The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-30
Stage Set for Real Political
Row in Kansas Today.
Three Days of High Powered
Milling Results in Failure.
SIT BACK AND MAKE FACES
Allen and MuIvane Forces
Won't Give in an Inch.
Meanwhile Broad Smile Cow
ers Democratic Faces.
BY A. L. SHULTz.

Harmony has hit snag at the Re
publican love feast. Party factions
are not only separated but in a fine
frame of mind for one of the most
beautiful political rows the state has
seen in many days. Three days of
high powered, intensive milling hasn't
given so much as a fair prospect of
a get-together plan that will last as
long as the midweek prayer meeting.
There seems to be a rather earnest de-
sill e III both camps for trouble. Today
the betting chances are all favorable
to opening a three foot vein of grief
for everyone.
The administra ton wants harmony.
But it wants it on the basis of naming
Governor Aliens successor from a
probable offering of Clyde M. Reed,
H. H. Motter or Richard J. Hopkins.
The anti administration wants hdr-
mony Just now it is sitting con-
tentedly in the W. P. Lambertson
camp with the happy. contented look
of the kitten that ate the canary. If
the Allen forces will come over and
accept a first class high powered. ball
bearing. rock ribbed and copper riv-
eted standpatter. the outs will come
in. On that basis they will help save
Governor Aliens industrial court.
''Fade OUT Comes Later.
Both sides have set back and made
faces during the last few days. Each
has made overtures that were child
ish and impossible so far as real
party revival is concerned On the
other hand some very sane, practical
and sensible proposals have been
made. But the getting together idea
wasn't sufficiently well advanced.
Friends of men who are candidates
or might be candidates didn't encour-
age too much actual harmony at this
time. They wanted to look things
over awhile. After tonight, tho, a
good many men who have been also
mentioned will fade out of the picture.
They viii gradually drop out of sight
and the plan of getting together may
be more simple.
There is another thing. Old Bill
Snort is here from the short gross
country. Old BIZ hasn't been con-
suited very extensively. The admins
tration Serowd has explained that the
high taxes and low prices of corn and
wheat really couldn't be helped and if
Bill vas a. good sport he'd put another
IN Crtgage on the farm and say nothing
about it. The antis have been kindly
considerate They have told Bill to
come in some time next week or next
mcIth and they might have a remedy
for him. Just the attitude which Bill
may take is quite likely to settle the
harmony matter finally and definitely
at an early date.
Its Henry's administration. Let
him worry"
That is the attitude of the ants.
What's the matter with harmonic
ing on Reed or some other man of
that type?" asked the administration
followers. Anyway, if anything hap
pens in November, we can blame Dave
MuIvane."
Democrats Are, Smiling.
Both sides see trouble ahead if there
isn't some move toward real harmony.
The Democrats are smiling. OF course
they usually find most of their joys in
the bright promising days preceding
an election. Usually things cloud up
for the Democrats just about the time
they are figuring on a bumper har-
vest. 1t may be much the same this
year.
Again. it may not. There is that
lingering memory of the trouble days
of 1912. Thirty years ago the Kan
sas Day club was organized in an eff
fort to beat back the howl of protest
which came up from the farmers and
taxpayers thru the Farmers Alliance
and the Populists. But it was six
years later before the state was re-
deemed. It took real compromise ef-
forts and the smart organization work
of Mort Albaugh as chairman of the
state committee to do it then.
1t may be different this year, of
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