Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-09-25
M.IvOx RESENTs KNAPP GONE
BACK INTERVIEW

Hoxie, Kans-, Septem Der 1e--Re-
publicans and Progressives of the
Sixth district agrees that Fred W.
Knapp of Beloit was well within his
right when he decided 10 return 10
the Republican party, but Frank A..
McIvor, former editor of the Hoxfe
Sentinel, and secretary of the Sixth
district Progressive committee, says
Mr.. Knapp is not warranted in at
tempting 10 herd the Progressive
voters into any mans camp.
M'IvoR GIVES HIS VIEWS
In an interview today Secretary
McIvor said:
MY attention has been called 10
recent issues of the Topeka State
Journal and Topeka Capital, contain
ing articles on Bull Moose Coming
Back, etc, wherein Fred w. Knapp,
former editor of the BeIoit Gazette,
urges the Progressives not TO place
congressional candidate in the field
in 1916, but to line up behind the
candidacy of one r. Nj. Anderson of
Beloit.
"Of course, Mr.. Knapp has the
right to do as he pleases in this mat
ter, but it appears to me that he is
just little premature, if not for
ward, in advising Progressives 10 line
up anywhere or for anybody.
UP TO VOTERS TO SAY
There are al least two candidates
for the Republican nomination for
congress and so far as / am concerned
and l believe my position Will be in
dorsed by every true Progressive in
the district, that is matter for The
Republicans of the district 10 settle
themselves, without the aid
or consent of any other party.
should the Progressives fail TO
nominate candidate, the members
OF that party should be left to SUP
port whom they please, whether ne
be Republican, Democrat, or any
thing else, and my guess is that
whether Mr.. Knapp desires other
wise, they will do it.
''Mr Anderson, i understand, is a
lawyer and a strong man In his home
county, while the other Republican
stockman and farmer who has done
much for the development of the
northwest corner of the state Mr..
Benton has lived in Decatur county
for a great many years, and il has
been my pleasure to know him per-
sonally for nearly quarter of a cen
tury as man whose heart has al
ways been in the right, and with
western Kansas
SMITH CENTER VOTERS EXPRESS
OPINIONS, TOO
Smith Center. Kan, Sept lS.-The
return of Mr.. Knapp, late editor Of
the Beloit Gazette, TO the RepubIi-
can fold, news of which was published
in last Sundays Capital, would have
had far more weight with the rank
and file, progressives here think, had
he come back bearing the olive branch
of peace and surrender instead of
trying at once TO assume the role Of
dictator by telling the loyal staying
party members whom they should
nominate for congress. The feeling
is very general in this part of The
district that Mr.. Knapp and all 9TH
ers who have strayed should be given
that they should at least occupy d
seat at the rear long enough 10 get it
warm before boiling up front As di-
rectors.
1.-The time is past when any one
man, clique or com mittee can dictate
who shall be nominated for any Of
fee" one of the Progressives said,
land now that Mr.. Knapp is back he
will simply have to get used to the
new conditions. Al this time the
voters of the Sixth congressional
district are in quiet way getting
the past records and learning the
qualifications of each of the congress
sional aspirants, and when the time
comes they can be depended upon to
select as their standard bearer the
strongest man in the field. Capital.
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