The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19

paign issues of the last four years,
then makes his deductions. There was
the Square DealStand Pat issues of
1908, when everyone who didn't be-
Bristow and Roscoe Stubs believed,
were listed with the crowd that laud-
ed Joe Cannon. On that issue and
after a bitter fight, Bristow defeated
Chester I. Long for the United States
senate by 6,276 votes. Bristow
polled 63,115 votes and Long 56,S39
votes. Stubs won, remember, by 34,-
307 in 1908. Then there was the
Stubbs-W agstaff fight in the primaries
of 1910-which really wasn't much of
a fight after all-and Stubs won this
time by 32,756. In neither the 1908
nor 1910 primaries were the issues
similar to those of the present cam
paign. The Square Dealers of 1908,
the Insurgents of 1910 and the Bull
MOosers of 1912 made no two cam
paignS on similar issues. By all poll
ticians it is conceded that the issues
of 1919 were much stronger and on
Moosers hoped for a record vote and
the overwhelming defeat of the Reg
uiars.
Made Strenuous Campaign.
From the Progressive headquar-
ters, the state was flooded with Bull
Moose literature. Thou Shall Not !
SteaT' was printed on every circular |
individual voter that the Taft nomi- !
nation was stolen and every voter was |
FURNISHED with list of honest Re
publicans by William Allen White, ma
tional committeeman for third |
party. 1t was predicted that the Re-
publican vote in the primaries would /
reach 10000 or even 100000. But
1t didn't. Were the voters not adj
vised as to the situation? Were they
disinterested? Had they concluded /
Of in bar nd
stay out of the primaries? If so, what
will these $4,000 absent voters say
when they go to the polls in Novem
Der? If you can answer these ques-
lions, you will relieve the minds of a
score of prominent politicians in To-
peka-
Take for example the runaway race
of Arthur Capper for governor. Even
that is hardly satisfactory to the Pro-
gressives. To be sure, Capper carried
l04 OF the 1O5 counties and his ma
jority over Frank Ryan was 47,297.
Yet Capper, the strongest of the Pro-
gressives. polled but s1,513 votes
3, AZ votes less than Stubs received
two years ago. And with these facts
and figures staring the politicians in
the face, what will the harvest be in
November? Where will the candi-
dates find the $4,000 Republicans who
stayed at home in the face of a bitter
party fight on primary day?
This is the way the Hays City Free
Press views the approaching Republi-
can party council.
THE State Canvassing Board meet in
Topeka Aug goth, to canvass the Pri-
mary election vote and declare result.
"On Aug. 9th the Party Council
meet in Topeka to formulate their party
platform. The council is composed of
the nominated state officers, congress-
men, senators, representatives and
county chairman.
Won't it be amusing-look really ri
11culous, to see men who are supporting
the Progressive Party attend and help
formulate a Republican Party plat
form. These men should BE a Man or
a Mouse If they cannot support the
party nominees as they expect the
party members to support them, theye
should stay out of the Party Council
and let Republicans, not Progressive
party men make the Republican plat
form.
And it is proper that the first resolu-
ton to be offered pledges every man
present to support, advocate and to
work for Republican party nominees
rom president to road oYerseer.
only such a resolution will give con-
1dence to the voters of the party