The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
State Federation of Labor Con-
vention EmpOria Monday.
Leaders Urge Formation of
Third Political Party.
FIVE OTHER Big MEETINGS
Third District Pow-Wow at
Cherryvale Holds Interest.
Allen, Chanute and Gossard.
OswegO, Look Strongest.


APPROACHING POLITICAL EVENTS.
March estate Federation of Labor meet
ing In Emporla to consider third partv
organization.
March 24-Republican district conventions.
Second district. OIathe.
Third district, CherryVaIN
Fourth district. Usage City.
Fifth district, Junction City.
Eighth district. Newton.
March 29-Seventh district Republican con-
ventIon. Dodge City.
March Si-Republican state convention, Sa-
lima.
April 4-Governor Frank o. Lowden nd-
April s1-sixth district Republican con-
vention. BeIoit.
April 22-Democrat state and district con-
Nentions. Wichita.
Kansas will get into real political
action next week. Six big meetings of
state wide importance will be held
five by Republicans. one by labor
union interests. In five congressional
districts delegates will be named to
the Republican national convention in
Chicago. Labor leaders will meet in
Emporia Monday to say naughty
things about the industrial court act
and to consider organization of a third
political party in this state.
The labor conference may be en-
idle bubble in the state political game.
Again, it may be something real and
tangible. The fact that the labor
union leaderA have not said much
about the meeting is perhaps the thing
which gives greatest concern to the
old line partisans. The Emporia gath
er-ng may be . mere flash in the pan.
And again it may develop into an hon
est-to-goodness, ham -andeggs politi-
cal organization.
Big Topeka Delegations.
Topeka labor unions VIII send big
delegations to the meeting, while the
Kansas City, Kan. Pittsburg, Wichita,
Hutchinson and other town labor in
terests will be well represented. An
attempt no doubt will be made to
hold secret sessions. The purpose of
some of the leaders is said to be i'm
mediate formation of a new political
party.
1t was the fact that the Democrats
did not take strongly to the anti-indus-
trial court plank urged by labor, which
disturbed the unions. Some of the
political observers see in the Emporia
meeting an attempt to force the DEM
ocrats to take a stand on the new
labor court act when they hold their
state and district conventins in Wich-
ita in April.
Five Republican Meetings.
Ten of the states twenty delegates
to the Republican national convention
viii be elected next week. Conven-
lions will be held in five of the eight
congressional districts next Wednes-
day. In only one of the conventions
are there prospects of a real fight.
The states interest in the conventions
will be centered in the Third district
convention at Cherryvale.
Conventions in Third district coun-
ties this week were the last to be held
before the CherryVale meeting. Chau-
tauQua county is the last to select dele
gates. The Sedan convention is held
today.
Three Dominant Candidates.
Three candidates are leading the
fight for the two places on the Third
district delegation Wilbur N. Allen
of Chanute is one of the strong and
popular candidates, as is also S. o..
0iossard of Oswego. Both are widely
known in the district and will go into
the convention with much positive
personal Strength. The swing of the
convention will doubtless depend on
acceptance of the proposed Gossard-
Powell combination by lGossard's
friends. Hugh Powell of Coffeyville
will enter the convention with a per-
sonally selected Montgomery county
delegation and his supporters will seek
an alliance with the Gossard workers.
Except in case of a re-and-water-
proof Powell-Gossard amalgamation,
Allen should win. The Chanute man
and the Oswego candidate look strong
est on the face of individual organiza-
ton.
White VIII Get Place.
In the Second district VIII Wood,
of Kansas City, and Frank Sponable,
of Paola, will win without a struggle.
The Second district fight ended when
Wood opposition attempted a coup in
Wyandotte which failed entirely.
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