The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-09
The Shawnee Candidates VIII
Run Own Campaign.
Are Two County Committees in
This County.
ONE FOR TAFT; ONE FOR 7. R.
Candidates, at Meeting, Decide
to Avoid Factions.
Not Feared but That County
Republicans Safe.

1t is regarded probable that neither
OF the shawnee county republican
committees will take an active part in
: the campaign for the election of the
local Republican candidates. but will
leave this to an organization of the
candidates themselves, proposed to be
formed. This solution Of the prob
lem has not yet been decided upon,
cut is regarded as the most practical
by both candidates and members of
the two committees.
At several meetings recently the
candidates have discussed the situa-
ton, The candidates feel that they
should not align themselves with either
committee, and also that the commit
tees being interested in the state and
national campaigns. will have little
time anyway to look after the county
candidates.
Last night meeting of the Taft
committee was held at Taft headquar-
tiers in the New England building at
which Judge A. w. Dana, representing
ne county candidates appeared. The
situation was discussed to some length,
out no definite plan of action was de-
cideu upon.
The Taft committee, headed by
John CLANCY as chairman, insists it is
the legitimate Republican committee.
Inc Roosevelt committee, the majority
OF which members were elected at the
primary, also claims to be the commit
tee. The split committee is regarded
as menace to the aspirations of the
Republican county candidates, al
though both committees insist that
they are for the candidates and are
willing to work for their interests.
In case the candidates themselves
form an organization it will be pat
termed after the Sedgwick county or
ganization, where a split committee
also exists, such an organization be-
ing no new thing in Kansas.
If the vote at the primaries is any
indication of the strength of the Re
publican candidates there should be
no reason for their defeat in Novem-
Republican ticket, polled total of
5,S9S votes. r. F. Tasker, candidate
for register of deeds, was a close sec
ond with 5,838 votes.
On the other hand John NJ. Cleve-
land, candidate for county clerk on
the Democratic ticket without oppo-
sition, who led. the ticket except on
the gubernatoria1 vote, secured but
1928 votes while ]. A. Davis, for
treasurer, was given only 1872 votes
Mayor j. B. Billiard easily led the
Democratic ticket with a total of o.
492 votes. Yet this was far below the
Republican vote polIed.
1t is interesting to note also the big
increase in the Democratic vote this
year over 1910, and the fact that This
increase did not serve to weaken the
Republican vote to amount to any
thing. In 1910 w. F. Schoch, candi-
position, polled 6,272 votes. The
highest vote polled by a Democrat
was by William Dickson for county
clerk, who received 668. So while
the Democratic vote was particularly
heavy, ranging nearly four times the
ordinary vote, the Republican leaders
lost only a few votes. The total Re
publican vote for governor this year,
however, was even higher. being a
total for both candidates of SSH.
Other meetings between the candi-
dates and the executive committees
of the two county committees are ex-
pected to be held in the next few
days at which some definite plan of
action may be determined upon.