The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-01
mo CONVENT
Republican State Committee
Define Party Planks.

Republican State Committee
Define Party Planks.
SCOTS Plan Defeated by Close
Vote Of 30 to a.
Preferring to write q tentative plat
form itself rather than to leave the
matter to convention of $50 delegates
selected In local primaries, the Repub-
lican state committee Tuesday night
adopted resolutions setting forth the
measures which 1t declared repre-
scented the principles OF the party in
Kansas. Meeting the initiative and
referendum issues face to face, the
vored the submission of all constitu-
ttonal amendments to the people and
was in favor Of submitting an I. and
n. measure similar to the one for which
Republican legislative members voted
in 1913. AS the resolution did not
pledge the party to support the consti-
tutional provision. the resolutions were
unanimously adopted.
Preceding the appointment Of COM
mittee to draft the resolutions to be
offered as tentative platform. was a
50 minute display Of oratory. Tho fight
Lodge offered q resolution calling for q
state convention. He planned a con-
vention Of $50 delegates to be held
May 20 to write q state platform. AS q
substitute w. Y. Morgan of Hutchinson
proposed that the state committee
enunciate the party's Kansas principles.
AS a further substitute, 1t was moved
that both motions be sent to the
morgue.
Charles +. Scott Of lola. who later
made the principal speech of the after
noon in his fight on the Morgan sub
stitute.
Party Must Be Brave.
TO draft a platform here would JUS
tify the criticism that this Is q ma
ferring to the fact that but u counties
were represented and most of them by
proxies. Under this plan candidates
will be met by the charge that few
ringleadeEs got together and drafted
resolutions which were presumed to be
the principles Of the party. am not
a trouble maker. I am simply q Re-
publican. But I want platform on
which all Republicans can stand with
out humiliation, embarrassment or
compromise. Through q convention we
would get the concentrated. composite
sentiment of the party and hold a real
love feast. The Republican party never
won a victory unless 1t was doing the
honest and brave thing and it never
will"
But Scott was lighting against odds.
banner Replies to Scott.
s. T. Danner of Harvey county Sc
cured recognition Of the chair and re-
minded Scott that he had been a Re-
publican since before the days the lola
editor was born.
Forty conventions won't bind any
one." declared Danner. I'VE know
what the Republican party stands for
and there is no law providing for this
action
To which A. c. Pierce Of Junction
City came back and told about the days
of border warfare and the rebellion.
He wanted a convention and wanted
Two years ago the country was full
OF political rabbits." was the answer
that Pierce hurled back at Dahner's
argument. I've didn't know what
men stood for-and regret that some
Of those men were on the state ticket.
what happened two years ago. So
don't take chances"
c. N. Price who left Pittsburg only
the previous day, declared that Craw-
ford county wanted a convention and
that a state wide meeting would add
strength to the party.
c. e. Houston. Cottonwood Falls;
and DIR. L. p. Gillardet of Formosa:
spoke against the resolution offered
by Tincher, while Senator ]. A. Trout
man of Topeka supported the Tincher
plan.
Would Not Table Resolution.
Then L. A. Palmer of Marshall
county proposed to put a spike in the
proceedings. He offered q motion to
lay on the table. His motion was
Then came the fight on the Nor
gan substitute. It called for q resolu-
lions committee of seven members to
draft the things for which the Repub-
lican party in Kansas stood. 1t was
pretty fight. With the vote tied when
Wyandotte county's name was called.
Representative Charles 8. Holbrook
voted YES" and the Morgan substitute
had won. The vote was SO to IS
against a state convention. Wilson
county then changed from mo" to
yes" and the official score showed 81
for the Morgan substitute to 81
against.
Scott Fought 1. and r..
After q two hour session, a special
committee of seven members agreed
Scott. a member Of the committee
fought any mention of the I. and r.,
but finally signed the resolutions
when they approved submission OF
some sort of an I. and r. provision to
the voters and did not pledge the party
TO 1tS support. Inc cOulAASloc TcSoAu
tons favored "the submission of con-
etitutional amendments for the initia-
tive and referendum along the line of
resolutions supported by the Republic
cans in the last legislature" The
resolutions also denounced the Demo-
cratic tariff, Democratic state admin
istration. endorsed national prohibf-
ton and national suffrage and favored
the recall of derelict public officials.
Preceding the fight over a conven-
ton, J. C. Gafford of Topeka was
elected as chairman of the state COM
mittee to succeed J. N. Do1ley who
resigned q year ago to join the Pro-
MARTY f,,rf returned tn the Re.