The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23
Observation-Disclosures.
Henry ]. Allen, Wichita.
Victor MurdOck, Wichita.
w. S. Sartin, Kansas City.
o. w. Dawson, Great Bend.
DISTRICT DELEGATES.

First District-Cyrus Leland, Troy;
Sheffield Ingalls,. Atchison. Alter
mates: Ira Collins, Sabetha- Mrs. Eliza
beth u. Lowry. Topeka.
Second district-Peter Shiras, Otta-
wa; Professor F. A. G. CoWper. Law
renee: Samuel j. Kelly. Olathe: W. X.
Hcrr'ion, RosedaIe. Alternates-Miss
Halle Tucker, Kansas City; +. E.
Smith, Savonsburg; c. w. NeIoms,
Kansas City: +. F. Abbott. Lane.
Third District-John Landon, Inde-
pendcnce: Is. F. Ladow. Fredonia. AL
ternatcs: j. F. WooIscy, Ccdarvale; T.
A. Sailors. Chanute.
Fourth district-M. L. Stockton,
GridIcy; John A. Edwards, Eureka;
John H. Wiggam. Emporia; f. j.
Fisher. Wamego. AlteTnates-W. b.
Dalton. st. George; p. j. Norton, Cot
torwOod Fails; G. W. Jenkins. Wa
mt 20: {. r. Logan. Quenemo.
Fifth DiStrict-Dr. c. 4. Rabcr,
junction City; Daniel d. Easement,
Manhattan. Alternatcs: \. w. Rice,
Abilene: d. G. Gould, Concordia.
Sixth District-J. w. Neyman. Phil
Iipsburg; V. X Hoover. Russell; j. X.
Mitchell, Osborne; Mrs. L. F. AIexan-
lectcd by delegates.
Seventh District-Arthur FL. Burtis.
Garden City; C. C. Iseley, Cimmaron;
DR. z. r. Milton, Dodge City; A. w.
Hartnctt, Stafford; Samuel Griffin,
Medicine Lodge; Rodney Edward, Cas-
tIeton. AIternates: c. Il. BuckIin,
Pratt; A B. Daugherty, Scott City;
II. c. Taylor. Lyons; John Evans.
I<iOwa; Mike Sutton, Dodge City;
Richard j. Hopkins, Garden City.
Eighth District-HaTry l.. Woods,
Wellington; c l.. Davidson, Wichita
j. T.. Swain. Caldwell; +. NJ. Leach,
Wichita. AltcrnateS: John NanOrd-
strand, MCPHERSON; Harvey Matter,
MCPHERSON: Walter Herrick, WeIIing-
ton; c. w. Harvey, Eldorado.
Looking to Colonel Roosevelt as the
one man to lead a reunited Repubh-
can and Progressive party in the 1915
campaign, Kansas Progressives in
their state convention this afternoon
selected delegates who would be for
Roosevelt first, last and all the time.
The real fighting spirit broke out dur
ing the keynote speech by Henry
Allen of Wichita during the morning
session and took u fresh start this
afternoon when Carr Taylor of Hutch
inson. elected permanent chairman,
told the delegates there could and
would be no compromise.
Every act and every word of the
convention was for single purpc-, :
the selecting Of a delegation that
would stand firm and go to the last
ditch to get Roosevelt The delegates
wanted harmony, they declaie
wanted to get together with the Re
publicans in Chicago. But the getting
together they asserted in loud and
forceful tones, would be on the basis
of Roosevelt as the harmony candi-
date.
Seventh Had Its Way.
Methods of selecting delegates, the
number of delegates and minor details
of the convention were lost sight Of
The Seventh congressional delegation
went into the state convention with a
list of six delegates and six alternates,
all of whom wanted to go to the con-
vention. There was a protest. But in
the end the Big Seventh had its way.
Then the Fifth district came back with
a list of four delegates. Other dis
tricts elected two and four delegates
each. The original call gave the state
but 13 delegate+11 from the con-
gressionaI districts and two at large.
That plan went out of style early.
At first there was a disposition to
double the size of the delegation and
reduce the voting power of the indi-
vidual delegate. But the demand for
places on the delegation resulted in a
turn which will give Kansas a repre-
sentation in the Progressive national
convention several times as large as
originally planned.
Nearly 400 There.
When the convention was called to
a order in the Auditorium at II O'Clock
{ this morning, there were S92 delegates
I. in attendance. A number of addition
n al delegates arrived on noon trains and
: the afternoon attendance was in
creased to nearly 500. The call pro-