Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-24
10000 KANSANs LEAVE
TAFT RANKS FOR WILSON
Bolt Led by o., S, Senator
CurtiS-ReguIarS Sore on
Bull Moose
isnecial Disnatch. to The Iourna1O

Especial Dispatch to The Journal)
l., TOPEKA, Kan. Sept. 21.-Kan~as
reactionary Republicans have refused
to abide by the Kansas primary and
are openly espousing the cause Of
Governor Wilson for the presidency.
Roosevelt had $4,000 majority in
che primary Aug. 6. but offers of
wagers at five to. three that he will
not carry Kansas this fall are being
made since the uprising in the reac-
tionary ranks. F t. '''''-
When the delegates to the Republi-
can national convention were selected
the congressional and state conventions
also named ten presidential electors.
Kansas had an eighteen to two Roose-
Welt delegation at Chicago and eight
Of it's presidential electors were Tor
the colonel.
After the Chicago convention Taft
leaders in the state. knowing the lean
ings of the eight electors, put up a set
of known Taft men against the eight
Roosevelt men as Republican electors
This was before third party was or
garized. Kansas voted in its primary
the same day the Progressive conven-
ton was. being held in Chicago anG
decreed that the Roosevelt men should
remain as Republican candidates for
presidential electors. The Taft men had
made a fair and square fight for tie
Taft electors and it was supposed shat
voters of the party having spoken they
would abide by the result.
CURTIS LEADING A BOLT.
Tharo ha q PrORrp SSiVa marty
ticket in Kansas, because of a pc
culiarlty of the states laws and Pro-
gressive candidates can get on the bal
lot only as Independent candidates
and by petition. Senator Charles Cur-
tbs, defeated for denomination for the
United States senate by Governor
Stubbs Chester l. Long. defeated FOR
denomination for Upited States senator
by Senator Bristow four years ago;
ID. w Mulvane, defeated national
commi tteeman from Kansas, have led
| the bolt from the Republican ticket
into the Wilson camp and at least
10000 of their followers are going with
them. VII t~ts
There were LOCO Republicans who voted
for the Taft electors in the primary
and the Republican Party league, or
ganized by Senator Curtis and his
friends, already have the pledges of
ree-fourths of these voters to go into
the Democratic coltmn in the November
election. 50 i#-i t-.
Those who had supported Roosevelt pre-
vious to the Chicago convention have
continued their fight for him. This in
cludes Governor Stubs, Arthur Capper.
Republican candidate for governor; Shelf
field ingalls,, son of the late John J. In
gals. and candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor. and four other candidates for state
office and six of the eight candidates
for congress. f.uJ
Senator Curtis and his followers are
fighting every supporter of Roosevelt
or the Republican ticket, and as fast
as the pledges came into the headquar-
tiers of the Republican Party league, a
list of the Republican candidates who
have fought for Roosevelt and the list of
Democrats opposing them is sent out to
the voter. In addition, the names and
addresses of all these Republicans who
are boiling the ticket are sent to DEM
ocratic state headquarters in the same
building in TopekRy and that organiza-
ton sends literature and special infor-
nation to the anti-Roosevelt Repuh-'
licans. -stf. t..-.