The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-14
C. 0. P. HAS PLAN
State Officers and Candidates
Meet in Topeka Today.
Mrs A. C. Mitchell VIII Head
WOmen's Committee.

Final plans for Republican cam
paign activities were perfected today
at a conference Of state candidates.
officers of the state committee and
party leaders. Arrangements were
made for immediate opening of red
hot state campaign. Details Of the
committee and headquarters organi-
cation were completed and general
headquarters will be opened at once
in the National hotel.
Arrange Speakers List.
Every state candidate, as well as
many men prominent in Republican
affairs in the state, will be assigned
for speaking engagements by the state
committee. A number of prominent
Republican women will also take the
stump for<the state and congressional
tickets. WILDER c. Hawk, chairman
of the state committee. asserted that
the campaign would be carried into
every county before the November
election. w. Y. Morgan, guberna-
torial nominee. will devote his entire
time to the campaign.
Announcement was made today of
the appointment of Mrs. A. c. Mitch
ell, Of Lawrence, as head of the won,
ems state committee. Mrs. mitchell
is widely known in the state and is
the widow of the late A. C. Mitchell.
former congressman from the Second
district.
only two women were announced
They included Mrs. A. ]. Kendall,
Council Grove, for the Fourth district,
and Mrs. A. w. Cook of Junction City,
for the Fifth district.
Funds by Popular Subscription.
Republicans will look TO popular
subscriptions for a large share of their
campaign funds. 1t is the plan of the
state committee to Immediately So
licit subscriptions for the fight i'll Kan
sas this year.
L. j. Pettijohn, secretary of state,
was appointed director of finance. He
will be in charge of the drive for state
campaign contributions.
Roy Bailey, editor of the Salina
Evening Journal, will be chairman Of
the publicity bureau. Bailey. who was
active in the Morgan campaign, Will
be given rather free rein in selecting
assistants. 1t is likely that he VIII
appoint fifteen or twenty Kansas
newspaper men to assist in directing
district and local publicity work. A
conference of the news men will prob
ably be held here soon.
McIvor Heads Speakers Bureau.
Senator Frank McIvor of Hoxie, as
sistant state auditor, will be in charge
of the speakers bureau.
Officers of the state committee in
Guiding Wilbur c. Hawk, chairman;
Fred Hammond, secretary; and Hugh
Duff. treasurer, attended todays
meeting. Present state officials who
are candidates for reelection as well
as Ben S. Paulen, Fredonia. for lieu
tenant governor; and William H.
Baker, Kansas City, for state superin-
tendent of insurance, also were in at
tendance as were a number of county
and district chairmen.
1t is likely that number of prom
inent speakers will be secured for the
state during the campaign One posi-
bflity is landing of two or three speak
ing dates for Charles E. Hughes, sec
rotary of state and Republican presi-
Dental nominee in 1916.
Both Senators Curtis and Capper
will come home to take active part in
the state and congressional fights.
Senator Curtis expects to give two
weeks of hts time to the state COM
mittee. Senator apper will return to
Kansas October 8. He plans to make
one of his Gust omary whirlwind motor
trips thru the state. He will devote
two or three days to each of the eight
congressional districts.