The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-30

enforcement officer; and George Rich
ardson, deputy revenue collector, are
among the federal officials who are
mixing with the banqueters.
Richard ]. Hopkins, attorney gem
eral, gave the advance delegates
Sunday morning treat. He came into
the National hotel wearing the only
swallow tail coat which the thirty cent
corn producers have been permitted to
admire at close range in many months
Hopkins is rarin' to declare his in
dependence of Fred Trigg and run for
governor.
Wilfrid Cavaness of the Chanute
Tribune came to town Sunday after
noon. He is the brother of Herbert
Cavaness. Ordinarily the politics is in
Herbert CaVaness's name and Wilfrid
stays at homo and sends the paper to
bed on time. This winter with Her
bert in California Wilfrid is looking
after the double barreled political and
business ends OF the newspaper game.
Col. George w. F1ndlay of Topeka,
who has a wonderful acquaintance
among both the old and young work
ers in the party, has been active in the
early milling and mixing.
]. n. Doliey, former state chair
man and state bank commissioner
under Stubs, has been working over
time among visitors.
Representative Tom Harley of Law
i renee is in town. Harley expects to
run for congress over in the Second
district next year. OF course no one
wishes Congressman Ed Little bad
luck. But IL something should hap
pen and the colonel wasn't there to
a foI n
| the home team-that's all.
Nick Simeon, who has rather taken
| over the Republican leadership in
| Crawford county. is here. So also is
this Mr.. Miley, who might be the next
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton.
I J. H. Stewart of Wichita, one of the
most likely compromise possibilities
| if compromise should ever come in the
| goVernorship fight-came Saturday
afternoon. The former Sedgwick
county senator's interest in politics was
| lessened because of the serious sick
ness of his daughter. Mrs. George r.
| McDermott of Topeka. A big crowd
of Stewart boosters from Wichita came
Sunday.
Emmett D. George, private secre-
tary tc Governor Allen, was active in
the Hobbies. Surprising the general
support which seems to go to George
| in his campaign for superintendent of
insurance.
| H. P. Study of Atchison and Frank
Pinet of Topeka, secretary of the Kan
sas Teachers association, were mighty
busy. They seemed to tell everyone in
| the lobby about Superintendent Miley
as a first class candidate to succeed
Miss Wooster.
Ed Rooney of Topeka will be>A. can
didate for attorney general again. He
has made his formal announcement
and will be in the race in the August
primaries.
]. L. Brady of Safina. candidate for
| the governorship, will not be able to
| attend the banquet. HIS 3-year-old
daughter. Betty Lee. died Sunday.
! Several American Legion members
want one of their members elected at
torney general. They mention ]. T.
Bracken, Beloit; Al Noonan, Hutchin-
son; Oran A. iWeede. Atchison, or John
Madden, jr., Wichita.
I c. H. Searle of Topeka will be a can
didate for the legislature again this
year He told his plan to Kansas Day
Conner Davies, veteran Coneordia
| publisher. is with the Cloud county
| crowd. Sid Knapp took the Concordia
postoffice and Davies expects to take
the county printing.
Dave Naiu came from Herington.
Sure thing. Nall hasn't missed a real
| Republican meeting in twenty-five
years unless the doctors were holding
him in bed with ropes.
1 Tom Wagstaff of Independence,
I candidate for the gubernatoriaI nomi-
nation in 1910, came with the visitors