The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-30
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Kansas National Ticket Wait
ing Decision of the Courts.
Judge Rigby of Cloud County
Is Simon Pure Regular.

Following the decision of the federal
| court in the Taft-Roosevelt injunction
suit, Chairman ]. N. Dolley of the
Republican state central committee
will file suit in the Shawnee county
district court to enjOin Secretary OF
State Charles Sessions from placing
the names of Taft and Sherman at the
head of the Republican column and
over the names of the Roosevelt cleo
tors. This promise to place TafI
name on the Republican ticket is caus-
I ing trouble. 1T is distasteful to Will
liam Allen White and the other Pro-
gressives and they, threaten some ad-
ditional trouble if the Roosevelt can
didates are compelled to ride under a
Taft-Sherman banner.
While in Topeka this week. White
intimated that Roosevelt would never
consent to such action. He said 1t
might mean the placing of Third
party ticket in the state and urged that
the action was unjust and unfair.
IF the courts interpret the law to
lean that the names of Taft and Sher-
man must appear at the head of the
Republican column over the names or
the Roosevelt electors" said Nv mite.
cit may cause more trouble. am
sure Roosevelt will never consent to
such action. At the very least, 1T
means I must hold debate with him
on the subject. Perhaps, under such
a decision, Third party ticket an
Kansas would become necessary.
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what course would be pursued II the
courts should interpret the law to
mean that the names OF Taft anu
Sherman must go on the state ticket.
He is only certain that it will cause
further trouble and complications and
the almost positive assurance that the
Roosevelt leaders in kansas Wou1u
take further action to protect their
electoral candidates.
Judge Isaac A. Rigby, of Concordia'
came to Topeka to attend the Repup-
Iican party council, was listed as a
Bull Mooser and returned home sore at
heart. Judge Rigby is a genuine Regu-
lar and in the recent primaries Cloud
county Republicans testified that they
were proud of it. Against Rigby the
Proe-ressives offered Conner Davies as
tbe first and best choice for represen-
tative Only by the narrowest mar
DIN did Davies-the veteran editor OF
The Concordia Kansan-save his own
ward. Rigby walked away with the
nomination, came to Topeka and voted
Nike an original Taft enthusiast and prom
ises to make the fight for the election
in the same manner.
ATTORNEYS for the Taft and Roose-
Welt interests in the injunction suit
nendiny in the federal court, will leave
Topeka Saturday for Denver, where
they will argue the case Monday before
Judge Sanborn. The suit was hIed in
the federal court at Burr Oak, Ia, inn
mediateIy after the meeting Of the state
canvassing board and seeks to enjoin
Secretary of State Chas. Sessions from
certifying to the county clerks the
names of the Roosevelt electoral cam
didates.
Chairman ]. n. Dolleyss plan to all
low the Taft followers to place eight
candidates for presidential electors in
the Independent column in the interests
Of party peace and harmony, is not
receiving a noisy welcome. The Taft
men have declined with thanks. They
reply that they have always been aware
they might place nominees in the In
dependent column, but decline to do SO.
Further, they have called Mr.. Dolley's
attention to the fact that his own COM
mittea voted ID to 81 to ask the Roose-
welt candidates to withdraw to the In
dependent column. So with this evil
dence fresh in their mind, they decline
to enthuse for party harmony when Mr.
Dolley offers to surrender space to Mr..
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