The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-07
To OUTLINE PLANS
Conference of Republican Lead
ers After Christmas.
Give Legislators Eleventh Hour
FatherIy Advice.
HEAR 1924 BOOMLETS ALSO
Lightning Fuses Now for the
Next State Campaign.
Looks Like a Heavy Guberna-
tOrial Field in Two Years.
HEAR 1924 BOOMLETS ALSO
a L SHIuTZ

1t is likely that a conference of
Republican leaders will be held in To-
peka shortly after Christmas to out
line party plans for the legislative
session. The conference may have a
lot more significance than the mere
discussion of legislative problems. A
few well selected and carefully pre-
served boomlets for 1924 are now
wrapped in cotton and may be pre-
sented to the G. o. p. workers as a
merry Christmas token
Ostensibly the meeting is being
considered for the purpose of giving
the Republican legislators a bit of
eleventh hour sound and fatherly ad-
vice. There is a feeling that in the
confusion surrounding the selection of
seats in the legislative halls and the
responsibility of forming a speaking
acquaintance with the doorkeepers
and the guardian of the cloak room
that maybe the formality of passing
laws will be overlooked. So a bit Of
consideration of the duties and re
sponsibilities of passing new laws is
being urged as an advance precaution.
Hawk Ia SkIttish.
In the last few days Wilbur c.
Hawk. state chairman. has been
checking up sentiment for the con-
ference plan. Personally. Hawk is a
BIT skittish concerning the wisdom OF
the move. So are some of the legis-
lators and the party chieftains. Some
of them want to let party caucus re-
EDOnSlDlllLleS wait ullAl AAAE ENaAASeS
Day club gathering which provides
natural and reasonable excuse.
There is also bit of resentment
among some of the Republican legis-
lators who are not disposed to solicit
advice from the fellows on the side
lines. Some of the new house mem
bers and hold over senators are ap-
parently fully aware of their responsi-
bilities and have not requested sug
restions That is one of the things
which the Republican leaders are con-
sidering before a formal conference is
called. They want to sidestep any
prospect of party breach which
might develop thru fact1onal disturb
anccs made evident thru a general
presentation of post election alibis.
Make Party Repairs.
There are a good many leaders. tho
who have a rather positive notion that
some of the party gearing Is loose ana
that a general oiling and overhauhne
of the machinery would be a gooo
thing They want to start an early
move to make party repairs.
Not until Chairman Hawk receives
returns from the outlying precincts
w!;I final decision be made regarding
the conference plan. Should the
brothers and sisters out in the state
feel that a gathering at this time is
not wise Hawk may let the matter
wait until the Kansas Day assembly
Talk of 1924. Also.
Several days ago Hawk was in To-
peka for a conference with w Y
Morgan. The meeting Immediately
aroused the curiosity and interest of
prospective gubernatorial candidates
for 1924 Already it looks like a heavy
eoyernorship field for two years hence
And maybe the various plans for tly-
ing political kites in the next cam
paign may have something to do with
decisions affecting the wisdom of holi-
day strategy meeting
The avowed purpose Of the pros
pective conference is to provide for
passage of laws in keeping with the
1922 Republican state platform But
sometimes il is difficult to confine the
activities of a political meeting to the
specific purpose of the call.