The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
Effect of the Hutchinson Con-
ventiOn Resolutions.
Delegates Instructed for Clark
as Second Choice.
STRAIGHTEN OUT A TANGLE
Democratic Leaders Are Inter-
viewed Concerning Action.
All Agree as to Expression of
Delegates.

\ Kansas City, Mo-, March 1s-Some
! question having arisen as to whether
or not the Kansas Democratic state
| convention which met on March IA at
Hutchinson instructed. the delegation t.,
Baltimore for Governor Wilson as sec
ond choice. expressions from proni.
nent delegate to the Hutchinson
gathering were sought The resolution.
which was read to the convention by
! Barney j. Sheridan of PaoIa chairman
of the committee on resolutions, was
as follows:
! We hereby instruct the 20 delegates
/ from Kansas elected today to the Bal
| tlmore convention to vote for Clark az
a unit until two-thirds of the deIega-
| ton believe his nomination to be i'm
possible. We instruct our delega ties
further that If it becomes evident that
| Mr.. Clark cannot be nominated our
| 20 delegates shall vote for Woodrow
| Wilson long as in the Judgment O.:
two-thirds of the delegation he has a
| chance for the nomination"
MT sheridan, who was in charge of
the Clark headquarters at the co1lven-
ton, and who was elected one of tire
four delegates-at-large to Baltimore,
talking with the Associated Press today
over the telephone said:
THE resolution on Clark and Will
son as carried by the Associated Press
is correct 1t was adopted by the con-
vention by unanimous vote"
Judge A. NJ. Jackson, of Winfield,
temporary and permanent chairman of
the convention, a Clark adherent and
also delegate-at-large said in te,-
ephone conversation today:
The convention certainly adopted the
Sheridan resolution providing for VIII
son as second choice. We as delegates
to Baltimore are to stay with Clark
believe ho
ted. then the delegation will go to Gov
ernor Wilson"
F. NJ. Pearl. editor of the Hiawatha
News-Democrat, a Wilson adherent, III
letter TO the Associated Press says:
1 note from an interview given out
by B. J. Sheridan, while at Hutchin-
son, concerning the resolution endors-
ing Speaker Clark for the presidency.
1 was on the platform during all the
argument and excitement and my rec
objection as to what occurred is this:
All of the resolutions that werc
agreed upon by the committee were
adopted by unanimous vote. Mr.. Sher1-
dan then read the resolution endors-
ing Mr.. Clark and stated that he would
offer that and an amendment to il,
after Mr.. Pearl had read his resolu-
ton. 1 read my resolution and inme-
diateIy following that. Mr.. Sheridan
read his resolution and his amendment
as though it were one resolution
There was nothing to amend as the
amendment was read as a part of the
original resolution and Mr.. Sheridan
moved it's adoption and said: Can L
get a second?' 1t was seconded and
put by the chairman as read by Nj.
Sheridan. l then moved the adoption
of my resolution as a substitute for
the one proposed by Mr. Sheridan On
roll call my motion was defeated.
then took the Clark resolution from
Mr.. Sheridans hands and on behalf
of the Wilson forces moved its adop-
ton (meaniEg of course, everything
Mr.. Sheridan had read to the conven-
tion). The amendment which he read
into his original resolution provided
that When two-thirds of the delegates |
believed that it was inexpedient to stay
with Clark any longer they were then |
instructed to go to Woodrow Wilson,
Every man in the convention under |
stood that Mr.. Sheridan offered his
and the amendment as ore !
proposition. There was
nothing to amend and there's no
ground for 'quibbling.' This IS my rec |
objection of what took place.
Henderson S. Martin. of Marion, |
chairman of the state Democratic CEN |
trail committee and a delegate-at-Iarge
to Baltimore, said in a telephone con- |
versation today:
II have a copy of the letter Mr.. Pearl |
sent to the Associated Press. I err
dorse it completely. The resolutions as
adopted instructed for Governor Will |
son as second choice"
George H Hodges of Olathe, candi- |
date for governor, said in a telephone |
The convention adopted a resolu- |
ton instructing for Governor Wilson /
as second choice"
Thomas w. Morgan. editor of the |
Ottawa Republic, a Wilson adherent, |
says in letter:
There can be no question, fairly /
based. as to the instruction for Cover
nor Wilson as second choice of the |
convention. The instruc- |
ton was there B. J. Sheridan read |
it and specifically made it a part of |
the resolution which he offered to the |
Furthermore, when it be-
came apparent that F. NJ. Pearls sub
stitute for the Sheridan resolution |
would be defeated, Mr. Pearl and L |
conferred and agreed that it would be |
proper to make the resolution unani- |
nous; we reached this decision main
" because of the fact that the resolu |
ton endorsed Wilson as second choice |
and was in effect quite satisfactory to |
Governor Wilson's supporters.
II am astonished that any person |
who attended the Hutchinson conven- /
ton should deny the passage of the |
Wilson endorsement"
James w. Orr of Atchison, delegate |
to Baltimore from the First Kansas
district, said in a letter: |
4 acknowledge receipt of your let
ter of 18th instant and note you say:
"A controversy has arisen as to wheth-
er the Democratic state convention at |
instructed for Governor
Wilson as second choice at Baltimore. |
VIII you not kindly favor me with a |
statement by return mail covering |
your understanding of the instruc-
tions?'
eff left to an untrammeled choice, |
there was at least seventy-five major |
ltv for Governor Wilson in the Hutch /
inson convention. as is evidenced by |
the fact that fourteen of the twenty |