The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03

| against the reactiOnary Democratic
party and thus it will always stand.
| 1 hope today the words stand pat
and progressive won't be mentioned,
! but the name Rpublican; remembering
| that this is the Progressive party.
Let's forget. Let's get together. Let's
have peace
And that short speech might be
| called the keynote of the meeting. The
| program which Order had outlined
| was at least never lost sight of in that
| morning session. There was real har-
mony among the delegates and in the
selection of members of the commit
tees and the election of officers was
handled in manner that showed
leaning toward neither the Progress
sives nor the Regulars. Each shared
alike.
Three secretaries were named-not
that three secretaries were needed
but because that many were nominated
and the harmony convention honored
them all. The secretaries were: Sem
ator Lacey NJ. Simpson, Mcpherson
county: Representative S. T. Joselyn,
Sedgwick county; and Miss Effie LODI
er, Clay Center.
1t required a half hour to select the
committees on resolutions and busi-
ness organization. And in those selec-
tons there was again the evident lack
OF states. The delegates met in little
groups assigned to the congressional
districts and after a serious conference
reported to the chairman their choice
for places.
On resolutions two members were
named from each congressional dis,
trtct and one at large. The business
organization committee was composed
of one member from each of the eight
districts, with one at large.
Members of the resolutions commit
tee-by far the most important COM
mittee of the day-were named as fol-
lows:
First district-J NJ Gilman, Leaven-
- Ky ID r ct
son, Brown county.
Second district-Char1es F. Scott, lola;
Charles S. Holbrook, Kansas City, Kan.
Third district-A. H. Turner, Cha
mute; ]. D. McGrimes. Chautauqua
county.
Fourth district-Oscar Fagerberg,
Oldsberg; w. S. Kretsinger, Emporia.
Fifth district-A. Q. Miller, Belleville;
]. G. Strong, Blue Rapids.
Sixth district-Mrs. G. w. Smith,
Stockton; E. E. Mullaney, Hill City.
Seventh district-W. Y. Morgan,
Hutchinson; Carl sMoore, Kinsley.
Eighth district-J. NJ. Williams, Wich-
ita; S. T. Danner, Newton.
Members of the committee on order
of business were named in the following
congressional district order: Mrs Lucia
o. Case, Topeka; Charles A. Blair, Fort
Scott; Thomas Botkin, Cherokee coun-
ty; Theodore Richardson, Emporia; Col.
Billiard. Washington; p D. Scott, Rocks
COully -. DcIlIOuS, OOQSe AlIJs
]. H. Stewart, Wichita.
In the meeting today are many men
widely known in Kansas politics, both
as Regulars and Progressives. Among
the men who have been active in the
political affairs of the state in former
years are: Congressman d. r. An
thony Leavenworth; Charles F. Scott.
lola; John H. Crider, Fort Scott; w.
Y. Morgan, Hutchinson; w: A. Calder
head, Marysville; ]. M. Miller, Coun-
ell Grove; E. F. Porter, Pittsburg; j.
H. Stewart, wichita; c. S. Holbrook,
Kansas City; A. H. Turner, Chanute'
Mullaney, Hill City; D. w. Travis.
Pratt; w. P. Lambertson, Fairview;
J. G. Strong, Blue Rapids; Carl Moore,
Kinsley; w. E. Wilson, Washington;
Kretsinger, Emporia; ]. NJ. Williams
and S. T. Jocelyn, wichita; I. M. Ma
hin, Smith Center; DR.. Henry Dykes.
Lebanon; Paul Conwell, Kansas City;
Vinton Stillings. J. M. Gilman. E. f.
Brewster, Leavenworth; Gordon L.
Finley, Kinsley; S. T. banner, New
ton; Representative Laing, Russell!
DIR. J. H. Milliken Garnett.
It was shortly after o'clock when
the convention assembled to hear the
reading of the resolutions, which
meant the establishment of a new
party platform on which Kansas Re-
publicans and ProgreSsives were ex-
pected to gather in the interest of
party peace and harmony. While the
resolutions committee had been busy
with their work during the noon re-
cess such county chairmen as were
present at the meeting. had gathered
at the National hotel and discussed
the resignation of State Chairman J.
n. Dolley and laid plans for the call
ing of a special meeting of the state
committee to select new chairman.
Following out this plan for the re-
organization of the state committee,
NJ a1f II ,lfV <.-l-1v,
ton county will this afternoon urge
the appointment of a permanent har-
fnOny committee to work with the
state committee in advancing the llar-
nony program and perfecting a close
in every county ana
township in the state. This plan SEEM
ed to be in quite general favor, but
when the Washington county senator
offered his plan at the morning ses-
sion, it was sidetracked until the after
noon session, following the reading Of
he resolutions and the actions Of the
county committee heads regarding the
calling of a special meeting.
Republican National. Committeeman
Fred F.. Stanley of Wichita was not
ngs in which he declared for a re-
of the plan of distributing
representation in the national conven-
ion. In part Stanley said:
II have had the pleasure of address
ng the membership of the national
committee and other prominent Re-
,ublicans throughout the nation, with
view of calling a national convention
or the purpose of a redistribution of
delegates to the Republican national
for other purposes in the
of harmony of the party.
Possibly, after this letter is written
nd before it is submitted to you, there
viii have beer a definite plan made
ooking to this result sincerely hope
hat this may be true. AS / write this
etter, 1 am glad to report that I have
eceived favorable answers from nu-