The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-25
Names Filed Today by William
Allen White.
PETITIONS HAD 1000 SIGNERS
Old Electors Still in Republi-
can Column.
But They'll Be Withdrawn Mt
Once.

al committeeman for the Progressive
party, certified with the secretary Of
state the names and petitions OF the
ten new Roosevelt electors to he
,Hlaced in the Independent column in
the November election. The petitions
which White brought to Topeka this
afternoon contained about 4'ooo
signatures of about 2,4O0 voters to
place the new electors on the ticket.
AS soon as White arrived in To-
peka from his home in Emporia, ne
went at once to the state house and
filed his petitions with the secretary
of state. The names of these new
electors will be certified to the coun-
ty clerks and will be placed in the
independent column on the November
election ballot. In the next few days.
probably not later than the first Of
next week, the names of the eight
Roosevelt electors will be Withdrawn
from the Republican column and
their vacancies will later be filled by
the Republican state committee.
which will place Taft electors on the
Republican ticket. designations of
all of the eight Roosevelt electors have
been secured by White, but must be
certified before a notary public. rs
soon as this is done, the national com
mitteeman of the new party viii with
draw the original Roosevelt electors
from the Repu blican ticket and give
way to the Taft forces in Kansas.
In the original petitions sent over the |
state by White, there was slight tech
1ical error in the preparation of the |
papers. These petitions were with !
drawn after nearly 1000 people had |
-signed the papers. White then sent out /
4 new set of petitions. They were cir |
cu1ated late last week and nearly 4OoO /
signatures of Roosevelt supporters We're
quickly secured White then wrote ro
fhc eight original Roosevelt electors
and secured their designations as cleo
tors Tt is necessary, however, to have
these designations certified before q
notary public and the Withdrawals We're
returned for this forrnality- As soon as
the certified resignations of the eight
electors are received by White. they
win he fled with the secretary of state
End the Republican column viii then pc
omen to the Taft forces in this state.
stanley to Select Taft Electors.
BEFORE leaving Topeka last night. J.
\ DoIlev chairman of the Republican
state central committee. stated that the
vacancies in the Republican column
would be filled bv the state committee
at a meeting to be called shortly after
the original names are WlthdrtW WI WI. ne
state committee will name Taft sup
pcrters as electors and viii probably
court the suggestions of Fred f. Stan
lev. Republican national committeeman n
for Kansas; although the committee IS
NOT bound by his suggestions.
There is no haste in the filing of
the vacancies on the Republican ticket.
according to an opinion given by Con-
gressman Fred S. Jackson. These va
cancies can be filed bv the state COM
rl!nttee at any time before the ballots
are actually printed. according te jack
sons view of the law in Kansas.
Taft Men Can Get on Ticket.
"A vacancy by resignation is the
same as a vacancy by DEATH said Jack
son. land the committee can fill the
places left vacant on the ticket at any
time before the ballots are actually
printed There is no authority for the
report that failure to fill the vacancies
before September 26 will disfranchise
the Taft Voters; and their interests VIII
he amply protected by the committee
which has full control of the situation.
According to Jackson's view. there
viii be little difficulty in either the
Taft or Roosevelt supporters voting the
ticket this fall
IF a Republican wishes to vote for
the Roosevelt electors" said Jackson,
@'he may mark in the circle at the heao
of the Republican column then mark
an x at the right of the ten names
in the Independent column and viii
have voted for all Republican nominees
except for Taft. If a Republican desires
to vote for Taft, he can make his marx
in the circle at the head of the Repub-
lican column and will have voted for
Taft and all Republican nominees for
state, congressional and county Offices
The ten Roosevelt electors certified tC
Me secretary of state today by M
Waite are:
H. ]. Allen, Wichita, Kan.
Z. G. Bartberger, Junction City. Kan
J. S. Billingsly, Belleville, Kan.
Conner Davies, Concordia, Kan.
L. w. Keplinger, Kansas City, Kan.
H. F. Poe. Norton. Kan.
Jesse NJ. Shackleton, Winfield Kan.
/. T. Smith, Newton, Kan.
Mike Sutton Dodge CitV Kan
w. A. White, Emporia, Kan
Their names will go on the Inoe-
pendent ballot as Roosevelt electors.
The Roosevelt electors now on the
ticket, whose names will
be Withdrawn between now and Oc+o-
ber 6, are:
Robert Armstrong, BelIeviIle. Kan.
Dorsey Green, Kansas City, Kan.
l.. A. Millspaugh, Winfield, Kan.
J. A. Lister, Wamego, Kan.
John Stewart, Concordia, Kan.
r. c. Postlethwaite, BeIleville, Kan.
f. S. Rule, Sharon, Kan.
g A. Davis. Newton, Kan.
AS soon as the nominating petitions
of the new electors are approved .
their names viii be certified to the
county clerks of the 105 counties in
the state. When the withdrawal pc
titions are certified, it will make no
effect on the present situation, as
these eight names were withheld BY
Secretary of state Charles Sessions
under an order of the court Not un-
til the state committee names eight | /
of electors be sent to the county
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