The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-21
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for the four places. Some of them
must step aside and ike district dele
CATION jobs or stay at home.
Send Woman to Frisco.
There seems to be a determination
to send a woman to Frisco. Mrs. Cora
G. Lewis of Kinsley doomed big as a
possibility But Mrs. Lewis dumped
her party candidate state superintend-
ent of public, instruction in 1918 and
the loyal Democrats are against her
and don't mind saying so. In conse-
quence there are possibilities in a list
of half dozen other prominent DEM
ocrat women in the state. Among
them is Mrs. Anna B. Moorish, an
Bourbon worker in the Sixth district.
The Hodges-Billard row is yet I'M
decided. Hodges will fight the Billiard
light wine and beer resolution when
ever it is presented. The former gov
ernor is also candidate for Big
Four job. He has considerable fol-
lowing. But none of 1t is from the
Billiard camp. The former Topeka
mayor has never forgotten Hodges S
Columbus speech in 1913.
Two Combinations.
One combination which seemed to
be forming today provides for the Sc
lection of Hodges, Murphy and
SnOuS6. announcer lnCluQeS 6ODSII w
Blair, prominent Topeka lawyer and
lifelong Democrat. who has friends on
almost every delegation which has
come to Wichita. The defeat of Blair
must come, if at all, as the result of
some combination to beat him. His
friends in the convention will fight to
the finish for his election.
Wichita is getting away in great
style with her advance arrangements
for the convention. She won the big
Bourbon show over Topeka because of
better hotel facilities. But with some
of the big federal offices located here
and with the prospects that the state
headquarters may come to this town,
Wichita is giving her time and money
to the entertainment of delegates.
Walter S. Henrion. premier booster
and one of the most effective Demo
crat workers in the state, has been
placed in charge of a $1,000 entertain
ment fund. And Henrion is past
master in providing full value enter
tainment.
Choose State Ticket
1t is practically certain that a selec-
tive draft will be affected in choosing
state ticket. There are too many shy
ones this year. In consequence the
party workers may get together and
count noses with a view Of naming
some of the strong men in the party
for the state house JOHN event the
Democrats again carried the state.
A number of the wise leaders here
today predicted Jouett Shouse of Kins-
ley would be the high man in the vot-
ing. This concession was made by E
E. Murphy of LeaVenWorth, former
state chairman and Big Four candi-
date, who himself claimed nearly SOC
pledged delegates
The convention to be held here
~ furentW delegates
and alternates to the national conven-
ton, will also nominate presidentia
electors and choose a national COM
mitteeman. Sam Amidon is doped tC
win another term as national commit
teeman without a fight. In only a few
of the congressional districts have
fights developed. There will be rea
struggle over the Big Four. But with
Amidon's concessions to keep state Is
sues away from the convention, the in
dustrial court fight is now seemingly
out of the way.