The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
WOMEN TO WORK
Will Devote Most of Time to
Politics Until Nov.7.
G.. o. P. Workers From All Sec
tiOns of Kansas Meet Here.
MRS. MONROE TAKES PART
Urges Shawnee County Women
To Go Home and Work.
Is Final Pep Meeting for Re-
publicanS of Kansas.
MRS. MONROE TAKES PART

No afternoon teas, no bridge clubs,
no darning of socks, limited rations
for father-that is the program of
women vice chairn.en of the Repub-
lican state committee who came to
Topeka today to attend a joint meet
ing with the men. Until after cleo
ton the women will think nothing but
politics. talk noting but politics and
politics. 1t is their Offering in the
final display of 100sper cent Repub-
licanism.
More than 100 Republican workers
-chairmen and vice chairmen of
county committees-are in Topeka to-
day from every section of Kansas to
put final snap and action in the state
wide campaign. Party leaders were
cheered today when they talked at a
conference in representative hall.
But the outstanding feature of the
meeting wasn't oratory and cheers.
1t was the conservation of time and
effort to the cause of the party.
To Work Hard Until November Z.
Mrs. Lila Day Monroe, vice chair
man of Shawnee county, won applause
when she urged the women to lay
aside all responsibility except politics
until after November z. She urged
the women to go home and go to work
y
Gated a genuine willingness to make
politics the biggest bit of business of
the women's organization during the
next eight days.
There isn't way in which we can
better display our appreciation of the
ballot which the men gave us than
to go home and go to work for the
party and the party nominees said
Mrs. Monroe. II hope every one of
you will lay aside your social re-
III,
routine work as possible and think of
nothing and work at nothing except
politics"
The conference today is the final
gathering of the men and women who
have been given responsibility of get
ting the voters to the polls election
day. This afternoon Wilbur C. Hawk.
state chairman, laid down the law so
far as individual responsibility is con-
cerned. He said that the degree of
party success would be determined by
the efforts of the county campaign
managers.
Many Men Attend Meeting.
There were many men in today's
meeting. But the women were strong
and enthusiasm made the meeting
stand out as one of the most impor-
tant political gatherings in the state
this year. Every section of Kansas
was represented. Men and women
came from every congressional dis
vice chairmen from remote western
counties were in the conference.
Most of the state candidates missed
speaking engagements out in the state
today in order to talk before leaders
in the Topeka conference. They
preached party loyalty and united
support of the state ticket.
w V Morgan of HutchiDsnD Re-
publican nominee for governor, said
the success of the campaign had al
ready been assured in the spirit dis
played by men and women active in
the fight.
Too Many Democrat Votes.
1--WE are going to get hundreds of
strong Democrat votes-votes of per-
sons who are not saying much about
it," said Morgan. THE last couple
of weeks, too, has brought into line
large numbers of Republicans who
have come to realize that the Repub-
lican program is the only feasible and
practical program for economy and
successful handling of state problems.
The program of the farmers and the
business men can best be worked out,
these voters realize, thru a Repub-
lican state administration co-operat-
ing with a Republican legislature"
A. T. Crane of Topeka opened the
Wilson administration and the Demo-
crat program. He chided the Demo-
crat state organization for conduct
ing a pussy-foot campaign and seek
ing to curry favor with all factions
and all interests.
so Jealous have the Democrats
been to win favor with everyone that
they have thrown their own state
platform away" said Crane. "Why
there isn't Democrat platform to be
had. If you offered a dollar apiece
for platforms you couldn't buy a
dimes worth of Democrat promises
Urges Women To Work.
Mrs. C. 1. Martin of Topeka urged
the women to lay aside their own
factional affairs and work for the
ticket.
Practically all of the state candi-
dates were in the meeting and made
short talks. The meeting will ad-
journ this afternoon following a heart
to heart discussion of campaign prob
lens by state and county managers.
A luncheon was given at noon to-
day for women vice chairrnen attend
Al.