The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10
Notice Served on Insurgent
Candidates for Congress
That They Can Expect No Help
From the Machine.
ALL TO BE REGULAR.
Literature to Be Circulated
Will Be of Right Kind.
Will Include Speeches by Taft
and Uncle Joe.

Washington, d. c., March 10
President Taft has given his approval
to plans that have just been perfected
by the Republican leaders, under
which the Republican campaign to be
conducted next fall for the control
of the house of representatives in the
new congress shall be waged along
lines of strict regularity.
In other words, all the literature
that is prepared for circulation in the
coming campaign by the Republican
congressional committee, and all the
speeches delivered under the auspices
of that organization, will preach
straight Republican doctrine, as dis
tinguished from that advocated by the
Republican insurgents in the state
and in the house.
The plan of campaign to be fought
by the Republican congressional COM
mittee was submitted to the president
in detail by Congressman Mckinley,
of Illinois, chairman of that Organiza-
ton. No Republican nominee will be
opposed at the polls by the Republican
congressional committee. However,
notice will be served on the insurgents
by the leaders that all the campaign
literature will be regular, and that
all the speakers that take the stump
under the direction of Chairman NC
Kinley will talk along lines approved
by the Republican leadership in con-
gress.
As a practical proposition, this
means that in large measure the dyed
in-the-wool insurgents who opposed
the passage of the tariff bill and who
have denounced Cannonism can ex-
pect little or no help from the con-
gressional committee in their cam
paign for reelection.
Taft's Winona Speech.
speech on the tariff. delivered at Win
ona, Mimi, in September, last, is ac-
cepted by the Republican congression-
al committee as orthodox party doc
trine. 1t declares the Aldrich-Payne
act to be the ''best tariff law ever
passed by congress. Millions of COP
les of this speech will be circulated
in the coming campaign. The speech
of Joseph G.. Cannon, defending Can
nonism, delivered before the Knife and
Fork club of Kansas City some weeks
ago, has also been approved as a |
campaign document. The INSURGENTS
may take these speeches and others
of a like nature for use in their dis
tricts or let them alone, just as they
see fit.
President Taft has expressed salts
faction with the style of campaign,
and If he follows the advice of GER
tain leaders he will start the ball roll
ing in one of the speeches that he is
western
trip. Il is generally understood that |
Mr.. Taft is prepared to say some pretty |
harsh things about the insurgent Re-
publican movement
Chairman Mckinley says the CAM
paign to be waged this year will be |
the most vigorous ever conducted by |
the Republicans. The battle-ground will |
be the middle west. and an army of |
spenbinders will be sent into that sec
ton as soon as congress adjourns and |
kept In action until the polls close in |
To Invade Chautauqua Belt.
The Chautauqua belt around which |
Senators Dolliver. Cummins and La
for years, will be invaded by regular
Republicans. There is a strong prob
ability that Speaker Cannon may be
induced to appear on the Chautauuua |
circuit He has under consideration |
an invitation to make a series of /
speeches from platforms that have |
been adorned by Senator LaFoIlette.
The Republican congressional COM
nittee has booked twenty regular ora
tors for 125 speeches in -Chautauquas /
In the middle west during July and |
August. Bookings will also be made |
In the same section for regular Repub-
loan speakers for September and Oc-
tober.
Never in any previous campaign |
have the Republicans made such am
bilious plans to tell their side of the |
story in document form. In the four |
months prior to the national election |
In 1908 the Republican congressional |
committee sent out 100000 pieces |
of literature. That was the high wa
ter mark up to that time.
1t Is planned to circulate approxi- |
mately $4,000, 900 pieces of literature |
this year. This tremendous volume of |
paper will be projected toward the |
middle west and in certain states in |
other sections where things are be-
lieved to be a little "shaky' for the
Just how much of this |
matter will go into districts represent
ed by insurgents will depend upon the |
insurgent candidates themselves.