The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-28
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
State Primary Campaign Is
Drawing to a close.
Orators Have Coats Off aud Are
Making Hay.
WORKING In THIRD.
Rival Factions i'm Governor Race
Busy There.
How the Various Candidates Are
Lined Up.

The last week of the primary cam
paign is half gone and the factions of
the Republican party are straining ev-
cry known effort and some efforts I'M
known for popular favor next Tuesday.
The fight on Governor Stubs has not
subsidized to any extent as the end draws
near. In fact, the standpatters have
more men in the field now than at any
time since hostilities were opened. The
Third district, the old machine district,
is the battle-ground for the last strug-
gle. Stubs and Wagstaff clash at
P1ttsburg tonight. Ex-U. S. Senator
Long, ex-State Senator Lamb, U. S.
Senator Curtis, ex-Gov. w. ]. Bailey
and ex-Gov. w. E. Stanley are among
the enemies of the governor who are
en- the stump this week on behalf of
Wagstaff.
The square dealers are represented by
Victor Murdoch, Senator -Br1StoW, h. ..
Hopkins and Gov. Stubs himself The
governor is admitted to be one of the
very best campaigners of the lot, so
though outnumbered the square deal
has heavy artillery.
WagStag will wind up in his home
county with about three men to help
him. The Stubs people are claiming
Montgomery county. Stubs VIII IKE
ly wind up Monday in Wabaunsee coun-
ty, the horne of Joe Dolley, but this has
not vet been decided finally. There has
been little change in the situation the
past week. The big rallies held by notn
sides in Topeka, Wichita and Kansas
City, the population centers or the
state, are over, and while the COVER
ror had large crowds, the Wagstaff
people are claiming Sedgwick. Wyan-
dotte and Shawnee counties. To the
impartial observer it looks like an even
battle i'll these places with the chances
slightly favoring Stupbs in the light OF
the recent meetings But 1t is purely
guess work, especially as regards to
Wyandctte.
Wagstaff has a good chance to carry
the First and Third districts, but 1t
is going to be close i'll the First, and
the square dealers are claiming the
Third. The other six districts look in
surgen- and square deal.
In the congressional contests the fight
is just as bitter as for governor. The
First, Second, Fourth and Fifth dis
tricIs are the real storm centerS and
the factions will likely get an even
break in these four fights. The oppo-
sition against Reeder is divided about
equally between White and Young.
Campbell appears to be safe in the
Third. although Cranston, the square
deal candidate, has had some surpris-
ingly good meetings the past few days
The mass of charges and counter
charges have grown this week to pro-
portions WQeT0 an OfQl4dFy clllzSu not
strong on mathematics and tabulation
cannot keep any tab on the evidence.
If the charges made against Stubs by
the half dozen speakers in the field
against him were made in court and
backed by evidence they would send
him to prison for the rest of his nat
ural life, and only the Kansas law
against execution would save him from
the galloWs. AS for Stubs himself, he
Uses bare knuckles in dealing with the
1osa or inc id rn-
nomination. Since the mass of charges
have reached proportions where they
are bounded only by the horizon the
chances are that the people will pay
little attention to the whole batch OF
them and vote their sentiments on the
srandpat and insurgent issues.
While the gubernatorial and con-
gressional fights overshadow the 9TH
er contests for places on the state
ticket, yet nevertheless there is a mad
rush for the other state offices. With
two to nominate there are four can
didates for places on the supreme
bench. Justices Porter and Graves
are opposed by J. S. West of Topeka
and J. w. Parker of Olathe. All four
of these candidates are making an
active canvass
For lieutenant governor R. J. Hop
kins of Garden City, insurgent and
square dealer of the first water, is OPP
posed by j. w. Green or Her1ngtOn,
a standpatter who has made most of
his campaign in company with Wag-
staff. If Stubs wins Hopkins will
win with him.
There are five candidates for state
treasurer, Mark Tulley, the present
official who has made an excellent
record, among them. The number
of the candidates, with every part of
the state represented, makes it hard
matter to forecast the outcome. Tul-
ley has the advantage in that his four
opponents will divide the sentiment
against a third term between them.
A Tulley man tells the story on Webb
of Wichita, who always mentions his
brother, attorney general of Califor-
mia in his speeches and advertise
ments, that this brother is a candi-
date for the third term for the office
he now holds on the Pacific coast. H.
w. Grasse of Lacrosse, F. ]. Ats
wager of Hutchinson, o. F. Lewis of
Girard and E. Webb of Wichita are
opposing Treasurer Tulley for the
place on the ticket.
Supt. Fairchild is opposed for re-
nomination by Eli Payne of Emporia.
and the latter has made an active
campaign over most of the state. The
chances are that Fairchild will win
as he has made an excellent record
and there is disposition to take the
office out of politics
Ike S. Lewis, assistant superinten-
dent of insurance, is opposed for the
Barnes job by Van B. King, of Sa-
lima, and Mr.. King is very much in
earnest in his ODpOSitiOn