The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-12
ONE OF THEIR OWN.
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kQOuDt but what some action ike TINS
Fought to be taken. The sentiment as
unanimous in condemning the action
Eof the committee last Saturday L
think that a Republican mass con-
Ivention should be held to ratify this
action here this afternoon"
The resolutions were then adopteo
! without a dissenting vote. The ex-
Generation of the charges of misappro-
Epriation of funds that was granted
kReese Van SAINT chairman, last sat
[urday was repudiated and termed a
Iwhftewash. Robert Stone, declared
1T was an insult to the auditing COM
mittee of 81 candidates who had
made the first investigation. II was
fvoted to accept the report of the au-
tdfting committee the real state
ment of facts
! About forty were present during
L1he session of the bolting committees
men.
The Resolutions Adopted.
: The resolutions calling the CON
kRention and caucuses follow:
whereas, The Republican county
EcentraI committee of Shawnee county
lon January A. 1908, regularly adopted
Ia resolution calling a delegate county
convention to be held at Topeka,
lKan.. February 25, 1908, to elect
Ehe First congressional district; and
: whereas, Said action has never
kbeen regularly rescinded; and
B Whereas, Said county central COM
knnittee at meeting held on Febru-
kry g. 1908, at which "a members out
kof 81 were present, by a vote of AZ to
Ee. members not voting, large num-
nber of the AZ votes being cast by
hproxies, passed motion that the
ksafd committee itself elect % dele
Eates to the state and congressional
Conventions to be held at Topeka,
Exam, on March 4. 19pS. and that
Hhereupon said AZ members did elect
IA pretended delegation TO said con-
Eventions: and
ssWhereas, Said county central com
E6nittee or a majority thereof, has no
knherent power to itself elect dele
hgates to a state or congressional con-
sWention; and
/ seWhereas, It is fundamental
Eprinciple of the Republican party
Ethat all political power is inherent IN
lthe people; and
'rwhereas, That when said county
Icentral committee was elected IN
k1March, 1906, none OF rne Republican
Hoters at that time contemplated that
lsaid committee would assume to 1tseH
Ito elect delegates to the Republican
Estate and congressional conventions to
Ebe held in 1908, and did not intend
tthat said committee should so as
fsume to act, and therefore said COM
lnittee or the members thereof, were
land are not the duly delegated repre-
teentatives of the Republican voters
tof Shawnee county for said purpose;
and
'Twhereas, The call of the Republi-
( can state central committee for a
ideleeate state convention to be held
/ at Topeka, Kan, on March 4, 1908, is
sued December %, 1907, does not
empower said county central COM
mittee to itself elect delegates to said
state convention; and
we'll defined contest on within the Re
publican party in this county as to
who should be elected delegates to-
the state convention. and that said
trariIy usurped the power of the
voters of this country and espoused
the cause of one of the contestants
and refused to submit the contest to
the people for determination; and
ssWhereas, Said action was taken
by the 42 members of said committee
An an arbitrary, unrair and un-Re-
publican manner; free and full dis
cussion being refused; arbitrary and
illegal rulings being made by the
chairman, and a roll call be1ng re-
fused by the chairman, although de
irnanded by a dozen members thereof;
and
given, said pretended delegation is
Illegal and unauthorized; and
ieommittee has failed and now refuses
ito provide for regularly and duly
Eelected delegation to said conventions,
fnow, therefore, be it
| "rResolved, By the undersigned MEM
Lbers of the Shawnee county Repubi-
lean central committee. duly elected and
facting as such, that county conVen-
i<ion will be held at Topeka, Kan, on
lFebruary 25, 1908, at o'clock p. M, as
fnrovtded by said committee on January
IL. 1908, for the purpose of electins 2S
EdeIegates and % a1ternates to represent
4 iehawnee county in the Repubncan
Estate convention and the First district
Lconeressional convention, to be held at
lsTopeka. Kan, on March 4, 1908. And,
THAT as primary election for the selec-
Hkion of delegates and alternates TO sald
Icounty convention has since become
llrnpracticable, said delegates and alter
Enates will be elected by the Republican
voters in ward and precinct or town
fahiu caucuses, to be held on Friday.
EFebruary 81, 1908. One caucus shall be
held in each precinct in each town,
t(unless the acting chairman and acting
iaecretary shall otherwise provide in the
kofhcial calD, and in each ward of the
Ictty of Topeka, at such place, and at
such hour, as shall be hereafter pub
sHcIy designated by E. r. Simon, acting
schairman and J. W. Hitler, acting sec
IVatarv of said committee, who shall
eaiso publicly designate Republican
Falector of each ward, precinct or town
lamp TO pr0SlQc d. LILO tcAlpOIdIS Ut
k0anization of said caucus to be held
Therein Each township and each ward
Twill be entitled to one delegate and
fnne alternate for every 40 votes or ma
s3or fraction thereof cast for the Re
tpslbIican candidate for secretary of
state in November, 1906. The delegates
Sand aIternates elected at each caucus
10 be certified by the chairman and
tSecretary thereof to the undersigned
lacting chairman. by o'clock p. m. on
l1sat,r17 q rv Ok 1908
ssE. h. SIMON, 4th pre-, Third ward.
sep. II. FORBES. 4th pre-, Third ward
ssG. T. MATTINGLEY, 1st pre-, Fifth
ward.
~. h. ALLEN. 4th pre-. First ward.
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