The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
FAVOR A new DEAL
Many KanSanS Are for Trout
man Harmony Plan.
Porter Young of Seventh Dis
trict Endorses 1t.

HunQredS or kanSanS, representa-
tives of both the Progressive and Reg
ular wings of the Republican party,
have written to Senator James A.
Troutman endorsing the meeting to be
held in Topeka, June in an effort
to reunite the party. These letters
have come from all sections of the
state and indicate that the meeting
will in all probability be attended by
full delegations from every county in
the state.
Representative Henry w. Wacker of
Kiowa county has written to Senator
Troutman stating that he has been
working up sentiment in his county
for the new get together plan. Il
have gone over the matter with a
number of friends" says Wacker in
his letter, land 1 find hesitancy
in but very few instances. The ma
jority of them feel that it is either
that or be helplessly defeated by the
Democratic party in the years TO
come"
Porter Young, chairman of the Re-
publican congressional committee in
the Seventh district writes his en-
dOrsement of the movement. Young
is a Progressive of the most pro-
nounced type.
Il believe this is good movement
and think very much good could be
DONE" writes Young. There will have
to be some concessions on both sides.
The men who defeated the Republi-
can ticket last fall Were not in a po-
sition to outline the policy or to make
the terms of any get together move
ment. My position is that with a lot
of the right sort of missionary work
between now and June 3, the result
should be very satisfactory and there
will be but one party opposed to the
Democrats. Personally, / have never
left the Republican party, but I ad-
nit that l have not very much use
for the bunch of Republicans who de-
feated the Republican nominees last
fall. 1 hope for the benefit of all con-
cerned that the meeting will result in
accomplishing the object for which it
is called"
movement is A. Q. Miller, Regular Re-
publican, Taft elector and editor of
the Belleville Telescope. "Our idea"
says Miller in writing about the har-
mony plan, sis to name an equal rep
resentation from both factions of the
party and to include several ladies'
Letters Are Not Unanimous.
F. L. Platt, editor of the Kirwin
Kansan, is against the movement, but
publishes the Troutman call in full.
Platt was strong for Roosevelt in the
last campaign
The Arkansas City Traveller, Regu-
lar Republican, is also against the
movement. The Kansan, in speaking
of the Progressives says: If they
want to come back to the Republican
party, lnSy nave IIidI pTINlleS6- 4ncy
went away of their own accord. Let
them return the same way and with
out importuning."
Homer Hoch endorses the harmony
scheme in a lengthy editorial in the
Marion Record. Hoch says:
I'VE believe that the movement
started by Stone and Troutman and
others-and which has the endorse
ment of practically every Republican
member of the house and senate-was
started in entire good faith and that
the men who have backed it are real
progresives. And if in this getting
together a certain bunch of leaders
on both sides have to quietly retire
and thus lay their ambitions on the
affairs of their country, or words to
that eject, the country will probab bly,
manage to get along someway with
out their highly distinguished official
service
1t is probable that a meeting will
be held in Topeka sometime in the
next week to elect 32 delegates and 32
alternates to the harmony conference.
The preliminary meeting will be COM
posed of an equal number of Progress
sives and Republicans. and it is the
purpose to divide the representation in
the conference in the same manner