The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-31
Can Depend on Eight thousand
I Majority in Primary and
Eighteen to Twenty Thou
sand in Election.
Will Be Strong in the South
east Kansas Oil Fields, Also
at His Old Home in the Solo
mon Saline Valley District.

NAY CARRY every COUNTY
:. THE STATE IN THE PRIMARY
Kansas City, Kan. March 3e.-Ths
sgst-together movement that many
wide awake thinking women ana men
believe Is sure to spread over the state
Of Kansas, and later the nation, GER
tainly has secured evidences for such
belief in wyandotte county. In four
days the neighbors Of Henry H. Tuck
or, Jr.. have secured nearly S,eoe
pledges on the Tucker senate peti-
items. Rock-ribbed spAnd pat. and
leading Roosevelt men have willingly
announced for Tucker for the senate
under the principles ~ outlined In his
announcement. This support - nearly
unanimous, coming from both laborers
~ we'll as substantial bankers ana
Business men The Tucker hackers
viii reach nearly 1900 written pledges
for the primary by the last Of this
county. and yet the movement is hardly
. week old. fuckers old neighbors
are sweeping up Cherryvale and the
oil fields. and his supporters there
who know how to fight will carry
Montgomery county and will be or
ganixed for victory in every county OF
the big Third district within . short
time.
Determined Osages and their rela-
tives and nsighbors reaching into
every township and city covering Elk.
Chautauqua. Sumner ana Cowley coun-
ties. and going strong into Sedgwick
county including wichita can be de-
pended upon solid. Business associates
will cover Rice county this week.
Old neighbors will completely cover
Ottawa county. while relatives and old
settlers can be depended to fight hard
for a big slice of Saline county. and all
OF Lincoln county. Relatives will
cover Graham county. and business as
sociates will organize Trego county.
while old neighbors will at once 60
including Olathe. Pleasanton. Pitts
burg, Columbus and Baxter Springs.
Once a Republican at hearts, to al
ways be q Republican, and every voter
in Shawnee county will be welcomed
to join with this get together move
ment' In the spirit OF the announce
ment in this paper. The law will only
permit thirty-five thousand (35.e0O)
signers on the Tucker petition in the
state. These signed pledges will be
proportioned in every county. Only
500 can be accepted in Shawnee county.
There will be at least 10000 Republi-
San primary ballots cast in fuckers
homo county. and he Will get over
1000 of them. This will mean over
1000 majority among neishbors in the
home county to start with. and he
will 1t least break even or q little bet
ter in the Third district. In central
and western Kansas where farmers do
not wish TO be robbed by a holdup price
Tor oil to grease their farm implements
and machinery with and whore thou
sands OF automobile owners do not
want to see 40 cent gasoline. this big
movement viii not lack support that
will win
Every household in Topeka, Kansas
City. Kan. Wichita. Lawrence. Atchi-
son. Olathe. Ottawa, Hutchinson. EN-
poria, Chanute. Parsons. Columbus
Pittsburg. Cherryvale. Coffeyville. In
dependence. Winfield. Wellington and
Arkansas City. and q score of small
sities and towns in between. will be
lirectly interested for domestic gas in
This contest.
The orators of the Oil and Gas Trust
will try to muddy the water and tc
throw dust in the eyes Of the Kansa,
voters-but Kansas voters are NOT
pasily fooled and this IL one time that
the OIL Trust will get called by the
John Brown State.
The bread winners and home builders
m Topeka and other gas using cities
tnow II the great Usage Gas and Oh
reserve goes into Unrestricted contro
" the tried and convicted OIL monopoly
that this monopoly will soon find Z
way to charge more in the Usage FOL
domestic gas than should be charged
Tor this domestic gas when IL 10 de.
avered int the homes Of Topeka and
pther cities and towns ~ before nance
herein
AZ United states senator. Tucker en-,
NE his affidAvits Of truthful informa
aon beyond the vengeance OF an in
;luenced Oil Trust Federal judge. Reso
ntions Of inquiry detailing the scheme.
md naming the conspirators in Grim
nal trusts and official positions cal
l1ick1y be introduced and published
the Congressional Record and pu
broadcast over the nation. exposing tn
sffieial crooks in time for the publ
b take action and kick them out Tn
Democratic campaign donation fror
ne OIL Trust click In New Jersey. an,
The real reasons can be inquired int
md located: Why the Wilson Interio
department. n seeking to favor tn
criminal oil monopoly and give thi
monopoly control Of the OaAge Gas m,
oil reserve worth over . billion dol
: ara without protection to the publ
md in violation Of their platform
sleaoes, 20 that the housewives Of To
seka ana other cities VIII soon hav
Y = ~ Sron = - q cents for domssei