Show THRONG AWAITS LANDON SPEECH Kansan Backs Postal Move of Roosevelt TOPEKA Kan July 23 UP- UP Governor Alt Alf M. M yr 1 Landon Landau will accept accept ac ac- ac- ac the tho Republican nomination for foi president o of the United States to today today today to- to day In the first major maneuver of ol the G. G O. O OP P. P campaign to come back bach under progressive western leader leader- ship Topeka's biggest crowd is gather gather- ing Upward of or persons from farm town and city are expected expected ex ex- here Toward evening they will gather under the elms and cottonwoods of ol the capitol g grounds Banked row on row rowan on the tho fired drouth-fired lawn the representatives of midwest and anda a leaven of party men and women front from other parts of tho country will see the gray smiling quick-smiling Landon Landon Landon Lan Lan- don lift the burden he must carry until November in a contest for a greater burden during tho the ensuIng ensuing ensuing ing four years Ho will begin speaking at approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately p. p m. m CST but tho the show began many hours ago Special Specials trains or cars attached to regular traffic began rolling in at dawn They will continue to roll into Topeka right up to the speech time unloading additional thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands into a swollen crowd town By all manner of motor vehicle the prairie men and women are arriving arriving ing and by air come visitors from afar Governor Landon today indorsed President Roosevelt's order placing all postmasters under a modified merit system and expressed the opinion that the tho new deal had been driven to that action by his bis own civil service stand Receiving newspapermen in Ia his office the governor parried all aU other questions including this one Governor will you name any Democrats to your cabinet See my acceptance speech Landon Lan Landon Landon Lan Lan- don r replied You will find a pretty good idea there His was jammed today and the outer offices contained a 8 s surging surging surg surg- rg- rg ing crowd of hopeful on the tho job since before 9 0 a a. a m. m Inan in inan inan an effort to say a word of cheer to theman the man of the hour |