The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-26
READY FOR FRAY
Politicians to Topeka by Every
Train Today.
Three Party Councils and State
Committees to Meet.
bolt" TALK WEAKENS TODAY
Only 75 of 800 Council Members
Are Taft Men.
Republicans, Democrats and
Socialists Plan Platforms.
ToInorrow,s Prograrn.


a. m-Republican state central coTa-
mittee- Representative hail.
a m.-Democratic state central com
mittee. City Auditorium.
a. m--Socia1ist state central commit
tee. City commission chamber.
Noon-Repubhcan party council, Repre-
Noon-Democratic party council, Audi
torium.
Noon-Socialist party council city hall
tional hotel
Marshalls band, Grand opera house.
p m--Democratic mass meeting,
Auditorium.
This is the stage setting for what
promises to he one of the most i'm
portant days in Kansas political his
tory IN years The split in the Re
publican party has drawn the forces
of both factions to the party council
session tomorrow and it is anticipated
that loco Republicans and 500 9TH
er politicians will be there in their
war paint.
Today the hotels in the city are fill
ing the lobbies are crowded with Re
publicans. Democrats and Progressives
ana the political headquarters are
steaming with the final boiling of the
pots. Topeka will be in the hands OF
the political leaders tomorrow-the
grip tightening today
VIII the Regulars Bolt?
The topic that concerns a large pc TT
of the gathering today is the predicted
action of the Taft Republicans at the
partv council Even the Democrats
are allowing their enthusiasm TO 6rIp Zip
over into the Republican ranks. ne
thicker the fight between the. Repup-
lican party counclImeh-lhe hopPAe-
are the Democrats.
The rurnor Saturday to the effect
that the Taft Republicans Woulo IN
sist on an endorsement OF Presloent
Taf+ and then walk out of the party
council if they were defeated Is loS
ing ground today. When tne ma l
compiIation of the strength OF the W.
factions was summed up To-Day II
-1,ovrs that the Taft forces have only.
about rs of the 800 votes in me parry
council. This is much weaker tnah
'the Regulars had been figuring on uh-
der the preliminary plans. 80 20
5av that a bolt or an organlzatlon
of a new party council Woulo pe
rather weak opening OF the pa @paetie he 20
this state. But they insist Ia ;ttnd IF IF
ct resolution will be subm mltteulll
= is voted down, there is nothlns lse
+or the rs delegates to do put 4e take
their political medicine anu
+bair energies to state planks-
Tba Roosevelt supporters are not
hoIdine, back their intentions from the
I,,1b1ic The platform announced IN tne
Site JournaI Saturday evening, VIII pe
fo11o1ved out Several additional minor
oIavLs win be carried from the Bun
Moose forest. They will not rldlcule
+bo res11lars by forcing Roosevelt en-
fIorsement down their throats-instead
tbev will forget the national admins
trafion and devote their time to the
review of the last ten years OF FRO
eressive rule in Kansas-with the
promise that the people will have more
of it.
No Counties Endorse Tart.
William Allen White, national COM
rnittSeman of the Bull Moose, anu a
close adviser with Governor Stubbs-al-
81 one of the authors of the PLATFORM
that will be submitted tomorroW-an-
rcunced this afternoon that as far as
he could find out, not a county CEN
tral committee in Kansas has endorsed
+he administration of President Tart.
II is true that a number of county COM
ruittees will send chairmen here to vote
for Taft at the party council-but ac-
cordins to Whites source of informa-
ton not an endorsement of the nation
al administration was passed.
This is looked upon as ar omen by
both forces in the Republican party
an omen of peace in the party council.
At least it is figured that the national
emblem will not stir up the row that
was predicted before the county re-
ports came in Saturday