The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-30
CHEERED TO THE ECHO
Mention of Presidents Name
Starts Demonstration.
Carl II. Giddes, of EIdOradO, Elect
ed as Head Of Organization.

The Kansas Day club at its business
meeting late Monday elected Carl M
Geddes of Ell Dorado as president and
Fred Jewell of Topeka, secretary II
passed resolutions endorsing president
Taft for denomination The business
meeting of the club was held at three
o'clock in Knights and Ladies OF Sc
curity hall and occupied about twenty
minutes all told. including election of
officers and eight vice presidents and
speeches by all the new officials, and
the reading and passing of resolutions
The regulars were in control of the
melting from A to z, not over dozen
Insurgents being present out of the
thre hundred men in the hall Few
of the old time Kansas politicians were
missing from the muster roll
All the melting wanted to know
about each candidate proposed Ior
election was that he was a Republl-
can without trimming OF prefix or SUI
fix or impediments- Mary Ellen Lease,
hell and Populism and Stubs were
named together. Roosevelt was no5
named at all Taft's name was chered
to the rafters and the cupola
The following is list of new vice
presidents of the club:
First district-Hugh Dun OF Sa-
second district-Frank L. Travis of
lola.
Fourth district. R. Henderson of
Fifth district-Fred W. Parrot of
Clay Center.
Seventh district NJ. Tincher Of
Medicine Lodge
Newton
The Resolutions Adopted.
The following are the resolutions
adopted by the club:
I'VE assemble today to celebrate the
fifty-first anniversary of Kansas adj
mission to the Union. The Kansas Day
club is an organization to promote Re
publica nism Kansas and the 'Repub-
iican Party stand for all that is great
and glorious in the state, and for all
that is pure and priceless and patriotic
In the Nation
ITO recount the three years of the
marvellous achievements of President
Taft's successful administration is to
give emphasis to one of the most illus
trious chapters in American history; /
three years of faithful. courageous. i'm +.
partial performances of party promises
of which all Americans may be proud,
and which historians will make imper- T
tshable.
His Efforts to interest the great ma
ions OF the ed-ln 10 JOIN MS own cOun- +
TT in a treaty of permanent peace 1
Illustrates his humane craftsmanship !
and is the greatest triumph of di-
plomacy the past century has recorded. f
Tn recognition of his wise and patrf- /
otie craftsmanship, his honesty and /
fidelity to all public trusts confded to /
him, and his pre-eminent qualifications
for the office he now holds we hereby I
indorse the candidacy of William ii I
Taft for president of the United States.
and promise to do all in our power to
secure his denomination and election"
Rousing Taft Speeches.
Following the endorsement Of the
national administration in which the
state administration was lost sight of.
former Governor w J. Bailey was
called to the platform for a speech
He defied reform papers to SANDER
President Taft and declared that a
potential force was at work within
the party that would insure the re-
nomination of the president and his
success at the polls.
Charles F. Scott. former coneressuar
from the Second district. was called for
and asserted his Republicanism. Then
Attorney General John s. Dawson
found his way to the speakers table
and declared that he was glad to be
those present and that his foun-
tain pen was still working
Former Congressman W. A calder
head made a hit with the crowd when
he pointed to the acheivments of the
national administration and saw vic
tory the cards for the coming cleo
tion J. NJ. Miller, of Council Grove.
Fourth district, reasserted his faith in
the Taft administration and his belief
that this was a Republican year