The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
Epidemic May Break Up Kan
sas Campaign Plans.
Republicans and Democrats
Aching To Enter Fight.
CANCEL WHIRlWIND TOURS
Capper and Thompson May Be
Forced To Lay Low.
When Ban Is Lifted Speakers
Will Be Turned LoOge.

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The overworked doctors, nurses
and health officials who are praying
for the rapid eradication OF influenza
from Kansas. have nothing on the
politicians and candidates for office
Unless the disease abates to such an
extent that the statewide closing
order can be lifted very shortly, every
political campaign plan of the Repub-
licans and the Democrats will be
knocked galley west and the voters
may have to make out their ballots
on November without expert advice
and instructions from the platform
workers. Unless the closing order.
which forbids .scrowds to gather is
raised next week, it will be practically
impossible for the silver tongues to
play any part in the swinging Of,
votes.
Putting patriotism and the winning
of the war above personal ambitions
and party acknowledgements. as. both
the Democrats and the Republicans
advertise they have done, the work
have been playing dead possum" I'M
til the liberty loan campaign should
be out of the way. But now, with
this obstruction soon to be removed,
the deadly little flue germ seems des-
tined to keep the hot air plants closed
down permanently.
Hoping Against Hope.
However, both Republicans and
Democrats are hoping against hope
and are planning their campaigns so
that they can launch their drives at
the earliest possible moment. Cover
NOR Capper, who has expected to beat
the bushes in every part of the state,
has announced his whirlwind tour to
begin next Monday. and Senator
Thompson, whose congressional dis
trict tour was stopped by the influenza
epidemic, has made arrangements to
speak here Monday night at the audi
torium and expects to make a hig:,
point hitting tour between that ana
election day. But the plans of both
the senatorial candidates will un-
doubtedly have to be revised if re-
ports received at the state board of
health do not show a marked i'm
provement in the next few days.
In addition to the dates of Capper
and Thompson, the party headquar-
terS< of both parties have announced
the speakers they will send over the
state. provided meetings are allowed.
go Minnesota Orator Coming.t
- Congressman Sidney Anderson of
Minnesota. is one of the principal out
OF Lthe-state speakers the Republicans
speak at Usage City on the afternoon
of October 81, and at Emporia that ,
evening. Other speakers who will be
brought in are:
Congressman Horace M Towner of
iowa wiz deliver addresses at a big
night meeting scheduled to be held
at Alma, the evening Of October %.
The next night he will speak at st.
Marys.
Congressman William r. Green of
Iowa will be the speaker at night rally
meetings at lola, October %; Chanute,
October at 10
tober 80.
William E. HUMPHREYS of Washing
ton, former congressman, will speak
at Council Grove, October "a; Man
haitian. october rs, and at junction
City, October 26. All these are night
Senator Charles Curtis will be the
principal speaker at a big meeting to
be held at Hutchinson, November 4.
= Two Governors Coming.
The Democrats are planning to
bring in a number of spell binders
Governor r. L. Williams of Oklahoma
is to speak at Hutchinson October 21
ernor Charles H. Brough of Arkansas
will be at Fort Scott October rs, and
at Independence October 26. Senator
Owen of Oklahoma and probably 9TH
er national party leaders will be
brought in if health conditions will
permit.
The Republicans also are going to
bring in the Rev. j. r. Ransom, of
Omaha, a noted colored orator who
will make a ten-day tour of the state
Sam Amidon, Democratic national
committeeman for Kansas, will tour
the state for the Bourbons and will
speak at the following places:
Harper, Monday, Oct. 2I; Reno,
Tuesday. Oct. %; Barton, Wednesday,
Oct. %: Ford. Thursday, Oct. "a;
Pratt, Friday, Oct. rs; Kingman, Sat
urday, Oct. 26.
The native talent to be used by the
Republicans has been announced as
follows:
S. NJ. Brewster. at Mcpherson, Oct.
II; James A. Troutman, at Peabody,
Nov. a; Col. A. w. Smith, in Trego and
Cove counties, Oct. 81 to %, inclusive:
Walter Wilson and Walter l. Payne,
at various points in Marshall county,
Oct. % and 29.