The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29
BEAT MORGAN PLAN


committee members who beat down
the Hutchinson mans resolution.
I'VE don't believe in a primary
down in my county" declared the
Colum bus lawyer. What is more, we
don't expect to get in that frame of
mind. If some of your counties want
q primary, that is all right. But this
Morgan resolution makes it a lead
pipe cinch that you will play ball the
way Willie wants it played. We want
you to do the things you want We
want you to as you please. But for
Gods sake, let US do as we please"
Akers Lines Up With MuIvane.
Earl Akers, state treasurer, de-
cIared for the primary system, but
supported the Mulvane call. He de-
clared that each county should have
he option of a primary or caucus
He refused to dictate the action in
counties unfriendly to the Morgan
plan.
Fred Lewis. chairman of the Marion
county committee, said his county was
an average Kansas county. He had
polled the members of his county COM
ufttae before coming to Topeka.
THAI POLL said Lewis, showed
that just three of the &c members
of the county committee wanted a
primary"
John CLANCY of Topeka, J. N.
11ncneT OF AlGQlclH9 I1OuSes 0HaIlGS
Evans of Goodland and others fought
for the Mulvane call. Scattered sup
port came to Morgan. But he was
beaten from the start and the COM
pulsory primary plan started for the
scrap heap the minute the bell rang.
It was not a reflection on Morgan S
game ard clever fight. He merely
lacked votes.
The Mulvane resolution was amend
Cd To 70 no hn11fner Of Ix
state convention March 81, instead of
March Z, as provided in the original
call. That was the only change.
Before adjournment. the commit
tee adopted a resolution by Morgan
endorsing national suffrage and urg-
ing Kansas women to participate in
the councils of the party when local
sconvenlions are held.
a There was no fight concerning the
bringing of the big convention to To-
peka. No other Kansas town made Il
bid for the important political gath
eriHg and members of the committee
from every section of the state favored
the bringing OF the convention to the
capital city
Allotment of Delegates.
Allotment of delegates by counties,
under the call as adopted by the COM
mittee, will be as follows:
Allen IS, Anderson 9, Atchison 10
Barber /, Barton 5, Bourbon IA
Brown Is, Butler 16, Chase 5, Chau-
tauqua 5, Cherokee IS, Cheyenne 2
! Clark 2, Clay II, Cloud IL, Coffey II
| Comanche 3, Cowley 10, Crawford 81
/ Decatur 4, Dickinson Is, Doniphan H.
| Douglas 16, Edwards 5, Elk 8. Eli:
4. Ellsworth 5, Finney 8, Ford Z
/ Franklin -, Geary Z, Cove 2, Ora
ham 5, Grant 2, Gray 2, Greeley. 2
Greenwood II. Hamilton 2. Harper
Z, Harvey 10, Haskell 2, IIodgeman 2
Jackson II, jefferson Ia, Jewell IS
johnson IL, Kearney 2, Kingman 5
Kiowa 4, Labette IS, Lane 2, Leav.
enworth Is, Lincoln Z, Linn 10, Lo-
gan 2, Lyon -, Marion u, Marshal
/ II, Mcpherson 10, Meade 8, Miam
IL, Mitchell Z, Montgomery 81, Morri.
8, Morton 2, Nemaha 10, Neosho 16
| Ness 3, Norton 5, Usage IA, Osborn,
s, Ottawa 8. Pawnee 4, Phillips 8
! Pottawatomie Is, Pratt 5, Rawlins 8
| Reno "a, Republic %, Rice 10, RILEY
| 2, Rocks 7, Rush 4, Russell 6, Sa-
line IA. Scott ?, Sedgwick %, Seward
| 8, Shawnee 81. Sheridan 2, Sherman
| 3, Smith -, Stafford 6, Stanton 2
| Stevens 2, Sumner IS. Thomas 2. IRE.
/ go 3, Wabaunsee 10, Wallace 2, Wash.
ington Is, Wichita 2. Wilson 10
/ Woodson 6, Wyandotte IS. Total 962