The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-15
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
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Perhaps, in view of the trouble that
already faces the Republican party IN
| Kansas the ProgreSSiveS Will pury
within the party-the regulars-an
olive branch with the fond hope thaI
it will promote party loyalty ana mar
mony in the November election. Ihat
| they would gladly seize the emporium
| ity to repudiate the Taft nomination, is
| practically conceded by the Progress
! ives themselves. But such an eHort
| would call forth tremendous uproao
| from the regulars and perhaps even
| some ProgressiVes in the council mlSht
refuse to endorse such a course.
| 1t is concerning the political conVlc-
/ tions of the los county chairmen that
the marty leaders in Kansas are now
uncertain. There is also an uncertain
| tv as to the political views and bel1efs
of the legislative candidates VINO VIII
sit in the council and pass IN 1udg-
ment on the hopes and promises oI
Kansas Republicans. Even though the
Progressives can show fair majority
in the council this year, there IS an
uncertainty as to how far they VIII
attempt to force their theories IN the
writing of a state platform; or the sun
more serious problem of discussing In
q candid and open hearted manner
their views of the work. of the Repup-
Iican national committee and the chi
cago convention.
Earl Akers, the Progressive candl-
date for state treasurer stated that
he knew nothing concerning the fac
tional complexion of the 1912 council
and that so far as heknew neither
the Progressives nor the regulars had
made a serious effort to sound the
sentiments of the PSI men who will
have a hand in the writing of party
pledges.
II really don't think there will be
anything serious this year." declared
Akers In fact the probable actions
of the council have been but little dis
ures will be written in the platform
and if there is plan to write new
issues in the platform this year, have
not heard of it,
BY which, Akers explained later, the
issues this year will in many ways
paign. 1t is believed by the Progress
sives that the 1912 platform will fol-
low close to the lines of the 1910 pledge
will advocate the initiative and referen- |
dunn, the recall, the fee and salary bill. |
the short ballot, one four year term |
for all public officials; and similar re-
form measures. AS to the other things |
which may happen when the council |
meets, the leaders consult only among |
themselves and their plans for August |
81, will not be made public in ad- |
vance.
The party council will be composed
of the chairman of each of the los |
county committees, the 125 representa-
tives and 40 senatorial candidates, and |
all candidates for state office. The |
chairmen of the various county COM
mittees will not be named for several |
days and until the heads of the county
committees are announced, plans for
the meeting of the state council will
be kept strictly under cover.
CONGRESSMAN Fred G jackson will |
return to Kansas next Monday. In a
letter sent to Topeka this week, Jack
son stated that he expected to leave
w Washington Saturday night and be-
jieved that the greater portion of the
work of the present session of congress
would be concluded by that time. Only
the appropriation bills are causing real
alarm in Washington at this time and
as soon as the pending measures are
of the Fourth district con-
gresham expects to return to Topeka.
He has not announced his plans for
the coming campaign, but will prob
ably devote much of his time to his
political interests in the Fourth. Dud-
ley Doolittle of Strong City, who was
Democrats, will make an active cam
paign this fall in an effort to defeat
the Eureka lawyer.
The plans of n. b. Burge to organ
ize state wide Taft club, whose pur-
pose will be the defeat of Stubs and
other Progressives, has caused little I
Joy in the campaign of the candidates
who represent the new thought of the :
Republican party. If a fight is made I
on Stubs candidacy for the United I
states senate and is extended to Ar
.hur Capper. Earl Akers, Congressman
Jackson in the Fourth, Congressman
Murdock in the Eighth, Congressman
Rees in the Fifth and Candidate ]. L. |
Brady in the Second, it is extremely
probable that the Progressives them
selves will start back fire. In this
event, the Progressives will likely car
y out their threat to put third party
in the field against every
regular Republican candidate for state 7
office and draw a fight on Attorney
General John S. Dawson, Secretary of
state Charles Sessions and State Aud
tor w. E. Davis. This is a situation
which the Kansas Democrats will well J
'ome with joy, but one which party /
eaders of both factions concede would
'esut in the probable delivery of the S
Aansas delegation in Washington, the r
tate legislature and the good Jobs in T
he state house to the Democrats. who
or Is years have entered a state ticket Id
n the November election through g
mere force of habit and an Unborn de- r
sire to continue their organization in f
he state.
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