The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-05
Supposed 1t Would Be Given as
Matter of Course.
JACKSON FURNISHES ANOTHER
Committee There Names Dele
gates on Own Motion.
Insurgents Refuse to Hold
Convention or Primary.

The action of the Shawnee county
Republican convention in refusing to
| endorse the candidacy of Arthur Cap
per of Shawnee county for governor is
| unusual in the political history of the
| state. 1t shows how far the factfonal
fight in the party has gone. and to
what bitter lengths, when a local can
didate for a high Office cannot get
local support because he is of the 9TH
to Taft was undoubtedly responsible.
J. B. Bun" Adams, a regular, was
endorsed for congress in the E1ghth
| district by his home county committee.
and Butler county is insurgent.
c. S. Huffman, candidate for COVER
| nor, was endorsed by his Crawford
county committee.
Frank Ryan was endorsed in his
home county of Leavenworth
Walter Payne, regular, and candl-
date for treasurer, was endorsed by
the progressives of his home town of
Lawrence.
in full control of the situation. refus-
ed to consider the endorsement of
Arthur Capper of Topeka without
fight. And they were in the endors,
President Taft. Senator Curtis and
Congressman Anthony. The Anthony
and Curtis men were in control OF the
convention. The much talked OF har-
On the other hand, the insurgents
are not wasting much time and effort
in their search for harmony in the
G. Q. P. Over in Jackson county they
had control of the county committee
and they took advantage of the state
call that allowed them to name the
state convention delegates any way
they wanted to. The Jackson county
state delegates itself without calling
either convention or primary. This is
the most remarkable proceeding IN
the selection of state convention dele
gates in the history of this campaign.
1t is the hardest blow at the primary
system The most striking usurpaton
of power of the people to take a part
in affairs. And by insurgents, too.
The action of the Second district con-
gressional committee last year in call
ing convention instead of primary
is the only parallel of the Jackson
county committee action. And the Sec
ond district committee was insurgent,
too Tt takes an insurgent to really
and effectively kill an insurgent prin-
ciple With all the talk of the Roose
Welt campaign managers from coast 20
coast for a primary, Roosevelt COM
mittee in Jackson county refused to
call either caucus convention where a
few people might take part, or a pri-
mary where all the people might take
part, but proceeded to name the dele
gates by committee. The Taft COM
mitteemen Favored a primary. HAD TINS
act been done by a Taft committee in
behalf of Taft the insurgent papers
would have called on the high heavens
to witness the outrage and the gov
ernor would have sent several tele-
grams to Washington. But done by :. |
Roosevelt committee in behalf of
Roosevelt it is all right and proper. |
Verify, it dependent upon whose OK IS
gored.
Four of the eight counties of the |
First congressional district have al |
ready named delegates to the state and !
congressional conventions. Shawnee |
and Leavenworth named 81 delegates |
for Taft. Jefferson and Jackson named |
20 for Roosevelt Atchison, Brown, Don |
iphan and Nemaha are yet to hear
from. The big fight will occur in At
Gibson and the complexion of the First |
district delegation may hinge on that |
fight. The four remaining counties |
have Al delegates to elect.