The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
CONTEST IN MCPHERSON
Like Shawnee There Will be q
Bolting Delegation.
Kansas Delegation May Adopt
the Iowa Plan.

ditions.
The Ottawa and Saline county Re-
publican conventions took almost ex-
actly the same course: They each
endoser Taft for president. Bristow
for United States senator and Rees
for congress. Ottawa county endorsed
Stubs for governor and also State
Senator Quincy and Representative J..
T. White. Saline county endorsed
Quincy and Charles Kirkland.
In Coffey county. Congressman
Miller won a tiff with George E.
Tucker, by securing the endorsement
endorsed Taft, Senator Long, Senator
Curtis, Governor Hoch. State Senator
Stannard. Representative Stockton. w.
r. Stubs and w. c. Austin. The en-
mixed, as far as factional lines are
concerned. Coffey is generally count
ed pretty strong machine county.
Tucker got it back on Miller in the
Reading township primary in Usage
county. where the Tucker delegate was
elected over the Miller delegate by a
vote of 90 to 20. 1t was the most
largely attended primary ever held in
the township.
In Mcpherson county preparations
are being made to send a contesting
delegation to the state convention. as
was done in Shawnee county. A petit
ton signed by several hundred people
is being circulated which reads as fol-
lows:
1--WE, the undersigned Republicans
of Mcpherson county, deem it expedi-
ent that there be called Republican
mass convention for Saturday, Feb
ruary 30, 1908, at the court house at
2 O'Clock p. M, sharp, for the purpose
of taking such action as may be deem
ed best with reference to the selecting
a contesting delegation to the one
picked by the county central commit
tee. Also, to take action on resolu-
tons such as may come before the
meeting. To that end we urge all
loyal Republicans in the county to be
present, especially if you are not in
accord with the machine methods of
the county committee"
Down at Arkansas City the Repub-
licans held their county convention,
and elected delegates to the state and
congressional conventions. The reso-
buttons endorse Roosevelt and Taft, but
an effort to endorse Stubs for COVER
nor failed 1t was opposed by both
W. P. Hackney and E. P. Greer, the
leaders of the rival factions in Cowley
county. lD-H
In Franklin county, the Republicans
endorsed Taft and Associate Justice A.
w. Benson.
vention was held. and Taft was en-
dorsed. Morton Albaugh was made
chairman of the Republican delegation
to the state convention. In Linn coun-
ty, Senator Baker was endorsed as a
candidate for delegate to the national
convention from the Second congress
sional district. Baker Is square deal
senator.
The Montgomery county Republicans
made an all day meeting of 1t with q
banquet at night. w. j. Bailey was
scheduled to speak at the banquet, but
was unable to attend on account of ILL
ness. About 200 Republicans were pres
ent. At the convention, Senator Long
and Senator Curtis were endorsed, also
CONGRESSMAN Campbell of the Third
district.
In Mitchell county the county central
committee took upon itself the naming
of delegates to the state and congress
sional conventions. The delegates to
the congressional convention favor C.
L. Kagey of Beloit for delegate from
the Sixth district to the national con-
ventfon. Kagey is one of the machine
crowd
A dispatch from Washington states
that the Kansas delegation in congress
is discussing the advisability of adopt
ing the Iowa plan in the distribution
Of federal patronage. This plan con-
templates that the senators shall give
up their ancient privilege Of naming
all federal off1ceholders, and that the
delegation as a whole shall meet and
have equal voice in picking the man.
Congressman Campbell, Murdoch, An
thony and Miller favor the Iowa plan,
while Congressman Scott, Calderhead,
Reeder and Madison are said to be
against it.
The two senators are of course both
opposed to the plan. The senators
would have to consent to the plan be-
fore it could be adopted.
The cause of this discussion was the
appointment of Andy Richards of Well
ington to a $4,000 job as attorney in land
fraud cases before the department of
Justice This appointment was made
.by Senator Long without consulting
any of his colleagues, and the action,
it is claimed, was so unponular that the
delegation is making 1t plain that the
responsibility rests entirely with Long.
Senator Long is sending hundreds of
letters into Kansas from Washington
calling attention to the coming primary.
Senator Long said:
81 shall consider it a special favor if
you will give me in detail your views
on the situation in your representative
district so far as my candidacy is
concerned. If there are any Republic
cans who oppose my return to the SEN
ate I shall appreciate their names and
postoffice addresses, including a state
ment of the arguments which they use
against my reelection and the effect
upon other Republicans
Senator W. A. Harris, who was in
Topeka Saturday, announced positive
ly while here that he will not be
candidate for the Democratic sup
port of United States senator Sena-
tor Harris says that he is for Hugh
Farrelly of Chariute for that job, and
that Farrelly will announce his candi-
dacy in due time.
Greensburg, Feb. 24--The Repub-
lican county convention was held here
Saturday. There was large attend
ance- A. n. Reed was elected chair
mar, and II Fisher secretary. The