Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-09
Delegates-at-Larg Will be
Instructed for Colonel;
White Slated for Commit
teeman; Stubbs Speaks.
STUBBS AND BRISTOW
. ASKED AS DELEGATES
Roosevelt's Campaign Man.
ager Wants Them Named
but Both Men Asked to
Be Left Off.

independence, Kan, May S.-The re-
publican state convention which was
called to order at noon today to name
four delegates at large to the national
convention will indorse the candidacy
of Col. Roosevelt for the presidential
nomination and instruct the big four
to vote for him from the first ballot to
the last
William Allen White of Emporia,
will be indorsed for national commit
teeman e.,
The makeup of the delegation ap-
peared to be Henry j. Allen, Wichita;
Ralph Harris, Ottawa; John Landon,
Independence, and Ansell Clark OF
Rice county. The convention is going
to be given free hand. II there were
any real "slates" other than those the
delegates themselves had been boost
ing over night they did not appear be.
fore the convention opened. There will
be no rushing through of the big
four" Each one proposed for mem
belship will be voted upon separately.
Early today telegram addressed to
the convention was received from Sen
ator Dixon, manager of the national
Roosevelt bureau, urging the conven-
ton to name United States Senator
Bristpw and Gov. Stubbs on the Hbig
four Bristow wired from Washing
ton again that he would not permit
himself to be named, adding that Of
flee holders should keep off the big
delegation and give place to the work
ers. Gov. Stubs, too. was firm in his
declaration made several days ago to
remain off the delegation. ....
In his telegram Senator Dixon urged
the necessity of the attendance of Bris-
tow and Stubbs on the floor at Chi
cago, declaring their attendance would
do much for the Roosevelt candidacy.
No answer to the message sent to
Senator Dixon last night as to the
legality Of naming eight delegates with
half vote each had been received and
the convention will proceed with the
original plan OF naming four delegates.
Fred Stanley of Wichita, will be
temporary chairman, and Gov. Stubbs
permanent chairman.
Stubs Praises Roosevelt.
"The increasing legions of reform.
from Maine to California, have risen
up like a giant coming out Of a sleep
and at the opening of another great
battle for the rights Of man, have de-
manded the leadership of Americas
greatest popular OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Roosevelt"
The above declaration was made by
Gov. Walter r. Stubbs, permanent
chairman in concluding his speech to
the state republican convention.
We are now facing" said the gov
ernor, "a political battle royal, the
like of which this country has not wit
messed in fifty years. Problems or
greater import than any we have had
to deal with since the civil war are
involved in the present campaign.
"Are we to have a republic for the
classes or for the masses? In this
question is involved one of the greatest
issues of the campaign.
'Tn the nationwide struggle now
pending there Is no place for strad-
dler. He who is not for government
by the people and for the people, is for
by the political bosses and
for the corporation; for this Is hand
to hand battle and there is no middle
ground for political towards to oc.
cupy.
80 far as the people OF this state
are concerned we must say for them
here today, that Kansas stands for the
principles that the men and women
who produce the wealth Of this coun-
try are not only entitled to, but must
have their full share Of it.
''The great leader whose triumphant
banners have come here today from
nearly one hundred counties In Kan
sas not only stands for these princi-
ples but insists that now and hence
forth the political power which our
federal constitution declares to be in
herent in the people, must be exer-
cised by them as directly as possible.
Under his masterful leadership,
leadership founded upon experience
and buttressed by the faith and con-
fidence of the masses, he will not yield
an inch until the deliberate voice OF
the American people becomes the su-
preme law Of the land; until the Gug-
genheims. Lorimers, Penroses, Cranes
and every other type of political bosses
have been banished from the public
service.
81 shall leave the committee on re-
solutions to say more. ALI desire to
add is that the nation trusts this
leader as no man has been trusted by
the common people since the DAYS OF
Abraham Lincoln"
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