The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-25
Troutman Urges His "FuImi-
nations" Be Disregarded.
Believes Kansas Will Give Taft
Is Delegates.
WILSON men CLAIM STATE
Clark viii Get Only First Bal
lot, They Say.
Battleship Kansas Chosen for
Novel Experiment.

washington, March 25-James A
Troutman, of Topeka, one of the most
prominent Republicans in Kansas f1r
the past Is years or more, has write ]
q letter to Chairman Mckinley who is
managing the Taft campaign He san
he trusted that Mckinley would not
be disturbed by the historical fulmina-
lions Of Governor Stubs and that the
latter's charges were utterly without
foundation. This is what Mr.. Trout
man says:
There has been a marked chang
in sentiment Of the Republicans of
KANSAS. in favor of President Taft.
since Colonel Roosevelt's announce
ment of lis candidacy. As you know,
four Of the congressional districts have
called conventions for the election OF
delegates to the Chicago convention.
and the state committee called a state
convention.
1.-THE i've committees by whom these
conventions were called, were very
largely for the president The aggre-
gate vote standing 100 to 20. The vote
IN the state committee on the endorse
anent Of the president was As to 15 IN
his favor.
IT trust you viii not be disturbed
by the hystertca1 fulminationS of Gov
ernor Stubs. All of these conven-
lions were called with authority for
each county to elect its delegates in
a good many of them viii employ the
primary plan. There is absolutely M
foundation for the charges made by
Governor Stubs. Personally, have
always affiliated with the insurgents,
and am still an advocate of the things
for which they stand, including the
primary election My belief is that
president Taft will get q majority OF
the delegates from this state, and it is
not improbable that he will have 10
or Is of the 20"
The Kansas delegation to the Demo-
cratic national convention at Ba1ti-
more is claimed for Governor woodrow
Wilson Such is the statement issued
from the headquarters of the New
Jersey executive in Washington. The
statement Of the Wilson campaign
managers says:
Kansas for Wilson.
''Advices received today from Kan
sas make it certain that Il, and probe
bly, 15 of the 20 delegates to the Balti-
more convention, favor the nomina-
ton Of Governor Wilson for the presi-
dency. 1t has been asserted that Gov
ernor Wilson only carried three of the
eight congressional districts in KAN
sas, but information received at Will
son headquarters today shows that
Governor wilson's supporters elected
delegates in six of the districts, giving
him a total of II of the 16 district del
egates. In addition the Wilson forces
succeeded in electing two of the four
delegates-at-large, one Of whom is Hen
derson Martin, the Wilson campaign
manager in Kansas.
There is no doubt that the Wilson
forces have two-thirds of the Kansas
delegation, and acting under the in
structions of the convention, which
declared for Clark as first and Wilson
as second choice, the vote Of the dele
gates will be swung to the New Jer-
gey executive whenever in the opinion
OF two-thirds Of the delegation it is
deemed expedient to do so'-the lang
uage of the resolution of instruction
as adopted by the convention. 1t is
plain that with two-thirds of the dele
cation in favor of the nomination of
Governor Wilson a perfunctory vote
ON the first ballot would enable the
Kansas delegates to go to Governor