Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-14

Kansas. he declared yesterday IhaI
Roosevelt had weakened himself by
his announcement and that Bryan,
although thrice defeated, was the
strongest Democratic leader with the
people.
Gov. Stubs who a few days ago
declared that Taft's name would not
be presented to the convention now
says T. R. will be nominated III
the people want him."
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The Fourth Alabama district dele
gates are for Taft.
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The Sixth Iowa district delegates
are instructed for Taft.
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The Fifth and Sixth Tennessee
districts instructed for Taft.
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A lawyer: In Kansas, alone, I'M
der ,Roosevelt's plan to submit con-
stitutional decisions to a vote, we
should have had more than 200
special elections up to the present
time on constitutional questions. We
should have to vote ON the prohibi-
tory plank in our law every time a
drunkard could kick up a question
as to its constitutional provisions.
We should have to vote when the
court decided there was or wasn't
tax exemptions for lodges and the
churches, etc. Better not have any
constitution than vote to sustain
or reject the Interpretation of courts.
Geo. w. Perkins says he went to
Oyster Bay to carry a message from
Dixon, the Roosevelt manager. to
the Colonel. The inference is that
Dixon can't write.
1t is interesting to know that In
the seven states the governors OF
which have declared for Roosevelt,
Mr.. Taft, in 1908, polled 1880
more votes than the aggregate ma
iorities of the governors who are
against him. Only one governor OF
the seven, Hadley, of Missouri, ran
ahead of Taft. He polled total
of 5000 more votes than the presi-
dent. In 1908 Taft polled 1925
votes in Kansas. Governor Stubs,
then at the zenith of his popularity,
polIed 162.1S1, S5,OS5 fewer than
Taft polled in 1908.
The stage was carefully set FOR
Governor Stubs Reward speech.
The meeting had been ADVERTISED
TO two weeks as a statewide rally
of the Roosevelt forces. The audi
torium in which the meeting was
held seats 5000. The New York
papers all agree ON the actual at
tendance and fix it at about $50,
one hundred of whom we're women.
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]. T. Prendergast has boom for
delegate to the National Democratic
convention. Here's hOpin' he gets
it.
The First and Seventh congress
sional districts will not hold primar-
les but will call conventions to Sc
lect delegates to the national con-
vention. Probably other districts
will do the same. Then Stubs and
Dolley will probably call primaries
and elect other delegates. All will
90 to Chicago and the national COM
mittee will seat the first named
delegates and the others will be out
in the cold. The present disposition
of the progressive leaders seems to
be to break all the crockery in the
house IL they can't win.
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GOV. StuDDS mas lSsueu HuAAJ
call to Roosevelt to come west and
make speeches. This hardly seems
necessary. Stubs says the senti-
ment is already unanimous for him
SO what's the use?
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The Roosevelt press bureau is about
the busiest thing on earth. The Re-
Hector receives two to four letters
day from it each brimful OF red
hot stuff. Its manager is the same
press agent who exploited DR.. Cook,
the Arctic explorer, and he is GER.
tainIy on to his Job.
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The Dickinson Democrats who