The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08
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gressive principlas In most Of the
other districts the Republican nomi-
nees are Republicans of the old school
Regulars Return TO Power.
This situation is important In that
six years ago Bristow wiped the Ches-
the first statewide primary. 1t II
important in that Stubs and jackson
rode on the wave of reform and pro-
claimed victory for the people," In
the primaries of 1910, the effort to
beat the Stubs crowd In the Repub-
lean primaries was a Joke: In the
primaries of two years ago tho Roose-
welt supporters ran two to one ahead
OF the Taft adherenta in Kansas.
And now Curtis cleans house with
Bristow. Calderhead returns to his
own in the Fifth and wipes out ali
opposition. A Roosevelt supporter Of
two years ago IL bumped ON the head
by a staunch Taft follower in the Gee
ond district. and an old-line Republic
can by tradition and dssp-rooted con-
viction puahea progressively in
cltned Republican from the trough in
the Fourth. In the First. Third. sixth.
Seventh and Eighth districts. where
| no congressional contests ware held,
the old crowd in tn party consistently
fought for the places ON the Ticket
and received them.
AS fair exchange and evidence Of
good faith. the Roosevelt supporters
OF two years ago get candidates for
ated without opposition. But the fight
between the old regulars and the pro-
gressive Republicans has again bean
| settled.
This time the old crowd holds the
balance Of power.
What OF tho sRrogresaives7
The $4,000 men. who. voted feI
Roosevelt two years ago either did not
! 60 to the primaries Tuesday and have
| repudiated all attempts to perfect z
harmony program. or they have sud-
denly changed their political convic-
whom the progressive wing Of ths
party has fought In Kansas for II
years. Tho result OF the primaries
Tussday means that Capper must ar.
e:nsx :s4po' a9t Sly cu sS'
Dykes and Campbell. Some OF these
men openly fought Capper two year.
ago. And now these men must support
Capper and Akers. They must point
to Capper and AkeFs ~ the living cyl
lican party II the progressive partl
ana that the peoples hopes are in thai
organisation.
But there 10 NO denying that the old
lcrowd have come into their own. The,
lnow hold the balance OF power. tht
L YsSN>
Imore the party planlGs that shall be
mailed in the platform this month AMI
ICapper and AkeFs must stand on then
Tor get on the ticket. White and AheF
land Murdoch and Stubbs win not par
ticipate In the party council THU
month and with a positive strength IL
the control Of all OF the places ON tn
congressional delegation, the policies
Ito be advocated will be only such Al
Twin please the leaders who Yemembe'
their experiences with the Stubbs band
wagon in former platform meetings.
Home Pride Argument.
That the old crowd hold positive con
Itrol, IL shown not only in the nomtna
lions, but in the manner In which tn
Iprimaries resulted In non-contested OF
ices. Take the CappeF candidacy Il
Shawnee county. Capper II . HON
with . chance to become governor
the state. The homo pride arGumen
was given prominent position in tn
Capper publications The old crow
: read. NO doubt. but did not heed.
II Returns from the primaries In Shaw
3 votes behind the Republican SENATOR'S
5 candidates In this his homo count,
Perhaps the old crowd had nothing {
do with this quiet crucifixion OF Cap
!. per's hopes and dreams for q big nom
vote But the returns arc = I.aatter
record and the returns win make up tn
;. political history Of the primary.
The total Republican vote In ehawne
, county on United States senator ~
u.S1& In the county $50 votes wei
cast for Capper. or Lees leas than Il
= party vote on senator ic his nom
county.
And 30, that 10 the result Of the prtn
aries The old crowd 10 back In the sedd
+ in the Republican party in Kansas TIT
{ control every position they sought to CO.
: troll They did not fight to defeat ca
a per or Akers at this time But vi
With their old friends Of yesterday sta,
ing out Of the party primaries. Capp
and AkoFg have been Welcomed To q
= harmony love feast. But CAppeT u
!, Aksen must eat such political docsril
Il ~ the leaders whom they eougnt U g