Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-09
Enthusiastic Kansas Repub-
licans Indorse Strongly.
GOVERNOR Is ABSENT
GREAT CULMINATIoN OF BIGGEST
UPHEAvAL IN YEARS.
Ringing and Telling Speech Lauding
the President-Platform Presages
Another Victory at Polls.

WICHITA, Kan, March 9.-When the
republican state convention was called to
order here today it was apparent that Ed
ward E. Hoch, editor of the Herald OF
Marion, would be nominated for governor
by acclamation
Governor Bailey did not attend the con-
vention.
W. r. Stubbs of Lawrence. who started
the movement that resulted in the biggest
upheaval in republican politics in Kansas
in many years, namely, Mr.. Hoch's candi-
dacy for governor against the faction head
ed by Governor William J. Bailey and the
Withdrawal Of the latter from the race, was
both temporary and permanent chairman.
Mr.. Stubbs, in addressing the convention,
said, in part:
Higher Standard of Morals.
Theodore Roosevelt demands a higher
standard of morals, integrity and integral
qualifications in public service than any
President in recent years.
"Rooseveltsln, as 1 understand it. would
condemn as the worst of crimes all traffic
in public office, padded pay rolls and profit
of every kind by state officers at the ex-
pense of the people.
"Rooseveltsm demands absolute loyalty,
servants to their employers
Against the Employe Lobbyist.
IAN employe Of the state who becomes a
lobbyist in the interest of some measure
before the legislature which is calculated
to benefit some person or persons at the
expense of the people of the state he is
serving is guilty of treason and should be
forever disqualified from holding public
office.
'Public officers are employees. All their
time, energy and ability is paid for and be-
longs to their employer. When the public
demands of her employees the same fidelity,
loyalty and faithful service that Is required
by the business world, then, and not be-
fore, will public affairs be conducted on a
business basis"
Strong Platform Adopted.
The platform congratuIates the party as
sociates in other states upon khe gratifying
harmony which prevails in the councils of
the organization throughout the nation,
"presaging another great victory In the
quadriennial conflict upon which we are
about to enter. And we congratulate the
American people, regardless of party, upon
the cumulative and convincing proofs of the
wisdom OF republican policies, plainly evil
denced for eight years in unparalleled pros
perity. in conspicuous contrast with the
preceding four years OF dire iulSaSt0r Wflcn
attested the Unwisdom of democratic doc
trines in practice"
First to Select Delegates.
The platform expresses pride that the
convention Is the first state convention to
select delegates to the national convention
instructed to vote for that intrepid soldier,
sound and safe statesman, and fearless ad-
vocate and exemplar Of civic righteousness,
the worthy successor of the lamented Nc
Kinley, Theodore Roosevelt" pays a
tribute to ''our lamented leader, Marcus A.
Hanna" pledges the party not to relax
interest in the welfare of the soldiers and
sailors Of the republic: asks of the national
convention "reaffirmation of the great
and good old policy of protection $50 potent
hitherto in promoting prosperity, with only
such notifications from time to time as the
wisdom of it's friends may dictate; points
with pride to the fact that the wisdom OF
republican financial policies is now so well
attested by the logic of results that the
subject has been practically eliminated
from politics.
The platform indOrses the foreign policy
Of the national party, and especially the
recognition Of Panama as a republic.