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Electors in Several States Are
Planning to Usurp Re-
publican Lists

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WASHINGTON, d. c., July H.
trying to steal Republican electors in
various States, and is in fair way
AZ making good on the theft, were
made at the White House by Repub-
licSn leaders who conferred with
President Taft.
The conference related to the ser.
ions situation In Kansas, South Da-
kota, Pennsylvania, California and
other States, where the Roosevelt
leaders have things In splendid shape
70 support Roosevelt men for. electors
under the coyer and gdise OF. Repub-
lican electors
Those who talked with the Presi-
dent and Secretary Hilles were Re
iresentatives Burke, Moore and
tlanpbeIl; the former yice-chairman
OF the Republican Congressional com
mitiee, and Mr.. Campbell vitality in.
terested because of the program Of
Nhe Roosevelters in Kansas. Repub-
khan Congressional candidates are in
vowed in nearly all the States. and if
the Republicans hope to elect a Re-
publican House In November they
must get the complications cleared
I'D. Representative Mckinley, chair
man OF the Republican congressional
committee, had seen the President
earlier in the day. + ~ g..
tThou Shalt Not Steal"
"The cardinal plank in the Roose-
welt platform is Thou Shalt Not
Steai'," Representative Burke told
the President and Mr.. Hilles, 'but in
South Dakota the third party people
have already proceeded to attempt to
steal the Republican electoral vote
of the State, the plainest and most
rotten game of theft ever tried in
American politics. The same game is
being followed in other States, and
the worst of it is that in some places,
possibly. the regular Republicans will
be helpless" a- IA II. H.
Senator Gamble Of South Dakota,
who also saw President Taft, denounc-
ed the game in his State as steal
and told the details. The Republican
state committee there met to, nomi-
nate electors, as provided in the law,
and to attend to other business. The
committee proceeded TO nominate
straightout Roosevelt men as elect
ors. TO be placed on the ticket as Re-
spnblicans, and admits that II they are
elected In November, although sailing
under the name of Republicans, they
will vote for Roosevelt. The Taft Re-
publicans, il is stated, have the re-
course in that State of putting Fegu-
lar Republican electors on the ticket
by petition, and this is likely to be
dane. -......
The Kansas Situation.
The conference related largely to
the situation in Kansas, where the
first test of strength between the
Roosevelt and Taft men will come
August 6, in the primaries to be held
that day. These primaries will be
for the nomination, as Republicans,
oe a full State ticket, Congressional
candidates, State Legislature and
electors. Gov. Stubs and Senator
8ristow are both out for Roosevelt,
and claim that if the Roosevelt elect
ors are nominated in the primaries
they can and will be put up as Repub
lseans under the heading Of Taft as
fhe Republican nominee, but will vote
for Roosevelt in the electoral college.
The regular Republicans in Kansas
are working like beavers to defeat
thfs scheme, but do not know whether
they will succeed. The Taft Repub-
Hrans have put up ticket of electors
and the Roosevelt people have done
the same thing. The Roosevelt peo-
ME will sail under the name of Re-
,,nblicans, the Stubs program being
not to bring the new party name into
the game, but permit the whole
scbeTce to be worked out under the
,,retense of Republicans.
T.ft Men See Breakers Ahead.
- the Roosevelt electors carry the
s,,vsraries and go upon the Republican
ssrret the Taft men, under the Kan