The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-03
First Congress District Repub-
lican Convention
Puts Through Prepared Pro-
gram Without a Hitch.
NO COMFORT FOR BULL MOOSE
Deserters Who Desire to Re-
turn Will Be Welcomed.
But They Must Serve as Prf-
Yates in the Ranks.

Without a hitch or break in the
days program. First district Republi-
cans conducted a real Republican con-
vention in Atchison Thursday after
noon and named delegates and alter
mates to the national convention who
will lay down their lives if necessary
for D. W. Mu1vane for national COM
mitteeman. For more than two hours
during the convention. First district
delegates talked sound Republicanis1n
and sent word to the Progressives
that the desire TO return and conduct
the affairs of the Republican party
would neither be encouraged nor per-
mitted.
The First district convention named
D. W. Casey of Atchison and Ira K.
Wells of Seneca as delegates--just as
the program provided. John Berry of
Troy, beaten for delegate. was slated
for alternate with Edmond B. Jones
of Holton, in second place. Berry
withdrew and the convention named
Edward Porter of Atchison, negro.
Jones was elected.
Plans for the endorsement of D. W.
Mulvane of Topeka, for national COM
mitteeman were discussed in advance
of the convention At Mulvane's per-
sona1 request, no action was taken by
the committee.
organizer for the congressional union,
spent her happiest day of the year at
the Atchison convention First dis
trict Republicans adopted Miss YER
mons national suffrage resolution
without so much as stopping to ask
or consider what the national suf
frage association thought about it.
Old Style Oratory.
While a committee assorted a free
will offering of resolutions, delegates
to the Atchison convention turned
loose some of the old style oratory
that has been discouraged under the
primary system of doing things in
Kansas. There was not the slightest
doubt as to what First district Re
publicans meant in their speeches.
They were delighted to witness the
return of the Progressives. But there
was hardly a general tendency to in
clude management of the party 8
business and the places on the board
of directors in the invitation to those
who deserted and stayed away until
the Bull Moose party struck rock:
When "Cussin'' Tom Smith of Fla
watha, had made his speech, it was
quite evident that Smith was not in
clined to include the Progressives In
any distributions of party pie. APP
plause indicated further that Smith
sentiments carried a considerable en-
dorsenent. Smith is a candidate for
delegate t-large to the Chicago con-
vention He pleaded for support when
the state convention meets in Topeka
to select the Big Four"
"But if you want me to vote for
Teddy Roosevelt up there in Chicago,
don't send me to the convention" he
declared. 81 won't vote for him.
Bailey Stands With Smith.
Willis J. Bailey of Atchison, for
mer governor, praised the party lead
ers of the old school, but Joined with
Smith in throwing few loose rocks
at the Progressives who seek to die
tate to the party.
'I want to see this convention, the
other district conventions and the
state convention put men in charge of
their organization who in the past
have protected the party-not men
who tried to wreck it and now return
to become leaders,"
A bit of the same sentiment was
echoed in a speech by Walter L. Payne
of Burlingame, candidate for state
treasurer. In all there were no words
of cheer or comfort for Murdoch. Al
len White and the men who led the
Bull Moose hope in Kansas. The res
olutions- committee wrote a document
that sang the praise of Curtis and
Anthony and Campbell and endorsed
Governor Capper and the state ad-
miniStration.
All for Mulvane.
Virtually the entire voting strength
of the district was behind the Mulvane
program in the First district. With
the fight won, however, there was a
display of charity and mercy when
Shawnee county with her 81 delegates
and virtual control of the convention
seconded the nomination of Berry and
gave him "a complimentary votes. At
no time during the meeting was there
a display of facticnal feeling or strife.
Leaders claim the action of the Atchi-
son convention was a forecast of the
action of First district delegates in the
coming state convention and that both
delegations from the First district
will support candidates friendly to
Mulvane.
The Atchison meeting was the first
congressional convention to be held in
the state. In a number of counties,
delegates to state and district eonven-
| tions have not been chosen. In the
! Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth
districts, conventions will be held
! March IA. Fourth district Republi-
cans will choose delegates March 10
while Seventh district Republicans
have postponed their convention until
March %. the day following the state
convention.
To Cure A Cold in One Day.