Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
Primaries Furnish Test of In
surgent Strength.
MURDOCH IS UNOPPOSED
His denomination and That of E. H.
Madison Are Conceded.
WOMAN ON SOCIALIST TICKET
Democratic Gubernat Race In
terests Oklahoma-Ballots Also
Are Falling in Missouri.

TOPEKA, Kan, August with indi-
cations of fairly heavy vote. the Kan
sas primaries. the elimination of hot
campaign fought on issues of almost en-
-tirely a national aspect, opened this
morning. They furnish probably the first
real test of insurgent strength in the
west.
Candidates will be nominated for Con-
gress and for state offices. In six of
the eight congressional districts regular
republicans seek denomination. Six men
of the so-called progressive element of
the republican party oppose them.
In the other two districts Victor Muir
dock and E. H. Madison. and leaders in
that wing, have no opposition in their
own party. Their only opponents are
socialists, and the insurgents are sure of
denomination, it is generally conceded.
The insurgents say they will defeat
Scott, Miller and Calderhead, stand pat
candidates in the second. fourth and fifth
districts, and that there is a chance to
defeat Anthony in the first and Campbell
In the third.
Regulars Are Hopeful.
Regulars do not concede that any of
their members will be defeated, although
they admit that Miller and Calderhead
are in danger
In the second district a woman, Mrs.
Kate B. O'Hare of Kansas City, seeks
the nomination for Congress on the So
cialist ticket.
The contest for governor in the re-
puDncan party also has been q clearly
defined fight between progressive and
regular, Gov. w. r. Stubs seeking re-
nomination as an avowed insurgent
against Thomas Wagstaff of Independ-
ence, who has the backing of the stand
patters. Outside of the contest for gov
ernor little interest is taken in the state
offices.
Rain. heavy in the eastern part of the
state, interfered with the voting this
morning. Toward the middle of the fore
noon the rain ceased. The early vote
in western kansas counties was said to
be heavy. The polls close at 6 o'clock in
the country and o'clock in the cities.
Heavy Vote in Oklahoma.
GUTHRIE, Okla. August 2-In the
statewide primaries in progress in Okla
homa today the greatest interest centers
about the democratic gubernatorial race.
the voting on the proposed grandfather
clause constitutional amendment and the
republican congressional contests in the
first, second and third districts A heavy
vote is expected.
In each of the first three congressional
districts the incumbents, Bird S. Nc
CURE of Pawnee, Dick F. Morgan of
Woodward and c. E. Creager of MuskO-
gee, 'standpatters." are opposed by one
or more candidates running on platforms
more or less insurgent.
In the fourth and fifth districts, which
are heavily democratic. both Charles G.
Carter of Ardmore and Scott Ferris of
Lawton, democrats, will, it is conceded,
be renOminated.
Candidates for Governor.
The democratic candidates for gov
ernor are Lee Cruce of Ardmore,
banker; William H. Murray of Tisho-
mingo, president of the constitutional
convention and speaker of the first leg
islature: Leslie p. Ross of Lawton. Gov.
Haskelrs bitterest enemy in the demo-
cratic party. and a candidate on a re-
submission, anti-prohibition platform.
Murray's personal following is known
to be large. while Cruce has the power
OF the Haskell administration behind
him.
Republican candidates for governor
are j. w. McNeally Of Guthrie, ex-Gov.
Thompson p. Ferguson of Watonga
John Fields and c.. G. Jones of Okla
homa City.
Two women are candidates for state
commissioner of charities and correc-
tions. Mrs. Kate Barnard on the dem
ocratic ticket, seeks denomination, and
is opposed by Mrs. Kate H. Biggers of
NARROW, republican, who is president
of the Woman's Suffrage Association
Of Oklahoma.
Champ Clark Unopposed.
ST. LOUIS. August 2-Missouri voters
began at & o'clock this morning to
choose their nominees for Congress,
three state officers. state legislators
and many county officers. 1t is ex-
pected the voting will be light through
out the state. The polls will close at
o clock tonight.
Six OF the ten democratic representa-
tives will get a denomination without
opposition. including Champ Clark.
minority leader of the House of Rep
resentatives All of the present repre-
sentatives from Missouri. with the ex-
ception of Harry NJ. Coudrey of the
twelfth district are seeking renomjna-
ton.
The fifth and fourteenth districts have
two candidates each seeking the con-
greSsiOnal nomination of the repub-
lican ticket on the 'insurgent' and
"stand-pat' issues.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. August "A
heavy rain extending over most of
northwestern Missouri resulted in
rather light early vote. Later the
skies partly cleared and brought the
voters out. The indications are that
the rain is over here. and heavy vote
is expected before the day is over.
CANADIAN STRIKERS RIOT.