The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-08
Insurgents Garry Second Dis
trict for Roosevelt.
Will Have Over One Hundred
Delegates.
DATES FOR The Conventions
First to Be Held at AtchisOn
April is.
Jackson Enters Race for Gov
ernOr for Democrats.

Roosevelt has carried the Second
Kansas congressional district. Enough
counties have elected delegates TO in
sure his majority WyaEdotte, Doug
las, Johnson and Franklin all elected
Roosevelt delegations to independence
and the congressional convention a.
Lawrence. This makes u out of the 12t
delegates from the entire district.
Taft has carried the First district.
There are six yet to hear from and
there will be hot fight in all of these
for delegates. OF the counties that
have elected delegates to state ana
congressional conventions so far the
count stands as follows:
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IA, Franklin
II. Jackson 10. Jefferson 10, johnson 10.
Nemaha 10, Wyandotte Sc. Total. los.
For Taft-Atchison IA. Dickinson Is
Leavenworth 20. Shawnee 81. Total, IS
There will be SOS delegates to thu
state convention at Independence May
s.
The congressional conventions will be
held as follows: First. Atchison. Apri
is; Second. Lawrence, May s: Third.
independence, May Il; Fourth, Empor-
Ia, April 30; Fifth, Manhattan. Nav 3:
Sixth, date and place not decided; Sew
enth, Dodge City. May II; Eighth, New
ton, April %.
Kansas City Mo. April S.-Judge A.
NJ. jackson, of Winfield announced
himself a candidate for governor of
kansas on the Democratic ticket YES
teroay This announcement comes as
a shock to Senator George H. Hodges.
OF Olathe, who thought he would have
no opposition, outside of J. B. Billiard,
mayor of Topeka, the resubnission
candidate, Judge Jackson is a. Clark
man. n
In regard to his candidacy Judee
Jackson said: IF am elected s,ovs1.,,o,.
OF kansas, 1 will not PLAY politics
VIII serve as the chief executive of The
people. l enter the race wfthout prein-
Uce' ana because 1 believe my partv
Will support me. have no III vii
toward any candidates already ~
nounced But believe the Democratic
prospects IN Kansas are too good this
year TO be jeopardized by factionaI
quarrels. 1 will represent Democrac1,
in my race and no particuls. faction :,
The Billiard men are feeling we'll over
ene Jackson announcement.eWh While tbey
readily admit that Jackson is a strong
candidate, yet they are sure thai he
will poll his principal strengtb 10 .t ~. ne
primary next August from amone ~
followers of Senator Hodges nh,
ngure further that Hodges is strons
enough to hold a lot of his votes 80
tnst with the drys of the party d.
Vided between these two we'll 49, -
men that Billiards. chances of ,o,1li,' "
ton nave been increased rather +I,a,,
nurt by the entrance of the Winfie1d
Judge IN the gubernatorial race.
Cimarron, Kan. April s.-Republi-
cans OF Gray county held a convention
mere 10 elect delegates to the Seventh
district and state conventions. G. r
Moore, G.. s. Howell of Cinnarron -
k. Id n N iiear
the state convention, and c. C. Isley
and ID. A Lupton of Cimarron. ] +
Jnsser of Colusa to the district con
Nentlon- RESOLUTIONS endorsing Roose-
Nelt were adopted and a boom for
Henry ]. Allen of Wichita for nation
al committeeman was started.
Clay Center. Kan, April s.-Tbe
Clay county Republican central com
mittee, through its executive commit
tee, has called a presidential prefer
encee primary for April %. On April
2I the convention will be held in CLAW
Center to ratify the vote cast at the
primary and select the delegates to
the state and district conventions.
Emporia. Kan, April s.-with only
two dissenting votes the Morris coun-
ty Republican committee decided to
submit presidential preference pri-
maries in all precincts April % from 1
to Z p. m. This vote in the precincts
will be instruction to the county con-
Vention April 25. each voter express
ing his choice on president Former
Congressman Miller sat in committee
by proxy
Salina, Kan. April S-After a
week of severe struggle for control
of the county Republican central
committee of Saline county the
Roosevelt men won and a primary
will be held Wednesday. April p.
Twenty-one of the twenty-six pre-