The Topeka state journal., 1912-07-25
r. M. Hamaker of Lebanon II
Against Capper.
All ON Account of Roosevelt
Taft Controversy.
WRITES TO TELL REASONS
Anthony Had Good Meeting
and Crowd at Sabetha.
Third District Congressional
Fight Getting Warm.

Since Arthur Capper declared him
self for the Roosevelt electoral candi-
dates and against Taft and the work
of the Republican national convention
in Chicago, his mail box has been fill
ed with messages from constituents IN
different sections of the state Some OF
these communications have been very
kind and favorable. Some have been
bitter and severe in the denunciat1on
of the Topekan's stand Now, F. M
Hanaaker, a Republican leader in Le-
banon, who circulated the Capper petl-
tions in his precinct, withdraWS his
support and promises to work for Cap
per's defeat in the primaries and in the
November election, if necessary
The letters to Capper have come pS
every mail, from every section OF the
state and from men whose counsel IN
party affairs in years agone, has been
considered valuable. Some months age
Capper according to Hamaker, prom
fsed to support Taft, If nominated II
was on the strength of this promise,
Hamaker declares, that he was lnouceu l1ee
20 circulate the Topekan's NOMINATION
papers Now he is grieved and shock-
ed by the friendship of the Topeka puo-
fisher for the Roosevelt electoral can
didates. Hamaker, in his letter. says
Arthur Capper,
Topeka, Kans.,
Dear Sir: In reply to your question
you recently submitted to ne through
che medium of circular letter, ask
ing my politics, beg leave to inform
you that 1 am a Republican, not Tor
office only, but because I believe In the
principles of the party.
THE second question you ask, IS,
Can I count on your support for Gov
ernor? My answer is, No.
mo man can have my support for
governor or any other office who claims
to be a Republican and at the same
time boiling the Republican nominee
for president and vice president of the
United States. This is what 1 under
stand you are doing under the direc-
tion of Boss Allen, White and the
Roosevelt Boss quarters in Topeka
You wrote me last spring that you
wanted to harmonize the Republican
party in this state You told other
parties in this county that you would
support Tat if he was nominated.
with that understanding, 1 circu-
lated your petition or nomination paper
in this precinct, believing that you
Were Republican.
1.-The fact that you are now support
ing men for presidential electors who
have publicly announced that they win
vote for Roosevelt who is not the Re-
publican candidate for president, IS
sufficient evidence to convince any
one that you are not Republican;
but simply parading as one for office.
1nasmuch as you do not consider the
nomination of Mr.. Taft binding on you
as a Republican, therefore no Republi-
can who has heretofore promised you
his support is in duty bound to keep his
promise to support you. Your deliberate
bolt of the Republican nominee for
president releases all Republicans from
any obligation whatever to support
you in the August primary. If you are
really opposed to fraud and deception
in politics you should not let your
name appear on the Republican ballot
In the August primaries.
Il hereby notify you tIga have
withdrawn my promise to support you
in the August primary and if you
should be the nominee of the Republi-
can party and continue your support
of Roosevelt under the direction of the
Roosevelt boss quarters with thous-
ands of other Republicans will not sup
port you in November
Il am sorry to see you fall under