The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-19
Candidates on State Ticket Be-
hind at Their Homes.
They Are the Five Men Opposed
by State Journal.
It. T. KELLY IN MIAMI.
Was ! 400 Behind the Plurality
of His Party.
Coleman, DayhOff and BurrOw
Made Poor Showing.

that every one of the five candidates
who were specifically opposed by the
State Journal in the recent election
ran far behind their tickets in their
home counties?
AS a rule a candidate is expected
to lead his ticket at home. If he is a
man worthy of support, as he should
be. his neighbors will rally to his sup
port, regardless of party lines, and give
him big vote on the ground of per-
sonal friendship. On the other hand,
If he is not worthy of support. his
neighbors=those who know him best
will not give him even the support
accorded to their party candidates.
The State Journal actively opposed
five candidates on the Republican
ticket in the recent election. 1t did
so because it believed they were not
worthy of the places they sought
They were T. T. Kelly for state treas
urer, J. r. Burrow for secretary of
state, c. c. Coleman for attorney gen.
eraI, L L. Dayhoff for superintendent
of public instruction, and A. d.
Walker for railroad commissioner
All of these men were badly
scratched in their home counties by
the people who knew them best
Every other candidate ran well at
home. T. T. Kelly was, of course, the
his home county, Miami In the
homes of the other four candidates
named each was the lowest but one,
and that one was Kelly.
In order to make comparisons II is
not fair of course to compare a can
didate on the state ticket with Roose-
welt. Neither does it show the truth
to compare them with Hoch, for in
some places Hoch got more than his
party vote on account of his personal
popularity, while in others he was
scratched because Of f,s f neTlonaI
views. The offices which most nearly
represent the party vote are justice or
the supreme court, which heads the
state ticket, and congressman-at-
large There were no personal lights
on any of the candidates for these
offices, and they polled the strict party
vote. Taking these as a basis some
candidates ran ahead OF their ucketS
while others ran behind.
Kelly in Miami.
1t is well known, of course, what the
people of Miami county think of I. L.
Kelly The majority of them believe
he is a thief, and they have repeatedly
repudiated him. That is why he lost his
home county by a plurality of Liza last
week, while Roosevelt carried it by l.
1877 The Republican party plurality in
Miami county seems to De about $50.
Justice Smith carried it by 240 and
ongreSSman-at-large Scott carried 1t
by 3O1. Kelly was therefore about 1,400
votes behind his partys plurality in mis-
home county. Mr.. Hoch lost the county
by 143 because some of the Republicans
of that county blamed him for coming
into the county and helping hely get
up ''rump' convention, but Kelly van
a thousand votes behind Hoch. Auditor
Wells carried the county by 49,
Burrow in Smith County.
J. r. Burrow ran about 40 votes be-
hind his ticket in his home county.
Smith. Roosevelt carried the county by
1858 while Burrows plurality was only
1884 Justice Smith carried it by 795, and
Congressman Scott by sos so the party
Hoch carried it by us, and ever Attor
ney General Coleman by 513, while Bur-
row fell down to 3S4. Kelly's plul ality
was 203.
Coleman in Clay County.
c. c. Coleman's plurality for attorney
general in Clay county, his home, is
$50 short of the party vote Roosevelt
carried Clay county by 1S49. but Cole
man by only 321. Justice Smith carried
1T by $50 and Congressman Scott by $40,
so the Republican party plurality is ev-
identity about $50 Coleman's vote IS far
short of this. Hoch carried the county
by S44, and even Secretary OF State
Burrow by M more than $50 ahead of
Coleman. Kelly is the only man below
Coleman. His plurality was only 13S.
Mr.. Coleman received less than 100
votes more than Kelly, however, in Clay
county. Kelly's total vote was LASS,
and Coleman's vote 1851 d. ].
Hanna, who formerly lived in Clay
county, was high man on the ticket. He
received a plurality of $50.
Dayton in Reno County.
L L. Dayhoff ran over 1900 votes be-
hind his party's plurality in his home
county, Reno. He ran just 1,001 votes
behind Hoch.and he was 2. 102 votes be-
hind Roosevelt. His plurality was only
719, while Roosevelt's was 2.S21. Jus
tice Smiths was 1884 and Congressman
Scott's was 1920. All of the Republican
candidates except Kelly received prac-
tically double Dayhoff's plurality.
Even ]. r. Burrow got 1868 to Day
hoff's 719 Dayhoff's vote was only
slightly ahead of Kelly's. Kelly's total
vote was S016 and Dayhoff's was 3,145,
only 129 more than Kelly.
Walker in jackson County.
The vote in Jackson county was very
peculiar. A large number of Republi-
cans announced their determination to
cut the entire Republican state ticket
because of the action of the Wichita
convention in seating A. d. Walkers
boiling delegation. Under normal con-
ditions the Republican state ticket
would have received a thousand ma
jority in Jackson county Congressman
Scott came nearer receiving the party
vote than any other candidate. IN
speech in Holton he said it was a
voters privilege to scratch the ticket
some of the candidates. This speech
made many votes for Mr.. Scott, but
even he did not poll the party strength.
Congressman Scott received a plu-
rality of 654 and Justice Smith All.
Walker was beaten by 1874. Roosevelt
carried the county by 1,62S. Other
Republican candidates who carried
Jackson county were Hoch by 9S,
Wells by 6S, Hanna by SO and Luling
by 233. The following lost it: Bur-
row by 80, Dayhoff by 149. Coleman
by 159, Walker by 164 and Kelly by
6S1. OF course Mr.. Walker was run
ming against another Jackson county
Chase which ddad To