The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
Senator DolIey Says StuDDs
Will Win by Is, 900.
STUART SAYS LELAND,
But Gives No Figures on the
Result.
Both Say That Vote VIII Ex'
coed 100000.

TOQaY enQS the IlTsI CdIlpdlSh " NC
conducted under the new primary
election law. Only one week day re-
mains between now and the primary.
and the candidates will do very little
on that day.
The headquarters of Stubs and
Long, which have been the center of
activity during the campaign, are al
most deserted today. Many of the
clerks have been discharged. and the
ones remaining are simply clearing up
the huge piles of correspondence, and
packing away the remnants of the
campaign literature.
]. n. Dolley, manager Tor W. *.
Stubs, today gave out this forecast
on the result:
I'VE don't concede any of the eight
congressional districts to Leland with
the exception of possibly the First and
Third. Leland may carry those dis
tricts by a small majority. Mr.. Stubs
will be nominated by at least $4,000
majority in the state. No one can tell
what the total vote will be. but 1t will
not be less than 100000, and may go
as high as 10000
Judge w. I. Stuart, who has been
in charge of Leland's campaign, said
this morning:
1--WE are making no forecasts on the
result, but we are confident that Lee
land will win. The total vote may go
as high as 10000, but I don't think
it will exceed that"
The two senatorial candidates,
Chester 1. Long and ]. L. Bristow, are
both in town today, and both express
confidence in their chances of success.
Each one claims that he will have
about 100 out of 165 Republican legis-
lative members instructed for him.
r-I,a-a 10. haaY, IittIa betting on the
result of the primary. The strict law
against all forms of betting has scared
the spectators. and whatever wagers
have been made have been strictly on
the quiet, and are for business pur-
poses, not intended to influence the re-
suits.
AT Stubs headquarters have been
received copies of circulars issued by
the German-American association or
Leavenworth and the Knights of
Washington of Wichita, both associa-
lions devoted to the propaganda for
the repeal of the prohibitory. law.
urging voters to support Leland Tor
governor. The Stubs people say that
this proves that Leland Is the ofhciai
Mr.. Dolley, the Stubs manager,
said this morning: IF we had given
out for publication all the stun we
have received during the past few
weeks IeldIlHR 10 Iltldllu rtIQ
prohibitory record it would have made
a sensation. We have not done this
because we don't believe the effect of
such charges are good"
c. E. Owen of Olathe, writing to the
State Journal, says:
"Since the visit of Senator Long to
this county last week. public senti-
ment has taken a marked change in
his favor, and 1t is now practically
certain that he will carry this county
The Bristow letter has been an impor-
tant factor in the contest With a
good vote polled, Long will have 200
majority in Johnson county,"
Hays, Aug. 1.-Out in Ellis county
they think Candidate-for-Go Governor
Stubs is getting hard pressed for
votes as this week, at the top of first
page, a double column notice in the
Democratic paper, calls
ATTENTION that ALL voters
should go to the primary and vote for
the peoples candidate, w. r. Stubs
for governor"
AS that county is thoroughly Demo-
cratic this appeal for the Democrats to
leave their party and vote for Stubs
at the primary looks bad, as the Dem
ocratic paper has hardly a reader out
side of their party.
The friends of Stubs on the other
hand claim that 1t is but a move of
Democrats to get Stubs nominated as
the weakest candidate.