The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-14

| What more could be asked %
Dan Dyer, that old timer from
! and the convention plan ct think
Taft has made the best president in
recent years." said Dyer, land 1 am
for him for denomination MY coun-
ty Is for him and 1 believe he will win
in Chicago on the first ballot and he
VIII win in Novern Der by a tremendous
majority. The committee will declare
for convention"
Taft and Good Roads.
H: G. James of independence, editor
OF the Reporter and president of the
State Good Roads association, is for
Tart and good roads: One as strong as
the other, and believes that both are
equally beneficial. "I think Mr.. Taft
has made a good president" said Mr..
James, and cannot conceive of his
party repudiating him. The men OPP
posing him are office seekers, mis-
called reformers. I am here to boost
for Independence for the state con-
Ventfon. We have one of the best
towns in the state and the best hotel
accommo dationS in the state. Don't
in December
Charlie Yoe, the Montgomery coun-
ty editor of the old school, is for Taft. |
4 believe ne is stronger now in this
state than he was before Roosevelt an |
nounced his candidacy" said Mr.. Voc. |
I am for Taft because I am a good
Republican and proud of my party
achievement
Roosevelt Losing Ground.
Ralph Faxon, of Garden City, who is
president of more organizations than !
any man in the world, can see nothing |
to it but Taft, all the way. Even in |
the western country Roosevelt is los
ing ground" said Faxon. THE Seventh |
district will send Taft delegates to Chi
cago If the Democrats pass their cut |
in the sugar tariff they will put the |
beet sugar refneries out of business. |
That will be calamity for us. Do you |
know that the beet sugar industry pays |
out 80 million of dollars to farmers in |
16 states? That there are 65 sugar |
mills in this country with an invest |
ment of mary millions? The Demo- |
cratic tariff will put them all out of
business and play into the hands of the |
sugar trust,
J. NJ. Kinkle, the man who called the |
Seventh district congressional commit |
tee together and who has been denounc- |
ed as f1Xe,- and driver of the steam |
roller by the insurgent Republican pa
pers, came to town today to defend |
himself. He does dot look like an ogre |
or an octopus. He is a big man. it s
true, but his face is clean cut and his |
eyes frank and kindly. Kinkle laughed |
when told about how he had been ac-
cused of running rough shod over pub |
lie sentiment in the Seventh district. |
why, the committee voted unanimous
~ 1OI d COIlf GJlllOn. SAID hllkIS. 1HeT0
was not shadow of sentiment for a |
primary. It was impossible and i'm
practical. The only division was on |
the manner of selecting delegates and
we left that to the county committees.
Each county will decide on its own |
manner of choosing delegates, primary.
mass meeting or caucus. I think that |
it is fair. don't you?
1--WE took the position that the con-
gressional committee had the right to
do as it thought best without regard
to dictation from the state committee
We met day ahead of the state COM
nittee in order that our boys might |
be able to kill two birds with one
stone. We could come on to Topeka
from Hutchinson and cover both meet |
ings on one trip.
Il tell you that the primary law is
running the party organization. At our
committee meeting yesterday we had
the smallest personal attendance we
have had in years. I am for Taft, pit
I do not like to speak for my section
of the state. It is hard to tell. I be- |
lieve that Taft sentiment is growing
stronger"
Capt R. M. Painter, county commit
teeman from Meade county, is for Taft
and believes the Taft sentiment is
growing in his part of the state.
Roosevelt hurt himself in my section
by getting into the race. He is not }
strong there as he was before he an
nounced,'' said Capt. Painter. This
third term. under any guise or condi-
tions, is undesirable. The Stubs il
reference is not relished either"
MuIvane Is Surprised.
D. w. Mulvane, national committee
man, said today: Il am astounded at
the growth of Taft sentiment in Kan
sas in the past few weeks. believe
that right now, here in Topeka, that
a majority Of the Republicans favor
Taft over Roosevelt
Cyrus Anderson, committeeman from
Rawlins county, is for Taft. When
asked why he was for the president, he
said: Because he has been a good
president That was all. but it was
a volume and a speech in one. minus
the rhetoric but strong on logic. An
derson said that he thought his county
was for Roosevelt, but that the colonel
is not so strong there as he was before
he announced for president Mr.. An
board Of railroad commissioners some
six years ago.
Tom Thompson, of the Howard Cour-
ant, is for Taft. He has reasons. Il
am for the president because he has
made good" said Editor Thompson.
Because it is the right thing to do.
There is no earthly reason for a Re
publican being against him. Just be-
cause Roosevelt changed his mind in
regard to the man he recommended
for president is no reason that Repub-
licans should switch on him after he
has made good" Mr.. Thompson re-
ported that the Third district congress
sional committee voted for Taft at the
meeting at Cherryvale solid with the
exception of one vote from ChautaL-
qua, and that was for LaFollette.
BOTH SIDES DEFIANT.