The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30
WILL HOLD A PRIMARY.
First Congressional Committee So
Decides Today.

| AT o'clock this afternoon the meet
Ing of the First district congressional
committee took place at the Copeland
All the members of the committee were
| present, either by proxy or in person
w. l. Stewart held the proxy of the
Doniphan county member.
A primary of the First congressional
district on February 22 was called
The primary will elect two delegates
and two alternates to the national Re-
publican convention, Republican
presidential elector, will nominate a
candidate for congress, and elect a
congressional committee
As a concession to the anti-primary
faction In the party. 1t was further
provided that the delegates to the
Republican state convention from the
First district should constitute a First
district congressional convention, and
snouia meet at Topeka on March A.,
one hour before the meeting Of the
Republican state convention, and
ratify the election of the delegates
to the national convention. This pro-
vision was deemed necessary by Ma
tional Committeeman D. w MuIvane
TO comply with the requirements of
the Republican national committee.
1t is provided in the call that the
polls for the primary shall be open
from p. m. till p. M. The vote
al 81 ID
%, at IL a. m.
Anyone desiring to be a candidate
for the congressional nomination
must put up $3.50. Candidates for
delegate to the national convention, or
presidential elector must put up $25.
1t is provided in the call that the
delegates to the national convention
shall pledge themselves. The follow
ing is that section of the call:
And in order to afford the Republi-
Of ho I'D
ity to express clearly their choice for
president, it is recommended by the
congressional committee that each can
dfdate for delegate and alternate state
In his notification to the secretary the
name of the candidate whom he will
support and vote for to be the Republi-
can nominee for president. The same
to be printed along with the names of
the delegates and alternates on the Of
fetal primary ballot"
The following resolution endorsing
Taft was presented to the committee
and adopted without division:
Resolved, That the First district
Republican congressional committee of
Kansas derns this proper occasion to
endorse and declare for the nomination
of w. H. Taft as the Republican can
dIdate for president of the United
States.
I'VE believe that the great public pol
icies of the Roosevelt administration,
which we heartily indorse, should be
continued and these can best be carried
out by the nomination and election of
William H. Taft of Ohio'
There was considerable division
among the members of the committee
concerning the election of two dele
gates to the national convention. The
Mulvane crowd wanted the call to pro-
vide for a convention for the election
of these two delegates, while Congress
man Anthony insisted that his letter
from Chairman New of the national
committee permitted the congressional
committe to authorize the ELECTION of
delegates at a primary.
A caucus was held shortly before din
ner in Congressman Anthony's room,
which was attended by all the members
of the committee, at which the diff
Guilty was ironed out