The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-06
Governors Down East Trip
May Be Productive.
New York Press an Aid to Kan
san for President.
PETITIONS FOR BROWNE HERE
Shawnee Soldiers Out for HOr-
ton Editor as Delegate.
Senator Warren c. Harding
Speaks in Topeka Monday.

Governor Aliens present down-east
trip may be matter of nationwide
concern and interest. Developments
of the next few weeks will tell rather
definitely the manner in which the
governor and his program took" with
the more conservative and freely criti
cal east II the governors labor court
plan finds a welcome in New York and
New Jersey-well, there are a number
of wise Kansas politicians. who are
certain that an echo of the present
trip will be felt in the Chicago col
liseum in June.
When>the governor was invited to
speak before the New York and New
jersey legislatures on the Kansas in
dustrial court law, he was urged by
his friends to accept. Next week he
will tell the legislators in the big in
dustrial states just what Kansas has
done to block strikes without destroy
ing justice. If his speech should re-
suit in passage of a similar law in one
or more Of the important eastern
states, a recognition would be ex-
tended the governors program which
would without question be nationwide
in effect.
Consideration of laws similar to the
one enacted in Kansas in January is
being given by a number of states.
The Nebraska constitutional conven-
ton has provided that the legislature
of that state shall enact law similar
to the new Kansas statute. The east
ern newspapers and magazines have
given widest publicity to the Kansas
law and a dozen or more states are
now considering similar measures to
meet industrial problems. With it all
Governor Allen holds q firm place
among the presidential possibilities
The governors presidential boom is
now a real, tangible thing. The kan
h h al
governors talked about it. Now there
is national talk about the Kansas gov
ernor and his new law. And passage
of a similar law by the New York leg
islature might have a big tendency to
start Governor Allen to Washington
Harding Here Monday.
Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio
will speak in Topeka Monday, the
first of several Republican presiden-
tial candidates to visit Kansas in ad-
vance of the national convention. The
Ohio senator comes to Topeka to dis
cuss national issues and will go into
the big political problems in his talk
here. He will come to Topeka as a
guest of the Shawnee County Republic
can club.
Four years ago when Senator Hard
ing was governor of Ohio. he was
touted as one of the dark horses be-
fore the national convention. He
was as a result of his keynote talk
that Harding was expected to start
boom that would stampede the con-
veution. It was an excellent speech.
Everyone said So But the convention
didn't stampede. On the second bal
lot Justice Hughes was lifted dettly
from a lifetime job on the United
States supreme bench. Maybe it was
a stampede proof convention. The
slate wasnts so much as cracked. Jus
tice Hughes went from the supreme
bench to private life. Harding went
from governor of Ohio and chairman
of the convention to the United states
senate.
This year Senator Harding is in the
presidential fight. With the prospect
of a free convention in Chicago in
June. he is starting on an equal foot
ing with other favorite sons. Every
Kansan who has heard him speak will
doubtless make an effort to attend his
Topeka meeting. He is rated as one
of the top notch speakers in the
senate.
Big Fight Tuesday.
The real fight in the Third district
will be disposed of Tuesday when
Montgomery county Republicans hold
their convention. In the caucuses and
primaries this week, Hugh Powell OF
Coffeyville apparently won over S. F.
Fitzpatrick of Independence. Accord
ing to his friends, he has a clear, safe
lead.
Several precincts and townships
tho, did not instruct their delegates
These delegates may possess contro
of the convention. Montgomery
county has been made the battlefield
of the Third district, and the conven.