The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-28
BLASE FOR MAYOR
Wichita's Socialist Candidate
Leads by Plurality Of 700.
Chance for Other Two Socialist
Candidates for Commissio ners.
PORTER LEADS IN *. C.
Frank COmiskey and &C. Graves
Are Nominees at Pittsburg.
DOege, of Leavenworth Will Re-
ceiye Three Fifths Entire Vote.

Wichita, Kan, March 2S.-Wichita
encountered a Socialist landslide yes
terday when Al Blase, a shoe cobbler,
was nominated for mayor by plural1-
ty of at least 700 votes and two Social
list candidates for commissioner were
placed on the tickets for the final cleo
ton. There is a chance that the other
two Socialist candidates for commits
sioner also will gain places. John n.
Graham, mayor of wichita four years
ago, was also nominated by a plurality
of about $50 votes over his nearest op-
ponent. There were five candidates for
mayor and 81 for commissioner.
Blase carried 20 out OF 70 preclncts
in the city and his strength was sur
prising. The Socialists made their
slogan 1--WE will Milwaukeeize Wich-
ita,'' and they placarded the city with
posters bearing this legend. They mace
an active campaign, especially among
the union labor votes.
One of the present city commission
ers was returned and the only other
one in the race was beaten
The returns indicate vote OF ABOUT
Is, 900. Many wome- voted. those OF the
working classes voting like their nus
bands, for Blase.
Kansas City, Kan. March 2S.-Al-
though no official figures are available
it is known that James E. Porter, the
resent incumbent, and U. S. Guyer
lead the list of candidates for the
mayoralty nominations in the primary
held here yesterday. These two men
opposed each other in the last cleo
ton.
Intense interest was manifested In
the election and there was much bitter
feeling between factions. Thinking he
saw William Mosby, a negro, marking
ballots for some voters, Chief of Po-
lice thinner started to arrest MIN.
Mosby attacked the chief and in a fight
xzraG
severe thrashing. Mosby was taken to
the city prison.
Pittsburg kan, March 2S.-Pitts-
burg's second nonpartisan primary yes
terday probably resulted in the selec-
ton of Frank Cun1iskey, a laundry
man and the present commissioner OF
parks, and DR.. A. c. Graves as the
mayor commissioner nominees to go
before the people at the regular cleo
bly received the highest number OF
votes of the five who entered the race.
From a field of 90 candidates, eight
were elected as the commissioner NOM
inees.
Teavenvorth, Kan, March 2S-After
sn interesting contest the primaries
Yesterday brought out about two-thlrds
of the registered vote. Albert Doege,
one of the present city commissioners
and Fred W. Willard, ex-postmaster,
were the candidates for mayor. 1ndica-
tions are that Doege will have three
Gfths of the entire vote. His majority
over Willard in the city will be over
1. 500. There were eleven candidates
for commissioner. They are running
so close together that it will not be
known until a late hour which of the
eleven will be the nominees and it will
take the election to determine who will
be the commissioners. The mayoralty
contest is regarded as settled by the
primary. The issues were all local.
Hutchinson, Kan. March 2s.-With
four-fifths of the vote counted here f.
P. Hettinger and ex-senator Frank
Vincent are sure of the nomination for
mayor in this city. They are running
neck and neck with Hettinger only a
few votes ahead of Vincent. George
Winans and Frank McDermot are sure
of the nomination for the two year
term as commissioner. Sam Graybill,
chairman of the Seventh congressional
district Democratic committee, is close
behind them