The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-07

scum When the Dell rings tuesday.
The Wood headquarters have a distinct
Kansas setting. In addition to Governor
Allen, Fred F. Stanley. w. Y Morgan and
nected with the headquarters. a number of
other kansans are closely identified with
II. Motter,, state chairman; Sid knapp,
of COncOrdia; A. Q. Miller, Belleville; W
W. Watson, Salina; and Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Wolf, Topeka.
"Billy" Morgan is the non committal,
evastve kansan connected with the Wood
machine. Il am busy with general de-
tails" he said. Il guess everyone attend
ing the convention knows more about the
state delegation than do was his modest
assertion.
Kansas visitors are having a barrel of
fun at the expense of Frank Grimes, of
Topeka. alternate from the First district.
Someone started the story that Grimes was
to be hailed before the congressional in
vestgating committee in Washington to
tell of Lowden expenditures in the state.
Grimes is one of the strong Lowden
boosters from Kansas.
The national pastime appealed to almost
as many Kansans as the hotel milling.
Most of the visitors went to Comiskey park
for the White Sox games with Detroit.
The Kansans were pulling for Ty Cobb of
the Tigers.
The first distribution of convention tick
cts was made today. Eliminating the little
army of Kansas doorkeepers, there will be
bunch OF tickets for the visitors. 1t will
be impossible to provide tickets for every
one for the entire convention. But care
and caution should enable everyone to at
tend at least a portion of the session.
Wives of practically all of the delegates
are here for the session this year. Mrs.
Allen accompanied the governor to Chi
cagO from New York and Washington,
while Mrs. David W. Mulvane of Topeka,
and Mrs. W. Y. Morgan of Hutchinson,
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are stopping at the Congress hotel.
There is larger representation of work
ing Kansas newspaper men doing the con
ventioh than ever before sent to a national
political gathering. Both The Topeka State
journal and the Daily Capital have had
news writers here several days, as have
also Kansas City papers The Wichita
Beacon, Hutchinson News, and Chanute
Tribune will also have representatives in
the press boxes.
johnson noises have apparently failed to
disturb the Kansas delegation So far
observers are able to determine there are
no votes for johnson on the delegation.
The Kansas contingent seems solid and
rock ribbed for Lowden and Wood with
the exception of Senator Kanaval, who is
listed for Harding.
There will be a mad rush of candidates
for governor of Kansas should Governor
Allen land one of the places on the national
Col. John S. Dean, Topeka; W. Y. Morgan,
Hutchinson Walter f. Wilson. Washing
ton-an gubernatorial poSsibilities-are
here for the convention. Several Of them
re certain to file should Allen win either
first or second place.
1t is an awfully dry meeting and has
slowed down lobby conversation in a
large degree. The old familiar bar at the
rear of the Congress hotel lobby has been
converted into candy shop and tele-
phone stall kansans, tho, are learning
that in extreme cases a convenient doctors
prescription provides limited relief
limited to one pint per prescription.
doc" Burdick. deputy livestock COM
missioner and representative from Atchi-
son county. has shown the greatest ability
in room bargain hunting. He came TO
Chicago Saturday morning without sleep
ing quarters reserved. In thirty minutes
he had located an excellent sleeping room
within q half block of the Congress at So
a day. 1t is probably the record bargain
secured by Kansans who have arrived for
the festivities.
Kansas will have her full quota of door
keepers. assistant sergeant-at-arms and
clerks in the convention. The average as
sistant has a very strenuous Job. He is
given a big badge which permits him to
find a good seat somewhere in the con-
vention hall and see that ii is properly
and fittingly occupied II the owner OF
the badge doesn't desire to attend the
session personally, he is usually cautioned
and fOrewarned TO select some worthy
worker to do the work"