The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-09
Congressional Possibilities II
Eighth District.
Democrats. Offor SIX Candidates
for the job.
FOR COncRESS IS TAX
Clamor to Name . Successor te
Victor NurdOck.
Stanley, Matson and Ayerl
Among tsThose Present"

Following the announcement Of Com
gressman Victor Murdock to the effect
that he would seek the Progressive
United States senatorial nomination.
Eighth district politicians with con-
greSsioual ambitions revived some long
buried hopes and now there are a
dozen Eighth district congressional pos
sibilities. The Democrats alone offer
six possible candidates for Murd0ck'e
job in Washington and each revision Of
the list adds some new Republican or
Progressive who II anxious to take over
the work Of the auburn haired Wichita
publisher.
That the congressional fight IN the
Eighth district will be a three-corner-
ed affair. II admitted by political lead
ers Of all parties The Progressives
believe the district II their state strong
hold and will place q candidate In the
field. The Republicans will also night
for control Of the district ana the
Democrats who see visions Of victory
in the three cornered contest. have
prospective candidates In almost every
county.
Another Allen Rumor.
In the alignment Of prospective cam
didatee. Henry J. Aliens name Ia again
being used with much freedom. Allen
Is slated by the Progressive leaders a.
their gubernatorial candidate, although
the Wichita man has said nothing that
indicated he would get in the race. Now
boom has been launched for him to
succeed Victor Murdock in coneress-if
he can. The state leaders In the Bull
Moose cause. however. prefer to use
Allen as gubernatOrial candidate and
II he seeks ONCE it. il probable that It
will be to succeed Governor Hodges
Another Progressive who has been
mentioned for Murdock's place is Harry
Woods Of wellington
Ayers VIII Run.
Judge w. A. Ayers Of Wichita has
declared that he will become a candi-
date for congress in the Eighth and
many Democrats who came to Topeka
for the Bryan dinner declared that he
was the party's most probable nomi-
nee. Ayers Is strong in all parts Of
the district and is an active CAM
paigner.
On the other hand. Democrats have
mentioned Judge J. N. Haymaker Of
Wichita, w. T. Mcbride Of Sumner
county and George McGill and H. J.
D. Joseph Of Whitewater has am
nounced his congressional candidacy.
H,ssss ssssrfe't g h Z ss Isl sss -
apparently uncertain q to their prob
able nominee. although they will make
| fight for the election and party
leaders declare that they will at least
be second in the race In the district
Just at this time there are four pos
sible congressional candidates on the
Republican ticket.
Fred E. Stanley, Republican ma
tional committeeman for Kansas, has
several times been mentioned for the
congressional toga: although the
young Wichita lawyer has made no
definite statement about his plans.
Judge Thomas C. Wilson Of Sedg-
wick county has for several months
been urged to run, but recently de-
clared that he had not decided al to
his plans.
Cliff Matson, former member of the
state legislature from Sedgwick coun-
ty, has received several congressional
booms and is said to have advised his
friends that he would enter the con-
test If the harmony movement took
real root in his district
]. b. Adams, a Butler county bank
er and well known political worker in
the Eighth district. has also been men
/ toned.
Murdock's senatorial announcement
has been in the hands OF the public
less than q week and there In yet am
pie time to increase the list Of his pos
sible successors before the August pri-
maries.