The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-07
OFFICIAL COUNT.
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*Capper claims Logan county by $50
and Jewell county by ESQ. If these
claims are verified, Capper would lead
Hodges by few votes, according to
the above table.
Governor w. r. Stubbs' United
States senatorial ambitions were nipped
by the overwhelming returns from a
number of counties which rolled up ire
mendous Democratic majorities. Even
the staid and true Republican counties
of the state turned upside down on
Chairman DoIley's political predictions.
Rock-ribbed reliable communities that
were always counted on for safe major
tiles in a clio e election, climbed into the
Democratic column and gave the state
ticket a shaking up that it has not ex-
per1enced in sixteen years. Sedgwick,
Reno, Lyon, Marion and others-all
dyed-in-the-wool and yard-wide Repub
ncan communities, turned against
Stubs and the Progressives. Capper has
an even break in Reno, but that is the
most that can be said for any of these
landmarks of Kansas Republicanism.
Out in the Fourth district, where
the Progressive movement was born,
the Bull Moose was numerically
slaughtered. Congressman Fred S.
jackson, pioneer in the movement,
was offered as a sacrifice by the
Fourth district voters and after one
term in the national house is badly
county lawyer.
Reports from every portion of the
state showed Democratic gains. Where
the Republicans carried counties. it
was in almost every instance b. badly
reduced majorities and neighboring
counties went fearlessly into the camp
of the enemy. These returns showed
that the Democrats who two years ago
had "a of the 125 members of the house,
had added to the number and are con-
ms Of he ncrfe slot
on joint ballot. In Crawford county,
where things are going al a landslide
pace for the Democrats, Senator Por-
ter is second in three cornered fight
and strong probability that the dean
of the senate may be left at home in
the final cleanup.
There was a strange thing in the re-
turns this year. In former elections,
the towns and cities made the first re-
ports. This year the little country
precincts were the first to send news
to Topeka. This news was carried UNI
der county seat date line and the
Progressives who viewed the not fiat
ter1ng returns believed it was from the
towns and that the country would off
set their apparent losses. But they
We're wrong. The cities came last and
the news of their election came like
political tornado. Instead of regain
ing the ground they had lost in the
earlier returns, the Republicans con-
tinued to lose and lose. And now. it
is claimed, the governorship which car
ries with it the state patronage, is in
the hands of the Democrats
Rily county sent the best news to -e-
publican headquarters. 1t gave more than
500 majority for Stubs and nearly 100 for
Capper and 592 for Rees for congress- But
IN the face of this bit of glad news from
Riley came additional news from the
Fifth. Dickinson, Saline and Cloud and
other counties in the district gave big ma
1orities for the Democrats.
Returns received today by Henderson
Martin and by members OF the Republican
League confirmed their predictions last
night that Capper would lose. on the
other hand, Capper claims comPlete re-
turns from 80 counties in which he dc
clares he will have majority of about
1000.
"Our returns to date show that Hodges
is leading by 8, 400 said Martin. Il do not
believe Capper can Offset this majority In
the territory yet to report"
This morning the Republican League
claimed Capper was about 1000 behind in
the gubernatorial race and that on the
face of returns received, believed that the
Topeka publisher could not win.
Complete returns this morning from
Crawford county showed Capper, 3,O0e;
Hodges, 3,741; Stubs, 2,7SS; Thompson, B.
1872 The Socialists polled 1868 votes i1
Crawford county and Senator K. F. Por-
ter, who has served IL years in the Kansas
senate. is defeated for reelection.