The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-09
FROM KANSAS ANGLE

1t is probable that General Wood will
be the second candidate to be placed In
nomination. Alabama, first on the roll
call Of states, is expected to yield for the
nois when the nominating speeches are
made Thursday. Then comes Arizona
which has promised to yield that Governor
Allen may put the army chieftain's name
before the convention.
Governor Alien is planning to make
short speech. That speech has been re-
vised and rewritten until 1t carries all the
vigor and punch" at the command of
speech has been subject to much editing
a liberal use of the blue pencil and free
and unrestrained discussion by Wood
managers. =
For third time the speech was revised
Tuesday: 1t had been promised for Mon,
day. Then the revision committee held
another session and the date was changed
to Tuesday. Now the speech is prom
ised for advance use by newspapers men
when they call the Alien headquarters late
today.
During the preliminary organization,
William Allen White sat between David
W. Mulvane, former national committee
man and W. Y. Morgan, former lieutenant
governor. White declared he was the rose
the Vigorous, healthy progressive ele-
ment OF the party, while Mulvane is classed
with the old school stand pats. Morgan
stay carefully within the party but to
avoid being too aggressive at any time.
The Kansas delegates didn't demonstrate
extensively in the early hip-hip- -hoorary
In the Coliseum. few OF the delegates
national air. But in the main the delega-
ton was safe and above suspicion when
the feverish stage Of noise making was
Seemingly one half of the Kansas visitors
At
arms This job carries with it the re-
sponsibnfy of finding good seat in the
convention and holding 1t. But there are
and most Of the seFgeant-at-srms were
kept moving by the blue coat boys who up
held the Chicago standard for handling q
big crowd.
Doubtless VIII Hays, national chairman,
ordered an extra ton OF badges notaS for tne
with the convention. BE- And when the badges
wearers reached the convention hall, all OF
taken By the early srrivals-many Of whom
sought advantage seats several hours be-
fore the gavel fell.
The Kansas delegation of convention
visitors Is perhaps the largest from any
state with the exception of Illinois. In
consequence Sid Knapp Of Concordia, who
deals the pasteboards which admit bearer
to the convention, has been laying awake
nights in an effort 70 devise ways and
Senator Arthur Capper does not expect
his name to be presented TO the convention.
He asserted that he was in no wise con-
sidering such move by any delegate who
might favor his nomination. There is
just one man from Kansas who Is possi-
bility for president" Senator Capper told
the State Journal THAT man Is Henry
Allen and every Ksnsan is naturally anx-
tous TO do everything possible to improve
his chances"
Delay in selecting a national committee
man has cleared the atmosphere surround
ing the Mulvane-Stanley fight, according
to judgment Of most convention observers.
Stanley is TO have the job II Wood wins.
Otherwise the Wichita man is seemingly
out in the weather in his search for a third
term.
Mulvane was retired as national commit
teemsn in 1872 following the Roosevelt
Taft row. William Allen White was elect
ed, but went to the Progressives and Stan
ley WIS elected as compromise when the
Emporfa editor, now a delegate from the
Fourth district. resigned his job.