The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-17
BEST IN HISTORY
Kansas Agricultural Convention
Was Most Successful.
Meetings Ended With Banquet
at G.. of C. Last Night.
RESOLUTIONS OF AMERICANISM
Condemnation of RadicaIism Is
Favored by Farmers.
Farm Tenantry and Rail Owner
ship Failed in Approval.

The four hundred farmers who at
tended the Kansas Agricultural con-
vention, which closed last night with
a banquet at the chamber Of COM
merce, were leaving for their homes
today or staying over, in some in
stances, to witness the climax of the
industrial bill fight in the legislature.
Following a heated debate on the
floor of the convention over a minor
ity resolutions report, the members of
the state board of agriculture elected
H. NJ. Laing, of Russell, president for
the ensuing year. The other officers
elected were:
f. e. Frizel1, Larned vice president.
H. W.. Avery. Wakefield. treasurer.
J. c. Mohler. Topeka, secretary.
H. S. Thompson, of Sylvia, retiring
president, and H. w. Avery were elect
ed members Of the fair board for two
years.
The hold over members are o. O..
Wolf, Ottawa. and E. L. Frizell.
The following new board members
were elected: Perry Lambert. Hiawa-
tina; to succeed c. H. Taylor. Valley
Falls. in the First district; w. ]. Tod.
Maple Hill. to succeed himself in the
Fourth; o. A Edwards. Good1and, to
succeed himself. in the Sixth; E. E.
FrizelI, to succeed himself in the Sew
enth; w. J. Young, Mcpherson, to sue
coed himself in the Eighth and w. Z.
Edwards, Wichita. to succeed T. A.
Hubbard, of Wellington, deceased, IN
the Eighth.
Row Over Resolutions.
The resolutions which precipitated
the row in the convention late Friday
afternoon were an expression OF en-
dorsement OF Governor Aliens farm
tenantry amendment, presented on the
floor by c. D. Resler, of Chanute, and
one sponsored by w. L. Iron Jaw
Brown of Kingman. speaker OF the
house in 1913. calling for immediate
return of the railroads to private own
ership. H NJ. Laing, of Russell,
chairman of the resolutions commit
tee, said the state board did not wish
to go on record in favor OF constl-
tutional amendment which was sub
ject to a vote of the people OF the
state. Both resolutions were thrown
out on parliamentary GROUNDS, II pc
ing held that they could not De OF
fered for debate as minority report
after the majority resolutions mad
been adopted.
Resolutions Adopted.
The resolutions adopted by the
farmers were:
taking over of the Kansas mines and
one favoring establishment of a court
of compulsory arbitration.
Condemnation of radicalism, hclud-
ed in the resolution opposing strikes
and Iockouts.
Expression of thanks to ]. c.
Mohler, secretary; H. S. Thompson,
retiring president, and other members
of the board, for their services.
Favoring appropriation to maintain
a state employment office:
Endorsement of Burdick bill Tor
state control of stockyards;
Demand for establishment of state
livestock bureau to regulate and con-
troll packers, stockyards companies
and livestock traders at public stock
yards.
A memorial service was held for the
late T. A. Uncle Tom" Hubbard, OF
Wellington.
Banquet Last Night
The final session of the convention,
the "get-together" banquet at the
Chamber of Commerce last night was
the most lively and interesting of the
convention. The speakers were Judge
Henry F. Mason, of the KANSAS SUI
preme court, who gave a survey of the
constitutionality of the industrial
court bill: Fred Laptad, whose subject
was thrift in farming; Charles H. Ses-
sions. who talked on the work done
by the press in agricultural advance
ment and w. L. Higgins, Of the public
utilities commission and author of the