The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-04
Arthur Capper Will Be Next
Governor by $4,000 Votes.
Incomplete Returns Show
Trend of Vote in Kansas.
STILL HAVE HOPES FOR MEELEY
Democrats Look for Him to
Win by 1000 Votes.
Curtis Declares He Will Be
Elected by 10000.
Rack INTO The 6. q. P, FOLD
Kansas Is Considered a Repub-
lican State Again.
State Shows Upheaval in POliti-
cal Faith Since 1912.
DAWSON and LITTLE At TOP
Justice Mason DOped as Third
for Supreme Court.
State Officers Remain at Head
of Their Tickets.
Count All Night Was Painfully
Slow in Kansas.
State Officers Remain at Head
of Their Tickets.
Count All Night Was Painfully
Slow in Kansas.

Kansas swung back safely in
to the Republican column in
Tuesdays state wide election,
according to incomplete returns
from more than 60 of the 1O5
counties.
Based on the unfinished vote,
it is probable that Charles Cur
tbs, Republican, has been elected
to the United States senate W7th1
a plurality Of 5000 to $4,000,
while Arthur Capper, Republi-
can, has won for governor over
George H. Hodges, Democrat, by
$4,000 to 10000.
The entire Republican state
ticket is probably elected and the
lower branch of the state leg
islature will likely be Republi-
can. The Democrats have ap-
parently elected four congress-
men with the fight in one dis
trict, the Seventh, in doubt.
1t was the staunch old line First
and Third congressional districts that
saved the Republican ticket this
year, according to indications from
the vote over the state The First
district has perhaps piled up a plu-
rality of nearly ten thousand for the
heads Of the Republican ticket. while
the Third district has increased its
vote over the Democrats Of two years
ago and the Fifth has swung almost
into line with bitter fight for con-
gresham and an apparent plurality
for the Republican state ticket.
Vote on Congressman.
Congressman whose election seemed
assured this afternoon were:
D. r. Anthony. First district, Re-
publican.
Joseph Tagsart, Second district.
Democrat.
Phil p. Campbell Third district, Re-
Dudley Dooli.tlc. Fourth district.
Democrat
John r. Connolly. Sixth district,
Democrat.
W. A. Ayres, Eighth district, Demo-
crat.
The fight in the Fifth district is
seemingly in doubt. Helvering has car
ried Saline, Clay. Cloud, Dickinson
and Marshall counties, With Calderhead
ahead in Riley only. Unless the vote
of the state ticket would save him, it
is probable that Calderhead will be
beaten.
In the Seventh district. the race be-
tween Senator Jouett Shouse, Demo-
crat. and John Simmons, Republican,
may require the full vote and even the
official court. Both sides are claiming
the district this afternoon
A telegram from Congressman John
r. Connolly i'll the Sixth district, saws
that he is elected by 5000.
Control of Legislature.
That the Republicans may have
gained control of the legislature is in
dicated by returns from a number of
counties formerly presided over by
Democrats. One of the most severe
shocks to the Democrats was the news
today that Miles H. Mulroy, speaker
pro tenn in 1913 and a speakership pos
sibility for 1915. had been beaten by a
Republican. Ellis county, Mulroy's
home. is a strong Democratic district.
and his defeat was one of the shocks
to the Democrats during the day.
That Akers and Davis are running
well with their ticket in the state was
claimed by the Republican state COM
mittee, regardless of the bitter fee
auditor and treasurer. Should Akers
and Davis retain a vote somewhere
nearly equal to the head of the ticket.
then State Chairman Gafford claims
the success of the entire state ticket.
Incomplete returns from 81 coun-
ties outside of Shawnee, on which es-
Inmates have been made based on
votes counted. indicate election of
Capper as governor by $4,000 to 80
900 with Curtis in the lead for United
States senate Independent reports
received by Curtis from So counties
are q basis on which he claims his
election by 10000 to 1000 Capper
and Republican state headquarters