The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-17
Insurgents Double-Dare Reg
ularS TO Oppose Madison
and Murdoch
VIM. ALLEN WHITE
TELLS OF CONDITION
Sunfower State Will Accept No
Financial Aid From the Con-
greSsional Committee.

Insurgency is neither dead nor diving
in Kansas nor III any part OF the Middle
West, according 10 William Allen
White, OF EmpOria. novelist, publicist.
and politician, who is in Washington
for a few days.
The progressive movement is flourish
ing II Is strong in Kansas and the
neighbOring Commonwealth, and II is
getting stronger, he asserts
There never has been a time when
the progressive movement in the Re
publican party was as uvz1ed and strong
and confident as It is now" said Mr.
White. referring srecially 10 Kansas
We have a candidate against every
Cannon member Of Congress, Anthony,
Scott. Campbell. Miller, Calderhead,
and Reeder. We have dared the regulars
10 bring out candidates against Muir
dock and Madison They don't take the
dare. Neither at the polls nor for the
nomination viii either Madison or Muir
cock have opposition And We have
dared and dared and dared the regU-
lars 10 put some one up against them -
Insurgents Strong Men
Mr. White said he progressive candi-
dates for the House were all strong
men. One is the attorney general OF
as described by Mr. White are strong
men who. II they come to Washington
win be enlisted among the fighters
In each Congressional district, aside
from those of Murdoch and Madison, the
nomination fight IS a straight-out contest
between the regular incumbent and an
insurgent, with the exception that in
Reeder's district. another regular or
as they call them in kansas, another
Cannon Congressman is running But
one insurgent is running in Reeder'
district.
The contest viii be settled at the pri-
maries the first Tuesday IN August
Insurgency IN Kansas is constantly
getting stronger sad Mr. White Nc
man in Kansas is as popular as Senator
BristOw, OF has been as popular since
the death Of Senator Plumb
The people Of Kansas read politics
It is one Of the few States that do
read politics. continued Mr. White
1t Is watching the developments IN
the House with respect 10 the rules as
closely as IL is the railroad Dill fight
When Madison and Murdoch voted fer
2 change in the miles and IN mn Cannon
OF the Rules Committee, the governor,
the State chairman, and many Of the
state Officers wired them messages OF
conEratulaLon- ] believe one OF The
members Of the State supreme court
did likewise.
Kansas Is Republican
Insurgency in Kansas is helping the
Republican party not hurting il kan
sas viii give a bigger Republican ma
jority this year than in any Oa-year
election IN ten years This Is true be
cause many voters Of all parties VIII
vote for the election Of the progressive
candidates after they are nominated
Democrats, PopuIists, and Socialists VIII
vote for them
kansas does not need funds from the
Congressional committee, and would not
take them If sent there On the other
hand Kansas viii send funds to The
committee to be used in other States
Mr. White was asked 10 discuss the
views OF Kansas voters as TO the ad-
ministTatiOn Of President Taft He
would not do so.
Governor Stubs. he said, was making
good" AS to the fight against Senator
curtis 20 be made two years hence. Mr..
White said il was too far ahead 10 dis
cuss- He thinks Kansas is typical of
many Of the other Middle Western
States. such as Iowa Nebraska, and the
Middle western section