The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-31
Several State Candidates Live
in Topeka.
BE MANY SCRATCHED BALLOTS
Billiard, Democrat, and Curtis,
Republican, VIII Play Part.
Voter Must Vote for All Repub.
Hcans or All Democrats.

With a number of home men run
| ming for the nomination of their party
for several state Offices. each of whom
has a large following of personal
friends and supporters, to say nothing
or tire natural home pride in wishing
TO see Topekans nominated. the po-
litical situation in Shawnee county per-
haps never was so complicated.
Local politicians expect to see big
breaks" both ways from the regular
party ranks, but the extent of such
breaks is so uncertain that it leaves
them all uncomfortable as to the final
result. The two candidates who will
be responsible for the heaviest breaks
are Mayor ]. B. Billiard, Democratic
candidate for governor, and Senator
Charles Curtis, candidate for renomf-
nation on the Republican ballot. I'm
fortunately hundreds of friends of both
men In Topeka must choose between
the two next Tuesday. for a vote for
both would mean the invalidation OF
their ballots.
And right here, Mr. Voter, don't at
tempt to write in the name of a Demo-
cratic candidate on a Republican bal
lot, or to write in the name of a Re-
publican on a Democratic ballot To
do either will mean the inValidaticn
OF your ballot. and il will not be count
ed for anybody. You must vote for
candidates of one party or the other
or merely refuse to vote for anv can
didate for certain offices. You can't
support candidates of both parties in
the primary.
Second Ward for Example
As an example of the way the poll
ticians believe the break will make its
appearance, in the Second ward it is
estimated that Mayor RiIIard will lead
every candidate, taking in the neigh
oorhood of from 500 to 500 RepubIf-
can votes with practically the solid
Democratic vote. This is the opinion
of Al Bauer. who is posted on the do
ings in his ward. Normally AT fbe
primaries the Republican vote is heavy
while the Democratic vote is light. But
mat IS because there is rarely a serious
contest between Democratic candi-
da' es. This year it is expected that tha
reverse will be true-that there will he
Dig Democratic vote at the expense
OF the Republican showing. Normally
aIso the ward carries a Democratic
majority of from 100 to 200. This
year the majority, if Mayor Billiard iS
nominated, is estimated from 700 to
l,Oo0 or even more.
Capper Is Strong Here.
Opposed to Mr. Billiard as Demo-
cratic candidate for governor is anntb-
er Iopekan whose friends are worIinx
hard. Arthur Capper is making a
sttrohg stI nld Tor the Republican nomina-
ton, and his friends believe he will
carry the large majority of the Re,IIh-
llcan votes cast in Shawnee cotint1.
organizations for Capper have been
perfected in nearly ali the wards 80
in many of the precincts an, -.
workers are busy in the Interests ~
their candidate. Capper's candt6ac-,
a1so' ths t IL is believed, will cut a figure in
tendency to hold in line those v,bo
might otherwise bolt the ticket.
Republicans also are Interested In
tin the nght for the Republican nomina-
uon Tor representative from the First
district, which includes Topeka.
chapman has no opposition for tha
Democratic nomination. But D. r Ar
Inony OF Leavenworth, present con-
gresham, has, in the shape of Judge
William L. Stuart of Troy, who is MAX
ing a strong campaign
The situation is still "mixed" when
candidates for county officers and
members of the legislature from shaw
nee county are considered Here
again men who are asking for 1he re
publican nomination are asking their
friends of both parties to support
them, and to an extent the pleas are
believed TO be having an effect.
There are three candidates for the
Repub1can nomfnatio.4 for state sena-
tor N b. Burge is making his cam
paign chiefly a fight on Governor
Stubbs. He has bitterly denounced the
Kansas executive and openly declares
he will not support Stubbs for anv-
thing-the seat he is asking for in the
United States senate included. He is
for Curtis, openly, and is making that
his cHlef plank in his platform. James
A. Troutman, progressive, who has an
nounced he will support President
Taft, is another candidate. Troutman
formerly was lieutenant governor OF
the state, and is a well known Topeka
attorney. The third candidate is Frank
G.. Dreaming, former city attorney. who
made the race last year for the Repub-
lican nomination for county attorney.
On the Democratic side S. f. Barber,
a Topeka life insurance man, who u
making his maiden campaign, has no
opposition for the nomination.
Eight Candidates for Representative.
There are eight candidates for the
Republican nomination for representa-
tive from the three districts included
in Shawnee county. In the Thirty
fifth district Robert Stone, incumbent.
has no opposition for denomination. Ia
the city district, the Thirty-fourth.
there are three candidates Charles
G. Blakely, former member of the city
council and well known insurance
Cyrus Guthrie. who was chairman OF
the Second Ward Taft club before tho
Chicago convention, is another candf-
date. The third is r. V. Leeson. engf-
neer for the Topeka Bridge e. Iron
company, who is asking for his first
office.
In the Thirty-third district. north OF
the Kansas. river, there are four can
didates for the Republican nomination.
These candidates are J. ]. King, North
Topeka attorney; Fred Voiland, pre-
prietor of q clothing store IN Nort1
Topeka; Lincoln H. Neiswender. q
farmer living near Silver Lake. and =
NJ James of North Topeka.
There are only two Democratic c9Ds