The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-22

than : quarter of a century. They
fought in many conventions with such
leaders OF yesterday as the late Bale
p. Waggener. David Overmeyer, Sena-
tor Harris and Judge A. NJ. Dale.
Mary of the western delegates want
second. convention. The spirit OF
getting together seems to appeal to
the fellows from out in the. short
grass country. That is the place
where the primary idea first took
root But the same people are talk
ing conventions now. 1t seems as tho
the Hutchinson crowd simply will
never be happy again il a convention
is not sent to the salt town.
judge W H Harris of Emporia
came to the convention with the Lyon
county delegation.
Some of the sedgwick and Reno
county delegates miXeA up little pol
iucs of their own. The Sedgwick
delegation is for Hunt. Some of them
have offered TO help Hutchinson land
n final' convection TO endorse candi-
dates an write a platform if they
will get Behind the Hunt movement
Frank Chase, member of the legis-
lature from Jackson county in 1913,
spent a few hours visiting old Demo-
crat friends. Chase, who owns several
valuable farms in Jackson county, is
now a resident of Topeka.
Z. ]. Garner of Norton laid aside
his work for the United States Grain
Growers corporation for few days
and cane TO the convention. Garner
is active in promoting sentiment for
F.. a. Dye of Logan as a congress
sioral candidate from the Sixth dis
trict.
Ed UpIinger of St. Francis. three
times a member of the legislature
from Cheyenne county, came as dele
gate to the state convention. Uplinger
was rated as one of the strong men
from the northwest country during his
six years in the house. While her
husband is visiting with delegates and
answering POLL calls, Mrs. Uplinger is
here visiting Topeka friends.
The average Democrat dopes 1t
thus: Governor Allen will win the
Republican nomination. He will like
ly announce for a third term in the
next few weeks. Consequently the
Bourbons should pick man who can
cause him the most trouble il coun-
ties where he will likely be strong.
Most of the Allen denomination sug-
gestion comes from Hunt quarters.
Hunt as a practical, well poised bust
ness man would appeal to the con-
servative vote, the Democrats of the
Hunt crowd feel. They feel rather
certain of the radical anti-Allen crowd
anyway.
N1arshalps band serenaded the dele
gates this morning and held concerts
for the big delegations when they
came from the eastern counties. There
isn't a bit of foolishness about this
convention. When the Democrat state
committee shoots a bundle of hard
cash for music, it means something.
Maybe someone is oVerplaying the
cards. But it is a good show just the
same.
The western delegates wear their
sorrows well. They're beautifully en-
phatic in speaking of the high taxes
and look a bit mournful about the out
look for a new wheat crop. But they
really admit that there is some hope
and cheer in the sky rocketins on the
board of trade recently.
W. W. Gordon, former member of
the legislature from Wyandotte
county and later chief of police in
Kansas City, Kan, came early. Cor
workers in Wyandotte county and the
Seconl district.
Dudley Doolittle of Strong City. for
mCr congressman from the Fourth
district, is here with the Chase coun-
ty deiega ton. Doolittle. who has had
several booms of his own for the
governorship, patiently waves them
back. With Jouett Shouse, former
Seventh district congressman and lat
er assistant secretary of the treasury,
he has opened a big revenue tax Of
lice in Kansas City. Business is en-
tirely too good these days to run for
office on the Democrat ticket, Doc
little believes. None the less he will
ingly gives a good deal of time and
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lows.
Judge A. NJ. Jackson lined up with
the fighting forces soon after he came
to town. He believes the convention
was called for a purpose and he isn't
in favor of repacking his toothbrush
and pajamas and starting right back
to Winfield. Before the convention
gavel fell Judge Jackson was armed
for war
Representative John O'Laughlin
from Ellis county is here for the con-
vention. Miles H Mulroy, former
Ellis county legislator, is also in at
tendance.
A. F. Hatten of Westphalia. who
was commandant at the state soldiers
home during portion of the Hodges
administration, is in town with the
Second district workers who sense a
OeInOCTaC winning next 1all.
Walter W. Austin of Cottonwood
Falls can likely have another Fourth
district congressional nomination If he
wants it. Edwin Anderson of Council
! Grove and Randolph Carpenter of
Marion have also been mentioned as
likely candidates for the nomination
All are here for the convention and
tall5fest tonight.
1t looks as tho the lieutenant gov
ernorship fight had narrowed to ]. w.
Howe of Clay Center and j. n Shuey
OF Norton. W NJ. Price. former Lyon
Greenwood county senator, is here
from Emporia and asserts he doesn't
want it. A. A. Doerr of Larned, for
Tner senator from Pawnee county, has
! sent word he will not be a candidate.
J. T. Short. former member of the
legislature from Rawlins county, is
| here from Atwood as delegate. He
doesn't want a thing. he declares and
| has no axes to grind in Sixth district
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