Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-09-28
ORATORS WILL
GIVE KANSAS
MUCH POLITICS
Big Leaguers to Come
for Both Parties
Next Week
By A. L. Shultz

Topeka, Sept. 27.-Kansas is t.
60 on an oratorical diet In October
Up to this time there hasn't beel
much red. fire in the campaign. Th'
fight has been a sort Of cream puff
affair with few speeches at the
county fairs and local picnics. Next
month though the headquarters man.
ayers will try blasting the voters
out Of their lethargy with a bonn
bardment Of party logic.
The campaign has more than five
weeks to 60. 1t is remarkable the
amount of agitation which flock
Of well trained, catch as catch can
platform artists can rouse in such a
short time. This year it looks as
though the argument tossing list is
to be augmented in an effort to pre-
sent the cause of the dear old party.
Just now the various speaker bu-
reaus at state headquarters are
nosing around for prize selection Of
men and women who can assemble
a few facts and hurl them into a
crowd with deadly effect.
Any Kansas community that feels
an urge for a sound beating of the
party tom toms can soon get instant
relief by sending to Topeka. The
headquarters will not only send
competent and earnest soul with
blistering message, but the blessed
thing about it all is the fact that
there will be no G. o. d. charges at
tached. All the overhead expense
of feeding and transporting the ele-
phant or the donkey will be absorb
ed by the devout ones who each two
years fatten the kitty for the good
of the party. Local committees are
merely expected to provide hall,
an audience and a pitcher of ice
water.
Because it is an off year in poll
tics most of the verbage singing tai
ent may be of the, home grown or
garden variety. But there is
blessed, redeeming feature. There
will be plenty Of it.
Big Leaguers Coming
That doesn't mean Kansas will
not see some Of the big 1eaguers in
action before the November election.
At least half dozen national char
acters are coming to the state. Re-
Gently there was a fiutter in Topeka
political sources because Of a rumor
that President Harding himself
might make a western tour and '
would likely visit Kansas. Mrs.
recent sickness, though,
has perhaps upset the possibility of
out his plan. /
Charles e. Hughes, secretary of s
state; Senator Albert J. Beveridge of /
Indiana, Senator Borah of Idaho,
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Mrs.
Tosseen of Minnesota, are the pres.
mt Republican prospects. The Dem. +,
,crats hope for w. G. McAdOo, for
1er Governor Cox Of Ohio-1920
nominee-and the old
eliable, w. J. Bryan.
Senators Curtis and Capper are
oming home to 60 into the cam
aign. They will make a number of
peeches and each congressional dis g
rict will be invaded. The eight Re- h
ublican congressman are also COM Il
ne home to make speeches in their "
ONE districts. With the exception Is
f Congressman Phil p. Campbell in c.
he Third district, all were renomin- v
ted.
Dave Mulvane, Republican ma el
onal committeeman, is also return IL
lg from Washington early in Oct
ber. He has been serving temper
rily as assistant. secretary Of COM
lerce. Incidentally he has also been L
elping direct national headquarters
fairs and has been active in help
lg assemble a list Of national speak lie
IS for Kansas. lie
Where the Fight Is. la
Most of the oratory will likely be W
the Third and Eighth districts. f
hose are the places where the big ty
ltside speakers from national head al
1arters will probably be sent. The g
,ly real congressional fights are th
.heduled in those districts accord th
Il to the state house dope sheet. OF
Western counties, though, will al
.aw heavily from the list of state th
'ators. The farmer vote won't be la