The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-02
Kansas Voters Are Casting
Ballots for State and Fed.
eraI Officers.
REPUBLICANS HAD SCRAP
FRACTIONAL WARS HAVE MARKED
THE ENTIRE CAMPAIGN AND
THE DEMOCRATS TODAY LOOK
FOR GOOD VICTORY.
(American News Service)

Topeka, Kan, Aug. "A general
primary election of all parties is being
held throughout Kansas today for tho
nomination OF candidates for the state
offices to be filled at the November
election and for a delegation of eight
representatives In congress. On the
republican side the campaign has been
the bitterost ever waged in this state.
AS In Iowa and other states of the
middle west the fight is one between
the progressive and standpat factions
Of the party. Among the chief lead.
ers OF the progressive faction are Sen.
ator Rristow and Congressman Victor
Murdoch. Senator Curtis is support
ing the regulars.
The republican fight centers in the
nomination OF candidate for COVER.
nor. Governor Stubs. who has led
the insurgent forces and caused six
insurgent candidates to enter the race
for congress in the districts represent
ed by the regulars, Is candidate for
denomination. The regular candidate
against him Is Thomas B. Wagstaff,
a young lawyer OF independence. who
Is demanding that the republicans OF
the state who stand for President
Taft and his national policies line up
in his interest. Both candidates ex-
press confidence in the result of the
primaries. Those in charge of Gov
ernor Stubs campaign claim his
nomination by twenty thousand. while
the Wagstaff leaders say their candi-
date will win by ten thousand.
Democrats Confident.
As q result OF the factional strife
in the republican ranks the demo-
Gratis believe they will make better
showing at the polls next November
than ever before in the history of
Kansas. Many Of the party leaders
are confident they will be able to elect
not fewer than four democratic con-
gressmen. and some of the more en-
thusiastic say they will not be sur
prised II their entire state and con-
gressional ticket Is successful. The
candidates for the democratic guber-
material nomination are Russell v.
Harrison. Of Selden and State Senator
George II. Hodges. OF Olathe. with all
indications pointing to the success OF
the latter.
Both the socialists and prohibitions
will put complete state tickets In the
field, but will not contest this year
for representatives In congress. s.
NJ. stallard. OF Fort Scott. will be the
socialist candidate for governor. and
the prohibitionists will choose william
Cady, OF Kansas City. as their stand
ard bearer.
Next to the governorship the con-
Eressional contests are attracting
most attention. The Insurgents are
waging fierce fight to prevent the
return of the standpat representatives.
James NJ. Miller of the Fourth district
and William A. Calderhead of the
Fifth, both OF whom are allied with
the regulars. have hard fights on their
hands and the defeat OF one or both
for reconciliation would rot be surpris-
ing. d. r. Anthony OF the First dis.
trict, Charles +. Scott If the Second,
p. r. Campbell of the Third and Will
liam A. Reeder OF the Sixth. have OPP
position In their own party for renom-
ination, but their chances of success
are generally regarded as brighter
than those OF Miller and Calderhead.
Victor Murdoch. the insurgent leader
has no opposition for denomination in
the Eighth district. and 4. H. Madison
OF the Seventh. also an insurgent, is
likewise assured Of nomination for
another term.
The complete list Of state officers
for which nominations are to be made
In the primaries is as follows: Two
Justices Of the supreme court. COVER
nor. lieutenant governor, secretary Of
state. state auditor. state treasurer. at.
torney general. superintendent Of pub
lie instruction. superintendent of in
surance, state printer and railroad
commissioner.
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