The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-30
Republican Platform Planks.

Republican Platform FlahkS.
National suffrage.
National prohibition.
Opposition to fat receiverShlp ices
Extension child welfare act
Nine-hour law for women.
Revision public health laws.
Extension compensation act
Retter public schools in rural dlS-
tricts.
Permanent highway legislation.
Adoption budget system for appro-
priations.
Amendment mothers pension law.
Liberal appropriation education and
penal institutions.
Condemnation Democratic senate of
1915.
Legislation to permit use federal
road fund.
Laws to enable farmers to secure
better markets.
Federal legislation for regulation
endorsement civil service policy.
ratification national platform.
Endorsement Capper administra-
ton and work Republican congress
men and state officials.
Kansas Republicans wrote lengthy
platform. but they did not disturb pre-
yailing issues The initiative. refer
endum and recall were allowed to re-
the measures NEST desired by Cover
nor Gamer were eliminated from the
platform or accepted in a colorless,
meaningless. inoffensive manner. The
party council played harmony tunes
thruout the day and every play was
staged with an eye on the November
ballot box.
From the minute the state commit
tee elected Charles II. Sessions as
state chairman ..ntil the last sentence
in the state platform had been read,
the program of the steering commit
tee was undisturbed. Everything was
done unanimously. Men who former
ly came to Topeka with ideas about
platform planks and candidates and
issues. either stayed at home OF
mothered their views under blan-
ket of party harmony and eXpediency
The one contest of the day was in the
attorney generals office when the res
oIutions committee spent nearly thret
hours on a platform and Col. E. G
Little congressional nominee in the
Second district, spoke on nearly every
plank and lost nearly every fight
Governor Capper's views regarding
platform measures were respected
up to a certain point. That point wa'
close to shore and protected by SHARK
proof netting. The committee stacked
deIuge of s1.3S words in the plat
form planks referring to the achieve
rnents. ideals principles, hopes anC
ambitions of the party. The commit
tee was ungrudging in its praise o
Governor Capper's administration, hi
stand for nice things and his effort
to force his economy program through
the Democrat senate
The Committee Baked.
Then the platform committee balk
ed The committee looked over tn,
assortment of new ideas which tn
governor desired for the platform an,
decided that it would be wise not t.
ACCEPT them in the original form
There was a plan regarding eXemp
tons of certain classes from provision
of the antitrust law. Out it went
There was a plank placing the labo
department in control of the fedora
ton of labor. The committee put i
aside A plank providing for tn
placing of receiverships in the hand
Of the utilities commission wa
slaughtered Then the committe
wrote a resolution praising the COVER
nor for his fearless stand against thu
gas company.
Less oratory was spilled in the coun
ell than in any meeting in recen
years. Visiting patriots brought as
suranees from their district. So tn
state committee and council proceeded
with the days program in an orderly
dignified manner and except in tn
trimming of a few of the governor
pet planks, refused to take issue Will
anyone