The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-19

ARE FL0CK|NC
TO ROOSEVELT
Kansas Republicans in Grand
Rush to His Standard.
Convinced the Party Needs Him
i'm It's Business.
HE IS THE MAN OF THE HOUR
Past Bitterness of Feeling Is
Entirely Forgotten
In the Desire for q Reunited
Party.
HE is THE MAN OF THE HOUR

Kansas Republicans-they of the
staid, conservative, standpat variety
are beginning to see the light Many
of the old line Republicans who fought
Roosevelt to the last ditch in 1912
and spoke loudly and rather profanely
and slightingly of the Colonefs actions
in 1914, are now convinced that the
Republican national convention must
look to T. r. for leadership in the
national convention in Chicago.
The noise for Roosevelt is not COM
ing from the Progressives who made
the third party fight in Kansas in two
campaigns. OF course Murdock and
Allen and hundreds of the strong, ard
ent supporters of Roosevelt in for
mer campaigns, have expressed a de-
sire again to pick. up the banner. In
Kansas political circles, though, the
matter of real significance to the keen
toward Roosevelt by the men of the
old guard In the hotel lobbies, in po-
litical conferences. the one feature IN
Kansas politics during the last few
weeks has been the steady tide of SEN
timent drifting toward Roosevelt for
Republican leader in the coming ma
tional campaign
Many old line Republicans who IN
1912 said bitter and unkind thinft
about Roosevelt have recently con
to Topeka with expressions that they
are willing to follow the action of the
Chicago convention and can enthus1-
astically support Roosevelt II he be
selected by the national delegates. 1t
is due to the desire of the Republicans
of the state and nation to upset the
Wilson rule and establish new stand
ard of national honor and dignity IN
international affairs. that many Kan
sas Republicans have looked to Roose-
velt for leadership in the fight next
fall.
Would Take No Chances.
Judge L.. S. Ferry of Topeka is one
of the men who is seeing the light
Judge Ferry was bitter against Roose-
velt in the 1924 campaigns, but he
does not believe in taking chances in
1915.
''If any one had told me a few
months ago that 1 would be an advo-
cate of Colonel Roosevelt for the pres
idency I would have declared it i'm
possible" said Judge Ferry. But
with the recent developments in our
diplomatic and domestic situation, L
find myself slipping, slipping"
T F. Doran, a member of the law
firm with Judge Ferry-both are as
sociated with J. S. Dean. president of
the Republican league-is also COM
ing over to the Roosevelt cause
mo man in Kansas hated Roosevelt
more bitterly than I. No man has
been more decided and pronounced in
his views" said Doran. But this is
situation which few men can meet
tions and purposes. Every day it
looks a little more as though Roose-
welt were the man of the hour and l
think I can forget lot of things in
placing the colonel in charge of our
| policies"
Payne Ready to Flop.
| No man in Kansas was more obsti-
nate and bitter in the fight of 1912
/ than Walter Payne of Burlingame,
| candidate for state treasurer. Payne S
dislike for Roosevelt was at fever heat
during the entire campaign. This year
Payne's first choice is Burton of Ohio.
| But he sees the growing Roosevelt
/ sentiment and is bracing his feet for
/ the things that may happen.
/ You can't tell what the Chicago
convention will do" said Payne who
is in Topeka attending the bankers
convention. "It may be Roosevelt.
Sentiment is changing. Root and a
! lot of big standpatters are with him
and that will carry a great force. Per-
sonalIy l am for Burton. But if the
! Chicago convention thinks Roosevelt is
the man. my guess is that the party
will be right behind him in his cam
paign and in the execution of his
policies
w. A. S. Bird of Topeka, member
/ (Confinued on Pare 21