The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-09
Chairman Spurred to Action by
First District Action.
State Committee viii Meet in
Topeka March Ia.
JUDGE ALLEN IN THE RACE
Topeka Democrat Candidate for
United States Senator.
Fourth to Enter Contest for
That Nomination.

The Republican state committee will
meet in Topeka on the afternoon of
March IA. The call was sent out by
State Chairman Dolley a few hours
after the call was announced for the
meeting of the First district congress
sional committee. The congressional
committee action and the announce
ment that it would arrange for a con-
vention stirred the state committee
chairman to Immediate action. Only
a few days ago Dolley had announced
that there would be no committee
meeting before April But at a confer
ence last evening it was decided that it
would be harder for the congressional
committees to call conventions after
the state committee had decided on a
primary than it would be before the
state committee had taken such &C
ton.
1t is expected that the state COM
mittee will decide in favor of a prl-
mary election for presidential dele
gates OF course, the state committee
has no Jurisdiction over the congress
sional committees. 1t can only ADVISE
and recommend to these organizations
for a primary. But the state commit
tee can decide on a primary only Tor
the election of the four delegates at
large and the state primary can only
be considered a concentration The
other sixteen delegates are to be choS-
en- by the eight congressional districts
The action of the First district con-
gressional committee taken yesterday
was the opening gun in the 1lght ana
the progreSSiVeS got on the hrlng me
a few hours later; 1t VIII pc noteo
mittee meeting sets the date a day
ahead of the congressional committee
meeting When the First district con-
gressional committee meet in Topeka
next Friday it will find that the state
committee has been before and de-
cided either on a primary or a con-
vention plan for the selection OF ma
tional delegates.
..The Republican state central com
rnittee is hereby called to meet at the
Knights and Ladies of Security nall
Topeka. Kan, Thursday, March IA
1912. at o'clock p. M
This NEE sting is called to designate
the time and place for holding con
vention to elect state delegates TO the
Republican national convention at
Chicago Also to determine whether
said delegates shall be elected by
statewide primary, at which all Re
publicans can freely express their
preference, or by the caucus anu Gun
This meeting is of vital importance
to the party. 1t is your duty to at
tend and personally represent the Re-
publican sentiment of your county.
81 n. DOLLEY, Chairman.
&C. c. BOLLINGER, Secretary.
Governor Stubs left today for
North Dakota, where he will make
several speeches for Roosevelt. North
Dakota will soon hold a primary cleo
ton for presidential delegates. Bryan
has been up in the little northern
state talking for LaFollette and against
T. r. Stubbs will answer Bryan. II
is a peculiar situation. Stubbs ola
not want to go to North Dakota. He
did not have time. But he has been
urged repeatedly by Roosevelt men
up there and from Chicago ana
washington to get in fhe campaign
The governor will be gone four or
five DAYS He will likely make
speeches in other western states early
this spring. He has had invitations
from nine western states to make
Roosevelt speeches.
AS regards the congressional COM
mittees calling conventions in defiance
of the recommendations of the state
committee the progreSsives depend
upon their committees to keep them
in line for the primary. The First dis
trict committee. controlled by An
thony was expected to try for con-
vention and so is the Third district
committee, controlled by Phil Camp
bell. but the others are expected to
side with the state committee for a
primary. The progressives also eX-
pect that the people living in the First
ana Third districts will demand
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