The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
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81 hereby announce myself as can
didate for congressman from this dis
trict pledging my best efforts for the
accomplishments of those progressive
policies of which 1 have long been an
advocate.
Il stand squarely upon the platform
which l presented last fall, and desire
especially to announce again my be-
lief in the progressive principles en-
dOrsed by Theodore Roosevelt, senator
LaFollette and other prominent pro
gressives which include the following:
An immediate, honest downward re-
vision of the tariff; the direct election
Of senators; necessary amendments TO
the interstate commerce and antl-trusl
laws; the presidential primary; the
initiative. referendum and recall in
Guiding the judiciary"
Governor Stubs is making Roose-
welt speeches in Massachusetts. the
Bav state will hold its primary next
Tuesday. The governor had been bill
ed by his own state committee TO
speak in southwest Kansas the last
of this week but a personal by wire
from Roosevelt himself decided him to
go where he could do the most good
for the cause. Kansas is already sa1e
for the colonel.
The Roosevelt committee of MasSG-
chusetts had wired the governor earli-
er in the week to come but he replied
that he could not leave his own state
at this time. But the colonePs appeal
turned the trick and the governor left
on the next train. He had a rousing
meeting at Springfield, the state CAPT
tai last night. He will likely make
several speeches Monday and leave for
home Monday night.
Four more counties elected dele
gates to the Kansas state convention
and Roosevelt won in all of them
Woodson, Lincoln, Republic and Ed
11n
out Of 26 to elect. These bring the
Roosevelt total up to SIS out of S98
to elect to the state convention:
Chautauqua, Elk. Neosho, Coffey'
Jackson, Kingman, Linn, Ness, Stew
ems, Cheyenne, Thomas and Ford are
holding presidential primaries or eau
| cuses today. If Roosevelt carries
Chautauqua and Neosho today the
the Taft chance gone for another ma
tional delegate from Kansas.
A. r. Kinkel, an insurgent of Coun-
Gil Grove. announces his candidacy for
state senator from the district COM
| posed of Morris, Chase and Marion
| counties He has been chairman of
the Morris county Republican com
mittee the past two years
| Frank s. Rockefeller will not be a
candidate for the Democratic congress
sfonai nomination from the Sixth dis
! trict this year. John r. Conelly, VINO
has already announced, has the sup
port of Mr.. Rockefeller. Rockefeller
made the race for the office two years
ago and made a good campaign. He
| had been urged and it was expected
| that he would run this year, but his
health, he says, will not permit a
strenuous campaign at this time.
The State Journal has received the
| following communication firm Cheyenne
! county:
"St Francis, Kan, April 25.-Wano
! precinct in which ST. Francis is stu
! ated. held it's Republican caucus today
and the electors of the precinct dane
ed to the crack of the boss whip WITH
| alacrity. The Burlington automoblIe
was the busiest thing in town and
| brought the Teddy voters to the polls
continuously. When a voter showed
UP, he was handed a ticket and told
that that is the ticket to vote" ano
he voted it very obediently. The Taft
forces had prepared a ticket. which
stood six Roosevelt delegates and five
Taft delegates. The Taft men believed
that this was a fair distribution OF the
delegates to the county convention
but the Roosevelt steamroller was or
hand and the result was 80 votes fol
Teddy delegates and Is votes for Tai
delegates. There could have been {
better showing of Taft strength, bu'
the Taft supporters would not resorl
to the tactics displayed by the Teddy
supporters. The Teddy Temperament
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