The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-21

this state who at the Hutchinson con-
vention sent a delegation to Baltimore
instructed for Champ Clark for the
presiden-y, substantially as long as ne
had reasonable show for the nominal
ton have not forgotten the betrayal
of the trust and confidence that they
reposed il that delegation of which
Henderson Martin was one of the lead
ers. 1t will be remembered that the
instructions at Hutchinson were sub
stantially this. without quoting them
in full, that the delegation was to sup
port Champ Clark for the presidential
nomination as long as he had rea-
sonable show of success and that that
delegation when Champ Clark had
about 200 more votes than his nearest
competitor in the convention and for
six or seven successive ballots there
after had an actual majority of the con-
vention, condition that according tt
the custom of the party in the past FOL
nearly a hundred years entitled him &c
the nomination bolted their instruo-
lions and betrayed the confidence and
trust reposed in them by the Demo-
Gratis of Kansas. 1t will be remember
ed that in the instructions at Hutch
inson it was added substantially that
if it became apparent that MI Clark
could not be nominated and two-thirds
of the delegation came to that con-
clusion, the vote of the deIegatlon
could be changed to Mr. Wilson Tor
second choice. Here is where the
treachery came in and I submit tina
any conclusion that Champ Clark had
not a reasonable show of success when
he had 200 more votes than his nearest
competitor and for six or seven sue
ceSsive ballots more than majority
of the convention, is CONCLUSION
grounded in treachery and betrayal and
Henderson Martin was one of the lead
ers The convention at Hutchinson
never contemplated nor intended ano
the leaders in this piece of treachery
to the Democrats of Kansas never De-
lieved that when Clark had 200 more
than his competitors and a majority
of the convention for six or seven bal
lots, that he did not have reasonable
show of success. The leaders in TINS
betrayal of trust and confidence were
H. s. Martin of Marion, r. ;. GAIT
skill of Girard, James w. Orr Of Atchl-
son, W. L. Carpenter Of Marion, C.
NJ. SAWYER of Norton and incidentally
Jerry Fitzpatrick of Wichita and Mike
FREY of Junction City. 1t should De
said to the credit of Barney Sheridan
of Paola, Judge Jackson of Wlnheld'
w. D. Kuhn of Holton, Charles Green
of Kansas City, Kan, Isaac Kinds OF
Mound Valley, j. L. Caldwell of Fort
Scott, Ed Finnup of Garden City, Dave
Ely OF Larned, and Mr.. E. A. Dye OF
Logan, that they felt the sacred
ness of the obligation imposed upon
them by the
and were very much opposed to V1oIat-
ing those instructions and changing
their votes from Clark but after
great deal of bulldozing and browoeat-
ing on the part of Henderson Martin,
Gaitskill, Orr and one or two others
equally treacherous and totally indif-
ferent to the instructions received by
them from the Democrats of Kansas
they managed to get IA, which was
enough to constitute two-thirds, ana
this treacherous outfit practically in
suited eyerv loyal Democrat when they
insisted that man who had 200 more
votes than his nearest competitor ana
for six or seven successive ballots a
substantial majority of the convention
did not have reasonable show of sue
cess. In the face of the above (and
am protesting merely as an individual
Democrat and not assuming the right
to censor or criticise the action of the
aforesaid gentlemen1 Henderson Martin