The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
VIII Be Held in AtchiSOn
April 16.
ARE ALL OF ONE MIND
Committee Members Favor Re-
nomination of Taft.
Say DOlIey Primary Plan Is
Impractical Now.

gresslonal committee al IT'S ileelins ~
Topeka TINS AFTERNOON Noteo 10 10 u
call a congressional convention to select
two delegates to the national conven-
tion at Chicago. The congressional con-
vention will be held at ASchison, April
16 A canvass of the committeeman here
TODAY from every county in the First
zbo,,,e6 ,,,eno,,derarce of Taft
ean+innan+ II is confdentlv expected
80 +ba E;,st dis+rict convention will
5 eliaS ~ en rrlft SaIooa+.s, ~, Cticago
r r Rrewsrer q I,eave,-y yorth busi-
E \. DieN SIei q Aeee aa''-.;,,.eL, Vac
ness man anu 10y lc,-.;
eIecleo chdlrHhan VI t.S SOil7i % -
committee III plAce u w l.
resigned; -....., .o,,,.o,,
The call for the congressional cohFeh
ton assigns representation py couhtles
as follows:
AtchisOn, IA.
Brown. II.
Doniphan, 10.
Jackson. To-
Jefferson. 10.
Ieavenworth. 20.
Nemaha. IL.
Shawnee. 81.
In the cali for convention the man
ner of selecting delegates is left to
the local county committee. Each
county may decide upon how 1t Will
select its delegates, either by primary,
mass meeting or caucus. rms - III
accordance Wltn the views u ~,
gresham Dan AltiloHy az ~ seae ~
washington TO state C CllilI llioi4 ~,
icy some Gays ago III Ie9poiiSe ~ u.s
chalI man lequSSt ~ ;a -. ,,aS+ioY1
man views on CiIe y MT - 5j+ric ct
,.o,,Irasnior1aI co,oroittee are in favor
COZ esSioilal .Ie IL e., ho1ding the
80 - ]'1l1I4-a,,+io,1 errr - ~
,rba Iriret district Republican con-
r-reSSionaI COMMITTEES is surely strong
for President Taft for denomination
and election. All the members pres
ent expressed themselves frankly and
emphatically on the subject Roose-
Welt had few friends present at the
meetin- at the NACondl holel I9oay.
Ihe memDers eApecS ~ WiI : a 80
nan OF the Kansas uSIeSfs ~ = ~, -
cago no mater now lIie "a SaIess'4.e - a
setecteu- 1ney CUM c oIi ~ 1,S, -
from the lIsI, ;.Ci ,1Ie
SeNentn i5 go I,S aI(an
SoLIS , eii 5o1e.a+eS at 1aroo to he Sc
$500 f11 tbe sfa+e convention.
A1tbonv at the Meeting.
nan Anthony came back from Wash
tneton to attend the committee meet
ing TODAY. He arrived on a morning
*-sin and snent the day at the hotel
fn conferences with the district leaders
II II 49, raft to win on the first bal
IIe PtO - - 80 ct do not believe tha
~ a. = - = - s+ro,,or ,,o,1
RooseNell HioNeliiSii1 - a9 80 -
as it was before the coIonei got III ire
fight" said Mr.: Anthony
son held the proxy of Committeema n
xxriI1io,,o uoxulra of AtchisOu The for
" ~ ,,a-,7,,, js ono Of the stroneesr
IL me = So -. - 80 n is for tbe
Iaht men III .ne &c - 1+io,,,I
convention plan OF naillhe hdtloiidl
delegates ana belleVe that with the III
tereSt now being taken IN Kansas Ifi
the presidential fight that the caucus
s1-e+er1o of naming DELEGATES will be as
T9ir 10 ono candidata as another. 1.-THE
1-,.'l -ea1l 80 80 ,,1,,cT, interested in tbis
94P1 -, - f-,,,, 49,, ca,,c,,-e- ;,
nehI 70 stay away liOIi 1 rtio It -,
SAID MI BalIeV' anu 0ooSeEelI W.
be as strong in convention as ne would
be in primary. Besides a primary with
o1,+ restrictions of law 70 guard it would
1~-oal~ do1,-,, marty lines and become a
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