The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-24

Taft Men Walk Out of Shaw
nee Committee Session
Because PrOgressives i'm Con-
troll Voted Down Resolution.

After this evening Shawnee county
will have two Republican central COM
mittees. In the close of business of
the old committee and tine entrance OF
the new committee this afternoon the
Taft Republicans after failing to force
an endorsement of President Taft wIIn-
drew from the assembly room at the
National MOTEL and formed an organi-
zation of their own. The Roosevelt
committeeman were in the majority,
but after voting down the Taft en-
oorsement. they did not introduce a res
olution favoring Theodore Roosevelt.
Their idea was, while favorlng Roose-
Velt for president, to keep national
politics out of the county meeting.
After the adjournment of the old
committee sine die, N. B. Burge, rep
reSent1ng the Taft supporters, intro
duced to the new committee the en-
dorsement of Taft. Tt was voted down
by the Roosevelt followers by a COM
Portable majority. Then Burge an
nounced the divorce of the Taft men
from the Shawnee committee in the
following words:
1T makes no difference whether the
Taft Republicans or the Bull Moosers
have a majority in the new committee
it is the belief of the Taft men that
it is no use for the Taft and Roosevelt
supporters attempting to conduct
committee together in this county.
In Kansas two national parties are
trying to operate under the same en-
Diem as one party-the Republicans
and the National Progressives
There is no sense whatever to this
kind of proceeding. We can't agree
We never will agree. If the Bull Moose
party is earnest in their work in Shaw
nee county they should have a thorough
county organization. We are in earnest
and We want a thorough organization
so there you are. We want a good
representative in each precinct-and
there nT11x nr9o 70, Il -
to quit. The Third party will go it's
way-and we will go ours.''
The endorsement of Taft presented
by the regulars read:
Whereas. the Republican party of
this nation in national convention as
sembled at Chicago, nominated as it's
candidate for president and vice pres
1dent of the United States, men of un-
questionable courage and integrity;
men of high standing, men of exDar-
1ence; and adopted at that convention
a thoroughly progressive &nd business
IKE platform, on which to go before
the people of this country and again
ask for support in the coming election
in November;
Now therefore be it resolved by the
Republican county central committee of
Shawnee county, this oath day of August,
1872 that we heartily endorse the platform
and the nominees of that convention,
William II. Taft for president, and James
s. Sherman for vice president, and un-
of Shawnee county,
The new Shawnee county central
committee chosen at the primaries
consists of the following members:
Rossville-F. P. Mccullough.
Silver Lake,. T. Kennett.
Menoken-Grant E. Kelsey.
Muddy. R. Dre5sell.
Elmont-W. l.. FarnSworth.
West Soldier-R. E. Skinner.
East Soldier-H T. Steward.
Highland Park. NJ. Stark.
Oa1land-Scott Kelsey.
Bellview-E. D. Mattingly.
Shunganunga-C. M. Reed, Thomas
NJ. Lowe.
Hartsock-C. w. Jackson
College Hill-James Hayes, jr.
Tecumseh-John Peck.
Linn Creek-Ernest Archer.
Monm outh-E. G. Saunders.
Richland-B. A. Mckee.
North Williamsport-Chas. O'NeaI. |
South Willamsport-C. w. Smith.
Auburn-C. w. Stahl.
Kaw-C. n. Baker.
Dover-W. S. Butner.
Willard. T. Lloyd.
North Mission. D. Moore
South Mission-Will Enger.
First ward-H. H. Hall, H. c. Green, |
D. w. Adams, Charles z. Suit.
Second Ward-G. W. Charles A D, |