The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-04
Landon Porch Fits
Into G. 9. P. Scene
Copyright. 1885,
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

TOPEKA, Kas May 4-Gov Landon has big
old-fashioned front porch here, looking out over
a wide shady lawn and hitched to rambling gay
ninees" mansion 1t is so typically Republican that
it might have been Warren Hardlngs OLD place
moved over from Marion, o. After one look at It,
you know Landon will be nominated because it has
never failed yet that when man wanted to be the
Republican presidential candidate If ne planted him.
self on the front porch of place exactly like this,
kept his mouth shut, and sat there like Mckinley or
Harding, eventually committee OF gentlemen IN
plug hats would march up the 1ronG walk 10 noI1y
him that he was it.
However, Lancon is not figuring upon continuing
the front porch campaign much beyond the conVen-
ton After notification ceremonies IN topeka lew
weeks later he will take to the road. Since he be-
came considered possible candidate he has made
only one speech outside of Kansas and hasn't been
father east than Cleveland.
OF course between speaking excursions Landon
will be found in his Topeka rocking chair doing his
stuff in the good old-faShoned way. The mansion
belongs to the state but that slight faint of social
istic public ownership will be overlooked unoer the
circumstances and the state in turn will offer no OBJ
lection to Iandons using it as his main campaign
exhibition hall provided he makes good the Damage
done by Republican souvenir hunters who believe IN
the old law of tooth and claw.
Iandon is finding increasing complications In try
ing TO live in his ordinary way For instance visit
ing journalist arriving in Topeka on q Saturday,
spent the evening with the Governor and wanted to
come back Sunday morning for further talk.
Iandon said he made it rule not to give up his
Sundays but would be glad to see him Monday The
Journalist felt he not being shown proper atten-
ton and sent his paper a somewhat acid report on
the Governor.
a FEW weeks later another journalist appeared
IN in town on Sunday. He anxious to leave
that night, so Landon, remembering the previous
experience invited the reporter to come over that
afternoon Following the Kansas custom he asked
his visitor to stay for Sunday night supper. They
don't work the help on Sunday nights in Topeka,
not even in the Governors house, so the natural
tool To-
kitchen, they poked around the ice box got out
some cold meat and had snack. The same thing
was going on in several other million homes that
Sunday night. The very fact that it was such
typical household episode caused the reporter to
describe it in his dispatches Immediately Landon
was accused of grandstanding.
The most remarkable novelty here, except for
the nosiest flat-wheel in the country which is on
the Topeka street car that screeches and bangs down
Kansas-av on the first trip at a. each morning
Is the 30-foot cord Landons downstairs telephone
at home. No matter what part of the house Landon
Is In, the maid who answers the phone brings it TO
him, sometimes at the dining table, sometimes In
his study out in the living room. She can even
run out on the front driveway with it and catch him
Rs he Is getting into his car,