The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-12
MANY LETTERS
They Come to TrOutman on
Harmony Meeting.
Republicans Volunteer to Work
for United Party.

Hundreds of letters from all parts
of the state have been received this
week by Senator James. w. Troutman,
leader in the Republican harmony
movement, and almost every MESA ge
indicates that the get together plan
is taking deep root in Kansas. Pro-
gressives and Republicans alike have
volunteered to work for a reunited
party and will bring delegates to the
convention in Topeka June 3.
This week Carl w. Moore, chair
man of the Edwards county Repub-
lican committee and a Roosevelt dele
gate to the Chicago convention, de-
clared for the new plan and prom
ised to come to Topeka with an Ed
wards county delegation.
GAS a delegate to the national Re-
publican convention last summer
says Moore, Il was not in favor of the
organization of a third party and am
still of the same opinion. [ am, how
ever, free to admit that I supported
Mr.. Roosevelt in the election as did
hundreds of other Republicans, but in
so doing L did not feel that L had
left the Republican party"
w. e. Broadie of Kinsley, a La
Toilette Progressive-Repu is in
has written Senator Troutman
lengthy letter favoring a rejuvenated
Republican party.
Representative A. Fl. Turner of
Neosho county declares that he is not
only in sympathy with the new plan,
but will devote considerable time in
an effort to bring together the war
ring factions in his home county.
Representative A. Showalter of
Thomas county and Representative
George A. Helton of Comanche coun-
ty have endorsed the Troutman plan.
Helton is a pronounced Progressive,
but states that he is in full accord
with the work for a reunited Repub-
Hcan party.
Il am a Progressive, but will not
give up my Republicanism. 1t has
stood the test against all third par
ties from Greenbackism down." writes
H. NJ. Joy of Hays, Ellis county. Joy
is coming to the harmony meeting.
A G. Pierce of Junction City, who
was member of the Kansas legis-
lature away back in 1862, is an orig
ina1 LaFollette man and lined up for
Roosevelt against Taft in the last
campaign. Now Pierce wants the fac.
tionalists to get together and he has
promised to come to Topeka and do
his share of the work.
In the letters this week were
lengthy messages from DR.. John B.
Dykes of Lebanon, Smith county; and
from Representative G. A. Gillian of
Stanton county. Each of the men
promised to come to the harmony
and endorsed the Troutman
L.
Senators Lambertson of Brown
county and Stillings of Leayenworth
county attended the original harmony
meeting in the secretary of states Of
flee. This week they wrote enthu-s
siastic letters to Senator Troutman
and promised delegations from their
counties when the state
wide harmony plan is launched in To-
peka in June.
Another letter this week was from
G. Gundy of the Atchison city
court. He believes that the new plan
will result in the winning of the state
back to the Republicans and has
promised to attend the convention.
Already delegations are being
named in many counties. Next Tues
day Pottawatomie county will select
it's delegation. The Pottawatomie
Republicans have asked Sem
ator Troutman to attend their meet
ing and he has promised to go to
Westmoreland and make a speech on
the date of their convention.