The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-28

/ Regulars IOr their alleSoQ dIl0Iupl
defeat the will of the primaries ana
said a dozen unpleasant things about
the Taft nomination. The Taft ora
tors were bubbling over with fight
when Murdoch subsidized and George
E. Tucker, another Progressive hght-
/ er, secured the floor before the Reg
ulars were able to meet the Murdoch
attack Tucker hit hard and denied
that either faction in the party held
mortgage on all of the party loyalty
or were in a position to dictate how
the other faction should vote. He
challenged the Regulars to execute
their yelled threat to bolt and denied
that the will of the 10000 who voted
for Taft in the primaries should over
ride the wishes of more than 10000
men who supported Roosevelt
Stubbs VS.. Tincher.
Then J. N Tincher, of Medicine
Lodge, was recognized and his speech
called forth the wrath of Governor
Stubs who followed the former law
partner of Chester 1. Long. T1ncner
called on the gods to witness that the
40 900 Taft voters were as much en-
titled to franchise in Kansas as were
the &c, 900 Roosevelt men,
MAYBE every congressman and can
didate in this body doesn't care to go
into their district this fall and declare
they want only the votes OF Roosevelt
supporters" declared Tincher in his
Stubs and the crowd in the hall shout
ed its approval when the Medicine
Lodge lawyer raped Bill White for his
attempts to dictate to the Republicans
while acting as national committeeman
of another party.
Stubbs stood Under Fire.
As ,-incher took his seat. Governor
Stubs walked to the front of the hall.
Shouts of approval, yells for Roosevelt
and words of encouragement were
mingled with shouts of derision, Kisses
and cat cries. 1t was with the utmost
difficulty that Chairman Jackson pre-
served order. Time after time he
Stubs made his speech and fought
back at the crowd as he did it.
You fellows act like children de-
clared Stubs. You ask eight dele
gates with 10000 votes and not the two
with 10000 votes to get off the ticket.
Why don't you take your Taft men
over to the Independent column? You
got licked and are crying about it.
That's the trouble. Why don't you talk
turkey and get down to brass tacks.
vote for Wilson, L challenge their Re-
publicanism."
L Am Going to Vote for Roosevelt.
who are you going to vote for?"
someone yelled.
I'm going to vote for Theodore
Roosevelt, the greatest president this
country ever had,' shouted Stubs.
rs he a Republican," yelled the
crowd.
We'll, he's a whole lot better Repub-
lican than Taft" retorted the governor.
II was through that Chicago convention
and know
Which Chicago convention ?"
shouted an excited member of the |
council And thus it went. For 90
minutes the hall was in an uproar and |
all efforts to preserve peace and quiet |
failed. As Stubs went to his seat, it
harmony had been abandoned. 1t was |
a fight to the last ditch. The Pro- |
gressives were asking no quarter and |
they gave none. They refused to sur |
render an inch and denied every as |
sertion that Taft was the Republican
nominee.
Troutman Fought Stubbs.
Fred S. Jackson called ]. N. Dolley |
to the chair and Jackson for the sec |
ond time in the course of the meet |
ing, flayed the regulars, although his |
night speech was less severe than that |
or the noon hour. James A. Trout |
man hit back at Stubs on behalf of |
the Regulars and declared that in his |
opinion the nominee for the United |
states senate, repudiated by 1900 |
votes, should be looking for converts |
rather than victims
United States Senator j. L. Bristow |
TOOK hand and talked for the defeat |
of the resolution and Attorney GEN |
era1 John S. Dawson told about the |
legal situation. ]. H. Shivley, of Mi |
ami; and Samuel Yeagy, of Syracuse,
argued for the resolution and Robert |
Stone closed the three hours orator. |
cal display with a final plea for his |
measure.
1t was the votes of six of the seven |
congressional candidates present and |
the votes of the Progressive candi-
dates for state offices that blocked the |
resolution which urged the delivery of |
the Republican column to Taft cleo
tors. Congressman D. r. Anthony of |
the First district, was the only con-
gresham to vote for the adoption of |
the Stone measure. Murdoch, Jack |
son, Rees, Young, Brady and Finley |
opposed it. Phil P. Campbell was not |
present. Governor Stubs voted with |
the Progressives, as did Arthur Cap |
per, Earl Akers, ]. S. Lewis, and W. |
C.. Austin. John S. Dawson, Chas |
Sessions and w. E. Davis, members |
of the state contest board, were ex- |
cused from voting because of the con-
test today concerning the placing of |
the Roosevelt electors on the Repub- |
lican ticket. Both Johnston and |
Burch, supreme court justices, were |
absent. OF more than 800 votes in i
the council, but 142 members respond
ed to the roll call on the final and de-
Gliding vote. OF these members, so |
voted against the resolution and 50 |
supported it.
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