The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-12

lConi1ued from Pase 0ne:l
Attention turned today also to the
building of the platform among tbs
presidents friends. William Barnes
day, said he would try to obtain favor
able action on the resolution commit
tee on planks based on the Rochester
platform. Mr.. Barnes distributed sew
eral copies of the Rochester platform
among the delegates.
Night Session Coming.
To dispose of the Arizona and Cali
fornia cases, set for today. and the
Louisiana cases, next on the list OF
states, the Republican national COM
mittee set its meeting for o'clock to-
day with the prospect of an all day
and long night session.
The California case, in view of the
statement made Monday by former
senator Dick, the Taft contest attor-
ney, promised to bring the title to the
whole state delegation into question
owing to an alleged conflict between
the California state primary law and
the official call of the Republican ma
tional committee issued last December
at the meeting held in Washington.
The national committee call specified
that the voters of each congressional
district should have the privilege of
choosing two delegates to represent
them in the Republican national COM
mittee.
Under the California primary law, al .
though the first returns showed the
Taft delegates in the Fourth congress
sional district were elected over the
Roosevelt delegates the secretary of
state acted under the state primary law
and gave all delegates to Col. Roose-
Welt because of his large majority in
the state. Later, however, the secre-
tary of state determined that the boun-
diaries between the Fourth and Fifth
districts were not clearly enough de-
fined to make possible an accurate
mt -
in the Fourth district. This change
further complicated the case as it was
presented to the committee.
The Louisiana Cases.
In the Louisiana cases, which the
committee expected to reach late today,
the regularity of the state organization
is directly at issue. Three DELEGATIONS
appear from the state at large, one in
structeu for Roosevelt and headed bv
Natlonai Committeeman Pearl Wight;
and two for Taft. only one of which
the national committee recognizes as
regular"
In an attempt to heal the Louisiana
split after the Republican national con-
Vention of 1908 the national committee
erected a subcommittee to go to the
state and try to bring the warning fac
tons together. Members of this com
mlttee which consisted of E. C. Dun
can of North Carolina, Ralph Williams
ward of New York prepared to go into
the Louisiana case in the committee TO-
DAY and testify as to the compronoise
made in the state last February. Tt is
Claimed the factions were brought to-
gether then, and signed an agreement
under which Victor Loiset became state
chairman. The Loiset faction sent thr
recognized Taft delegates while Pear
Wight heading the Roosevelt delegation
claims equal regularity for his dele
gates.
There are two sets of delegates ar
large from Arizona, one for Taft and
the other for Roosevelt, the latter the
cohtest1ng faction. In the state COM
Vention after the Taft men had or
sanized, the Roosevelt followers held
convention in the same hall and elect
ed delegation. The contestants deny
the right of the Taft leaders to fix
temporary roll call
He Expects No StamDefle.
William F. Stone, sergeant at arms
OF the Republican national conven-
tioh,wlIl be assisted by 500 men be-
sIdes having 300 policemen at his call
nothing like a stampede among tbe
spectators at least can happen
among the assistants will be clergy
men, Blole students, lawyers, bankers,
physicians, business men and ward
politicians who are able to WELD s1If
flclent influence to gain an appoint
ment' No questions are asked con
corning age. politics or social stand
ing. The position is honorary and oh
tained by having sufficient Influence
with Fred w. Upham of the arrange
ments committee and National Com
mitteeman Frank o. Lowden of IIH
nOie
Mr.. Stone said that if his plans
were carried out there would be little
danger of any one being injured in
stampedes.
I'VE will be we'll fortified in nasA
of trouble" he said last night. There
VIII be some one at hand to stop any
trouble that may start There
VIII be many women in the hall and
should there be crush some of them
killed