The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-29
It Is Based on Sound Rep0b'
lican Platform.
If the MOOSers Come Back 1t
Must Be to That.
WILL Be NO COMPROMISE
No Bull Moose PlankS to STAND
Upon.
Program for Banquet and Cos.
sip of the Visitors.

Uncertain as to what the future may
mean to their party, but hoping Tor
the return of enough Progressives to
insure the defeat of the Democrats IN
November 800 Kansas RepuDncans
will tonight sit at the annuai olnHei
of the Kansas Day club in Masonic
temple and gather inspiration Tor the
coming campaign. With prayer IN
their heart for the return of the Bun
Moosers, yet scores Of Republicans IN
Topeka today firmly decline to yield the
principles of their party and demand
that If Roosevelt supporters or Two
years ago find place on the STATE
ticket, that they must stand squarely
on Republican principles and not strad-
die.
THAT there shall be no uncertainty
as to the things for which the Repup-
lican party in Kansas will stand IN the
next campaign, there is demand 1or
a Dre-primary convention to write a
tentative platform. There is demand
that candidates endorse the tentative
platform before entering the party pri-
maries. And the men and women max
ing these demands insist that nothing
but safe sound, conservative Republi-
can doctrine find a place in the declara-
tion of principles which they would Of
fer the voters next fall. Against these
demands, are the urgent appeals OF the
progressives of the party who woulo
write a platform that would make the
Bull Moose doctrine look mild and in
significant. And no man is wise enough
to know the result.
National Committeeman Fred q.
Stanley of Wichita is authority for the
statement that there will be a state con-
vention-at least to ratify the action OF
the national committee. He believes
the convention will go even further.
that it will write tentative platform
on which the candidates in the August
primaries will be asked to stand.
Stanley Expects Convention.
'T expect the state committee to be
said Stanley. They will reorganize
and call a state convention for an early
date to ratify the work of the Repub-
lican national committee. That much
is necessary. 1t is my opinion that
the state convention will go even, fur
ther and will write a tentative state
platform"
Not in recent years has the banquet
of the Kansas Day club been of such
significance to the party leaders. To-
d many things are being discussed.
Issues must be met. Candidates are
being considered. Tentative policies
are being reviewed and plans for the
campaign are being discussed. 1t is
a grave. serious hour for the Repub-
lican party in Kansas. For the first
campaign with the common enemy,
the Democrats. in control of the Of
fices and state patronage. A three
cornered fight in the state is certain.
There is uncertainty and doubt as to
the strength of the Progressives. And
among the Republicans today, there is
division as to the question Of strad-
die platform with uncertain results, or
a square-toed conservative platform
which promises slight hope for VIC
tory this year.
ScOtt's Convention Plan.
Or one hand is Charles F. Scott of
lola, who not only insists that the
state c, nmittee call Il convention to
write a platform. but demands that
the party forget to incorporate in its
principles the initiative and referen-
dunn, recall of the judiciary and judi
cial decisions and similar measures
Questionable to the conservative wing
Of the party. Scott has his following
and it is to be reckoned with in to-
days proceedings
Then there is the more radical ele-
ment Bristow, Capper. Akers, stone.
They want a platform with really.
truly progressive measures set forth
in black face type. These men and
their followers Will ask for a declara-
ton from the party that will lure the
Bull Moose back to the Republican
lair.
Many Of the leaders TODAY declared
in favor of resolutions asking for a
preprimary convention. Others fore
saw trouble in this action and sought
to forestall a decision.
Questions of platform princinles
were not the only sorrows of the men
behind the harmony movement. There
is the question of candidates It is a
big, grave question and Kansas Re-
pubiicans who came to Topeka TO-DAY
to talk politics, did not hesitate 70 teil
their views on the senatorial ana
guberratorial situations Curtis and
Bristow discussion flowed like water
in the hotel lobbies and with II was ~ =
talk of a harmony program with MAJ
A. NJ. Harvey as a compromise candi"
date.
Curtis supporters want a party con-
vention. They want the candidata.
aligned with specific principles which
they will represent in event thew are
nominated in the August primaries
Bristow followers are not SO s,,ra
about a convention. Some of then, 20 :
vor it. But they approach the matter
timidly. They suggest that the nartv
council should look after all the de-,
tails OF a platform after the candi-
dates are nominated.
How They Will Accept Gamer
With evident confidence that they will,
force the convention plan, friends ~
the movement quietly discussed the
Gubernatorial situation. Many OF them