The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05
Half Dozen State Candidates
Here in Topeka.
StubbS and Curtis Make Conf
dent Claims.
EMRRG nHmMw uaAHr@ ran nErA1AHar
Null VANE LOOKS FOR SURPRISE
Says Taft Electors May Carry
the State.
Billiard Confident; Capper More
So; Dawson Ought to Win.

Hopeful of success and seeing
nothing but victory in the approach
ing primaries. Topekans who are con-
didates for state office, today issued
their final political weather forecast
Most of them sidestep actual figures,
but appear confident that the battle
ia won.
Throop hotel today, is more activity
than at any time in the campaign At
the state house, Governor StuooS
smiles sereneIy and vows he VIII
sweep the state At Roosevelt head
quarters. the half dozen stenograph-
ers are sending out the final warn
ings against a political thunder storm
and Earl Akers jubilantly declares
the fight is won. At the Curtis nome
today there is a lot of hope and con-
fidence and the Curtis household pa
tiently awaits the result, confident
of success. At the MulVane bullulhS,
the wise and resourceful Dave says
only the returns will tell the story
At the Capper home, the Topeka pub
Usher says the result will be pro-
gressive landslide.
Stubbs Is Confident.
This is the information 1 have
from my friends" de- declared edn6 StG1os
Prom a dozen of the best observers
in the state, none of them can see
more than II counties Tor GURUS.
Some of them declare he will get not
Rut. suppose he doubles the best any
of them give him-he can't win.
Stubbs does not expect to carry
Shawnee county. He expects TO carr
congressional district by one vote
After the First district, it is easy the
governor declares. -
my friends say I will carry Brown,
Jackson. Nemaha, Jefferson and Doni-
phan counties and one legislative dls-
frict in Atchison county. With TINS
strength in Atchison, [ Will nave tne
senatorial candidate from the Atchl7
district and this will give
me nine votes to eight for Curtis.
Cherokee and Crawford counties
are conceded to Curtis, nut Stupps de-
clares Curtis will not carry Wyan-
dotte.
NuIvane Predicts a Surprise.
0sve Nulvane was hopeful this morn
,r1 He believed the Taft forces would |
sunrise the progressives and that CIV
tbs will beat Stubbs.
THE electoral contest seems 10 De |
pretty badly mixed said MulVans
# is sure to get some OF the eIe'-
tors and we may surprise them and get |
more than they expect. think Curtis !
win defeat Governor Stubbs for the |
United States senate. 1t looks as
though he would carry every county /
IN the district with the possible ex-
,eption of Nemaha. 1 would guess
nat Curtis will win in from 80 to 100
legislative districts in the state
Earl Akers is spending a busy day |
closing any gaps that may appear in
he Roosevelt defense in Kansas. He
IS sure the progressives will win, but
declined to estimate the returns.
Akers Says Gwen VIM
You can say that I think we will |
VIM said Akers. Il think the pre-
yressive strength will be in about the |
same ratio as in the primaries la 81
spring, although I prefer not to At
empt to give actual figures. Every
hing looks fine for all the progressive
on the ticket"
Curtis Is Well Pleased.
While in Topeka yesterday, Unitad |
states Senator Charles Curtis review