The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-04
Missouri and Oklahoma Holding
State Primaries.
Candidates for Every Office In
the First Named.
HAS NO OPPOSITION.
Gore Is Given q Clear Track I'm
Oklahoma.
There Is . Republican Contest
In tho First District.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. PRIMARY
elections are being held by all politi-
cal parties In every voting precinct
selecting party candidates for the gem
eral election in November. Candi-
dates are being selected for every
state. county and township ONCE with
the exception Of school omcers from
governor down to constable.
The primary II the frst to be held
in the state under the new law. No
candidates for United States senator
will be chosen, but the party candi-
dates will be voted for on the ballot
at the general election
The Republicans have but one can
dfdate for governor. Herbert 8. Had
ley, the present attorney general OF
Missouri. whose fight on the Stand
ard OH company and other corpora
tions for alleged violations of the anti
trust laws of the state. has brought
him into prominence.
There are two candidates for the
Republican nomination for attorney
general. three for railroad and ware
house commissioner and three for
judge of the supreme court.
There are contests for the nomina-
ton for state senator and representa-
tive in nearly every district, in some
cases there being as many as half
dozen candidates.
On the Democratic ticket there are
many more candidates than on the
Republican, there being four In the
contest for the nomination for COVER
nor. David A. Ball. for years prom
inent in the Democratic party in this
state is asking for the nomination of
his party. William G. Cowherd, for
congressman and also former chair
man of the national Democratic con-
gressional committee is another can
didate. A third Democratic candi-
date is Judge William w. Wallace,
who became prominent through his
conduct of a Sunday law observance
crusade in Kansas City, causing the
arrest of hundreds Of actors and
others who were alleged to have
violated the Sunday law. He il re-
ceiving the support OF the Prohibition
element and as a large part of the
state in local option elections has
voted out the saloon. his strength is
Henry r. Staple, the fourth Demo-
cratic candidate making the race on
q more liberalzplatform and will re-
ceive q large share or the vote Of
those who oppose the views of Judge
Wallace.
On account of the large number of
candidates and the newness Of the
system generally 1t Is believed that the
result Will not be known until long at
ter the usual time for compiling re-
turns in other elections.
Oklahoma Tries It.
Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 4.-Oklahoma
today for the first time is Choosing
candidates for political onlces by the
primary system as authorized by the
law passed by the first legislature of
the new state. Nominees for the
lower house OF the legislature. one
half Of the state senate, all members
Of congress, two members of the state
supreme court, one member Of the
state corporation commission, one
member OF the United States senate
and members OF precinct, county and
state committees will be chosen.
The four Democratic members Of
congress, the Democratic United
States Senator Thomas p. Gore, and
the two members of the supreme
court have no opposition within their
party for the nominations. In the
First congressional district Repre-
sentative Bird 8. MCGUIRE. incumbent
cans are candidates. r. L. williams.
chief Justice. 10 without opposition.
Associate Justice s. w. Hayes, Demo-
crat, has against him J. T. Dickerson,
Republican. and A. w. Bennett.
Socialist.
The Socialist party has candidates
for all the higher Offices, except
United States senator. Ex-Delegafe
Dennis T. Flynn will be the nominee
of the Republicans for the United
States senate against Gore. The
the Republicans however unless the
state election board permits the
names of the rival senatorial cAndi-
dates to be printed upon the general
election ballot. This would give the
voters, regardless Of party, q chance
to express their preference, the pri-
mary being merely q party choice