The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07
WINDING IT UP.
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and vote for or against Stubs and
party differences and issues will have
little or nothing to do with the result.
In the congressional districts, it
would appear that the two standpat
candidates. Anthony and Campbell,
excepting Murdoch in the Eighth dis
trict. This is a. strange paradox in in
surgent Kansas. but it is true. Mitchell
in the Second. Jackson in the Fourth,
Rees in the Fifth, Young in the Sixth
and Madison in the Seventh. all lnSur-
gent candidates for congress. have de-
termined and active opposition. The
normal Republican majorities in these
districts will likely be cut down not a
little.
In a half dozen of the more pop
ulous eastern counties it is expected
that Hodges will make gains on
Stubs. The Democrats are claiming
Wyandotte, Atchison. Leavenworth,
Crawford, Cherokee and Montgomery
counties. In the western part of the
state Rush, Ellis, Ellsworth, Pawnee,
Haskell, Clark, Ford, Hodgeman, De-
catur,, Rawlins and Scott counties are
claimed for Hodges. The eastern claims
appear more reasonable than those in
the west Stubs is stronger in the
west than ever. Local issues will hurt
him in the populous eastern counties.
The governors activity in the Missouri
prohibition campaign will cost him
line. Chairman Dolley's claim of thir-
ty to fifty thousand for Stubs is the
general prediction made by most OF
the unprejudiced observers of the stu
alton, but this has been an unusual
campaign and there is very little solid
foundation upon which to base predic-
tions. This is an off year and high
prices of necessities have aroused a
lot of dissatisfaction in the cities.
Stubs ought to win by twenty-five
thousand and heavy vote might
double these figures. If the Democrats
win one congressman and cut MAORI
ties on the others they will have done
well on the face of present indications.
Democrats Predict Hodges Election.
The Democrats themselves are not at
all backward in making claims. Hen
derSon Martin, chairman of the state
committee, and w. H. L. Pepperfll,
secretary, today issued the following
joint statement of the situation. in
which they claim $4,000 for Hodges
and four congressman:
I'VE have canvassed this situation
closely, have been in touch with every
locality in the state for weeks and in
my opinion Hodges will be elected by
25, 600 plurality or more. We will elect
the entire Democratic state ticket; and
will elect four congressman from the
six districts in which we have candi-
dates. We will carry every county seat
town in the state; and will control the
that house will cut many of the appro-
priations that have been so burdensome
on the state in the last few years.
I'VE do no. concede anything and
while we do not expect to carry every
county in the state, we have a good
fighting chance in every strong Repub-
lican county and will carry some of the
counties that Mr.. Dolley counts as be-
ing strongly Stubbsidized. We will
carry Shawnee county by 1000
This talk of the big Republican ma
jority in the state is largely hog wash
and is made by Mr.. Dolley and others
for the purpose Of fooling people who
have had no chance to canvass the
situation in the state.
"They have told the people that we
will lose thousands of Democratic votes
in the state. but It is not true and the
men who are telling these stories do
not believe them. Weeks of work has
revealed less than 100 Democrats In
the state who will not support Hodges,
while there are thousands of Repub-
licans who will not support Stubbs."
Mr.. Martin at midnight departed for
the Fourth district. where he will make
four speeches today in closing his cam
paign for congressman against Fred 5.
Jackson. the Republican nominee