomp-
ton; w: v. Church. D: w. Wheeler,
Paola; E. B. Jewett. Wichita; Martha
W. Beck, Holton; C. C. Isely. Cimar-
ron: L. L. McShane, Merriam; w. NJ
Jaillite, Frank w. Sponable, Paola;
Fred E. Stanley, Wichita; Harry E.
YER A. A. Cochran. Pratt; F. ]. Roth,
Atchison; W. T. Beck. A. D. Farley.
Scott r. Moore, Holton; Glen o. Per-
kins, Neodesha; H. E. Floyd, Caney;
Q: w. Dawson, Great Bend; John
Plummer, Johnson; A A Horner,
Po1 n
Gossard, Oswego; Maude L. Bralton,
Burlingame; Anna B. Gossard, Os-
wego; A. c. Jordan. c. A. Dean, A. G.
Blair, Lyons; Tessa E. Abel, Holton;
Clyde NJ: Reed. Parsons; S. M. Bridge
man, Wichita; c. F.. Bratton, Burlin-
game; Arch F. Williams. Eldorado;
C. w. Stahl, Burlingame; Elmer Pet
erson, Wichita; G. w. Kanaval, Sedg-
wick; Joseph Sewers, Newton: c. L.
Sewers. Harry f. Gee, ]. Mcpherson,
Williams. Otto Swaller. Clay Center;
J. w. Bergman. Ashland; Dan 8.
Dyer, Smith Center: w. r. Lockwood,
st. Francis; H. H. Motter, Mcpherson;
F. E. Dennuth, Ellsworth; ]. T. Reed,
Lindsborg; H. o. Banta. Oberlin: D.
ton; A. L. Egg, Newton; w. M. Smell
ser. Empuria; w. T. Mathews, Yates
Center; Robt- NJ. Eagle, e. E. Tor
rey, c. L. Peterson. E. T. Trowbridge,
Ut "a " Lodge, L. ii. chapman, CnaS
Ridgeway. Thos. A Bigger, U. S. Sar-
tin, w. I. Fable. r. Francis Hall, Robt.
B. Grimes, ]. B. Brown. A. L. Berger,
A H. Mooney, ]. o. Davis. ]. B. Mer-
GER, ]. n. Atkinson, L O. Carter Kan
sas City, Kan; William Allen White.
Emporia; Matte Beck, Holton; N. I.
Dalton. Clifford Pierce, C. w. Hoyt,
Morton Albaugh. John Kleinhans, L.
s. Ferry, Chester Woodward, Albert
T. Reid, DR.. T. c. Biddle, L. B. Smith,
e. H. Lupton. Paul E. Walker, @. T.
Hayden, c. E Gault, w. C. Carswell,
A. r. Stimson. w. E. McCandless,
Geo p Hayden, A. Fassler, Horace L.
Hail. c. w. Miller, c. B. Ramsey. C.
E. Bascome, Topeka