Bisbee daily review., 1910-08-03
PRIMARIES IN
 KANSAS WIND
 UP HARD FIGHT
Progressives and Regulars Have Waged One of the
 BittereSt Contests in the History of the West.

TOPEKA Kas., Aug. 2:-A general primary election of all parties is be- ing held throughout Kansas today for the nomination of candidates for the State offices to be filled at the Nov ember election and for a delegation of eight representatives in Congress. On the Republican side the campaign has been the bitterest ever waged in this State. As in Iowa and other States of the middle West the fight is one be- tween the progressive and standpat factions of the party. Among the chief leaders of the progressive fac ton are Senator Bristow and Con gressman Victor Murdock. Senator Curtis is supporting the regulars.
 The Republican fight eenters in the nomination of a candidate for govern or. Governor Stubbs, who has led the insurgent forces and caused six insur- gent candidates to enter the race for by the regulars. is a candidate for renomination. The regular candidate against him is Thomas E. 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 cand.date express confidence in the result of the primaries. Those in charge of Governor Stubbs' campaign claim his nomination by twenty thousand while the Wagstaff leaders say their candidate will win by 10 coo
 As a result of the factional strife in the Republican ranks the Democrats believe they will make better show ing at the polls next November than ever before in the history of Kansas Many of the party leaders are conf dent they will be able to elect not less than four democratis congressmel and some of the more enthusiastic say they will not be surprised if theil entire State and congressional tickef ls successful. The candidates for ths Democratic gubernational nomination are Russel B. Harrison, of Selden, ant State Senator George H. Hodges O olathe with all indications pointing t' the success of the latter
 Both the Socialists and Prohibition will put complete State tickets in tn field but will not contest ths yea for representatives in Congress. s. II Stallard, of Fort Scott will be tn Socialist candidate for governor, an, the Prohibitionists will chcoss W. liam Cady. of Kansas City, as thei standard bearer.
 Next to the governorship the cor gressionaI contests are attracting mos attention. The insurgents are waginI a fierce fight to prevent the retur1 of the standpat representatives Jame M. Miller of the Fourth district am William A. Calderhead of the Fiftt both of whom are allied with th regulars have hard fights on thei hands and the defeat of one or both fo Irenomination would not be urpr.sine D. R. Anthony of the First district Charles F. Scott of the Second, P. R ] Campbell of the Third. and William A. Reeder of the Sixth. have opposi tioh in their own party for renomina tion but their chances Of success ar generally regarded as brighter tha. those Of Miller and Calderhead. Victo Murdock the ,nsurgent leader, has m opposition for renomination in tn Eight district. and E H. Madison O the Seventh, also an insurgent, is like
 wise assured of a nomination fol another term.
 The complete list of State officer
 for which nominations are to be mad
 in the primaries is as follows: Tw, justices of the supreme court, govern or lieutenant governor secretary o
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