The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-06
STANLEY FOR TAFT
The New Progressive National
Committeeman
Was Elected When William
Allen White Resigned.
He MAKES A Statement
Will Support Ticket Presented
to the People.
Comes to Topeka to Make
Plans for Campaign.

Fred B. Stanley of Wichita, nation
al committeeman from Kansas, who
was selected at the Chicago convention
after the resignation of William Aller
White, declares today in a statement
to the State Journal, that he will sup
port President Taft in the coming
campaign. Mr.. Stanley always has
been a progressive Republican, and
was temporary chairman of the last
! state convention, but he says that he
believes it his duty to carry out his
| ideas through the medium of the Re-
/ publican party In other words he has
/ turned down national affiliations with
/ the Roosevelt third party.
| The statement follows:
| There seems to be come question
| among the Republican workers as to
the policy of the national committee in
| the coming campaign, especially since
| the appointment fell to a Progressive
| Republican. In order that all Repub-
licans throughout the state may clear
ly understand the matter, I beg leave
to submit the following:
Will Support Taft.
THE Republican national committee
is composed of one member from each
state, which member is chosen by the
delegation from that state to the ma
tional convention The purpose of the
national committee is to advance the
cause of the ticket selected at the ma
tional convention. The delegation
Kansas WnlCn S6lGCISu me as ma
tional committeeman for this state
was composed of eighteen Progressive
Republicans and two delegates who
were original Taft men. am inform
ed that received the votes of the en-
tire eighteen Progressive delegates
from this state for this position. Prior
to my selection the convention adopt
teeman should serve on the commit
teeman should servS on the commit
tee unless he would support the ticket
chosen at the convention. This fact
was known to the Kansas delegation at
the time of my selection and I was
selected under this rule.
Is Still n Progressive.
THE delegation which made the Sc
lection evidently desired that I should
accept the position subject to the fore
going rule and I did accept the posi-
ton in that spirit. 1 have been a Pro-
gressive in the Republican ranks for a,
number of years and I steadfastly ad-
here to the principles for which I have
contended in the past. believe how
ever, as / have always believed that
the Progressive ideas can best be ad-
vanced through the inStrumntality of
the Republican party, and in the posi-
tion to which 1 have been appointed I
intend to support the ticket which the |
Republican party has presented to the |
people. This I believe was the purpose |
of my selection by the Kansas delega-
ton to the Chicago convention
Planning for Campaign.
"I came to Topeka last night for the |
purpose of comforting with the Repub- |
lican workers here with reference TO |
plans for the coming campaign.
There seems to be some question rs |
to the attitude of certain candidates for |
presidential electors toward the ma
tional ticket. I had not thought that |
there would be serious controversy over
this matter and hope that when the
facts are clearly understood the
trouble may not be a real one. shall
take this matter up at once and shall
have further statement to make when
learn more of the facts