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

ICODtiuued from rage One-J
vention, declared that they had not
been invited to the Hughes meeting
and were not associated with the new
organization scheme.
Block T. r. and Hughes
The fight on the Kansas. delegation,
it was admitted by leaders, will be to
block the nomination of either Hughes
or Roosevelt With claims of more
than a majority of delegates for favor
lite sons, the Kansans who oppose
Hughes will be herded together with
their support available for any of the
five candidates listed in the new COM
bination.
Threats of the Kansas Progressives
J to force early nomination of Roosevelt
may upset much of the convention
dope. White, Allen and other Pro-
greSS1veS have sought to hold back the
action of the Progressive convention
and to give the Republicans a chance
| to act. Now the Kansans are threat
ening to jump over the traces and set
pace for the Republicans All of
which will muddle the already trou-
| blesome situation.
kansans on Committees.
A. H. Denton of Arkansas City was
:nittee to notify the Republican
presidential nominee. ]. n. Tincher
| of Medicine Lodge is a member of the
committee to notify the nominee for
vice president
meeting of the Kansas delegation
to the Republican national convention
was held at 10 o'clock this morning.
Fred Stanley of Wichita was re-
elected national committeeman.
Charles F. Scott of lola was named
as a member of the resolutions COM
nittee and w. Y. Morgan a member of
Athe credentials committee.
E. F. Fulton of Marysville was elect
ed vice chairman. j. ]. Rhodes, Coun-
ell Grove, is on the permanent organ
izing committee. Emmett George is
and Al F. Williams is a member OF
the rules and order committee.
600 Want Seats.
Fred E. Stanley, reelected as ma
tiona1 committeeman, encountered his
first real troubles today when nearly
400 Kansans made demands for tick
cts. Stanley has 200 additional re-
quests for seats and the crowd is grow
ing with the arrival of every trair
from Kansas.
VIM. Allen White of Emporia was
Reelected as Progressive nationa
committeeman and was chosen as the
Kansas member OF the COMMITTEES
| which will draft the Bull Moose ma.
donal platform. Henry j. Allen OF
Wichita is the member of the com.
m1ttee on permanent organization
John Wiggam of Emporia. is E
with OHM Edwards, Eureka on tn,
rules committee and H. o. Woods
wellington on the committee on ordeI
. of business. Cyrus Leland, TROY. anC
Mrs. Laura F. Alexander, Stockton
are KansanS on the notification com
! mittee.
Curtis on the Ground.
; A special train Saturday night wa
announced today for Kansans who will
return after the double show.
Senator Curtis and Congressnna,
} Campbell came to Chicago this morn
ing. Senator Curtis urged a distribu
2 ton of the Kansas vote on the frs
$ ballot. He declared, however, that h
$ would not seek to direct the Kansa
S vote for any of the PRESIDENT favor
ties.
Republican delegates took a secre
ballot following today's conference
! The ballot is probably expressive O
s the attitude of the delegates on tn
first ballot but is not binding. TIL
: vote shows slight switch in the dis
tribution of complimentary votes, bu
shows that Hughes has neither game
4 nor lost strength on the delegation
| On the informal ballot Hughes re
| cetved nine votes, Roosevelt fou1
| Weeks four, Fairbanks two Knox
Lade rs win attempt to keep tn
| favorite son votes together it was AS
serted, with the hope that opportunit
may develop to defeat both Huehe
J and Roosevelt