The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-21
A CLOUD IN WEST

| lar candidate. The men who will be
most active in the hotel lobbies jan
uary 80 will be busily working out a
| get-tOgether program.
One should not be unkind. The
spirit of broad Christian charity
! should prevail. 1t will be a fine idea
not to recall where various fellows
stood on various matters fifteen years
| ago. For some. of the men who Will
see merit in the pre-primary conven-
ton plan for this year have never
wavered in their advocacy and sup
port of the statewide primary idea.
There isn't a man whose lightning
rod is up in the governorship storm
! who will not come to town late next
week and begin his handshaking cam
paign. Several of the prospective
candidates have already bought large
blocks of tickets. Practically all of
them have had hotel reservatio of
long standing
I 1t looks like a three-cornered fight
for the presidency of the club this
year. DR.. c. w. Jones of OIathe. who
stepped aside last year to give the
place to Wilbur Hawk of Atchison,
has the pledge of support from the
veterans of the club who have directed
its policies for years. Thus far Doctor
Jones has not been an aggressive can
ises and pledges waiting if he wants
to call them for redemption.
J. o. Evans former representative
from Mitchell county, is one of the
strong new Candidates. He will come
to the banquet with a big following
from the northwest.
Out in the southwest the Seventh
district has a candidate in Charles
| Townsley of the Great Bend Tribune.
Tonwsley is we'll known by newspaper
men and Republicans in the Seventh
district and will have many votes in
the business meeting.
The men will not have all the fun
during the celebration of the states
birthday anniversary The women's
organization will be just as active in
discussion of candidates and are de-
veloping just as big a row over the
/ presidency as the men could possibly
desire.
Mrs. Matte KimbalI of Manhattan
had a clear track for the presidency
until bunch of people got in the way.
Now it is a badly muddled affair. Mrs.
Kimbal, who was a Republican cleo
tor two years ago and was on the
stump for the state committee, is fac
ing a full grown scrap when she starts
lining up votes for the club presidency.
Mrs. Charles F. Scott, of lola; Mrs.
y
man, of Independence; Mrs. Emma
Forter, of Marysyille, are among pos
sible opposing candidates-each with
much strength.
There will be but four speeches at
the Republican dinner this year. What
is more, Oran Layton. secretary of
the club, promises to start the gurg-
ling of soup and sorting of silage right
on time-6:00 o'clock, at Masonic
Temple.
President Wilbur Hawk of Atchison
will make p short speech. The presi-
dents speech is always short and
Hawk is too shrewd and clever to
violate an established rule. Then
Frank H. Mcfarland Of Washington,
assistant United States district attor-
ney. will talk about the home state
and some of the domestic troubles.
Mcfarland is the native son selected
to respond to the toast of honor
Kansas"
Mrs. Manley L. Forseen of Mime
apolis, Mimi, an effective organizer
under direction of the national COM
mittee, will talk for the women. Con-
gresham Joseph .Fordney, chairman
mittee, and author of the Fordney
revenue act, will be the principal
speaker.
Men active in the Hodges organiza-
ton eight and ten years ago will oc-
cupy most of the seats at a dinner for
Henderson S. Martin in his home
Lawrence, February 2. The BANQUET
is a sort of coming out party for Mar
tin in connection with his Democrat
governorship ambitions.
Martin was chairman of the state
committee when Hodges won the gov
ernorship over Arthur Capper in 1912
as result of the Republican smash
up. After the election Martin was
made chairman of the public utilities
President Wilson as vice governor of
the Philippines at $16,500 a year
Martin resigned after three years il
the Islands. He is a candidate for
the governorship on platform which
declares that the government ought
to guarantee a per cent return TO
lthe wheat growers.
Tom Sweeney is staging the Martin
show. Jouett Shouse, former Seventh
district congressman and later as
sistant secretary Of the treasury, will
be one of the principal speakers.
Many of the men prominent during
the Hodges administration will be
present.
Jonathan NJ. Davis of Bourbon
county. Democrat nominee for gov
ernor two years ago, won't run again
/ this season. But he isn't sending out
flowers to the Henderson Martin
party, either. When Davis talks about
fthe Martin platform, Republicans NAV
feel refreshed and forget that they
have troubles of their own right here
at home.
Davis is a farmer. He believes a
| farmer viii be the Democrat nominee
this year But he is sure the farmers