Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-02
KANSAS COMMITTEE
CALLS CONVENTION


Topeka. Kan. Jan. IL. \ Dolley
chairman OF Che Republican state
central committee. hps received q
copy OF the call % the Republican
national committee for the national
convention next June. and II Is anti
cinated. In view of the vlrtua; Ger.
tainty that there will be no special
session Of the Kansas legislature 20
enact a presidential preference pri.
mary law. that Nr Dolley will con.
gene the state conmitte soon. The
call for a state convention 10 selec.
national deleeates-at-lar-e will be-
issued ~ the meeting. A February
state convention Is probable.
Some interest attaches now 10 the
talk for an aninstructed delegation
from Kansas to the national conven-
ton. Just how much root the idea
has taken is not known, but sugges-
tlons along that line have been bob
bling mp for several weeks and have
taken on considerable force recently.
The reason for an uninstructed
delegation. given by some or those
who favor Il. is the turbulent con-
dition OF Kansas political affairs
u Is cited that the Taft followers
would want Taft lndorsed. Of course,
and the La Toilette people would
stand 10 the finish for the Wisconsin
man
Roosevelt Men at Sea.
The Roosevelt sentiment would
hardly know what 20 do in view OF
the fact that the former president
consistently has declared thai he Is
not a candidate. II is asserted by IN 2
authors of the constructed idea.
that a split delegation from Kansas
to the national convention is very apt
10 be the result II all the congress
ional conventions and the state CON
vention instruct the delegates they
chose. The authors OF the idea say
that uninstructcd delegates should
be sent who are big enough and broad
nough to meet whatever emergency
NAV arise at the national convention.
The next month will bring all thes p
matters TO a focus. The best bet
Is that the much talked of special SEES
sion is "off" IL is safe to antici-
pate an early state committee meet
ing and also an early state conven-
ton Kansas probably will be one OF
the first state to settle its presidential
lineup.
Zig Fight Expected.
A biz fight over the delegation Is
certain Those who favor not In.
structlng say that their idea is born
II the possibility cf a deleeatiou, part
Of which world be for Taft. part fcr
La Toilette and part DESTROYS OF beinl'
for Roosevelt. They saw thiE would
I've unsatisfactory all around. ~Eiid
really wouldn't be Getting any
where.
but the out-and-out Taft men say
that there Is no question but that the
president will get the solid Kansas
delegation. The anti-Taft sentiment
is just as pronounced that Taft won'i
get the delegation. but that senti
ment is divided between Roosevelt
and La Toilette. with Roosevelt DAHL
getting the lions share. Bristov
IL tenaciously fighting for La Fol
lette. He apparently is trying 70 keel
the anti-Taft sentiment from swing
ing TO Roosevelt Just what thes,
factions will say TO having an unin
structed delegation is very problem
atical. but the plan is sure to be pro
iected upon the political horizon der
Ing the next four weeks and vii
> come In for discussion II may no
get far enough TO he mentioned twice
and II may be an important factor