The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-13
KANSAS FOR TAFT
Delegates at Large to Republican
National Convention Given Iron
Clad Instructions.
LONGS FRIENDS CONTROL
Policies of President Roosevelt and
Record of Congressional Representa-
tives Were Approved-MuIvane
for National Committeeman.

Topeka, Kan, Mar. 5.-When the
Republican state convention met here
at noon Wednesday to name four dele
gates at large to Chicago, United
States Senators Chester |. Long and
Charles Curtis were sure of selection
as two of the delegates. There was
some question as to who would be
selected to fill the other two places.
The resolutions of the convention
are brief. They strongly indorse Sec
rotary Taft as the choice of Kansas
for the Republican presidential nomi-
nee and instruct the delegates to stand
by him on every preliminary test and
on every ballot.
]. S. Simmons of Hutchinson nomin-
ated ]. b. Adams of Eldorado for tenn
porary chairman. ]. N. Dolley of Maple
Hill nominated Ansel r. Clark OF Ster-
ling. The roll was called. Adams re-
ceived 725 votes and Clark 225. The
total in the convention was $50 dele
gates.
Congressman ). NJ. Miller nominated
Clyde Miller of Usage City for secre-
tarv of the convention. AS there was
no opposition he was elected secretary
by reclamation. w. Y. Morgan OF
Reno moved that the resolutions, Gre
dentials, permanent organization and
rules and order of business commit
tees be composed of nine members
each. Here is the personnel of the Gre
dentials and resolutions, the ones
which had the most important bust
ness:
Resolutions-W. Y. Morgan, Reno
county; w. A. Jackson, Atchison; w.
S. jerks, Franklin; G. l.. Boone, La
bette; G. H. Lamb, Woodson; A. Q.
Miller, Republic; F. B. Denman, Os-
borne; j. N. Venard, Ness; c. H.
Luling, Sedgwick.
Credentials. E. Lambert, Lyon
county; w. E. Archer, Brown; Frank
Sponable, Johnson; S. C. Westcott,
Cherokee; B. F. Empel, Chase; George
F. Beatty, Saline; d. j. Hanna, Ora
ham; w. b. Smith, Pawnee; H. 4.
King, Butler.
The resolutions committee met right
after adjournment and decided on the
resolutions. In addition to the Taft
instructions other resolutions pointing
with pride to the record and policies
of the party and commencing the
leaders of the party were also pre-
pared. The administrations of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Gov. Hoch were
specifically Endorsed
The convention elected d. ]. Hanna,
Of Hill City, as permanent chairman.
The following delegates to the Chi
cago convention were elected: United
States Senators C. l. Long and Charles
Curtis, Robert McGohigle, Colby, and
Grant Hornaday. Fort Scott.
Willis ]. Bailey, former governor,
before he entered the convention, an.
nounced his withdrawal from the race
for the Republican nomination for
governor.
The First District Convention.
Topeka, Kan, Mar. 5.-The First
district congressional convention
which met here Wednesday, Endorsed
the administration of President Roose
welt. strongly commended Secretary
Taft as the next Republican presiden.
tial nominee and Endorsed the state
administration. The regular and
special session of the late Legislature
was denounced and Endorsement re
fused. Arthur Capper of Topeka and
Cyrus Leland of Troy, were selected
district delegates to Chicago. The
delegates were instructed to vote fol
the nomination Of Taft.