The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-05
CONVENTION
POLITICS

Indiana Republicans. several hun
bred strong, moved on to Chicago to-
day to support Charles w. Fairbanks,
Indiana's choice for the presidential
nomination. Boost Fairbanks; knock
nobody was the slogan of the Hoosier
invaders. Two special trains, one
from Evansville and the other from
Indianapolis, carried about 500 Fair
banks men. The vanguard is expected
to be Joined Wednesday by more than
200 Hoosiers from the northern part
of the state and big Fairbanks pa
rade with much red fire is planned
for that night. Mr.. Fairbanks will re-
main at his home during the conven-
ton.
John w. McGrath, Colonel Roose-
today that. Colonel Roosevelt will not
come to Chicago during the conven-
tons.
William Allen White of Kansas, siz-
| ing up the situation says the favorite
| sons are a joke and that nobody con-
| siders them seriously: LAS the dele'
gates from the home state arrive they
tell the truth about the favorite son."
| says White. That is that he is no
favorite at home. The favorite son
was pest in state politics. He got
the delegation to keep him quiet
| George W. Perkins, of New York,
| besides looking after the T. r. boom
and running the Progressive party
generally has taken to writing for the
papers He's a real reporter. this week.
AS Perkins says in his story today,
| Men do not have to fight with shrap-
mel, dreadnaughts. submarines and
Zeppelins in order to wage a mighty
conflict on which the destiny of a ma
ton or a world may hang
| The Kansas delegation of twenty
| arrived today, each member wea ring
a large yellow and black sunflower in
| the lapel of his coat The delegates
i are uninstructed, but it is said will line
| Hughes. 9; Weeks, 4; Root 5; Fair
banks, q The second choice of a ma
jority of the delegation is said to be
| Hughes. There are no Roosevelt del
egates. The delegation will caucus to-
| morrow.
| The big delegation from Pennsyl-
vania, including the Brumbaugh and
| PenroSe factions, arrived today. Lead
| ers in the Penrose delegation said
| there had been no capitalization of
| sentiment on a candidate. Members
| of the Brumbaugh delegation said
| they would support the Pennsylvania
| governor long he permits his
| name to be used.
Chairman Pickett of the Georgia
state central committee said that the
| uninstructed Georgia delegations is di-
| vided with twelve for Roosevelt and
| five for Hughes.
| The Iowa delegation at a general
meeting today agreed the hope of Sem
1 lf
| elimination of Colonel Roosevelt and
| Justice Hughes. Committees have
| been appointed tc look af-er delegates
in Kansas, Washington, Arkansas
| and Oklahoma who have signified
| their intention of voting for Curnmirls
John Hays Hammond, president of
| the National Republican league, will
| be host tonight at a. dinner to about
| fifty of the more prominet figures in
VIVA has been known as the "Old
Guard" Those who have accepted in
vitations do not anticipate that the
gathering will be productive of any
concrete movement in favor of any
| candidate.
Nebraska's IS uninstructed dele
gates came in today and brought a
vice presidential boom for former
Senator Burkett. Fourteen are in
i structed for Senator Cummins for
president ana TWO IOr Henry Ford OF
Michigan.
George Won L. Meyer, of the Roose-
welt Republican committee, held
numerous conferences during the day
| in the Roosevelt headquarters. Mr..
Meyer said he found a marked in
crease in Roosevelt sentiment which
set in Sunday and added that it was
quite remarkable how it was increas-
ing.
William Jennings Bryan, is a news
paper correspondent. made the rounds
of all the headquarters of the presi-
Dental candidates. The first head
quarters he asked for were those of
Colonel Roosevelt. In his rounds he
could not escape interviewers, who in
this case were Republican delegates.
While in the New York state head
quarters Mr.. Bryan was asked if he
would accept the nomination of the
Prohibition party and replied that he
could do more good for prohibition IN
the Democratic party.
Nothing short of the presidential
nomination will do for Charles w.
Fairbanks. Hoosier favorite. son, his
headquarters announced today In
der no circumstances would seek nor
accept the second string honor.
Indiana Republicans the an
ncuncement declared, ARE here for
but one purpose and that is to nomi-
nate Mr.. Fairbanks for president as
the logical solution of the problem
that confronts the convention
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