The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-25
Chairman Doley Promises Taft Support of Kansas
 Delegation
INSURGENTS SHOW
 MUCH INTEREST
Taft Attends Church Twice, Speaks to Students of Baker University. Reviews Indian Scholars at
 Haskell Institute

Baldwin station. Kan, September 2f. The warning republican factions of the state buried the hatchet today and walked side by side to pay honor to President Taft.
 Governor s.ubbs. who is generally conceded to belong to the insurgent faction, welcomed Mr. Taft with the hope that the state without regard to creed or party. or affiliated faetion' would extend the most royal reception ever accorded a President of the United States
 l Republican State Chairman Doley, who holds office in the state under Governor Stubbs and Republican Ma tional Committeeman MulVane, respec- lively united in telling MT. Taft that the Kansas delegation to the next re- republican national convention would be solidfy for him. and United states Senators Curtis and Bristow, the one regular ana the other leader of the progressives All rode side by side in the tonneau in the automobile over Kansas countrysides and sat on the same platform to pay honor to the chief executive.
 l The predictions of MT. Mulvane and Mr Doley who are close to political conditions in a state supposedly in- surKent in type followed close on the heels of the declaration of Governor Hadey of Missouri to the President that that state would instruct their delegates for him and the promise Of the Illinois republican leaders to send U solid delegatitn to the convention pledged 70 MT. Taft.
 Insurgents Show Interest
 There was much interest shown In the Presidents reception by the in- lsurgent republicans. Senator Curtis and Congressman Campbell of the reg ulars met the Presidents train at Kan sas City early in the morning while Governor Stubbs and Senator Rristow showed up later. the former at Law- renee where the President spoke to tue students of the University of Kansas. , and the junior senator at Baldwin where the President spent the day.
 Governor Subbs got his first real t chance to say something about the : -iIi csiJeat ai Ia~rencs where lie intro- , duced him tc the students. I the greatest nation in the world" said [ the governoi T hope Kansas with out regard to church or party or fac ton will give President Taft the most royal reception that any President of the .-niieG states has ever had Senator Bristow was on the station platform at Baldwin when the Tart special pulled in. He climbed the steps 10 the private car. walked in and said:
 Hello, MT. President. I'm mighty glad to see you you've come to the greatest town on the globe."
 Republicans Talk Freely
 MT. Mulvane and State Chairman Doley talked freely to the newspaper men
 Kansas said the national commit- teeman. will send a solid Taft delegation tc. the republican convention in 1912.
 MT Doley then took in hand the party.
 In spite of the leaders of both factions i'll the state, there was little to distin- guish the Sabbath from other Sundays. The President expects to take it easy cn Sundays. He attended church twice, spoke to the students at Lawrence, talked to the students of Baker university here l and reviewed the Indian scholars at Has kel institute near Lawrence | The P1eS1uGnt tOlnOffOW DeSmS nara and otherwise busy trip throughout tho state He will address the National Con- seryative congress. Tuesday he will at tend the seni- centennial celebration of the admission of Kansas to the union at the State Fair at Hutchinson. Senator cur tis and Congressman Campbell will ac- company him practically all the way through Kansas. Governor Stubbs may join the party again, and Senator Bris- tow expects to see the President once ilore Tuesday at the State Fair.
 Speaks to Students
 To the students at Lawrence the Pres dent spoke of the good universities had cone for the world. He resented mputa- tio.s as to drunkenness and dissipation in , American colleges made by MT. Crane of Chicago.
 , q do not know, said the President. whether you have observed the attack made upon young men at large univers- ties, but I am not in sympathy with 1t. Wickedness there, as elsewhere, is dis closed by proper investigations. l know something about the universities cited. l know one in particularly. Yale. The tr1tn is universities do not differ much. 1 know what Yale was in my day, and I know it might have been better. I con tiibuted something % the knowledge gleaning material in school. Drinking and dissipation are drowned down by the faculties of the college. That Is the set of the college for young men and women l resent scandal making and muck raking with reference to the stand ard of our universities when they are do- ' ing such splendid work and are putting out men Into the communities with high CT moral ideals every year"
 Tn Baldwin the President attended tha inauguration ceremonies of Dr. Mason as president of Baker university held in tho First Methodist church and tonight lis tened to song service in the same church.
 In the afternoon the President spoke on Peace and Admiration in Baker uni versty gymnasium. The auditorium was crowded. The students took off ;heir coats and sat 90 minutes listening to the President. Mir, Taft himself wore cap and gown. but discarded them when Ee arose to speak. He tried to fan himself With a programme but failed and he was supplied with palm leaf fan. He grate- fully accepted this.
 Leaving Baldwin late tonight the Pres ident reaches Coffeyville, Kan, carly to- morrow morning.
 An Interesting incident occurred to- night showing that while the President and Senator Brstow might differ polt- iral hon m