The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-29

| H. Smith, J. M. Rhodes, Geo. Delaney,
| w. R. Vornson, Geo. Stevenson, Jr- To
the Fifth district convention: e. r.
Fulton, ]. L. Rodgers, P. Champagne,
II. J. Brokmeyer, ]. M. Shumate, ]. M.
Watson, c. J. Brown, H. c. Lathrop,
r. S. Paveley, Edgar M. Smith, G. w.
Willis, Jr., Horb. Haylor, o. N. Berry,
John Paul, Grant Faulkner.
At Stockton, in Rocks county, the Re
publicans met yesterday and endorsed
Taft for president, Rristcw for senator,
Stubs for governor and Ham for con-
gress. The convention elected delegates
to state and congressional conventions
in accordance with this platform.
In Hiawatha, the Brown county Re-
publicans met and endorsed Ewing
Herbert for state printer d. r. Anthony
for congress and w. H. Taft for presi-
dent The delegates to the state con-
ventfon were instructed for D. w. Null
vane. The following are the delegates
to the state convention and congress
sional convention: w. E. Hixson, FL
mer Dowell, J. B. Fleming, J. /. Smith.
A. T. Stewart, Geo. M. Wilson, Peter
Pfeiffer, H. J. Dever, Fred Hoyt, w H.
Crouch, R. V. Brodaw, w. E. Archer.
endo1 sed Taft for president, Kama
vel for railroad commissioner. Bow
man as member of the board of con-
troll, and Branine for judge of the
Ninth district. The delegates to the
congressional convention were in
structed for John c. Mack for dele
gate to the national convention.
The following delegates to the state
convention were chosen: F. S. Morri-
son, A. L. Egg, ]. 7. Shive, S. T. Dam
ner, W. M. Congdon, H. P. Hawk. DR..
T. j. Axtel. R. A. Goerz. ]. H. Nc
Nair. The following delegates were
chosen to the congressional conven-
ton at Wellington: B. w. Harlow, E.
J. Bookwalter, Ed. Ham. A. T. Cook,
r. F. Gum, DR.. ]. w. Graybill, B. H.
Turner, Warren Jerome, D. N. Gar
ten, E. P. Dewalt. H. A. French, D.
Shomber.
J. E. Guyer of Stafford, in Stafford
county who for two terms has repre-
scented his county In the legislature,
has announced himself as a candi-
date for the state senate In the sena-
torial district composed of Rice, Bar
ton and Stafford counties. Guyer is
staunch square deal man. and he
will MAKE his fight for the nomfna-
ton against G. C. Chapman, the pres
eat state senator. of Barton county,
and Ora Dawson. also Of Barton.
Bristow scored one in Senator
Rush county convention of Republic
cans endorsed the Salina man for
United States senator. The convention
also endorsed W. R. Stubs for gov
ernor and E. H. Madison for congress-
Taft was endorsed for the presidency.
Rush county has been one of the Sew
enth district counties which has az
ways shown strong anti-Long tenden-
cies. The Bristow people claim that
he will be able to take away good
many of the Seventh district counties
from Long.
Delegates to represent Wyandotte
county in the Kansas Republican state
convention in Topeka March A and
vention in Lawrence, March 8, were
chosen yesterday by the executive
committee of the Wyandotte county
central committee.
Washington, Feb. Ex-senator
Long left Washington today to attend
the Kansas Republican convention In
Nor senator from Kansas will stand
for election as delegate at large to the
Chicago convention will be determine
ed by him after a conference with his
friends in Topeka. Senator Long said
today that the only interest he had in
going to Chicago as a delegate was to
advance the candidacy of Secretary
Taft f"rhe campaign against Taft is
being directed from Washington he
said, "and will be in position here
to keep In close touch with what is
going on. 1 believe Taft will be nom
mated but feel certain that the fight
against him will be continued up to
the very last minute