The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-24
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Democrats Active I'm Sixth and Taft
Men in Eighth District.

Up in the Sixth district John r.
Connolly is making a stubborn fight
for election to congress. Connolly s
opponent, Congressman /. D. Young,
has met with little success in efforts
10 harmonic the warning factions in
the Republican party and his stand
on several issues have brought trouble
both from the Progressives and the
Regulars.
a flat-footed stand for Roosevelt and
courted Progressive favor. In the par
~ council he voted against the pas
sage of the Stone resolution urging
the Roosevelt electors to withdraw
from the Republican ticket. Ten days
later Young came 10 Topeka and be-
hind closed doors and at a meeting
where newspaper reporters were ex-
cluded, the Sixth district congress
man admitted he had made a bad
guess on the Stone measure. 1t is
these troubles that have caused
split in the Sixth district and such
papers as the Osborne Farmer and
Plainville Gazette have declared open
war on the present congressman.
Four years ago Connolly was the
Democratic nominee for congress and
was defeated by about 200 votes. Two
years ago Young made a lamentably
weak showing when re lost his home
county, Mitchell, by over 900 votes;
and was unable to carry Beloit, his
home town. This situation has en-
couraged the Sixth district Demo-
Gratis and they are making a hard,
consistent fight for Young's scalp.
The Sedgwick county Republican
league has gone on record in strong
terms against any candidate for IA
fional. state, congressional or legi5la-
tive office who is a supporter Of
Theodore Roosevelt. Sedgwick coun-
ty Republicans. in resolutions passed
last week, denounce the actions of the
Progressive leaders in the party cou1-
ell when they permitted the defeat o.
the Stone resolution under the threat
that William Allen White. as national
committeeman of another party,
would put new ticket in the field
in Kansas.
Resolutions passed by the SedS-
wick county Republican league are N
part as follows:
we approve the action of the Re
publican State Central committee in
requesting the Progressive electoral
candidates to resign from the RepuD-
Iican column and go on the ticket as
the law provides, and We condemn In
unmeasured terms the action OF The
party council in permitting the can
didates for state offices. for United
states senator. and for congressman,
to bulldoze them into resembling the
action of the committee at the COM
mand of William Allen White who
threatened to put Progressive state
gentlemen to align themselves under
il. unless his orders were Obeyed-
The fight to disfranchise the Is, 900
Republicans of Kansas by keeping the
Taft and Sherman electors out of the
Republican column was led by Cover
nor Stubbs Arthur Capper, Victor |
Murdoch. Senator Bristow and William
Allen White. the national committee !
man of the Progressive party in this !
state. and by several Republican can |
didates for state offices.
we consider that we are under no |
party obligation to vote for any candi- |
date on the Republican ticket-nationa !
state. congressional or 1egisia tfve-who /
is supporting Theodore Roosevelt for |
president. They are members of an
other political party
Under the administration of our
able. upright and distinguished Presi-
dent. William Howard Taft our coun-
try has made unsurpa ssed progress in |
every line of business He has solved |
successfully some of the greatest and |
most intricate problems ever brought
before any president. He is the recog-
nized head of the great peace move
ment of the world. and this ought to
commend him to every good citizen of
Kansas. He has dealt wisely yet firmly
with the difficult Mexican problem. and
has announced that he will not inau-
surate a war without the sanction of
congress.
Many sincere and honest Republi-
cans voted for Mr.. Roosevelt at the
primary because they have liked him
personally. They did not see that his
success means the disruption of the
party to which they belong and in
whose principles they believe When
they realize this We believe they will
no longer support him."
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