The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-15

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the plain citizens working for a living
upon the other hand" Then White
abgns Curtis with a vote against Kan
sas on the Aldrich currency plan, the
Payne-Aldrich tariff act, the Taft
Wickersham court of commerce law,
and the Canadian reciprocity and the
tariff schedule amendments as the five
high crimes against the state.
Senator George H. Hodges spoke to
nearly 500 farmers at Clay Center
Saturday in the interest of his candi-
dacy for governor. He met the at
tacks of Judge A. M. Jackson with
out lodging and kept the close atten-
ton of his audience for more than
son was campaigning only IN the
counties favorable to the Hodges
boom and was avoiding the territory
friendly to Billiard. After alb REF dis
cussion of the national and state is
sues, Hodges met the Jackson cam
paign with these questions:
Now ask you to be specific. DO
not dodge. Are you for or against the
open saloon in Kansas? Are you for
or against. the Democratic party ad-
vocating resubmissfon? Do you think
we have spent too much money, as
you directly infer, for the mainte-
nance and the upkeep of the State
Agricultural college? Do you think
we are spending too much money for
educational purposes and the enlarge
schools? Are you in favor of the
Democratic platform as adopted at
Hutchinson, and do you favor the pro-
gressfve ideas of woodrow Wilson or
the old Bourbon Democracy?
over in the Eighth district. j. B.
Adams is telling the voters of Victor
Murdock's vote for the Canadian rec1-
procity treaty. Adams. in his cam
paign for congress, has. issued a cat-
vote is hurled at Murdoch with all the
force and fire at the ElDorado mans
disposal Canadian reciprocity was
scheme to reduce the cost of living at
Adams, "and Victor Murdoch favored
it. Both Senators Curtis and Bristow
opposed 1t vigorously and it remained
for the representative of the Eighth
district to vote against the interests of
the farmers whom he is supposed to
represent.
The Democrats of Cloud county
have conferred on c. F. Armstrong of
Clyde as their legislative candidate
There is a feeling in the district that
he has a good chance to win the cleo
ton. The two opposing candidates Tor
Republican nomination are divided on
the senatorial question and the break
eral years ago Armstrong was bis
party nominee, but at time when the
Republicans swept the state. The
CLYDE man is president of the Elk state
bank of Clyde and is president of the
commercial club in his home town.
George P Crippen, Republican,
wants to represent Cove county in the
legislature. Crippen has lived in
Cove county for 80 years and not until
this season has he felt the sting of the
political bee.
Out in Decatur county the Republic
cans expect to name the representative
with Bedford Jennings as their can51-
date. Jennings lives in the commun-
ity known as Roosevelt, but the De-
catur county supporters OF Jennings
have urged that the name of the can
didate's home town should not arouse
prejudice against him.
f L. Plat. editor of the Kirwin Kan
san, is an ardent Roosevelt supporter ard
repudiates the Taft nomination by the
Chicago convention. If third party is
organized with the rough rider at its head,
Platt says the kansan is for nm.
In the woodson-AIlen district there is a
hot fight for the Republican senatorial
nomination s. c. Holmes a Yates Cen
of Toronto, are both making active
campaign. Frank Travis, of lola, repre-
Sentod the district IN tne FORMER session..
Woodson county names the candidate this
year. & "a ~.
The names of c. A. Cain and John r.
Ashcroft are senatorial candidates in
Graham county Cain represented Graham
in the legislature in 1911 and Ashcroft was
a legislator several years ago.
Lieutenant Governor Richard L. Hop
kins is making the race for congress in
the Seventh district on progressive plat
Co. 10 fTT,-rl 1rr
night, Hopkins pledged himself to tie
Roosevelt movement and the reform
measures as advocated in the present
campaign.
The little town of smolen. in Saline
county. will be the scene of much political
Bond, of Salina. Democratic candidate for
United States senator. and Governor
Stubs, Republican candidate. will both
speak at a Tuesday night meeting. aid
have been invited to wade right in and
say things. At an afternoon meeting,
George H; Hodg f Ren1 r9 1 candidate
ing is the formal opening of the Bond
Peter Pyle, of Kensington. who wrote
to Governor Stubs demanding to know
where the chief executive stood in Te'a-
lion to the Roosevelt movement, the
reputation of the Chicago convention and
the Stubs loyalty to the Republican
party in Kansas, has been told. In a
lengthy letter, Stubs explains that he is
r progressive. hasn't taken time to read
The party platform because it was adopted
by a gang of political crooks and if the
policies are apparently fair. they were
made only to deceive honest people.
Stubbs insists he is for the Republican
party. but against anything that looks |
ike Taft electors from Kansas. Then the |
governor suggests that Pyle inquire as to |
he Curtis standing sundry public ques- |
ions.
Sandy Hoyle, negro janftor of South |
ern newspaper, listened to discussion by |