The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-20
ARE OF MANY MINDS.
Delegates to Colorado Republican
Convention Far From Harmonious.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. 90
| Candidates for office have been ruth
lessiy thrust aside by the larger inter-
est of delegates to the Republican
state convention in the matter of plat
| form.
The convention was scheduled to
open formally "a 10 o'clock this morn
ing, but leaders and delegates gener-
ally were kept Up until a late hour last
night discussing platform measures
and there was no disposition to be up
with the lark, many remaining snug
in their beds until late hour.
Should the convention adopt
| recommendation agreed upon last
night by factiona1 leaders, called into
conference by State Chairman DR.. HUI
bert Work, of Pueblo, no small coterie
of dictators can bind the convention
on a declaration of principles. The
rule has been in Republican state con-
ventions to select committee of reso-
luton from judicial districts. The
conference proposed that one member
OF the committee shall -be named bv
each county delegation. This will in
crease the numerical size of the COM
! mittee from twenty to f1fty-nine.
The delegates are all willing that
the administration of President Taft
shall be endorsed as one of construc-
tiveness and also for having practi-
cally redeemed the pledges of the ma
tlonal platform 1t is believed that a
II1dJOTlly Oh the delegates are III ldNOr
of praising the appointment of a tariff
commission and allowing this to do as
far as the tariff is concerned. But
some, notably former Congressman
Robt. W. Bonynge, now member
of the national monetary commission
can see no virtue in the tariff commits
sion and they are making their voices
heard in the matter. Mr.. Bonynge
declares that tariff commission with
out the power to regulate schedules
is useless, and as congress can not
delegate that power, he can see no
good in such a commission.
Pronounced opposition to an amend
ment to the state constitution which
shall provide for initiative and refer
endum has developed among the del
egates. The passage of a bill to submit
such an amendment to the people the
only one of the seven laws mentioned
in the call of Gov. Shafroth for an
extra session that has been enacted
is being hailed by the hosts of demo-
cracy as a redemption of all the
pledges of two years ago and as justi-
Tying the appeal to the people for
their votes in re-electing a Democrat
ic state ticket at the coming election
in September. Many Republicans are
demanding the campaign be fought
out on this issue while others insist
that the Republican state convention
should endorse the measure not only
from policy but because it is a good
thing in itself. Still another element
favors straddling the issue by COM
mending Republican members of the
legislature for voting in favor of the
measure, but not going on record in
favor of it as principle.
In the turmoil of platform discussion
there is little or no effort at slate max
ing being made All the original can
didaates for office are still in the field
with the exception of Irving Howbert
mentioned for governor, who has an
nounced definitely his refusal to ac-
cept the nomination. Mr.. Howbert
had been uncommunicative until last
night and it was thought that he
would accept if properly approached.
His elimination makes the fight more
open, for it was believed that he could
have had the nomination for the ask
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