Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-08
STUBBS IS The CHAIRMAN
THE KANSAS GOVERNOR WAS
ONE OF THE MEN WHO IN
DUcEe TEDDY TO RUN.
WHITE FOR COMMITTEEMAN
EDITOR OF EMPoRlA : GAZETTE
SLATED TO RECEIVE
PARTYs SUPPORT.

Independence, Kan, May S.-Tne
kdpublican state convention call
ed to order at noon today, to name
four delegates-at-large 10 the nsIicn
al convention, will endorse the can
didacy of Colonel 'sooseve:, Tor the
presidential nomination and instruct
the "big four" to vote for him from
the first to the last ballo-.
William Allen White OF Emporia
will be endorsed COR national com
mitteeman. The makeup CT the de!e
cation appears to be Henry ]. Allen
Wichita; Ralph Harris, Ottawa; Joan
Landon, Independence, and Ansell
Clark of Rice county.
The convention is going to be given
free hand. n there were any real
''slates" other than those the dele
gates themselves should be boosting
over night they did not appear before
the convention opened. There will be
no rushing through of the big four. ?
Each one proposed for membership
will be voted upon separately.
Early today telegram addressed
10 the convention was received from
Senator Dixon, manager of the ma
tional Roosevelt bureau, urging the
convention to name United States
Senator Bristow and Governor Stubbs
on the big four" Bristow wired
from Washington that he would not
permit himself to be named, adolng
that the officeholders should keep off
the 'big four delegation and give
place to the workers. Governor
Stubbs, too, was firm in his decision
made several days ago to remain off
the delegation. In his message Sen
ator Dixon urged the necessity of
the attendance of Bristow and Stubbs
on the floor at Chicago, declaring
their attendance would do much for
the Roosevelt candidacy.
No answer to the message sent to
Senator Dixon last night as to the
legality of naming eight delegates
with one-half vote each had been re-
ceived and the convention will pro
ceed with its original intention of
RAINING four delegates. Fred Stan
~ Of Wichita, will be Temporary
chairman, and Governor Stubs per
manent chairman.
AS Chairman Stanley was deliver
ing his speech as the temporary
chairman, which was highly eulogls-
tic of Colonel Roosevelt, there wele
cries of "hurrah for Taft" The char
man appealed for order but the calls
continued. The Taft calls kept up
until Henry ]. Allen was called upon
by the chairman for an address.
Il have an apology to make" sid
Allen. Il predicted that President
Taft would not carry a township In
Kansas. was wrong about that
Taft carried six counties. but stis
insist I was not as badly on as shs
Kansas Day club which pledged Kan
sas to Taft"
After the appointment of the usual
committees adjournment was taket
until afternoon.
The resolutions that will be pre-
scented to the convention reaffirn
faith in the principles of the party
"as enunciated in its former stats
and national platforms and as crys-
tallized into law by republican states
men" instruct the delegates to vote
with the progressive delegates in the
convention to the end that there may
be no division of activities. instruct
the delegates to the national republi-
can convention to vote for w. A..
White for national committeeman.
and instruct. the delegates to vote
for the nomination OF Theodore