The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-17
KANSANS THERE.
The States Statesmen Seem to
Be Cutting Ice.
Senator Long in 1t Head Over
Heels.
w. A. WHITE, TOO.
Long and Leland Said to Have
Embraced at Chicago.
Curtis and Long and Harmony
in Great Chunks.


| Chicago, June 1.-THE Kansas del
| egation, without a caucus, has come
to definite understanding regarding
the vice presidency. 1t will do exact
| ly what Mr.. Taft and the president
| desire. This will be done unanimous
1 ly whatever may be the Individual
preferences of any member. The next
| line of action will be to fo,.ow the
wishes of the Indiana delegation and
vote for Fairbanks, providing word
comes from Indianapolis that the
present vice president will stand for
reelection. Word has been delivered
to the Kansas delegation that Mr..
| Fairbanks had positively said he
would not accept second place. Later,
however, the word was passed along
not to take the Fairbanks declination
| too seriously.
As to the preference of the delega-
| ton it appears that the members are
about evenly divided between Dolliver
| and Sherman. Cyrus Leland said he
thought the majority Of the members
favored Dolliver.
THE reason of this said Mr.. Leland,
sis that the delegates have been given
| the impression that the president and
Mr.. Taft want Dolliver. There is an
| OJneT reason TOT the DOlllVeT
| and that is we want a man from the
| middle west and a man who can go into
| the west and south and make stirring
speeches. The middle west is where We
| need to strengthen the ticket Every
| thing, however, depends upon the ex-
! pressed wish Of Mr.. Taft"
| Senator Curtis favors Sherman Of
New York and says the majority Of the
Kansas delegation is of his opinion.
Not in many national conventions has
the Kansas delegation been so COM
pletely subject to party discipline as
| the present twenty. No one has made
a radical move that would have ten
dency to start trouble.
Everyone has his face turned toward
Washington. A peculiar feature seems
| to be that in the entire twenty there is
not a man who personally favors Fair
banks. There is no violent prejudice
against him, but no one really wants
him and yet they will vote in a body
| for him If he will accept, because they
| believe it is for the best interests of
| the party.
Senator Long, although kept busy in
the preparation of the platform, is
strongly in favor Of Dolliver.
| Harmony in Big Chunks.
| The Kansas delegation has made
these elections National committee
man, David Mulvane, Topeka; chair
man Of the delegation, Senator
| Charles Curtis, Topeka; member of
committee on resolutions, Senator
| Chester l. Long Medicine Lodge;
member of committee on credentials,
w. S. Fitzpatrick, Sedan; member of
| committee on permanent Organiza-
| ton, o. J. Peterson, Kansas City;
| member of committee on rules and
order of business, Benjamin McLain.
| Wichita; member Of committee to
! notify presidential nominee, Grant
Hornaday. Fort Scott; member of
| TO N vic
| president, George H. Hunter, Yelling
| ton.
| The meeting of the Kansas delega-
| ton was full of harmony and
brotherly love. Senator Long wanted
| Cyrus Leland to accept a committee
| ship while Senator Curtis and Senator
| Long bowed to each other. Senator
| Long, who had been chosen chairman
| Of the delegation in Topeka, called
| the meeting to order. Senator Cur
| tbs asked for recognition. He said
| 81 have been informed that when
| the delegation met in Topeka 1 was
selected as member of the committee
| on resolutions. Because of certain
| business matters that arose at home 1
was unable to attend the meeting,
| which was held in Washington at Mr..
| Taft's request, at which the platform
| was discussed
| Senator Long was there and at
I tended the conferences.
"In view of the fact that Senator
| Long knows the wishes of Mr.. Taft
and the president 1 would suggest
that Senator Long be made the MEM
Der of the committee on resolutions
said Mr.. Leland. at is true that
| Senator Curtis was selected as the
| member of the committee on resolu-
| tions, but on account of new ar
rangement I move that Senator Long
| be made the member on the resolu-
| lions committee and that Senator
| Curtis be made chairman of this
| delegation"
| Satisfactory to Long.
This was carried without further
comment.
81 want to say said Senator Long
| "that the arrangement Is entirely
satisfactory to me-"
! 'And I wish to say the same" re-
sponded Senator Curtis. Both bowed
The other places were quickly filed
Cyrus Leland suggested the name OF
| Grant Hornaday for committeeman tc
| notify the presidential nominee, there.
by causing the Fort Scott banker te
| smile his appreciation. When the elec-
! ton of the member of the committee &c
| notify the vice presidential nominee
arose the preference of Curtis for Sher-
| man for vice president came out. The
! junior senator had on the lapel of his
| coat a Sherman button about the sjze
of a good sized butter chip.
The badges were distributed an6
| when the meeting broke up each dele
gate and alternate wore upon his
| breast a 3-inch sunf1ower and severa
| ounces of gilded metal.
| Now that the feud of recent years
between Senator Long and Cyrus Lee
| land is ended, and the Ratchet blade