The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16
FRYING PAN MESS
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try to lead the troops personally.
Morgan, who has been lieutenant gov
ernor, state printer, representative and
various other things in politics. has
asked for a chance to defend himself
He will likely receive the jury 5
verdict some time tonight.
Charles S. Huffman of Columbus,
lieutenant governor and veteran state
senator, will also sit thru the show.
He has seen the news hounds in
former chases and probably will stand
the shock fairy well.
W. P. Lambertson of Brown county.
may not reach the griddle until almost
somewhere telling the farmers about
the high cost of everything except
their crops. He may want to make
speech tonight, but weather conditions
are not favOrabls at this hour.
Governor to Sit Up Close.
Governor Allen himself is expected
to sit up close enough to gather some
of the heat from the frying OF course
the club simply wouldn't think of
ernor's expense-nev-vur
On former occasions the governor
has played the game of give and take
with the newspaper gang with telling
effect. Today every news chaser in
Topeka is praying that the coal fields
Saturday
Tom McNeal of Topeka. well known
newspaper man and for many years
one of the best chefs at gridiron stunts
in Kansas, will be with the candidate
herd He will eat some of the cook
ing he has so joyously prepared for
others in former years.
walter Roscoe Stubs and William
Allen White have regretted. It is not
likely that either the Emporia editor
OF. the former boss busting governor
will be present. Senator Francis C.
Price - still carrying considerably
more than a man size boom-may
also miss the show.
Senator Dick Howard of Arkansas
City, Newspaper man and enemy of
the Industrial court and the pubic
utilities commission. is expected.
This morning H. H. Motter. Repub-
lican state chairman and present rev
enue collector, came from Wichita.
Motter-looked upon at times as most
desirable in carrying out Hennery, S
ideas of state gOvernment&has :
withdrawn himself entirely from the
picture. He VIII take closeup OF
the situation tonight.
There is also L. T. Hussey, state
fire marshal. Hussey has a boomiet
and tonight the crowd will learn
whether he stands hitched under fire.
Hussey will be in the army of helpless
victims.
Docking May "Announce."
Senator Alfred Docking of Manhat-
tan is trying to talk at three farmer
meetings today and reach town in
time for the curtain raiser. The Riley
county senator-sometimes ohummily
referred to as Senator Ducking-is ex-
pected to courageously announce to-
night that he is in favor of the pres
ent weather conditions if they don't
interfere with any ones business or
rheumatism.
Chairman Clyde NJ. Reed OF the
public utilities commission, is IN
Washington. Attorney General Hop
kins is in Pittsburg. 1t is a grave
misfortune. Show patrons, tho, may
be able to forget for the moment that
they are not right up front taking
chips in the campaign.
Then there is Miss Lorraine e.
Wooster with a boomlet. But under
the Press club rules no females attend
the shows. So Miss Wooster must at
tend by proxy.
It is likely that the news crowd has
overlooked several of the great ana
near great and the dark horse pros
poets in preparing for the show But
it hasn't been intentional. With a
big candidate crop present and many
men active in state politics in Kansas
here for the show. it looks like a right
busy and somewhat interesting eve
ming.