The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-05
That Is Plan of Kansas Demo.
Gratis in the Campaign.
They Want to Arouse All An.
tagOnism Against Allen.
SEE A CHANCE FOR VICTORY
Out in Frisco They Are Already
Counting Votes.
Hope That Republican Sore
Spots Won't Be Healed.
BY A. L. SHULTZ.

gates and party workers who attended
| the national convention, are going
home to patch their own fences and
stir up little trouble in the Republi-
can camp. With their minds centered
on the need of votes in November, the
Kansas Bourbons do not propose to
overlook anything that will add to a
possible chance to put the state in their
party column.
Just at this time the Democrats
place great store in the chances for
Republican disaffection at home. They
have rehearsed and magnified the
events which transpired during the Re-
publican convention in Chicago. They
have taken the Allen following from
the Republican column and placed it
on their own list. To this they have
added the disgruntled of the Wood
forces and the staunch supporters of
Mulvane who resented state admins
tration interference with the national
| committeeman contest
Chance to Enthuse.
Looking at the thing on paper-and
1000 miles from home-there is per-
haps an opportunity to entl1use over
the Democrat platform. But the really
wise men within the Democrat party
the men who have experienced thrills
OF many former contests-do not reg
lster nigh temperatures. They have
seen the Republicans fight before
and usually get together on election
day. 1t is four long months until the
November battle day. And the wise
ones are not certain that the Repub-
mean sore spots will not be healed long
before that time.
In 1912 it was the standpat wing Of
the Republican party which stood out
Tor Iaft and ditched the Bull Moosers.
giving the state to the Democrats for
the Ilrst time since 1896. Four years
iater II was the women who exercised
| thelr rlrst presid entail vote in Kansas
ana IoIloWed the sentimental men TO
/ the bourbon camp under the kept us
out or war plea. This year the Demo-
/ Gratis are looking to the progressive
wing for help
Their line of reasoningsis something
like this: Allen was ditched In CHI
cago; Surely he will blame the
standpatters. Wood leaders criticized
81len 81 LOT his jump to Harding.
Presto All of the, displeased ones
VIII go to the Democrat party. To
=; this support which is entirely as
I sumed, the Democrats add the more
possible and tangible assets. Thev
count on the labor vote against Allen
anu anu Tor the Democrat state and ma
/ lonal tickets. They count on the
farmers to swat the farm tenantry and
other constitutional amendments and
10 turn to the Democrats in protest
1 against the state administration.
An addition of all the Bourbon
/ claims ought to give the state to the
democrats by anything above 100000
But the Democrats who have been in
the game many years are not accent
/ ing these claims at face value. Thev
oelleVe they have a fighting chance to
again deliver Kansas into the Demo-
( loose leaf book methods.
Things might be brighter II the
, Democrats were going into the cam
pa1gn with a clear slate of their own
The Hodges-Shouse row was ironed
out in manner that made a first cla sss
surface showing. But the disaffection
was in evidence many times during
the convention. In almost every eau
Gus there was some expression which
showed the feelings of friends of both
men were tender and sensitive.
Shouse-Hodges Row.
Shouse and his friends supported
Hodges in his vice presidential boom
let But Shouse had openly stated
that he believed Murdock would be an
excellent second place man. And
once Hodges Showed resentment of
his expression in o caucus gathering
Added to this trouble was more than
the ordinary allotment of jealousies
ny Kansas Demo ocrats- regarding the
recognition o1 authority and power.
Nor were conditions improved when
the women delegates started a little
row of their own regarding the selec-
ton of a national committee lady.
The Democrats are going home to
encourage every possibility of a row
among the Republican. But it is
doubtful if all of them will be able to
get their minds off the resentments
which have developed in their own
party And before the Democrats are
able to capitalize the Republican diff
ferences. it may be necessary to learn
ha Of