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Show ROOSEVELT Most Trusted Man Sine Days of Lincoln, H Says Stubbs H Independence, Kan., May S. Thi IH Republican stato convention, whic'( H was called to order at noon today t( H name four delegates at large to th( IH national convention, will ondorso the H candidacy of Col. Roosevelt for th presidential nomination and lnstrucf the "big four" to vote for him frorj H the first to tho last ballot. Williani IH Allen White of Emporia will be en- dorsod for national committeeman. H The make up of Iho delegation ap- fl pearcd to be Henry J. Allen, "Wichita; H Ralph Harris, Ottawa; John Landon, Independence, and Ansoll Clark ol H Rice county. The convontlon is going to be given a free band. If then? were any real "slatc3" othor than those tho delegates themselves hail H been boosting over night they did nol H appear before tho convention opened, H There will be no rushing through o( H tho "big four," Each one proposed H for membership will bo voted upoq IH separately. H Early today a telegram addressed jH to the convention was received from fjH Senator Dixon, manager of the Na- 'IH tional Roosevelt bureau, urging the IH convention to name U. S. Scnatoi llH Brlstow and Governor Stubbs on tho IH "big four." Bristow wired from IH "Washington again that he would nol H permit himself to be named, adding H that the office holders should keep IH off the "big four" delegation and giva jH place to the workers. Governor Stubbs, IjH too, was firm In his decision made IH several days ago to remain off the IH delegation. H In his toloeram Senator Dixon urged IB the necessity of the attendanco of, IH Bristow and Stubbs on the floor at? jH Chicago, declaring their attendanco IH would do much for the Roosevelt can- IH No answer to the message sent to jH Senator Dixon last night as to tho H legality of naming eight delegates H with one-half vote each had been re- H eclved, and the convention will pro- IH ceed with its original intention of 1 naming four delegates. Fred Stanley of Wichita will be H temporary, and Governor Stubbs por- manent, chairman. J Demand Leadership. H Independence, Kan.. May S. "Tho H ever-Increasing legions of reform, 1 from Malno to California, have risen H up like a giant coming out of a sleep H battle for the rights of man, havo IH demanded the leadership of America's H greatest popular champion Theodore jH RoosevelL" H Facing Great Fight. H Tho above declaration was mado H here today by Governor W. R. Stubbs, 1 permanent chairman, in concluding H hlB speech to tho Republican state IH convention. We are now facing," jH said Governor Stubbs. " a political IH battle, the like of which this country IH has not witnessed in half a century. jH "Problems of greater Import than H any we havo had to deal with since IH tho civil war arc involved in the pres- jjH ont campaign. H "Wo maintain with Lincoln that 'tho IH rights of men are superior to tho H rights of property.' VM "It is more a question of human IH rights today than It was In 1S60. jH "Are wo to have a republic for tho jH classes oi for the masses? In this IH question is involved one of the great- fM est issues of the campaign. H "Aro you for tho corporations and H special interests or are you for tho H people? IH "That tremendous ultimatum H 'choose ye this day whom ye will jH serve' (6 as apt now as It was In tho H davs of Joshua. jH "Tho exigencies of the present sit- H nation demand an answer to it. We jH cannot dodge It and bo true to our M country. We must line up on ono side M or tho other if we want to bo true M to our neighbors and to ourselves jH No Place for Straddlero. H "In the nation-wido struggle now jl pending there is no place for a strad- IH dler. He who is not for government H bv the peoplo and for tho people, Is JM for government by political bosses and WM for tho corporations; for this is a jH hand-to-hand battle and there Is no IH middle ground for political cowards to IH "Tho cssenco of tho progressive H movement in the Republican party H Is in tho proportion shall the people, M or the corporate croaturcs of tho peo- WM pie, represented by political bosbes, jH own and control a nation with ninety H millions of free men? WM "The gicat leader whose triumph- H ant banners havo como here today H from nearly ono hundred counties in IB Kansas not only stands for these prln- H clples, but Insists that now and honce- M forth tho political power which our jH federal constitution declares to bo M inherent in tho people, must be exor- IH ciscd by them as directly as possible. IM "Under his masterful leadership, a WM leadership founded upon experience H nnd buttressed by tho faith and coufl- IH donee of tho masses, he will not yield H an Inch until tho Guggenhclms, Lorl- IH mors, Penroses, Cranes and ovory jl other typo of political bosses havo 'mM been banished from tho public aer- H "I shall leavo tho coramlttco on res- M olutions to say more. All I desire to M add la that tho nation trusts this lead- H cr as no other man has been trusted H by tho common peoplo sinco the days M of Abraham Lincoln." H (Continued on Pago Soven.) H . - - - - H JU ROOSEVELT ENDORSED (Continued from Page One.) Chairman Interrupted. As Chairman Stanley was delivering deliver-ing his speech aB tho tempbrary chnrlman, which was highly eulogistic of Col. RooseVelt, there were shouts of "Hurrah for Taft." Tho chairman appealed for order but the calls continued. con-tinued. The Taft calls kept up until H6nry J. Allen was called upon by the chairman chair-man for an address. "I havet an apalog3- to make," said Allen. "I predicted that President Taft would not carry a township In Kansas. I was wrong about thaL Taft carrledi six counties, but I still insist J was not as badly off as the Kansas Day club which pledged Kansas Kan-sas to TafL" After the appointment of the usual committees adjournment was taken until afternoon. PASS RESOLUTIONS. Independence, Kan., May S The resolutions that will be presented to the convention rc-affiarm faith In tho principles of the party as enunciated in Its former state and national platforms. plat-forms. Recognizing that new social, industrial indus-trial and commercial crises bavo brought new problems, thoy say: "We, therefore, instruct the delegates dele-gates to the national convention to vole for a nalloital Republican platform plat-form that will squaroly meet and honestly hon-estly grapple with new problems according ac-cording to the best light that our present knowledge of our new conditions condi-tions give us, "We auso Instruct the delegates elected by this convention, upon all subsidiary motions in the organization of the convention, to vote with tho Progressive delegates In the convention conven-tion to tho end that there may be no end of activities among those working for a common cause. ''For we recognize the great services ser-vices to our party of leaders like La Kollette and Cummins and we desire that the greatest consideration shall bo given to them In the strugle. "But, while feeling deeply the need of a Progressive platform, and of the co-operation among Progressive Republicans Re-publicans everywhere, we hold that our greatest need is clear-sighted, brave, open-minded, resolute leadership leader-ship in the presidential office; we, therefore, instruct tho delegates elected elect-ed by this convention to vote for the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt, whose Intrepid championship of human hu-man rights haB made him the natural leader of our party today." The resolutions endorse the presidential presi-dential preference primary TEXA8 FAVORS ROOSEVELT. Dallas, Texas. May S. It will require re-quire the stato convention on May 2R to decide betweon President Taft and Col. Roosevelt as to Texas' preference for the presidential nomtnallon Col Roosevelt had a substantial lead over Mr Taft In the county convention conven-tion returns received tins morning, when three-quarters of the state's countieB had been heard from. Contests Con-tests and unlnstrucled delegations, however, neutralized tho effect of any lead for either candidate. The forenoon fore-noon figures were. "Roosevelt 72 state convention votes; Taft, 45; unlnstructed, 40, contested, con-tested, 8. Counties reporting no conventions held, 15. Corrected returns up to noon today give: Roosevelt, 77 state convention votes; Taft, 45, unlnstructed, 38; contested, con-tested, 10. No conventions held and consequently conse-quently not cleglble, 15. On tho face of returns to date IIS votes will control. Votes yet to he accounted for, 72. - |