The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-19

since, your joining hands with White,
Stubs and Allen, the Kansas Star in
the third party movement, or the at
tempt to destroy the Republican party
has caused me and many of your sup
porters to turn to Ryan for governor.
Should you have continued to be a
Republican 1 believe Republic county
would have given you practically
unanimous support at the primary
election August 6. Your stand for
Roosevelt, the third party, and Stubs
has caused many of your friends to
turn to Ryan. While L believe you
will yet carry this county, it will be by
reduced vote in the primary.
We do not like your joining in the
cry of .'stop thief when you know
and stated in an editorial in the Capt.
tai that the managers of Roosevelt
went into the Chicago convention with
unclean hands. Was not the 200 or
more fake contests on the part of
Roosevelt followers an attempt at a
bigger theft than rs votes? They
were beaten at their own game.
If Stubs does not have a stronger
following in other parts of the state
than in this county, Senator Curtis
Gone of the best senators Kansas has
had) will have easy sailing.
This county stood for Roosevelt in
the county convention, but passed a
resolution that they would stand by
the candidates nominated at the Chi
cago convention-and L believe they
will do so.
1 have long admired your splendid
work in the Republican party and
regret that your recent stand has
made it necessary for me to with
draw my support-humble though it
may be. 1 am, one who. has faith in
the Republican party,
w. NJ. SLOPANSKY,
Chairman Republican County Cen
trail Committee.
After an all day conference in the
office of Governor Stubs, the ''Roose-
welt lawyers last night made public
enough of their line of defense to give
the voters good cheer and a new grip
on the hope that they might yet vote
for the rough rider. 1t is claimed by
the progressive attorneys that the suit
to enjoin the placing of Roosevelt cleo
toral candidates on the primary ballot,
was filed one day too late They argue
that the law says a suit of this nature
must be filed 20 days before the date of
days intervening in the Harvey county
case.
Several court decisions are quoted in
defense of the Roosevelt electoral can
dfdates. One of these is a Kansas case
from the 57th Kansas, that of Brieden-
thai VS.. Edwards. Another is the La
Toilette case from the 122d Wisconsin.
Cook VS.. Houser. In the conference
were Congressman Fred s. jackson,
Judge Frank l. Martin and Howard
Lewis, of Hutchinson; w. S. Trickett,
OF Kansas City, and W., L. Higgins. Of
Emporia.
For ten days Senator George H.
Hodges has complained to the Kansas
voters that Judge A. NJ. Jackson, in his
gubernatoriaI race is fighting only in
Hodges territory, evading the river and
mining towns. jackson has been camp
| ing in the short grass country for two
weeks, but next week he will swing into
the First, Second and Third districts
for the final lap. That is the territory
| which Hodges claims is the Billiard
! stronghold and which he says jackson
has declined to enter. Before the pri-
| maries Jackson will speak in Atchison,
| Leavenworth. Kansas City Fort Scott,
| lola, Independence, Coffeyville, Pitts
burg and Columbus.
| Monday win be field day for the KAN