The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-16
SPLIT ON ROUTE
Jefferson Highway Delegates
Meet i'm New Orleans.
Plans for an International
ThOrOughfare Formulated.
TWO ROUTES ARE PROPOSED
One Would Come Through
Parsons and *. c., Kan.
Other Route Would Follow
Trail Over the OZarks.

New Orleans, La, Nov. 16.-Good
roads advocates from Mississippi val
ley states and the Canadian province
of Manitoba, here to organize the
jefferson highway association,
through which it is proposed to con-
struct an International thoroughfare
from New Orleans to Winnipeg, voted
yesterday to leave the selection of
the route to a. board of directors,
which will consist of one vice presi-
dent and three members from each
state.
Two routes for the proposed high
way are under consideration. The
Oklahoma. or Parsons, route runs
from New Orleans to Shreveport, La,
through Durant, Texas; Muskogee,
Okla; Parsons, Kan, and Kansas
S. D., and Fargo and Great Forks, N.
D., and thence to Winnipeg. The
Joplin route runs from New Orleans
to Shreveport, La, through Fort
Mo-; Des Moines, Iowa, and st. Paul,
MINI.
Factions Spit.
Former United States Senator La
Fayette Young, of Des Moines, was
appointed temporary chairman, and
Walter Parker, of New Orleans, secre-
tary at the opening session of the
convention. Strong delegates from
Missouri Kansas, Oklahoma ana
Texas, lined up into two well organ
selection of the temporary officers
and with the aid of supporters of the
two competing routes, fought over all
the conventions business. In the
early stages, the faction favor1ng the
Oklahoma route gained the advantage,
forcing the adoption of a method faV-
ored by that faction for the organ
ization of the convention 1t was I'M
successful, however, in it's attempt to
have its route for the highway Sc
aoo tod Nv ota IF he
Chairman Young submitted to the
convention the names of nine dele
gates to form the committee on per
manent organization, declaring that
an informal caucus had decided on
the persons named. Notifications of
the proposed committee were Strenu-
ously objected to by the Oklahoma
faction and led by d. M Fink, of
ceeded in having the convention adopt
the method of appointing one repre-
sentative from each state as a mem
Der of the committees on credentials,
rules and permanent organizations.
The committees were organized as
follows:
The Committees.
Credentials, F. H. Parrish, Ne
braska; Herman Roe, Minnesota;
Robert Dick, Oklahoma; w. N. King,
King, Missouri; Alexander Grouchy,
Louisiana; DR.. S. A. Weltner, Arkan-
sas; H. H Polk, Iowa.
Rules. R. NJ. Manley. Nebraska;
Senator T. E. eastman. Minnesota; A.
L. Churchill, Oklahoma; B. K. Cogh-
Ian, Texas; H. H. Shepard, Iowa; F.
L. Travers, Kansas; John M Malang,
Missouri; Walter Parker, Louisiana;
S. NJ. Dickey, Arkansas.
Organization, R. x Brown, Nebras-
ka; J. H. Beck, Minnesota; W. L.
Biggs, Oklahoma; w. N. Harrison,
Texas; w. A. Hopkins, Iowa; G. F.
Scott, Kansas; G. F. Adams, Missouri;
w. L. Polk, Louisiana; B. M. Dickey.
Arkansas.
North and South Dakota were not
represented on the three committees,
but the convention adopted a resolu-
ton to elect from each of those states
a vice president and three directors.
With the Dakotas represented in the
directorate, advocates of the Okla
homa-Parsons route claim they will
control the board.
The convention will close today.