The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-27
.JACKSON'S TALK
1t Stirred First Session of Party
Council.
Cheers, HOOts and Kisses From
Excited Audience.

to finish its Iabors without night
session.
Cor gresham Fred 5. Jackson stir
req up the fractional feeling of the
Regulars and Progressives in the Re
publican party council this Afternoon
" hen he declared that President Taft
was not the Republican nominee for
the presidency and that Roosevelt was
the nominee of the Kansas Repubn-
cans by all the fair rules of the game.
Cheers and derisive boots character
lied the singing remarks of the
Fourth district congressman in MS
speech and for a time 1T appeared that
jackson would start an open revolt
The Jackson speech followed MS cleo
ton as chairman of the council ana
tor an hour he lauded the work of
the Progressives in the state and ma
ton end dealt severely with the ac-
tionS of the Regulars.
1t was shortly after noon today
when Jackson was nominated Tor the
craftsmanship of the council by United
States Senator Joseph L. Br1stoW. Inc
Regulars sat still and offered no can
dioate. Apparently they were willing
to sit in the council, but made no
effort to take an active hand in the
shaping of the course of the day
events. They had won their victory
N the state central committee meeting
an hour earlier and were content that
the ProgresSiVeS should drive the band
wagon, assume the leadership ana
Then Jackson went to the speaker
stand and began his speech of accept
ance. 1t was an impaSSiOned defense
of the Progressive principles and rheiI
work in the state and the nation. For
an hour Jackson eloquently told of the
accomplishments of Stubps, as speaker
of the house, of his work as governor,
of the business administration of the
state officials Then he went to the
work in the nation and declared that
he was proud that he himself had been
identified with the Progressive move
naent and had helped to shape the re-
form measures. Up to this time the
Regulars had sat with folded arms. II
might have been a Sunday morning
discourse that the Progressive COIL
gresham was delivering so far as any
showing of a demonstration was MADE
nv the Taft forces. Then jackson call
ed the name of Theodore Roosevelt and
there was an outburst of applause that
lasted a couple of minutes The ReSu-
lars smiled and watched the noise max
ing.
With this encouragement from the
majority of the 800 men in the council.
Jackson played harder on the Progress
sive principles. He jumped. into the
work of the Republican national con-
vention in Chicago and took up tne
nomination of President Taft. Then
things happened. A dozen men hurled
questions at Jackson but he never
stopped. Then the opposition TO the
chairman's sentiments began to grow
-he Progressive consressman's RepuDu
canism was criticised by a score OF
members of the council and the yells
of disapproval were mingled and IN
termingled with the cheers Tor the
words of the speaker. half dozen
men moved an adjournment, they yen
ed for Jackson to sit down. But jack
son was in the midst OF the STORM
70 xyin1d
1.-THE nomination, or pretended noml-
ration of President Taft was so ques-
tionable that thousands of voters IN
Kansas and MILLIONS of voters in the
nation regard that nomination aS
tainted" declared Jackson, as ne pc
gun the discussion of the work OF the
Republican national committee and the
rational convention. Il do not say
that the nomination of Taft was Sc
cured by fraud, but the arbitrary &C
ton of the national committee IN seq
ing the delegates was so hlgh hdioeH
and unfair as to arouse the most Sc
we're criticism. other nominations per
hans have been secured in IKE man
ner do not deny that. I am tolo
tbat Rryan's second nomination was
nv similar methods But that Is mo-
the Republican way OF DONG thlnss.
ssThe action of the national conVeh-
tior in endorsing the work OF the ma
ticnal committee has been the cause OF
disapproval. A question mas peen pre-
sented tIat is serious in its nature. we
Republican voters OF Kansas ousnt 70
settle that difference here a. nearly as
POSSIBLE The work of that committee
was so plain that we should not APP
nrove that nomination and Shoulo not
nIe,5ge our candidates to support the
nominee of that convention.
IT was evident that the Taft leaders
were nervous. They were gathering in
fall low tones
concerning the speakers reputation OF
the national convention. In the rear |
of the hall a member moved an ad- /
iournment, but Jackson never stopped
e'The contest in this state was under
stood. - urged Jackson, as he waded fur |
ther into the trouble that is dividing
the factions in the party. The vote m
Kansas was nearly two to one TOT
the Roosevelt electors. These are the
electors and We the supreme court OF
the the nartv. must say so. They have
been nominated and 1T does not lie IN
the hands of this committee. or this
council to take them off the ticket.
The Regulars began to see the plan
for the undoing of their work of the
They saw the plan to drive
the Progressives back into line and
to upset the work of but an
hour before Jackson was urging that
Taft was not the Republican nominee.
'"Who is it then? Is it Roosevelt? Is
it Wilson or DebbS? came cries from
the members of the council Jackson
waved for order and partially restored
quiet.
cat the independence convention
said Jackson, 1.-The delegates were in
structed to vote for Roosevelt. They
were not given a chance, because of the
action of the national committee. Now,
does this council propose to take these
electors off the ticket when they were
placed there by the voters of the state.
We ought to say that we will leave the
head of the Republican column in Kan
sas blank and
But jackson never finished the sem