The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-29
Congressman May be Candidate
for Governor.
News From Southwest District
Places Him in Front Frank.
GAINS NATIONAL PROMINENCE
Has Spent Much Time on the
Capper-Tincher Bill.
He Took Congressman JOuett
ShOuse Into Camp in 1918.
BY a. L. sHULTZ.

In the scramble of Republican lead
ers to work out a reoEga nization plan
for 1924. Congressman J. y. (Poley)
Tincher, of the Seventh district, Is
Just now looking on the horizon as an
almost certain contender to redeem
the party in Kansas News from the
big southwest district - with some
thing more than n mere echo out or
Washington-puts Tincher out in the
front rank for the gOvernOrship nom
ination in theN next statewide pri-
marieS
According to the little blue and pink
dope book Tincher isn't at all push
ing aside his little gubernatorial boom
Fact is. there is rumor which has
floated to Kansas from Washington to
the effect that the Seventh district
member is trimming his sails and pre-
pairing to do some extensive guber-
Material cruising Unless there is
slip in the cOgs before Kansas Day,
il is pretty certain that the workers
who come to Topeka for the annual
party love feast will take home the
word that persons with ambitions
should take Tincher into account
Prominent in Kansas Delegation.
During the last couple of years
Tfncher has stood out prominently in
the Kansas delegation. He has SEEM
ingly made more progress than any
new man sent to congress from TINS
state and his personal popularity COM
bined with a lot OF first class ability
in giving him a substantial following.
His work on the Capper-Tincher grain
trading bill and his activity in shap-
ing farm legislation gave him ma
tional prominence seldom attained by
younger members
Before going in for a full time legis-
Iative diet. Tincher devoted his time
TO the law. his big stock farm and the
raising Of fancy cows and first class
beef steers. He knows the farm and
livestock game and is familiar with
the present day problems of the chap
on an uncertain quarter section who Is
fighting low grain prices and high
taxes. Tincher's training as lawyer
has given a lot OF ability to produce
results in directions that have meant
much to Kansas and the farm indus
try during the time the Seventh dis
trict member has been in congress.
Defeated Shousc in 1918.
1t was in 1918 that Tincher took
Congressman Jouett Shouse into camp
in the big Seventh The election of
TinCher came Just when it looked as
tho the quite capable Mr. ShOuse was
taking a lifetime grip on his job in
Wash ngton-
Following his election Tincher be-
gan to attract attention back in WASH
ington. He possesses manner of at
tack that causes trouble in debate and
several times the new Kansas man put
crimp in the established style of
things in the national house Tinchcr
also drew some important committee
assignments and in the last two years
Re has been in the midst of shaping
several important congressional meas
ures-
Friends Preparing n Boom.
TinCher's home is in Medicine
Lodge. And Medicine Lodge is such
a long, long ways from Washington
and the Kansas way isn't always the
Washington way. So Tincher is re-
ported to have confided in his friends
that he guessed he would like politics
in his home state better than down
east In consequence Tincher is re-
PORTED to be rather earnestly viewing
the situation while some of his friends
are preparing to start a real boom in
his behalf. Just now it looks like bet
ter than an even bet that Tincher is
coming home to arrange for the re-
tirement of Jonathan NJ. Davis after a
brief two years in the state house.