The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-05
AS DOLLEY SEES IT
Il publican Chairman Is Opti-
mistic About Election.
Estimates Stubbs' Majority at
from 30 to so Thousand.
HE HAS NO FEARS.
Efforts of Liquor Interest With
out Results.
Says Hodges Will Not Garry Ov-
Gr Twelve Counties.
He HAS NO FEARS.

The 1910 campaign will. to all in
tents and purposes, be over today. The
| pest and the worst that could be done
has been done by both sides. 1t is too
powder mines. The state chairmen
make their final prediction today and
are beginning already to make prepa-
rations in their offices for the election
returns Tuesday night.
I'VE will win by thirty to fifty thous-
and" said Chairman Dolley today, "if
the voters who believe In Stubs and
favor his policies go to the polls and
vote.
Hodges will not carry to exceed
twelve counties and I do not concede
him that many. The result will be
close in ten or fifteen counties. We
expect to win in half of these at the
worst.
"I am very we'll satisfied with the
situation. 1t could not be better. The
efforts at the last minute by the
whisky and corporation interests in
many counties has not gained any ma
sidered as factor. In fact, they did
not do as much as 1 thought they
would be able to do.
'I have had bad reports from Craw-
ford, Cherokee and Montgomery coun-
ties. Also Leavenworth, Atchison and
Wyandotte. These are all populous
counties and the Hodges strength is
there. But I want you to understand
that we do not concede single one of
these counties. The vote will be close
in some of them, but I do not believe
Stubbs will lose over one of the six
Every Republican congressional
candidate will win by a comfortable
majority. 1 have reliable information
from all the districts and am not wor-
ryfng at all over any one of the eight.
I'VE will have about the same ma
jority in the state legislature we had
at the last session.
''Tne expense of the campaign has
been light compared to campaigns of a
few years ago when it was thought
necessary to have 100000 with which
to conduct campaign. I am working
today on my financial statement and
will have it out tonight. We collected
about $4,000 for the campaign and
have not spent all of this sum. The
largest contributions were $125 by
state officers, and they ranged down to
SIS and $3.50 by members of the party
not in office. Our books have been
open all the time to the public and we
have courted investigation of our
methods. We have appealed in this
campaign only to the better element
of voters. paying no attention to the
ward heelers and professional 'fixers.'
eve have made a campaign along
fair and legitimate lines and tried in
every way to avoid representation.
The old order has changed The oppo-
sition proceeded along the old lines
They can not see the light. Two
thirds of their speeches and literature
are devoted to abuse and mfsrepre-
sentation, but that is their affair. We
have paid no attention to it. We COW
cred every couty in the state and sent
out tons of literature and personal
letters.
MY reports from counties received
up to this morning are still encouraging
The only if in the matter is the getting
out of the vote. That depends on the
rank and file themselves and the local
leaders,
Besides the counties mentioned
above by Mr.. DolleJ7. it is believed that
the result will be close in a dozen
other counties. Miami Rush, Decatur
and Ellsworth are claimed by the
Democrats also Cloud and Smith and
Geary counties. Secretary Pepperil
said today that Hodges would win by
ten thousand majority He counts on
more than one Democratic congress
sional candidate pulling through andI
does not think there is the shadow of
a doubt about Rock efeller winning in
the Sixth district. He does not claim
Shawnee. but thinks it viii be close
here.
The big Democratic rally at the au-
ditorium tonight with Hodges as the
principal attraction marks the windup