The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23

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! U. s. Sartin of Kansas City, chairman
of the State Moose Committee.
! With a certainty that Kansas will
be q real factor in the national con-
Vention, third party voters centered
much interest on the Topeka conven-
| ton. Under the plan, as recently out
| lined. Henry J. Allen OF Wichita. Pro-
gressiVe gubernGtorial nominee in
1914 and William Allen White of En-
poria, national committeeman for this
state, will be real factors. Allen may
| deliver the keynote speech of the
convention. He was assured days in
advance of the convention a place on
the delegation and will doubtless head
the list from this state.
Among many of the delegates was
! strong sentiment in favor of a
Observation-Disclosures combination with
Victor Murdoch of Wichita as the
/ party'S nominee for vice president in
/ event the two parties did not reach
a peace agreement IN June. Murdoch,
who was the party's nominee for
United States senator in 1914, was I'M
able to attend the state convention,
! but was assured place on the Big
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Kansas in the Front.
1t Is WIN the assurance IhaC Ran
| Sas will be in the spotlight at Chi
cago that the delegates to today's con-
vention were willing to sit back and
await developments. Many of the
delegates personally expressed a will
ingness to accept Justice Hughes as
a compromise, provided Justice
Hughes makes clear his stand on GER
tain issues. The idea was advanced
clearly and with much force today by
william Allen White.
If we can't get Roosevelt they will
probably offer us Justice Hughes .
said White But before the Progress
sives accept Hughes it is up to Hughes
to get from under and make a state
Gnent- Justice Hughes must make clear
his stand on preparedness and several
vital issues if he or his friends expect
his acceptance
sives came to Topeka early for the
convention Among them were Will
lam Allen White, Emporia; R. J. Hop
kins, Garden City; Carr Taylor,
Rodney o. Edward, Castleton; Shelf
field Ingalls,, Atchison; E. J. Fisher,
Wamego; and B. E. LaDow, Ere
donia.
; Number of Delegates Doubled.
The plan of the delegates, as out
lined in the call, is the selection to-
day of delegates and alternates to the
national convention in Chicago. The
original call provided for 1S delegates
and 10 alternates. The plan as
? changed by mutual agreement will
, provide for &c delegates and an equal
number of alternates Each delegate
will be allowed one-half vote in the
convention.
5 There is demand from all over
the state for places on the delegation,
, said Carr Taylor, land 1 believe the
plan to name 26 delegates and give a
: half vote will prove popular.
Presidential electors will be nom
? mated by the convention and Their
. names certified to the secretary OF
, state In event there is an agreement
: with the Republicans in Chicago, the
! Progressives may split hfty-hfty with
the Republicans on electors. Other
wise, they will go it alone in a ma
tional fight.
plans for congressional candidates
were discussed today in the hotel lob
bies But the matter of a congress
sional ticket will hinge on the actor
of the two conventions in Chicago
With a split, Kansas Progressives plar
to place full congressional tickets il
the field in this state
The State Call
: The call provided for the sending o
I'll delegates to the state convention
! from the los counties of the state
= Nearly all of the counties were repre-
= | sented either by direct delegates o,
: proxies, it was stated a short time be
=. fore the calling of the convention
:. Representation in the convention wa
= based on one delegate for every 20'
votes cast for the Roosevelt elector
: in 1912 The call gave to the countie
- the following representation.
Il Allen county, delegates; Ander
. son. G.: Atchison, 8; Barber, 6; Bour
: bon, 6; Barton, 7; Brown, g.; Butler
II; Chase, 6; Chautauqua, 5; Cher
: okee, 5; Cheyenne, s; Clark, 3; Clay
g 7; Cloud, Z; Comanche, 4; Cowley
. IA; Crawford, 8; Decatur, 8; Dickin
= son, IL; Doniphan, s; Douglas, IL
Edwards, 4; Elk, s; Ellis, 4; Ellis
worth, 5; Finney, 4 Ford, 6: Frank
!, lin, II; Geary, s; Cove, g.. rahan
= 8; Grant, 2; Gray, 2; Greeley, 2
: Greenwood, z; Hamilton, Q: Harper
Z; Haskell, 1; Harvey, 9; Hodgemar
8; jackson, 7; Jefferson, Z; John
son, 9; Jewell, s; Kearney, 2; King
man, 7; Kiowa, 4 Labette, 10; Lane
2; Leavenworth, 10; Lincoln, 5; Linn
6; Logan, 8; Lyon, 10; Marion, 0
Marshall, 9; Mcpherson, 13; Meade
|. 8; Miami, z; Mitchell, 6; Montgomer.
16; Morris. Z; Morton, 1: Nemaha. 8
3; Osborne, s: Ottawa, 5; Pawnee, 5
e Phillips. Z; Pratt, 6; Pottawatomie, 9
Il Rawlins, 8; Reno, IA; Republic, Z
o Rice, Z. Riley, II; Rocks, 5; Rush, 4
e Russell, 6; Saline, 10; Scott, 2; Sede
o wick, "a; Seward, 8; Shawnee, 81
o Sheridan, 8; Sherman, 2; Smith, 6
i Stafford. s; Stanton, /; Stevens, 2
d Sumner, I 4; Thomas, 2: Trego, 8: Wa
II baunsee, s; Wallace, 2; Washington
it 8; Wichita, 2; Wilson, s; WoodsoI
e. z-@Adnfta. A.