Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-11

s.ata committee I shall not receive
certified credentials from any couh-
~ in the state that did not select
its delegates to the state convention
either by caucus, mass convention
or urinary; and unless the county
committees OF Jackson, Dickinson
and Cowley counties rescind the un-
authorized action they have ALREADY
taken and elect delegates In accord
ance with the official call OF the
state committee, by primary, caucus
or mass convention shall reiuse
~ recognize their delegates TO the
convention. In this action ani
absolutely certain will be sustained
nv AN overwhelming majority OF the
state committee"
The statement is called forth by
the action of the Jackson, Dickinson
and Cowley county Republican COM
mittees in selecting the delegates
To the state and congressional con-
ventions.
The first county committee to 90
this was Jackson which is controlled
nv the Roosevelt men. The INSIDE
Of its action is that the Topeka man
> ayers of the Roosevelt campaign
thought that with Jackson cincned
thew could control the First district.
Onlv IA members OF the committee
ware present, having been called to-
oether ON "a hours notice. They
acted on orders from Topeka ana
the fact that a relative OF Henry
Allen, manager of the Roosevelt
campaign, is on the delegation ls
evidence enough that 1t was planned
in advance. The delegates s9lected
were instructed for Roosevelt. Bnt
the next day Atchison county went
for Taft and the First district was
lost. Then the managers were scar
ed for fear Taft counties would FOL
low suit and repudiated Jackson
action. But there was bad team
! work for w. T. Beck, Stubs man
ager in Jackson, issued statement
defending the action as perfectly
right.
when Dickinson and Cowley fol-
lowed suit the managers went into
a ranic and orders went out that the
e delegates must not he seated. IL lie
a evident why. Jackson has only III
: delegates for Roosevelt; Dickinson
and Cowley have % delegates
The fact is that Chairman Doliey
coll FIR a convention provides in
e tbese words for the selection OF
9 delegates:
> .sThe delegates to this convention
shall he selected at such time an'
Inv primary, delegate, or mass con
vcmtiOn. or in such other manne
as may be determined by the count!
central committees Of the respective
counties"
Under this call, evidently prepared
for lust such tactics as were foi
. lowed In jackson county by th'
roosevelt men, the committee ma!
. do as 1t sees tit. This metnoo MAJ
: been followed for years and IS NJ
! new idea-except to the Rooseve'
managers who think they can maA'
hay by getting chance to pack eau
cuses or primaries with Democrats
of The wyandotte primary Saturda'
70 was n farce. In one ward no on
., voted but 20 negroes and they vote
for Roosevelt, though II is wei
known that the colored vote Is soiio
" against him because of the Brown
y VILE affair.
ne The cold facts are that the Roose
49, welt movement really cuts no figur
IN Kansas. 1t is well known tina
roosevelt stands no possible cnanc
80 of being nominated at Chicago. Wit
he about SO delegates out OF the 1ir'
- 95O selected It is apparent that .
"a out of II so far as nomination
concerned. The fight is simply
his name to control the state for u
of stuhbs crowd. In counties whel
he the Stubs men control like Salli
es, and Lyon the names of La Foliet
and Cummins are not allowed plac'
IN the ticket. In Clay the charms
Of the committee refused to allo
ol the committee to meet but cam
me an executive committee" of sew
eS' and It called primary. 1t Is roul
notifies" and the Stubs bunch !
tends to win If it can
The Taft men also intend to "
IL they can and so far as Dickins
\. county is concerned, 1t is not In