The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29
Taft League Chairman's Cam
paign Statement
Vote for Taft and Scratch Bull
Moose Nominees.
INTEGRITY OF THE PARTY
1T Demands Such Action by the
Voters.
4 Summary of Most Remark
able Campaign.

!
League for kansas, today gives out the
last campaign statement preceolls
election He sums up what ne cans
/ ..the most remarkable campaign eNeA
witnessed in Kansas He sets Iortn
| the Justice of the Taft cause ana tlie
/ efforts of the Bull Moosers to "reCA
the party. He urges an goou 80 - nsrt-
/ tr11e to come to the aid OF tnelr paity
and vote for Taft and rebuke the buli
Moosers on the ticket. In MS s'''
/ ment Mr. Dean says:
..rI7ba most remarkable campaign ever
witnessed in Kansas Will soon pass iii''
history. , +ia
have been contending with each otner
for the electoral vote of the state III
the first part of the struggle there were
but two electoral tickets-tne Fro5.S9
sive (BuIl Moose) party having at thae
time usurped the place reserved oy law
for the Republican electors of the OF
fetal ballot: thus, for the time belng
disfranchising the Republican voters
Public indignation at this outrage
however, finally drove the Bull MOOSE
electors over into the Independent
column. and the Republican electors
were placed on the official ballot under
the party. emblem. Since that time each
of the three parties has had It's separate
national ticket and the campaign mas
as the electoral tickets are concerned
In regard to the state tickets. how
ever the case has been far different
OF course, the Democrats have had their
separate state and electoral tickets
from the start but the leaders of the
Bull Moose party. in pursuance OF
nefarious policy (Which seems to have
been attempted by them in several
other states) apparently entered into
a corrupt bargain with the majority or
the candidates on the Republican state
ticket by which these candidates, and
the organization which they controlled,
were to support the Bull Moose ma
tional ticket. in consideration of which
no Bull Moose state ticket was to be
put in the field, but the support of that
party was to be given to these treach-
erous Republican candidates for state
Offices
The Case of Illinois.
"A similar attempt was made by a
committee of Bull ALOOsers to corrupt
the Republican candidates in Illinois.
Governor Deneen, in a recent speech at
Chicago, thus described the proposition
made to the Illinois candidates: Their
terms were that the candidates were to
remain on the Republican ticket, so as
to prevent the nomination of others, !
and should control the party machinery, I
and should direct their energies, and
the energies of the party. to seIf-des-
truction. Upon these terms the Repub-
lican nominees were to receive support
and cooperation, and their records
were to be approved by the Third !
Party The terms which the Illinois
Republican candidates Indignantly re-
fused. these Kansas Republican state
candidates seem to have accepted with /
eagerness. No better l-roof of such dis
reputab bic compact could be desired than /
the conduct of the parties. which is
familiar to all Kansas voters. These /
candidates on their part
Charges Against State Candidates.
list Voted in party council against |
a motion to request the Bull Moose
electors to get off from the Republican +
ballot.
"2nd. Voted for a resolution directing +
the secretary of state not to print the
names of Taft and Sherman at he
head of the Republican ballot
'3rd- Are supporting the Bull Moose
national ticket.
"4th. Controlled the party machinery
so as to prevent its use in aid of the
Republican national ticket
18th. Contributed to the Bull Moose
campaign fund.
''6th Did not contribute. either in
money or services. to aid the national
Republican ticket in Kansas
The Bull Moose leaders on their
part have supported these Republican
traitors in every possible way VIII
liam Allen White (the Bull Moose
IndndSeTD ndNlng not only SOIicited
support for them from his own rartv
but. going so far as to prepare and
send at great expense, sample ballots
to Taft Republicans and Bull Moose
voters of the state, illustrating how
the ballot should be marked fr order
not only to vote for the Bull Moose
but also for these betrayers
of the Republican party
Now Up to Kansas Voters.
TT IS now up to the voters 0f Kan
sas. to decide whether or not they will
approve the most perhdfous act of
political treachery ever attempted in
American politics All men love fair
play and hate the devious practices
of the doubled -crosser. To the hon
est and fair minded voter Cwhether
Republican or Bull Mooser) it is quite
immaterial whether these treacherous
state candidates are in reality Bull
Moosers. as William Allen claims
that they are, or, whether they
are still Republicans. as they claim
for themselves. engaged in the psrfidi-
Gus effort of delivering their party
into the hands of the enemy. In either
event, they merit the contempt of all
Mooser will therefore, probably vote
for his party electors, and let il 90 at
that: but. what the Republican voter
viii do TO those who have deliberately
betrayed their party, will be some
thing good to see. He has two OBJECTS
form:
Scratch the Party Traitors.
''F'irst-He will see that his ballot is
properly marked so that it VIII be
counted for Taft and Sherman.
-'Second-He Will see that his ballot
Is so marked that it will not be count