The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-23

Many of the prominent party work
ers in the state were here for the
dinner. Some of them have not miss
ed a party banquet in a score of years.
There were comparatively few of the
younger workers in attendance.
John b. Pew Speaks.
John b. Pew, president of the Kan
sas City, Mo, Bar association, was the
principal speaker. John II. Atwood
had notified the club late in the day
that he would be unable to attend and
the Kansas City lawyer consented to
fill the gap.
America may yet adopt the league
covenant, Pew told Kansas Democrats.
If conditions were stabilized by opera
ton of the Versailles pact, the Ameri-
can wheat grower would have a ready
market for his grain, the lawyer de-
clared. He was loud in his praise OF
President Wilson in his efforts to Sc
cure adoption of the league pact. He
asserted. tho, that failure of the United
States to enter the league was due to
the unfortunate manner in which the
president presented the issue when he
returned from the peace conference.
Miss Cline Talks.
Miss Nellie Cline of Larned. first
woman Democrat elected to the 1egis-
lature in this state. threw numerous
harpoons at the court of industrial re-
lations. She declared she loved her
party the more after six weeks spent
IN WatchlnS tne actlVltles ol INspuD-
ican house members
"Our beautiful day dream has
| turned to a nightmare" Miss Cline as
serted in discussing the industrial
court divorce and failure of the court
| to function. They tell us that the
! docket is $50 cases behind-that they
need two more stenographers. 1t
seems to have been court without
any courtin'-legal or otherwise. In
stead of an industrial court we seem
tz<,1 4 Of ind rctF f11
| tution-the inmates of which have re-
fused to participate in either 'Wark'
or 'Huggins.' For my part If two
| stenograph is all they need. let US
give them two pretty ones SO they Will
get to work"
| w. E. Davis Tells Stories.
County Attorney w. E. Davis of
Seward county told numerous parlor
stories in illustrating the inconsist-
/ encies and bad faith of the Republi-
cans in the last campaign He re-
i fused to believe that Democrat organ
ization had hit the toboggan. Instead
he expected the party to return to
power and glory as soon as the nation
awoke to the true facts.
/ 'It is amusing to recall the attituds
of the Republicans in the last cam
paign." said Davis. "Oh. the croco-
dile tears they shed over the peace
treaty-their microscopic examination
/ of Article Ten. 1t reminds me OF the
insurance company that received
proof of loss from poiicybolder. On
the claim sheet was a fly speck. They
returned all the papers with the de-
mand that the policyhoider produce
| the pedigree of the fly"
| Beeching Praises Wilson.
John r. Beeching of Hutchinson
gave much of his time to praise for
President Wilson He predicted the
nation would set the name of Wood
row Wilson beside that of Washing
+, ton. Lincoln and other presidents who
led the nation thru its danger years.
/ Plans to hold odd-year banquets in
1 other cities was discussed at the meet
ing of the state committee late Tues
day afternoon By consent the pro-
posal was laid on the table for the
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