The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-23

President Wilson to Jouett Shouse, of
Kinsley, assistant secretary of the
treasury. The letter was read to the
convention.
Thursday night J. Ham Lewis
former senator from Illinois, sounded
a third term possibility. He declared
the fight on Wilson had been made
because he is a Democrat-not because
of the strength or weakness of his poll
cies. Such a course, he asserted, might
drive Wilson and the party to third
action for Wilson if McAdoo does not
win easily. The first evidence was a
yelled threat to make the league an
term plans. Lewis was introduced to
the Thursday night meeting by Sam
Amidon. The national committeeman
referred to the former senator as the
next vice president of the United
States"
Governor Allen the Target.
Governor Allen was the target of
convention orators. Barney J. Sher-
lean of Paola, temporary chairman,
spoke feelingly of Allen in the early
hours of the convention. Later Sam
An.don made a speech. Amidon
seemingly recalled all the things Sher-
idan had forgotten or overlooked. He
flayed the governor for his attack of
the ne tional administration. He sar-
castically declared Governor Allen
had found fault with the selection of
harness
more than 800 a ton for the digging
of coal which would not burn when it
came from the Pittsburg mines.
Henry has been turning states evil
dence," said Amidon. 81 think he told
the truth when, in speech in Novem-
Republican party. Get out in a hurry.
You can always get back in
Kansas Democrats showed concern
over the presidents letter to Shouse.
urging that the league pact be made
the dominant issue of the campaign.
While there was much enthusiasm
! foc Wilson in the convention, there
was little league conversation. The
| letter was read just before adjourn
ment. It is probable that rs per cent
| of the delegates did not hear the words
or grasp full text of the letter.
In point of numbers the convention
probably brought more delegates than
have attended a state political gather
ing in many years. But the dominant
| feature of the convention was ability
of shrewd leadership to steer the party
beyond the rocks which were SO near
| a half dozen possible rows.
Wilson's Letter to Shousc.
President Wilson's appeal to Kansas
| Democrats to aid in making the
! League of Nations dominant issue in
| the campaign was stated as follows IN
| his letter TO Shouse:
II cannot help thinking that the party
| is to be congratulated on the fact that 1t
| has come to a year of exceptional oppor-
tunity and duty. The Issue which it is our
| duty to raise, with the voters of the coun-
/ try involves nothing less than the honor
Of the United States and the redemption of
| its most solemn obligations, its obllga-
| tons to its associates in the great war and
! to mankind to whom it gave the most
explicit pledge that it went into the war
not merely to win u victory in arms, but
also to follow up that victory with the
| establishment of such a concert of nations
as would guarantee the permanency Of a
| peace based on Justice. One of the greatest
issues that mas fallen to a party to fight
/ for, it now falls to the Democratic party
| to push to victory