The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-31

lose strength. 1t is the Billiard senti-
ment, many people claim, that viii
cause Republicans in the larger towns
and cities to desert the Republican
submission candidate for governor.
Just how strong this vote will be, is a
matter OF speculation. In Topeka
especially in the First and Second
Wards-are many men who have work
ed in the Republican harness in former
years Now they make known their
intentions of entering the Democratic
primaries to aid the Topeka mayor.
Many Close Fights.
Yet this tendency to aid the oppo-
s1t1on party is not considered seriously
In both parties there is battle royal
On the Republican side there is the
presidential electoral fight, the Stubbs-
Curtis contest and Capper- Ryan scrap
that may develop more serious proper
tons than many voters now imagine.
caslon to desert for the lone privilege
OF voting for a gubernatorial candidate
on the opposite ticket when they can
help decide at least three big contests
in their own party.
Democratic Contests.
AS for the Democrats, they are ex-
pected to stay close to their ticket this
year. There is the brightest chance for
Democratic victory this fall that
kansas Democracy has witnessed IN
preached to the rank and file of the
party. With the increased hope of the
Democrats, comes a boost in the list
of candidates who want jobs. The
Democratic senatorial fight is still a
matter of speculation and the three
cornered gubernatoriaI contest may be
the sensation of the primaries. Added
to these contests, is the congressional
contests in several districts. the race
for attorney general and local fights of
consequence in at least half the coun-
ties of the state. Viewed from this
standpoint, party leaders believe that
close to their Affiliations of former
years and that the interest in the
numerous battles will bring to the
polls the biggest vote ever recorded III
a Kansas primary.
United States Senator Charles Cur
tbs spoke yesterday afternoon at
Wheaton, while on his way from Ona-
ga to Westmoreland. AS soon as il
was learned that Curtis was to speak
in the Pottawatomie county town, the
senator's friends began to call the
farmers over the telephone. At 10
people who stayed to hear the Indians
talk in the afternoon. Lone Tree town.
ship, in which Wheaton is located. was
one of two townships in Pottawatomie
county which sent Taft delegates to
the county convention when the presi-
Dental preference primaries were held
last spring.
Senator George H. Hodges is closing
his gubernatorial campaign in the
southeastern section of the state. This
week he will visit Pittsburg, Columbus,
Galena, Coffeyville, independence and
other towns. The section of the state
in which Hodges is now making his
fight is the conceded strongholds of
Billiard and Jackson. Reports from
the Hodges headquarters in Abilene
are to the effect that the Olathe man
expects to carry a number of counties
in the southern section of the state.
William ]. Bryan aroused the Hays
Democrats when he spoke in that
town yesterday and attacked the unit
rule practiced in the Democratic
national convention Nearly $500
people heard the Bryan speech and
the coming of the commoner was cele-
brated by everyone who could reach
Hays for the speech. Hundreds of
people drove22-to the town early in
the morning and anxiously awaited
the coming of Bryan from Russell,
where he spoke the previous day.
While in Hays. Bryan was entertained
at the home of Mayor George Phillips.