The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-05
Political Experts Do Not Figure
Miss Wooster for GOverness.
Believe She VIII Again Seek
State Superintendency.
OTHER WOMEN IN THE RACE
One Is Being Doomed From
OfficehOIder's Home Town.
AIiss Christina RosendaIe of
: wichita Also Being Watched
BY A. L. SHULTZ.


Kansas teacher organizations are
not permitting disturbance of their
q5lans by virtue of the little guberna-
fortsI boomIet which has flirted with
Miss Lorraine +. Wooster, state su-
prrintelldent of public instruction
There is a very positive feeling that
Miss wooster will be right back on
the old track next year. IN coIse-
.auence teacIisrs who are disturbed
IN dreams that Miss Wooster IS filled
with desire to destroy the existing
school system, are laying awake nlghts
making campaign plans.
1t might just as well pc announced
70 attract a considerable amount OF
attention if she breaks into the race
for a third term next year. Nether
is there any immediate secret IN lhe
fact that the things which may nap
peu TO the state superintendent next
vear will be ADEQUATE and sufficient
II desires of the Wooster opposition
have a mark bic value When the
campain opens next year Miss wooster
will find she has been pOcketed from
every angle and the STAKE teacher OF
ganization will be on her trail not
only until primary day-buI until elec-
ton if necessary.
Just now it looks as tho the anti
oigaret and powder box crusader may
not so much as find a clear field in
GaDlLallLlD8
There is a stumbling block for Miss
wooster even in her home town. ga
lima. And it is a woman, too There
are a half dozen men standing on the
sidelines ready to get into the dis
turbance and the organization has a
clean cut plan for working thru into
the general election campaign.
Upset of Old Plans.
without seeking to disturb advance
plans, maybe a review of some of the
things in store for Miss Wooster may
interest both Miss WOOscer and the
organization which has used her in
fluence and department in advancing
reform thoughts. But it isn't the re
form thing that is causing the bad
weather signals 1t is Miss Wooster's
upset of organized and established
school plans as the teachers see it. So
there are a good many dark and
stoi my days ahead of the state school
heed.
IN the first place it looks as tho
Mrs. Grace Snyder of Salina might get
inso it. She would divide both the
women and the vote of Miss Woosters
home town constituency. Mrs. Sny-
der is former q president of the state
federation of womens clubs.
Then there is Miss Christina ROsen-
dale of Wichita who is receiving Il
considerable boom. She is an instruc-
tor in the Wichita high school.
Just now there is a right positive
and definite boom settling around J.
W Milcy of Pittsburg. Miley is one
OF the strong men in me state school
Or5aniza ton. He has been active in
both politics and school work and has
an acquaintance and following that
might stand him well in hand should
he undertake the gcntleman-s end of
the job Of sending Miss Wooster back
to private life Fred Seaman of To-
pcka, former assistant in Miss Woo
ster's office. and others are prospec-
tive caudiGatCs
Opposition Is Organized.
With this prospect of crowded
fed Miss Wooster might merely smile,
rub her bands in womanly joy. put
on nor bonnet and walk thru the pri-
mary campaign with more votes than
any individual opponent could muster.
But that little matter has been at
tended to. it is quite likely that the
Wooster opposition will decide in ad
vance of the primary as to the man
ner in which 1t VIII direct its support.
Should bad luck overJake the
teachers in their fight next August
there iC prospect that S. p. Rowland
Of Reno county, probable Democrat
nominee, win receive more ,aan his
party vote. But the real election sit
uation which may confront Miss