The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-04
LAST GUESS MADE
Almost Too Good to Believe
Says Stubs.
Leland Relies Upon the Union
Labor People.
LONG MEN ARE BUSY.
Bending Every Effort to Get
Out Their Vote.
Admitted BristOw Has Strong
Following Among Farmers.

Tor governor, gave the following state
ment Monday night concerning today's
primary:
What hear in my travels about the
state seems almost too good to believe.
L suppose that it is natural that a can
didate should see nothing but the best
side Of his campaign, but it certainly
seems to me that there is no doubt of
my nomination.
Leland will get big vote in Wyan-
dotte county. He will get a big vote in
Fort Scott. Wichita, Atchison and a
Few other cities. He will get class of
voters there that 1 can't possibly reach.
l am willing to admit that Leland will
carry Kansas City by a big majority,
but 1t won't be enough to give him the
Second congressional district. The rest
Of the district outside of Kansas City
will be for me, and will give me the
district.
Take it outside of the large cities,
and I expect to have the best of it all
along the line. There may be a few
counties which will go against me, but
the farmers are for me-that's all there
is TO 1.-THE farmers are for me. and
they are going to vote. 1 believe
This has been great campaign. I
never enjoyed anything SO much in my
lie as l have enjoyed making this cam
paign. If we win tomorrow 1t will be
splendid triumph for the Roosevelt
idea in Kansas. This reform sentiment
started right at the White House; start
ed with Roosevelt, who believes in put
ting things out in the sunshine and
taking the people into his confidence.
The election of the square deal, or pro-
gressive candidates in Kansas tomor-
row does not mean a personal triumph
for those candidates, but a triumph
for the Roosevelt idea, which sooner or
later is bound to prevail in this nation.
Il believe that Bristow is going to
win. He has been gaining strength
greatly within the past three weeks. 1
never saw a candidate gain as Bristow
has gained. Three weeks ago he didn't
know he was running. Today 1 believe
he is in line for the nomination"
Cyrus Leland went to his home in
Troy Monday evening. and will not be
back in Topeka until Wednesday,
possibly not then. He will be kept
posted on the developments by his
campaign manager, Judge Stuart.
Mr. Leland is relying for his nom
ination on the vote of the cities, the
support of the prohibition ele-
ment the support of labor unions, and
the support of negroes. He will prob
ably get the big end Of the old soldier
vote, but a good sized slice of that
vote will go to Stubbs.
|. Union labor people throughout the
state are going to support me- said
Mr. Leland. THE union labor leaders
have been looking up the records for
themselves, and the word has gone
out through the lodges that Stubbs Is
unfriendly to the unions. StubbS' vote
and failure to vote in the legislature
on matters of vital interest to the un-
ions has been carefully investigated
and the union men know exactly what
to expect from him II he is governor.
T mil cyaf anr1d
vote in Kansas City, Kan. No one can
tell how big my majority there will be.
but it will be a big one"
Leland will get a very heavy vote
in some parts of the Third district, but
the Stubbs crowd say that Stubs will
get an even break or better in Chero-
kee, Cowley. Chautauqua. Wilson and
Neosho. Crawford, Labette. Mont
gomery and Elk, the remaining coun-
ties, are conceded to Leland.
Leland is also expecting big vote
in the First district, and he will no
doubt get it. Doniphan, Atchison and
Leavenworth, the river countries, will
each pile up a big majority for him.
Brown and Nemaha will probably be
for Leland, though there are rumors
of trouble" in Nemaha. Jackson and
Jefferson are pretty likely to go for
Stubbs.
Shawnee the remaining county of
the First district. is a problem in it
self. Leland expects to carry 1t, but
Stubbs people, while not very con-
fident, are unwilling to concede the
county to Leland.
The friends of Senator Long are
working hard in every precinct of
the state today to get out the Long
vote. They are counting much on
their ability in getting out the vote.
They believe that their organization
xx-i11 hn oh a.
liver the goods and elect their man.
Topeka is an example of how the
thing is being worked IN every town
in the state, or a more or less Ella
borate plan. Here in Topeka, bright
and early this morning fifteen Long"
Copeland and reported to Morton
Albaugh for service. These auto
mobiles will be placed at the disposal
of the Long workers at the various
precincts, and will be used to haul
voters to the polls.
Every active supporter of Long is
also busy calling up all his personal
friends by telephone and urging them
to get out and vote for Long. This
plan is also being followed by the
Long workers in other towns and in
the rural telephone districts.
If a fine, well-oiled organization can
control primary, the Long people
will nominate their man today. But
they are working as hard as though
they were taking no chances.
Bristow relies on the farmers to
pull him through. If the farmers turn
out in western and central Kansas,
then Mr.. Long may have trouble
The western part of the state has
voting strength in the senatorial
matter far in excess of their popula-
ton, because the populous eastern
portion does not have as much repre-
sentation in the legislature per capi-
ia as does the western.
RristOW believes that he will carry