The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27
Camp gn in Shawnee County
Nearing the End.
RO.h Chairmen Claim Victory
Is in Sight.
CENTERS ON 2 OFFICES
Sharff and County Attorney
Are Draw ng the Fire.
Other SecOnl Termers Who
viii Have Easy Sailing.

IT is strange how two men living in
the same community can have such
widely different views of the future
Intentions of their fellow citizens as
have Frank S. Thomas, chairman OF
the Democratic county committee, and
Reese Van SAINT, chairman of the Re-
publican committee.
The normal Republican majority in
this county last election was 1900, and
yet Mr. Thomas is confident that the
Democratic national state and county
tickets will carry the county next
month by substantial majorities
While Mr.. Van SAINT is equally con-
fident that the Republicans will win
in Shawnee county by an average
majority of 1000. and that Stubbs, on
account of the detection of the negro
vote for Taft, will lead the ticket. Mr-
Van SAINT is also sure that Tom
Humphrey. the party candidate for
county attorney, is going to win over
John Schenck, the law enforcement
candidate of the Dem ocrats, by safe
majority and that John Wilkerson,
the candidate for sheriff, is in no dam
ger at all.
Mr. Thomas. the Democratic chair
man, when seen today Dy the State
Journal reporter, was cheerful and
confident over the situation and talked
frankly about his party's fine pros
poets in Shawnee county at this time.
1--WE expect to carry the county with
a clean sweep this year" he said.
'Why not? The county is all split up
on a half dozen issues and even If
this were not so the personality of
VIM. ]. Bryan overshadowS everything
else in the minds of a majority of the
voters in this section of the state.
Bryan was never so strong in Kansas
as at this time, and you know he car
ried the state the first time he run
for president. Why there are MEM
bers Of the Republican county COM
mittee who have declared that they
will vote for the Nebraskan Bryan
will lead the entire state and county
tickets to a splendid victory in Shaw
nee county.
THE Taft rally here last month did
not change a single vote. 1t stiffened
the weak Republicans, and that is all. |
The Cannon speech here did the Re
publicans harm. while the Hughes
visit and speech cut no figure at all
one way or the other. Speaking of
Hughes. think of the nerve of the Re-
publican state committee in having a |
man come to Kansas to make Re-
publican votes who had vetoed a two
cent railroad fare bill. What would
the Kansas voters do to such a man
If they had the chance, no matter
what his politics
while some people seem to think
that the Democrats will gain their sole
strength this year from the dissatis-
fed labor vote in the cities, yet 1 want
to tell you that Bryan will cut a wide
swath in the agricultural townships of
this state and county. Every day we
have farmers come to headquarters by
the score and call for lthograph pic
lures of'the great Componer from Ne
braska, and many of them are Re-
publicans, too.
I'm regard to John Schenck and
Frank Simms, / would say that the for
mer will lead his ticket in this county
and the latter will run close to Bryan.
Mr.. Schenck has not only made a fine
record while in office. but he is a pop
ular candidate. Hundreds of Repub-
licans are openly supporting him and
this talk about the Democrats boiling
him is without foundation. Simms will
win over Wilkerson for sheriff for one
reason that the people of this county
are opposed to third termers, and the
present sheriff seeks to be a fourth
termer. Simms is one of the present
county commissioners and has lived in
the county 10 years. He conducts a
laundry in North Topeka and it is we'll
known that he suffered from the flood
of 1903. was burned out in 1907 and his
laundry was flooded again in 1908 In
, spite of these reverses he has kept a
\stiff upper lip and continued his bust
ness
Another man We expect to elect by
a substantial majority is ]. H. Ulsh,
X. d
dozen reasons why he is more accept
able to the voters than the Republican
candidate and he will be up with the
leaders on the Democratic ticket next
month
I'VE are holding meetings in every
school district in the county and will
continue to do so every night up to
election. We are having good attend
ance at these meetings. The county
organization is active and making an
AGRreSC1X9 night rn11 Of
workingmen in this city disclosed the
fact that 345 were for Bryan Most of
these men will vote the Democratic
ticket straight while they are at it. The
working men are against Stubbs and
Bristow. Why not?'
One of the county committeeman who
was present at the interview with the
chairman declared that the average
Demoeratic majority in this county
would be 700. This would be a change
of only IA votes in each of the so pre-
cincts in the county The Democrats
expect to make their biggest gain in
the Second ward of the city of Topeka
where the Bryan sentiment is supreme
Without reference to the Democrats
claims and figures in this county It
is certain that they have a most effec-
tive county organization and there is
an aggressive fighting spirit and con-
fidence apparent at the Headquarters
The committeeman are all up on their
toes, so to speak, and their actions
bear out their own belief in their con
hdent assertions of victory
At the Republican Headquarters
Reese Van. SAINT. the county chairman.
was as busy as rat in a wheat rick.
"Stubbs will lead the Republican
ticket In Shawnee county this fan" he
said. land his majority will be at least
2.o00. Taft will come next Taft would
lead the ticket but for the DETECTION of
the negro vote on account of the
Brownsville incident. There is no Bris
tow-Farrelly sentiment one way or the
other in the campaign in this county.
II Bristow's name was on the ticket the