The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-23
Bailey. Hoch.
Broderick. Curtis


frahkIn --..-..--.....-
DennlSOn -...-..........
South DenniSOn ....... 2
Straight Creek ...... =. 6
Whiting --.-...-........ 8
Mayetta .-.-............
Cross Creek ......... :. 3
Point Pleasant ..... :.
IOJalS ................ rs 40
Point Pleasant, which is not included
in the above list, has only two votes.
The report has reached here that in
Mayetta township five dollars vote
was paid for votes for the Curtis
Walker ticket. It may be hoax.
The counties III which the results will
be most closely watched today are
Brown, Reno and Jackson. In Brown
county only congressional primaries
will be held. The Curtis element con-
| trolls the county committee and the
congressional primaries were separated
from those which will pass upon the
| gubernatorial contests s it was thought
| Curtis would stand a better chance of
winning If he did not have to contend
with Governor Bailey's popularity in
Brown county. The governorship is an
issue in Brown, however, and if Judge
Stuart carries the county it will prob
ably go strong for Bailey. Reports from
Brown county today indicate that
county stood for Bailey and II
against him, so that If Stuart wins it
will be a big gain for Bailey.
| In Reno county there is a close fight
i and it is difficult to foretel the out
come on account of local complications.
If it was a straight Bailey and anti
| Bailey contest there is no doubt but
| Bailey would win by a large majority,
but local complications make the issue
| doubtful. The anti-Bailey contingent
| is putting forth big effort to carry
it. An anti-Bailey rally was held IN
Hutchinson last night, which was ad-
| dressed by E. W. Hoch. To obviate
| a repetition of the Atchison frost a
special train was run in from Ster-
ling and a special car from Mcpherson,
paid for by the anti-Bailey people. A
| band was also brought from Sterling.
AS a result there was a large crowd
out to hear Hoch, and the "antis"
have great hopes of carrying Reno
| county.
Mr.. Hoch's speech was much the same
as the one which he made at Atchison,
but at the start he made a personal at
tack on w. Y. Morgan because of the
report that Mr.. Morgan had refused to
publish a notice of the meeting in the
Hutchinson News. The attack fell fiat.
because the crowd knew that the News
has published something about the
meeting every day since 1t was an
nounced. What Mr.. Morgan refused
was to sell space in his paper for po-
litical purposes. Reno county was solid
for Bailey two years ago.
johnson county is another close propo-
sition. but it is generally believed that
the anti Bailey forces have the advant-
age there, as it has always gone that
way. The Bailey people are making no
claims about Johnson county. Its dele
: cation was solid against Bailey two
years ago, so that if it goes against him
this time it will be neither a gain nor
loss.
Jefferson county is conceded to Cur
tbs for congressional purposes, and the
Bailey forces there have been making
no fight there either.
The Nemaha county primaries today
will be practically solid for Bailey. The
false report published in the get even
organs about his attitude in his home
county has routed what little opposi-
: ton there was to him. This is shown
; by three townships which held pri-
! nlarieS there yesterday afternoon.
They were Berwick, Mitchell and
! Adams, and they went unanimous for
Bailey.
In speaking of the result in Jackson
| county today, Governor Bailey said:
jackson county is clear gain for
me- 1 believe the result there simply
shows that the prairies are not on fire
, except in the minds of those who have
grievances. The rank and file of the
people are satisfied, I believe. that
, have tried to give them a good admin
istration and they are for me-"
L. I
! there will be a contest over the Jack
son county delegation on the ground
? that illegal votes were cast in the pr1-
maries in two precincts. 1t is not stated
what these two were. but the Curtis
Walker people are now claiming the
Democrats voted in Holton. All per
sons suspected of being Democrats or
I either side were challenged and re-
; quired to swear in their votes.
I John @. Royce, editor of the Phil
0 lipsburg Dispatch, comes out for Hocl
S for governor this week He does Sc
largely on the grounds of personal
4 friendship, although he was strongly
Royce was one of Hoch's principa
n managers i'm his state printer fight
t last winter. He has been talking 70
e Hoch for years and could not wei
e turn against him now.
Mr.. Royce also declares for an en-
tirely new set of state officers. H
| says it would be a disgrace to turf
T down Bailey and not turn down thu
others who are just as strong faction
a1ists as Bailey is.
= IF Governor Bailey were to be de
:. feated,'' he says, land the balance o
o the ticket renominated. it would be
e disgrace from which he would not re
s cover for years, but if all the tickle
! is treated like the head of it, the fac
e that they are one-tern officers will b.
s no reflection upon any of them, TO
G they will simply be asked to stanC
1t aside for the good of the party. which
d any man can afford to do Our posi-
y ton is therefore for Ed Hoch for gov
= ernor, and an entire new set of stat
s Officers
7 Mr.. Stubs gave out the following
e statement:
S I'm Jackson county the fight wa
| ri Qai cF1l