The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-09
MILES IS ENDORSED.
Topeka Democratic Flambeau
Club FaYors the Veteran.

After a general discussion and inves-
tigation extending over the past three
weeks. the members of the Topeka
Democratic Flambeau club met Thurs
day night and indorsed General Nelson
A. Miles as the Democratic nominee
for president of the United States.
There was very little opposition to this
action on the final ballot.
The second choice of the club was
William E. Hearst, while Grover Cleye-
land had very slim support.
IF Cleveland is nominated" said a.
prominent member of the club this
morning, Il will vote for Roosevelt,
and two thirds of the other members of
the club will do the same"
There was for some time a. great diff
ference of opinion among the members
of the club as to who should be the
choice of the organization Some
thought that no choice at all should be
expressed but that the Democrats
should keep hands off and let the ma
tional convention do the selecting. How
ever it is not likely that the result of
last nights meeting of the club will be
of sufficient weight to make the mold
ing of a national convention necessary
While the club did not consider the
advisability of endorsing Roosevelt, II
is known that a great many OF the
members are very friendly to the Ike
publican president. and are likely 10
vote for him when the time comes One
Democrat said today:
81 expect Roosevelt will get another
term and I don't know as L care mucn.
BY the time he has another term, we
will see whether or not this pohcy OF
his is going to prove successful L De
lieve that there is going to be a imam.
cial crash, and would rather nave II
come under a Republican that unuer d
Democratic president. The party winch
gets caught in that crash Will be un-
Iuclxv and so I am willing that Roose-
GrI If his own Way.
The resolutions which the club adopt
ed Thursday night endorsing Roosevelt
are. as follows: -
1. Whereas, In accordance with ti1lS
honored usage, the two great polltlcal
narties of this nation are looking over
the statesmen of their respective par
for one duly qualified for the hlghesl
honor in the gift of the American peo-
pie; and -, 1,~e
through and by authority of Democratic
leaders of the national Democratic par
~ have associated the names OF w III
lam E Hearst of New YORK, carter
Harrison of Illinois, Grover cleveland VI
New Jersey, Ex-Governor Boies OF Iowa,
and last but not least. the name OF Gen.
Nelson A. Miles as probable candidates
for the Democratic nomination for pres
ident In 1904; and
ssWhereas. General Nelson A. Miles as
commander in-chief of the American
himself warrior and statesman of un
sullied and untarnished reputation, and
whose sterling integrity has proven IN
vincible from every attack made upon
him by both the Mckinley and Roose-
welt administrations: and
. ssWhereas. General Miles being life
long Democrat of the real old Jefferson
ian type, we, your COMMITTEES take pleas
ure in submitting to this club the fol-
lowing resolution and recommend IT'S
unanimous adoption:
resolved. That we, the Kansas Dem
ocratic F-Iambeau club of Topeka, Kan
sas. in regular session assembled, 90
hereby recommend to the Democratic
party Of the United States the nomlna-
ton of the Honorable Nelson A Miles
as the Democratic candidate for presi-
dent in 1904. and we hereby pledge him
our unqualified endorsement and sup
port.
Respectfully submitted.
H. P. MILLER,
"W. T. TAYLOR,
M HEERY,
Committee