The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17

1t Is Sure Thing in Kansas for
1914.
More Than so Leaders Meet in
Topeka Today.
U. S. SARTIN BE CHAIRMAN
WyandOtte Man Slated to Head
New Committee.
Off With the Old and On With
the New, the Cry.
White in the Chair.


There were probably $50 men and
women in representative hall wher
VIM. Allen White. national committee
man for the Progressive party, went to
the spea ker's chair and convened the first
state wide meeting of the Kansas Pro-
gressive leaders. He was given a
rousing reception and after few re-
marks introduced DR.. Estey, who led
the convention in prayer.
It was after DR.. Estey had left the
platform that White defined the future
path of the Kansas Progressives. He
said that the Progressives could no
longer go through the political battles
of the future with Mulvane, Clark,
Dean and the regular leaders.
We can be just as consistent by
staying with the Democratic party as
we can be by going with the Repub-
lican party under its present program
No one can stop or block the advance
of the Progressives in Kansas. If we
don't take steps here now to break
away. someone will take those steps
later was the spirit of Whites open
ing remarks as the future program or
the new party in Kansas.
There were a dozen women in the
audience and White commented on the
gathering of state wide Importance in
which the women had an equal voice
with the men. He then outlined his
plans for the future work of the party
in the state and urged the holding
of a big Progressive banquet in To-
ueLa following the Kansas Day BAN
quet.
ssThe Kansas Day club is in the
hands of the stand patters and we
cannot eat with Them declared
White.
Outlining the future of the new
party, White said:
Now that we have made the jump,
there viii be plenty of good Kansas
men and women with US in the move
ment The last talk had with Sena-
tor Bristow he assured me he is with
us Congressman Murdock is with
us and can be counted on Stubbs is
already with US and Capper is with
US"
This statement brought noisy ap-
plause from the Progressive leaders.
At the close of Whites speech, a com
mittee was named to nominate pro-
vfsiona1 state chairman who will have
charge of the business affairs of the
new party during Whites two months
absence in California. This chairman
virtually becomes the chairman of the
new Progressive state committee and
will ho&d office and serve until a for
NAL statewide organization is com
pleted. One member of the nominal
ing committee was named from each
of the eight congressional districts
This committee was composed OF;
First district, 7. A McNeal, Topeka;
Second district, ]. n. Atchinson;
Third district. S. H. Piper, Independ-
ence; Fourth district G. A Stannard,
Fmporia; Fifth district, s. NJ. Smith,
Herington; Sixth district J. X Mitch
ell. Osborne; Seventh district, G. NJ.
Martin. Medicine Lodge; Eighth dis
rtict, c. C. Mack. Newton; at large, |
Miss Helen Ecker, Lawrence; Mrs.
Eugene Pulliam, Atchison.
While this committee was in session, !
Governor Stubbs was called on for
speech and declared his allegiance to |
the Progressive movement He was
given a noisy reception and for ten
minutes outlined his plans for the
Progressive work in Kansas
Planning to divorce themselves from
the Republican party, more than 90
Progressive leaders came to Topeka to- |
day to attend a meeting in Represen- |
tative hall called by William Allen |
White, national committeeman for |
kansas for the Progressive party. |
There is a division among the Pro- 1
to proceed with an organization. but /
among a majority Of those who came /
to Topeka today there appears to be /
q well defined plan to enter the 1914 |
campaign with a cleancut Progressive !
state ticket and to make the fight as |
Third party
Many of the men who were most /
prominent in the Progressive move |
rnent in Kansas during the recent cam |
paign are here today and will help
to shape the affairs of the new party |
if one is organized. Every congress /
sional district has its Representations. |
Among the men in attendance are |
those who oppose a plan to break away |
from the Re sublican party. They ar /
que that the Republican party is pro- /
gressive, that its 1912 platform was the /
most progressive platform that could /
be written and that the men who made /
the race for office on the Republican |
ticket were pledged to the fulfillment /
of those party promises On the other /
hand the more radical of the Progress
sive leaders claim that there is nc /
longer room in the party for the two /
factions and that the Progressives pre-
fer to make the fight alone rather than /
hand in hand with the element of the /
Republican party which stands for the |
more conservative policies.
William Allen White claims that |
there is no question as to the course
of this afternoons meeting, that a
new Third party will be formally or
ganized and that the Progressive mem
bers of the various committees stand |
ready and anxious to join with the I
new party.
Sartfn for State Chairman.
1t is probable that U. s Sartin, of
Wyandotte county. will become the new
chairman of the Progressive state cen
trail committee. Sartin is viewed as
lOOicaI man He will head tho ouTv