The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
DEMOCRATS OPEN UP.
Party Members of Kansas Urged to Go
to the Primary.


]. w. Howe, secretary of the Demo-
cratic State Editorial association, has
issued the following for the benefit of
Democratic voters:
THE primary. for the selection of
candidates for the various offices on
the Democratic ticket, will be held on
Tuesday, August second. While there
are only two or three contests, vet this
seems to be used as an excuse by some
of the Democrats for not going to the
primaries. This is a mistake for it is
the duty of every Dem ocrat in the state
TO attend these primaries. It will not
take much of your time and you will
be doing, not only the party, but the
state as well favor.
"One of the things that the Repub-
lican party is relying upon this cam
paign to win the election, is the mac
tivitv of the Democrats. The Repub-
lican idea is to keep the Democrats
away from the primary, so that the
vote will be so small that the Demo-
Gratis will be discouraged, by election
time. If they can keep the Democrats
away from the primary, they think that
many of them will not go to the cleo
tion because they VIII think there is no
show, this they think will also in
Republicans to vote the Republican
ticket. Thus we would urge every
Democrat to do his duty and go to the
primary election.
"There will be two candidates for
governor on the Democrat ticket, one
will be Senator George Hodges of
Olathe, and the other r.. j. Harrison
Voters should remember this and vote
for the candidate they desire nomi-
mated and not make a mark thinking
there is only one candidate anyway
The same is true of several other Of
fees. Look your ballot over carefully.
Your attention is also called to the
fact that John Reed of Kingman is not
candidate for state auditor, althougn
his name appears on the ticket. Thus
YOU should be careful and vote for Mr..
N. Miller
The following has also been issued
for use in Democratic papers:
''Stubbs thinks he will be nominated.
In fact he now seems almost certain
of it. This is the information given
out by those who are in close touch
with the Stubbs machine. For some
time Stubbs was not SO sure OF 1t and
for the nomination against Wagstaff,
but recent Developments seemed to
have convinced him that he will win
the nomination.
Having been fully convinced that
he will be nominated he is said to be
getting his campaign plans laid out
against the Democrats. Stubbs IS
afraid of Hodges and he fears Hodges
will win, as he knows that If the peo-
pie vote according to the records of
the two men, f1OQSGS Will DSdl HILL.
His administration has been a failure
and he knows that the Democrats will
show him and his associates up as they
really are. With the Democrats lined
up to a man for the Democrat ticket
and a lot of independent Republicans
voting for a real governor, his chances
'.Thus it is up to the Stubbs crowd
to make some kind OF counter charges
so that he can gain a few Democrats
hnI N if nnSSihla. the in6Q-
pendent Republicans who are tired of
him. close friend of the Stubs
organization is said to have given out
the information that the principal
charge they will make as soon as the
primaries are over is that the machine
element of the Republican party are
paying the expenses of the Democrats.
This charge they think, with sufficient
press notices and few purported In
terviews and a somewhat distorting of
facts as to the amount of money the
Democrats have, will have a tendency
to make a lot of the independent votes
in both parties line UP for him.
But Mr.. Stubbs should not get ex-
cited about that. 1t will have no eff
feet. The Democrats have always
been able to pay their campaign ex-
penses and have never asked any cor
poration or any element of the Re
publican party for a cent. This can
not be said by either faction of the
touchy place with Mr.. Stubbs, who
took about $4,000 of railroad money
to elect Hoch and also had contingent
fund of about $4,000 more than any
other governor which is said is
being used to help build up bigger
StubbS machine.
1T might also be interesting to Mr..
Stubs and his machine to know that
this year every man on the Demo-
cratic ticket is amply able to pay his
own expenses. Senator Hodges, is
plenty able, Lot Ravenscraft is wealthy
as are also Mr.. Miller and Mr..
Dreiling. If anyone doubts the finan-
cial standing let them investigate and
it can be said that the investigation
will be welcomed. Before Stubbs and
his crowd start such a thing they had
better clear their own yards, for this
charge if made will fall fiat and the
governor, his press agents and his or
ganiZations will be kept pretty busy
explaining where they got all their
money and the reason of the high
taxes and mismanagement of the pres
ent administration"