The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-07
LOOK LIKE BILLIARD
He Has Held Lead All Morning
for Governor.
Hodges Men, However, Claim
to Have Won.

]. B. Billiard, Topeka's Democratic
candidate for the nomination for gov
ernor, has held the lead over George
H. Hodges of Olathe, since the re-
turns began coming in this morning.
Everyone but the Hodges men de-
clare:
1T looks like Billiard
The Hodges men are far from Civ
ing up, however, pointing to the fact
that the men have changed places
half a dozen times since the counting
of the votes began.
The only thing certain about it is
that the race is surprisingly close TO
the Hodges people. Billiard men still
maintain their confidence and are
happy over the lead being secured by
their candidate.
One of the surprising features is the
race Billiard is running in the so-caIled
IDENTIFY expected that Hodges or Jack
son would run strong. In Nemaha
county Billiard carried. In Potta-
watomie he was reported to have
majority of so votes. In the big coun-
ties such as Shawnee, Atchison, Mont
gomery, Leavenworth and Crawford he
is running as well as he claimed ne
would.
fore the Democrats know who they
have nominated for governor and Uni
ted States senator. On account of the
tangle in the presidential electors on
the Republican ticket the Democrat
ballots were counted last in nearly ev
cry case. In many cases the judges
did not begin to count them until today.
Such was the case in Wyandotte and
other counties. In Wyandotte at noon
today the counting was on full blast
and Billiard was leading with 900 votes
more than both his opponents.
Here are q few counties which the
Billiard forces depend upon to win for
the mayor and the majority by which
he hopes to win them:
Wyandotte-1,5 500.
Shawnee. $50.
LeaVenWorth-1,00 900.
Crawford 500.
Cherokee. 800
Montgomery-500.
Billiard carried Clay county by $50.
In Atchison there are 1000 votes and
Billiard got 800 of them. Wabaunsee is
reported to have given Billiard a nice
majority. Montgomery county gave
him a majority of 500.
Both Billiard and Hodges men are
confident and claiming victory. Neither
will concede anything to the other
Jackson appears to have made his best
race in Wichita where, it is reported,
he received a, 3 to 1 majority.
Some Billiard Figures.
With reports of tremendous major
tiles in practically all of the larger
fowls in Kansas. the chances for the
nomination of J. B. Billiard as the
Democratic nominee for governor,
seemed to increase today as returns
came to Topeka. Kansas City this af-
ternoon reported Billiard strong and
Leavenworth gave the Topeka mayor
nearly 1900 majority over Hodges.
Reports from Leavenw orth were
received this afternoon by Henry Al
bach, Billiards. campaign manager. In
Leavenworth city. Billiard received
1854 votes; George H. Hodges. II;
and A. NJ. jackson, 10. From Kansas
City, Kan, came the report that on
Billiard was leading both Hodges and
Jackson by $50. News received at the
Billiard headquarters from Montgom-
cry county, indicate that the Topekan
will have 800 to 400 majority there.
while a telegram from Pittsburg says
Billiard is running to 1 on the Dem
ocratic count, but gives no figures. In
Atchison county about 1000 Demo-
cratic votes were polled. OF this
number, Billiard supporters claim
reported that the Topeka mayor had
carried the county by so.
'These majorities, together with the
showing in Shawnee, indicates they
can not catch u.s." said Albach. I'VE
will carry a number of western coun-
ties and the Democratic vote in the
state is not big enough to catch us in
the Hodges stronghoIds. I am not in
a position to give figures at this time,
but believe that Billiard has been
nominated
1t Is Billiards Town.
Complete returns from Is city pre-
cincts give jackson 43, Billiard 1850.
Hodges 1885,. 1t was generally suspected
that Billiard would carry Topeka on the
Democratic ticket.
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