The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25
NAME A TICKET
That's Purpose of Bourbon
Meeting Here Tuesday.
Delegates Also Will Work for
Party Harmony.
SEVERAL HUNDRED COMING
Opposition to Thompson Seems
To Be Dwindling.
He and Five Congressman Rep.
resented at PoWwOw.
SEVERAL HUNDRED COMING

Kansas Democrats are coming to
Topeka next Tuesday to name a state
ticket and rehearse the slogans and
watchwords of the coming campaign.
1t will be the first state wide conven-
ton in Kansas since 1906. While the
meeting next Tuesday will not have
statutory power to formally nominate
candidates for state offices, it will de-
termine the personnel of the state
ticket, which will be formally ratified
in the August state wide primaries.
Bourbon leaders believe every coun-
ty in the state will be represented at
the convention. Plans for the state
campaign next fall will be discussed
and party leaders in touch with the
situation in Washington Will tell of the
national program for the campaign as
, affecting the election of senators and
congressman. While there is no doubt
concerning the nomination of an en-
tire state ticet In Kansas this year.
the action is not entirely In a fond
hope or belief that the ticket will
win.
Full Ticket Essential.
Democrat leaders who keep the
election returns close at hand. are not
specializing strongly on state ticket
success. Let the nomination of such
a ticket is absolutely necessary in or
der to hold the present strategic po-
litical positions of the party. Aban-
donment of the state ticket, means
that all of the fire of the campaign
will be directed against the sena tor al
and congressional candidates. So the
Democrats will put state ticket in
the field in order that there be suffi-
cient storm forces to beat off any cen
tralization of Republican attack.
In calling a state convention for
the Topeka next Tuesday, the Demo-
II srrt
step in a generally popular move to
break away from the state wide pri-
mary plan. In fact so determined
are some of the members of the state
committee in their convictions regard
ing a state wide primary. that an eff
fort will be made in the August party
council to declare for the repeal of
the law But the meeting in Topeka
next week will tend in a general way
to accomplish the things desired by
| a return to a convention system
Work for Harmony.
The state convention will not be
entirely absorbed in the selection of
state candidates to be ratified in
| August Instead it. will devote much
time and attention to the development
of harmony plan which will provide
, results in each of the $500 voting
precincts of the sta tie. The purpose
| of the convention is to agree upon
i
real business which will be transacted
will be the promotion of the party
| harmony program. Senator William
H Thompson and the five Democrat
congressman Doolittfe. Helverins.
! Connelley, Shouse and Ayres-will be
represented at the convention.
| There is little chance of a real
fight against any of the present con-
gressmen when they seek renomina-
ton The only fight mentioned in To-
| peka concerns tn eprospect that j. H
Egan of St. Francis. Cheyenne county.
may be pushed in the running against
Congressman John r. Connelley of the
! Sixth district. Egan is regarded as a
strong organizer in the northwest
| country. Should he enter the race. he
will probably carry the fight to Con-
nelley on his vote against the war res
olution.
Thompson Opposition Dwindles.
OF course there IS always the pros
pect of a fight on Senator William H.
| Thompson. George H Hodges and