The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-18
That Is If You Are Interested
i'm Politics..
June 25 the Final Limit for
Filing Petitions.
CANVASSERS JUNE29
Will Then Pass Upon Petitions
and Make Up Ballots.
Primary Election Will Be Held
on August 4.

Here are some important dates to
be remembered in connection with the
new state primary election law:
June 25-The final limit for filing
petitions with the secretary of state,
county clerk or city clerk for place
on the primary ballot.
June 29-Date of meeting of state
board of canvassers at office of secre-
tary of state to pass upon petitions and
make up the ballots for the primary
election.
July 4-Date upon which secretary
of state must certify list of candidates
to county clerks.
July 10-Date upon which city clerk
must begin publication of names of
city candidates and location of polling
places.
July 15-Date for the printing by
county clerk of sample primary cleo
ton ballots. and posting such sample
ballots for public inspection.
July 24-FinaI limit for the party
chairmen to suggest to the county or
city clerk changes or corrections due
to error in his party ticket.
August 4-Date of the primary cleo
ton.
Beginning with June 25, it will be
busy time for those entrusted with
the management of primary election.
This is especially true of the state can
! must between June 20 and July 4 ex-
anime all the petitions, certify to their
correctness, and make up a list of
candidates eligible to go on the various
party ballots. This is such a big job
that 1t would be almost impossible if
the clerks in the secretary of states
office did not do most of it unofficially
ahead of time. When the canvassing
board meets it will find that the petit
tions have been all examined and
ri a a mr. a H.
have all been prepared ready for them
to fill in.
One possible source of trouble has
presented itself. for which candidates
must beware. There is nothing in
the law which specifies whether a
person circulating a petition for some
candidate shall send his petition,
when filled, direct to the secretary of
state or to the candidate. Of. course
any man of good sense would simply
return the petition to the candidate
from whom he received it. but some
will no doubt figure rnau having fin
ished the work it, will save time to
send it to the secretary of state or
county clerk. The petition should go
to the candidate, so that he may
know how many petitions he has on
fle.- If some of his petitions should
go to the secretary of state direct,
without his knowledge, it might be
that this STRAY petition would re-
suit IN running MS liSt OF signatures
over the maximum provided by law,
and knocking him Off the ticket.
Candidates will have to keep close
track of their petitions, 50 that none
may get lost in the shuttle, and turn
up later full of names to make them
serious trouble.
w. H. Kemper of rne state Demo-
cratic committee stated this morning
that there are a number of petitions
being circulated for Democratic nomi-
neeS on the state ticket.
There are still some offices for
which no candidates have appeared,
but I believe that they will be filed
in good season. 1 do not think it will
be necessary to have a state conven-
ton to fill up the ticket"
A Washington dispatcn says: A. w.
Dennison, who represented Butler
county in the Kansas senate in the
days of Populism. has Just been NOM
mated by the Republicans for the
legislature in Pennsylvania. Denni-
son was candidate in 1896 for the
Populist nomination for governor in
Kansas. but was defeated by Governor
Leedy. Later he moved to Pennsyl-
vania, became q Republican, and is
now running for the legislature.
William Allen White discourses as
follows on Miller's procamation:
The withdrawal of H. B. Miller from
the gubernatorial race is one of the
most gorgeously characteristic things
that has ever been printed in Kansas.
It is a clarion note with a rag in the
clarinet! No confidence, however, is
violated in saying that the withdrawal
of Mr.. Miller leaves the situation un-
changed, with Mr.. Leland still the sec
ond man in the race, as he would have
been had Mr.. Miller contested for third
place. The letter reveals an amount
of sidestepping, lodging, polIy-foxing
and pious unctuous monkeydoodling
that if one could imagine such a man in
the gubernatorial Office would add to
the gayety of nations. Senator Miller
obviously does not know that the world
moves and that in this age of candor
and plain speaking. the political os-
trich with his head in the sand and
the northwest quarter of the south
west half of the southwest quarter
sticking up, leaves himself exposed to
general contumely and ridicule. Mr..
Miller in this episode has done the state
service by thoroughly revealing him
self-for future judgments.
Norton Courier: 1t is altogether
likely that the old soldiers of the Sixth
congressional district are for the old
soldier, Leland, for governor and the
old soldiers being quite numerous In
| the district will give Mr.. Leland a fair
| start in securing majority of the
votes cast. The Sixth district is far
enough away from the scraps and tur-
moil of the politicians in Topeka to
| pive the people that view of the situa-
| fion which enables them to discrimin-
ate with an unbiased judgment as to
the real qualifications and merits OF
| the various candidates. 1t would be
no surprise to US If Mr.. Leland secures
| the vote of this district.
/ Wichita Beacon: The effort to pref
udice the Stubbs candidacy with the
| fact that William Allen White took a
meal in New York recently with Mrs.
John Jacob Astor and her daughter,