The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-26
Important Decisions To Be
Made by Three Parties.
Republicans, Democrats and
Socialists to Capital City.
COURT STILL A BIG ISSUE
G. o. p. To Endorse, and Bour.
bonS To Condemn, Labor Act.
Craftsmanship Fight May Mess
Up Big Meeting.
By A. L. sHULTz.


Leaders of three political parties--
Republicans, Democrats and Social
ists-are coming to Topeka next Tues
day to lay their strategy plans for the
campaign. Issues around which the
campaign fight will be waged win be
outlined by the councils. War chiefs
will be chosen and in another ten
days headquarters of the two domi-
nant parties will be opened and the
campaign will be launched under q
full head of steam.
Tuesdays party councils are the
most important political gatherings in
the state this year. Every candidate
for state and congressional office, ev-
cry holdover federal official, every
state senator, legislative nominee.
county chairman and the national
committeeman will have a free swing
in the meetings. They will pass final
judgment on the platform planks on
which the elephant and the donkey
must stand In Kansas this year. To
the judgment of the county chairmen
will be left final decision as to the
big war chiefs of the campaign.
There isn't much doubt that the big
fight in Kansas this year will be
waged around the industrial court law.
Present strike situations and the fact
that w. Y. Morgan. the Republican
governorship nominee won with state
administration backing, practically
defines the course the Republicans
will follow. 1t is almost certain that
the Republicans will strike out from
the shoulder in an endorsement of the
principles, purposes and work of the
industrial court.
Democrats Against It.
Thi5 course will practically force
the issue which the Democrats must
accept. There is little lodging this
situation in view of the fact that
Jonathan NJ. Davis, the Democrat
nominee for governor, took a clear,
positive stand against the court law
when he ran two Years ago. The pres
ent siaution gives the Bourbons little
chance to change their course.
Possibly the Republicans will not go
so far as to make an endorsement OF
the labor court la as 1t stands today.
But the general principles are practi-
cally certain to be strongly approved.
Any changes in the measure will be
referred to the legislature.
The Republicans will say nice things
about Governor Allen, President Hard
ing and work of the Kansas delega-
ton in Washington. The Democrats
will resolve that the country Is headed
for the perpetual and everlasting
bow-wows unless there is prompt and
early change in the administrations
in Topeka and in Washington.
Sidestep the Bonus.
Neither party is likely to rush madly
for definite statement regarding the
bonus. Both parties. tho, will be
asked to say something in favor OF
the state proposal for soldier aid. But
the men who figure dimensions OF
platform planks from the solemn,
serious viewpoint of party expediency,
are disposed to side-step the question.
Democrat platform builders may be
expected to find all sorts of trouble in
handling of state affairs. They will
view with great alarm the growing
public expenses. They will declare for
revision of taxes downward and
elimination of many boards and COM
missions.
Republicans will probably point to
the fact that the tax levy started
downward this year. They will en-
dorse the principle of economy in pub
lie places without a gripping of neces-
sary departments and institutions.
A Few Radical Plnnks.
There is a possibility thatthe con-
stitutionaI convention idea, tax exempt
securities. property classification and
the good roads matter may cause the
platform committees SOME thought
and concern. There are also prospects
of a few radical planks from new
legislators with pet Views regarding
the future course of the state. Unless
something happens, tho, the platform
committees will be fire and bomb
proof. They are hardly likely to tackle
new issues.
That situation applies particularly
to the Republicans. The Republican
} platform will most likely be short.
snappy and to the point with the in
dustrial court provision the outstand-
ing feature.
The ChaIrmanship Fight.
/ Both Republican and Democrat
leaders are perplexed and worried re.
gardfng the state chairmanships. II.
H Motter, retiring state chairman.
spilled pruss.c acid in the Republic
can soup when he went on the war
Path because w. z. Morgan wanted
Wilbur N. Hawk elected chairman.
In a fight to control selection OF his
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