Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-07
|Y USE DRAFT
 s.tT DEMOCRATS 10 SEEK OFFICE
Icas is Troubled With
 ! Dearth of Candi- 1 dates

noto Kan. March 6.-The Kan
 damoerats are ready and willing
 ot out and make a fight for a
 nual ticket, but they are having
 Ars troubles getting ticket to
 for in the state. The annual
 tratic dinner and love feast laet
 developed fine collection Of
 ns for governor and United
 les senator, but all those boomeo
 doing their very best to side
 the booms. The result is that
 democrats in Kansas do not have
 inkling of who will compose the
 ticket.
 he democratic state convention
 meet April 22 to select the dele
 es to the national convention, and
 hoped by the leaders that the
 faculties in getting a state ticket
 the field will all be smoothed
 and that the party will have a
 kt of considerable strength.
 E Murphy. former state chair t: George Hodges, former gover-
 Jouett Shouse, former repres- ative from the Seventh district,
 R. w. Blair. Union Pacific attor-
 are expected to be the "big four" the national convention.
 Palmer Chief Sneaker
 fhe democrats invited A Mitchell liner. attorney general. to deliver
 chief address, knowing that he potential candidate for the ksidential nomination Then they de it so plain sto be embarras- 3g that they favored Herbert over or William G. McAdoo for nomination. There was q sprink- g of some of the old-timers who |nted to start a boom for Bryan ring the course of the day several ferences were made by speakers the "presidential possibilities Of |r distinguished ernest" and the blause and enthusiasm in the eeting immediately died down. Palmer was welcomed to "onr fair hte" with all the. acclaim due a Ftinenished democrat. but his po- fatalities as presidential timber Ire not realized or recognized. The democratic state committed IS expected to definitely settle upon candidates for the various jobs llf dozen men who have bee~ rong in the faith for years. somo whom now hold oood jobs bv req n of their faithfnlness. came t. wn with the finest boom fo' vernon and senator that anyone nld wish for.
 The actual fact of the matter is et Nv of them conld have had the& nomination without a contee' are re"arded as the strnno- aemocrats in the state Eyed Roh. son. United States district attor. ': Guy Helverine. former repre- ltative in the Fifth d;etrict. eacl re urged as active candidates fo, 'ernor and each one turned il VII.
 Then the democrats turned tf lett Shouse, former representa-. e Nr the Seventh and later appoint.
 the war risk insurance bu. a End wanted to make him a can. ate for governor But trouble 'eloped here because some thoughi would be q better candidate fo, lator than for governor. and bo+r es insisted on their rights. Tht ult is that Guv Helvering prob, y will be drafted for the guberna ial nomination.
 To Draft Candidates
 ,. s. Amidon. national committee n, George Hodges, former gov TOT: E. T. Hackney, fair pric, nmlssioner: and Jouett Shonrt re all supposed to be active candi ,es TOT the senatorship nomination when they came to town it de oped that neither one wanted tn, 's or would make the race. Ami wants to be reelected nationa pmltteeman. It may be tha ouse will be drafted to make thi, e, although he has said that h. r, mid not attempt the campaigns The other places on the stat, ket and on all the congressiona ekts Will have to be filled by draft the candidates. There are II, nocrats seeking the nominatio, :. any of the state or congressiona ices except w. A. Ayers, the onl, "ocfatlc congressman still in Kan