The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-21

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These leaders report the organization
of Roosevelt clubs in twenty counties.
They will have a club organized in
every county in the state and will work
for county primaries to select delegates
| to the Independence convention. They
want to get the Roosevelt men stirred
up to take part in caucus and primary
in every precinct and to fight the regu-
lars with every kind of weapon.
At the morning preliminary held in
the governors offices Dick Hopklns
was elected temporary chairman and
r. A. Harris of Ottawa, secretary The
committee on permanent organization
for the meeting held later in the after
noon at Roosevelt headquarters in the
seventh story of the Mills building
was as follows: C. l. Davidson and
Henry Allen of Wichita, r. A. Harris
of Ottawa, Sheffield Ingals of Atchi-
son and ]. G. aBrker of Kansas City.
This committee to report on plans and
specifications for meeting later in the
day.
Resolutions for Roosevelt will be
passed at the evening meeting to Off
set the Taft resolutions of the state
committee.
Henry Allen Explains Purpose.
Henry Allen stated the intention of
the meeting when he said: This Is
an uprising. We have come here to-
day to whip the situation over ana
see if it wouldn't be a good thing to
organize a little movement to get the
sentiment OF the common people for
Roosevelt. This is a meeting of bust
ness men. We are interested in this
campaign because we want to deprive
business of that situation of unrest
and worry attendant upon hard con-
tested presidential campaign. the
nomination of Roosevelt would settle it
then and there. The November cleo
he
This is an evangelical movement"
Mr. Allen has just returned from
North Dakota where he went to make
Roosevelt speeches. Asked what he
mary held there Tuesday in which La
Toilette defeated Roosevelt for the
state delegation, Mr.. Allen said: THE
North Dakota primary was sham
battle between the progressives. Taft
got only 5000 out of the more than
$4,000 votes cast. But Taft is really
entitled to more votes than that in
North Dakota. His campaign mana
gers urged their followers to vote for
LaFollette. In justice to Taft must
say that he has more than 1900 votes
in the state of North Dakota
When asked why the Taft men
were urged to vote for LaFollette, MIR.
Allen replied:
I'm order to bring the blush of con-
fusion to the cheeks of Roosevelt men. >
There is only one Allen-and his
name is Henry. He lives in Wichita.
Howard Lewis, of Hutchinson, a
young and staIwart Roosevelt booster,
| declared that so per cent of the Re
| publicans of r emo county were for
Roosevelt And w. Y Morgan viii
not dispute that statement, either,
/ concluded Mr.. Lewis.
The Wichita delegation, eight strong,
| declared that this was a meeting to
form a volunteer Roosevelt organlza-
ton of state wide proportions"
Nearly every one of the forty out of
| town men reported Roosevelt clubs
formed or forming in their counties.
Dick Hopkins of Garden City, when
asked what they were here for, said:
ITO win the majority of delegates to
the state convention and the congress
sionaI district conventions. Also to get
action on the sentiment of three
fourths of the Republicans of the
state"
Mr.. Allen stated emphatically: I'm
| taking charge of the Roosevelt head
| quarters here, 1 wish it understood
| that it is strictly presidential propo-
sition. It has nothing to do with any
candidate for governor, United States
senator, or any other office. 1t is q
movement started to nominate and
elect Theodore Roosevelt the next
president of the United States"
Those Who Are Here.
The following answered roll call, 9TH
| ers coming in later:
/ William Allen White, Emporia-
Rodney Edward Reno county.
| Sheffield Ingalls,. Atchisen.
! U. g. Guyer Kansas City.
! Chas. E. Beck, Baldwin.
/ c. L. Davidson, Wichita
| Henry Allen, Wichita.
| Fred Stanley, Wichita
! Henry LASER Wichita.
| Tom Blodgett, Wichita.
| Harry Meade, Wichita.
Frank Wood, Wichita
Geo. w. Connell Lecompton.
William Blodgett, Kansas City.
w H. Brown, Kansas City.
Wiley Cook, Kansas City.
r. A. Harris, Ottawa.
Edgar Corse, Greenwood, Kiowa county
NJ. B. Light, Winfild.
| Will Wayman, Emporia.
| Chas. F. Hobbs, Baldwin.
| Karl Millr, Dodge City.
| C. w. Southwark, Wichita
H. L. Hartshorn, Ford
f. H. Stannard, Ottawa.
/ Howard Lewis, Hutchinson.
/ c. I. McGregor, O1ivet.
! A. w. Logan, Quenemo.
/ S. A. Davis, Newton.
| j.. c. Lyons Ford.
| j. P Bell, Baldwin.
]. D. Kennard, Lawrence.
| J. c. Barker, Kansas City.
| c. S. Holbrook Kansas City.
| Arthur Capper, Topeka.
ed Gates Fort Scott.
| w. w. Padgett, Fort Scott.
| viii Beck, Holton
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