The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-28

I Roosevelt, and the best way to help him
is to support what he wants. And
know YOU viii do it. Theodore ROOSe-
welt is right and always will be right
! because God made him that way
SENATOR BURTON SPEAKS.
When Mr.. Long retired. there were
cries for Curtis and Burton. Senator
Burton came forward first and he, too.
received great applause from his sup
porters.
This is the greatest convention I ever
attended in Kansas" he began, Il think
you are all here. 1t presages what is to
follow. It means that Kansas is to
have a solid Republican delegation in
congress next year. What do you Third
district fellows think about it?" cries
of That's right You bet came from
the Third district section.
Il know who it will be-" continued the
senator and yells of ''Wheatley.'''
Campbell, sE1rgenbright," ''SprOuP'
I came up from the Third district. 1T
also means that I win have a Republi-
can colleague in the senate" continued
Mr.. Burton. Immediately there was
tremendous uproar all over the house.
Yells Of Curtis . Long" Stanley"
came from every quarter and continued
for some time. It was difficult to tell
just which crowd was in the majority.
But the Long men yelled the loudesI.
Senator Burton defended the ship sub
sidy bill at considerable length and said
that on next Tuesday the Philippine bill
will probably be passed by a strict
Z
are in the Philippines to say
Coming to the subject of reciprocity,
Mr.. Burton said:
Protection is the cardinal principle
of the Republican party. Reciprocity
is the hand maid or servant of prOtec-
ton. We want to carry out the ideas
of our matchless leader, President
Roosevelt Cuba is leaning on US now,
and we want to help her, but great care
must be taken that no American indus
try be injured in doing it. We must
stand by the beet sugar industry. If
we owe Cuba. I am in favor of paying
her, but I want the steel trust and the
other protected industries of the east to
pay their share of the bill. President
Roosevelt is Just as anxious as I am
that no measure shall be passed that
shall injure Kansas. Because he is just
as much the president of Kansas as of
New York"
After Mr.. Burton had urged the can
dldates who are defeated to give their
support to the successful ones. Con-
gresham Curtis was called for.
Mr.. Curtis labored at a disadvantage
in-as-much as Long and Burton
had covered the subject in which the
great interest is centered. After a few
general remarks he said: Il expected to
sound the key note of this campaign.
but was down at the hotel shouting
for Ed Greer and I was a little late in
getting here. did not yell quite
enough and you, Mr.. Cole, were success
IQl WISH 10 congratulate you w 4en
1 came up and tried to get in the
door keeper said he guessed I didn
belong in here I went back to the no
tel Then I heard that some lone, soil
tary man had called for me 1 thought
that was my chance but when got here
I found that Burton and Long had both
sounded key-notes ahead of me"
Chairman Cole then announced the
committee The following is the conf
mittee on resolutions;
RICHTER WITHDRAWS.
At / o'clock this afternoon Richter
withdrew from the race for governor
and entered the contest for lieutenant
governor. As soon as Richter got a
chance after the Bailey people got con-
troll OF the Organiza tion, he hastened to
offer them his support and asked to be
made lieutenant governor in return. He
received sufficient endorsement to bring
him to make the switch.
COLE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN
1t was 2:20 before order was secured
when the convention met this after
noon and the report of the committee
port provided that in nominating the
supreme court justices all five
names be presented at once
and the three receiving the
highest number of votes be given the
six-year terms. the next highest gets his
choice between the twO-year and the
four-year terms and the fifth man has
to take what's left. Each delegate votes
LOl LII AtCAA lO4A ~ elo all
ed to the fact that the official
call refers TO the last Office to be filled
as insurance commissioner instead Of
superintendent of insurance"
The order of nomination was agreed
upon as stated in the official cali.
The temporary organization was
made permanent.
THE COMMITTEES
Committee on resolutions:
First district-D. r Anthony, at-large;
A. H. Horton, Cy Leland.
Second district K. Cubbison. Kan
sas City, r C. Raney Fort Scott.
Third district-A. H. Skidmore, Col