The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-23
DEMOCRATS TO BRING


members of the house and senate
| failed to cast more votes against the
new labor law than were thrown
against the bill by the Republicans
Even that is not all If the Democrats
accept the challenge to make the law
an issue, they must stake their
chances for success on the one propo-
sition. And if they refuse to openly
oppose the bill-well, there is the
prospect of a labor party in Kansas
in support of the national movement
That situation is regarded as an omen
of almost certain Republican success
in every district.
Because of the local troubles which
face Kansas Democrats the party OPP
timists look to Palmer to offer some
new hope in his speech tonight. 1t is
the attorney general who will outline
to the state Democracy the probable
issues of the coming national cam
paign. His words may turn the pros
pective issues. In that event his
speech may give to him the majority
support of the Kansas delegation in
the San Francisco convention
200 at Banquet.
More than 700 Democrats are ex-
pected to sit at the banquet tables to-
night and listen attentively for some
words that may change the perplexing
problems of state troubles and give
new hopes of national success. Mrs.
Antoinette Funk % Ohio is listed to
trim" Governor Allen. She is rated
as one of the most forcefuI women
speakers in the country and trained
with the Kansas governor in the Bull
Moose camps. But the real issues are
to be defined in Palmers speech, ac-
cording to the opinion of party wise
men.
Presidential sentiment in the Hobbies
today is greatly divided. Only one
thing G6alaH and oQrfain
Democrats who bought tickets to To-
peka for the annual dinner party are
not yelling themselves hoarse for
Bryan. While there is a mild and
sweetly charitable feeling for the COM
moner the hip ip-hooray of 1895 is
gone and the party leadership as rep
resented at the Throop isn't of the
Bryan type and temper.
There is considerable sentiment for
McAdoo. The Hoover boosters are
strongly in evidence. There is support
for Cox. the usual uncertainty and the
tendency to listen to Palmer before
making a final decision.
Wichita for State Convention.
Wichita is slated to take the state
convention. Just as the Republicans
went TO Salina. the Democrats do not
so much as slow down or whistle as
they break speed records thru To-
peka in search of a convention city.
1t il the now old story-fnadeqqat
hotel facilities.
Just to show the Republicans that
they do not play the sly game of poll
tics alone, the Democrats will follow
the Republican course and send a free
and uninstructed delegation to the
national convention Some of the dis
trict fights are to be red hot. But the
real interest centers in the state con-
vention.
George H. Hodges, former governor.
will probably have one of the places
Jouett Shouse, assistant secretary of
the treasury and former Seventh dis
probability. w. H. Thompson, for
mer United States senator. has en-
tered the race and his friends are
boosting for his selection. E. E. MUIR
ply, former state chairman; Robert
W. Blair of Topeka. veteran Demo-
crat worker: Guy T. delivering. for
mer Fifth district congressman, and
City, also have booms. Murphy and
Blair loom as among top line proba-
bilities.
Forrest Luther, for sixteen years
chairman of the Gray county COM
mittee, has a boom from Seventh dis
trict leaders for state chairman. Geog-
raphy may enter into the fight in a
move to select a man from the more
popuIous districts.
The dinner tonight will be held at
$40 O'Clock in Masonic temple. Pal
mer and Mrs. Funk will be the prin-
cipal speakers.
The state committee meets at the
Elks club at o'clock this afternoon,
followed by district meetings for Sc
lection of dates and places for con-
ventions.