The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19
Taft Leaders Plan Defeat of
the Kansas Progressives.
VIII Support Only "Straight
Republicans" in November.
CALL STATE WIDE CONVENTION
Meet in Topeka August 27-
Date of Party Council.
Every Republican Bull Moose
Marked for Slaughter.

Plans for a ''boss buster" movement
far greater than thas organized in 1904
by the men who are now driving the
Republican band wagon in Kansas, was
planned Saturday night at a wildly en-
thusiastic meeting of Shawnee county
Republicans. This movement will take
root in every county in the state when
a mass convention of boss buster sym
pathizers will meet in Topeka Tuesday,
August 27-the date of the party coun-
cil-and lag plans for the defeat of ev-
cry man on the state ticket who does
not endorse President William Howard
Taft.
Only straight Republicans" men
who endorse Taft and Sherman and
support the doctrine preached in the
Republican national platform. as writ
ten by the Chicago convention in June
will be supported in the November cleo
tion by members of the new state wide
league. Just as the boss busters un-
der Stubbs smashed the convention sys-
tenn, routed the old crowd in the parts
and put Kansas in the progressive col
umn, so the leaders in the new move
ment plan to deliver Kansas as
straight Republican" state and to de-
feat every third party supporter and
sympathizer who is a candidate for
state office. For two hours these plans
were discussed by the leaders in Shaw
nee county. They unfurled their ban
ner of a new hope, called for volunteers
and declared war on the Stubbs-Cappcr-.
White-Allen combination, who were
branded as the nondescripts, agitators
and false pretenders, masquerading as
Republicans, who had built a political
machine more powerful and domineer-
ing than the state harbored in the
palmy days of long ago. livery slap at
the Stubbs machine, brought forth wild
cheers from the crowd. that packed the
assembly room of the hotel and yelled
for the blood of the Progressives.
Prominent Republicans There.
In the meeting were many men, prom
inent in business and financial affairs
and men whose names are prominent
far beyond the borders- OF the state.
There were men who have supported
every Republican president from Lin
coin down to the present canpaizn and
men whose work in politics is known
in every voting precinct In Kansas
And these men gave their names tc
the new cause and promised to delfv-
er Kansas-teeth and toe nail, body
and soul-to the Democrats in Noven1-
Der rather than to the men whom they
branded as the betrayers of the Re-
publican party.
Col. P. H. Coney started the fireworks
when he was named as chairman of the
meeting. For 20 minutes he lambasted
Roosevelt, Stubbs and his fellow Pro-
gressives. He vowed in the name of
the nine gods that Kansas should never
be delivered to the Bull Moose crowd.
that the Progressives misrepresented
the state, had disorganized the party
disfranchfsed 100000 Republicans and
had committed other sins and crimes
for which this world held no Just pun
Colonel Coney stirred up con-
enthusiasm. When he finally
surrendered the floor, about half the
crowd seemed ready to go out and
fight the first Bull Moose sympathizer,
they encountered and the other so per
cent of the crowd showed a willing
ness and desire to be converted.
Dean Stirred Them Up.
Then ]. S. Dean was called Dean
launched the mass convention move
ment and outlined the fight, on every