The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-22
PICK THEIR men.
Roosevelt Club Selects Those to
Make Local Organizations.


The new Kansas Roosevelt club
adjourned last evening.
The afternoon meeting was called n
the governors office instead of at the
Roosevelt headquarters at the Mills
building. The list of out of town visi-
tors was swelled from forty to ninety
two at the roll call at 3 O'Clock Henry
Allen of Wichita was elected president
of the Roosevelt for President club,
and W. A Harris of Ottawa, secre-
tary. These officers will be permanent
until the June convention at Chicago
ends the fight for presidential nomina-
ton. The club opens 1t Headquarters
in Topeka this week and will fight
vention delegates.
Congressional district vice presidents
were named by agreement among rep
resentatiVes from the counties of the
district as follows:
First district. NJ. Chism. Atchi-
Hon.
Second district-William BIodgett,
Kansas City.
Third district-C. o. Humphrey,
Parsons.
Fourth district-C. A. stannard.
Emporia-
Fifth district-Judge -. NJ. Story of
Seventh district-Robert Burns,
Hutchinson.
Eighth district-C. w. Southwark
Wichita.
Tom BIodgett of Wichita made a
motion that the club endorse William
Allen White for national committee
man, but Mr.. White was on his feet
instantly to check the endorsement the
club was ready to give. Il don't want
this club to endorse any one or thing
but Roosevelt and the primary" said
Mr.. White. 81 will make my fight
for committeeman in the state conven-
ton and before the people by coun-
ties
The club members cheered Mr..
White and the endorsement was with
drawn.
Club members got up on call of the
chairman by counties and reported on
the local situation. All of them de-
clared that they had the votes at home
if they could be organized and got to
the polls.
Montgomery. Cowley. sedgwick:
wyandotte, Riley, Lyon. Reno and
some fifty other counties made re-
ports They all have the votes. ac-
cording to the men here today and all
they need is organization to win for
the colonel
Henry Allen had a score of calls for
speeches. The Wichita word wizard
speeches between now and May Z.
Governor Stubs and Mr.. Allen will
start on their speaking tours next
week.
Resolutions were passed p1edging
the club to work for the nomination
of roosevelt. The feature of these
resolutions was the message of con-
graduation to the North Dakota Re
publicans over their LaFollette victory
last Tuesday. The Kansas progressives
regard the Dakota result as victory
for the cause if not the leader they
favor.
The Resolutions Adopted.
William Allen White. Ed Gates, U.
6. Guyer, Tom Blodgett and M. B.
Light composed the committee and
they drafted the following resolutions
that were passed with cheers:
1--WE hereby pledge our efforts as
Republicans, to do all in our power to
secure the nomination and election of
Theodore Roosevelt as President of
this United States This pledge re-
quires that we shall make some state
ment of faith that inspires u.s.
I'VE believe that Colonel Roosevelt
stands for the constructive progressive
policy of our country. We believe that
his policies has given new life to
our party, a new patriotic impulse to
our country, and a new hope to the
common people. Our party had it's
birth in such an impulse given to It
by the leaders who brought the party |
into being, and who guided it to its
high destiny. The torch of liberty |
that Lincoln bore, Roosevelt holds to- |
day. He is the hope of the common |
man in his struggle for political indie |
pendence as a means to economic |
freedom. The fight for these ends, |
finds in Colonel Roosevelt an intrepid |
leader. We believe that under his |
leadership we can turn the tide of dis |
trust and defeat which has been run |
ming so strongly against our party |
during the three years last past.
I'VE congratulate our brother pro- |
gressives in North Dakota upon their |
splendid fight and magnificent victory |
it was under the banner of |
another leader. it was in a common
cause. We point to the vote in that |
primary as justification of the need |
to rescue the party from the tyranny of
q minority, as exemplified by the sue |
cess in other states of patronage poll |
tics under the convention system. We !
demand that our party be put upon |
a representative basis as it is in North |
Dakota.
1--WE believe that the per cent of /
sentiment indicated by the |
North Dakota primary is found all |
over the nation and that it calls for a |
change of leadership in our party.
1--WE believe that the first duty of a |
party is to represent the people; that !
self government is the first end of a |
ourselves to work in our counties for /
a direct vote at the primaries, which /
shall set forth the preference of the /
people upon president and shall indi- I
cate so far as possible the choice of !
me people for delegates to the Chi
cago convention from the several con-
greSsional districts.
I'VE hereby pledge Henry J. Allen,
who has consented to act as chairman |
of this organization, and Ralph Harris, |
who has consented to act as secretary,
our earnest cooperation in forming /
Roosevelt for president" clubs in |
every Kansas voting precinct, and to
elect Roosevelt delegates in the eau
cuses and primaries"