The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07
Ten Papers Represented at An :
ti-Curtis Meeting.
Resolutions Are Adopted En-.
dOrsing President Roosevelt.
RAP AT CURTIS MEN.
Claim That His Nomination
Was FrauduIently Made.
w. r. Stubs May Be a Candi-
date for Speaker.

Inc dht1-CurtlS editorial meeting at
Holton Friday afternoon was attended
by about fifteen representatives of ten
Republican newspapers in the First
congressional district, and letters rep
resenting nine more were read at the
meeting. The papers represented were
as follows:
| LeaVenworth Times
HOlton Recorder.
Wathena Republican.
Hiawatha Herald.
COTS Advance.
Troy Chief.
Sabetha Republican.
Kelly Reporter
Seneca Tribune
Horton Headlight.
The papers from which letters were
received were as follows:
Tonganoxie Mirror.
birmingham New Leaf.
Wetmore Enterprise,
CirCleVille World
Highland Vidette.
Centralia Journal.
OSkalOOSa Times.
Wathena Times.
White Cloud Globe.
This is the meeting that was called
recently by M. NJ. Beck, editor of the
HoIton Recorder, to talk over the First
district situation from an editorial
standpoint A permanent Organiza-
ton OF the anti-Curtis editors was eff
fected by the election of Mr.. Beck as
chairman and J. A. Constant, of the
Sabetha Republican, as secretary.
These, with w. H. Jordan of the
Seneca Tribune and H. ]. Calnan Of
committee.
The meeting was strictly anti-Cur-
tbs. In view of the fact that there will
still be an effort to secure the over
throw of Curtis nomination III the
courts, no action was taken as to
whom the organization would support
for congress. but it was agreed that
they would all hang together in oppos-
ing Mr.. Curtis. Another meeting will
be called later in the campaign to con-
slider aggressive measures after it be-
comes definitely settled whether or
not Curtis name will go on the official
ballot.
The following resolutions, which
were drafted by w H. Jordan, H. J..
Calnan and p. L. Briney, were
adopted:
Inasmuch as there is widespread
and deep diSSat abstraction within the Re-
publican party of this, the First dis
trict because of the outrages which
have been perpetrated by designing
politicians in forcing the alleged nom
inauOn of Charles Curtis, and recog-
nizing that the future success of Re
publicaniSIn lies in the eradication of
the corruption which has character
lied these acts we, the undersigned
editors of Republican newspapers in
the First district, adopt the following:
Resolved, That we recognize in
Theodore Roosevelt the embodiment
of the highest principles of politics
and good government. In making his
appointments he has been governed by
the character and caIiber of the men
seeking position, as is shown by his
refusing to accept the endorsements
of Senator Burton in at least three in
stances. Following the example set by
President Roosevelt, no Republican
can be condemned for protesting
against the nomination of men by con-
ventions not legally organized and
composed of delegates not regularly
elected.
Resolved. That the right to vote
and have the vote counted is an estab-
lished right in this country and when
there is an attempt by any man or set
of men to Overturn or interfere with
this right, it becomes a question that
transcends mere partisan politics. We
are opposed to political autocracy and
usurpatiOn, and condemn as I'M Re
publican and revolutionary the fraud
uIent oVerthrOWing of the majority
vote in several counties at the late
primaries which resulted in sitting
the will of the majority of the Repub-
licans in the district.
Resolved, That we condemn the
fusing to investigate the merits of the
questions presented to them. and arbi-
trarily refusing to render an opinion
justifying their decisions, and for de-
Gliding contest cases submitted to them
on factiona1 lines.
w II T0DnAN