The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
Showing Of Parties in Legisla'
tive Sections I'm Kansas.
Pr0gressives Have Petitions II
"a of 10s Reported.
REPUBLICANS FAIL N, EIGHT
Democrats WIN Not Contest
Election In Twelve.
Reports From County Clerks
to the State Journal.

Reports from 1O2 Of the 125 rep
districts Of Kansas to the
State Journal show that the Progress
sives have fled nominating petitions
for legislative candidates in 81 Of
these districts. In eight of the 1o2
districts there are no Republican leg
islative candidates, while in IL Of the
districts. Democrats will not contest
for election. The Socialists have hled
names of legislative candidates in %
one Prohibition candidate and one In
dependent candidate.
The reports from tho various coun-
ties indicate in a general way the line
up of the three dominant parties
Republicans, Democrats and Progress
sives-in the coming campaign In
some of the strc INCEST Republican and
Democratic counties in the state. the
Bull Moosers have certified nominal
ing petitions both for legislative cam
didates and full county tickets. In
Sedgwick and Shawnee counties, en-
titled to three representatives each.
the Progressives, will nominate in but
two Of the districts in each county.
In twelve districts, including the
two districts In Atchison county, the
Democrats filed no petitions for legis-
lative candidates. James w. Orr.
floor leader for the Democrats in the
1913 session. is not a candidate to
succeed himself and administration
followers have no candidate in the
district. In one district in Cowley and
one district in Marshall county, the
Democrats also failed to certify nom-
mating petitions. Neither are there
Democratic legislative candidates in
Chautauqua, ELL. Cove, Kiowa. Lo-
gan. Russell or Wallace counties.
Failure In Franklin County.
The Republicans have failed to certify
a candidate for the legislature IN
Franklin county, the former home Of
Henry J. Allen and Senator Joseph L
BristoW. and one Of the strongest Re-
publican districts. in the state. Neithe1
Fis there q Republicans legisasttve can
didate IN Stafford county. the home oi
Earl Akers. state tfeassaEafs sud Ike s.
Lewis. superintendent OF insurance
One OF the two legislative districts in
Lyon county y also without Repub-
lican candidate. Neither will there be
Republican legislative candidates in
Cheyenne, Barton. Kingman, Logan or
Sheridan counties.
In Logan county, a Progressive will
be the only legislative candidate.
With the exception of one Progress
sfve district vacancy In Reno, Shawnee
and Sedgwick counties and a Demo-
cratic vacancy in one district in Cow
ley county, the Republicans. Demo-
Gratis and Progressives will contest in
the following counties Of the 102 dis
triots reported:
Report From Counties.
Allen, Anderson, Brown. Butler Il dis
tricts), Chase, Clay, Cloud, Cowley (2).
Douglas (2), Decatur, F1nney, Geary.
Greenwood, Harper, Harvey. Hodge
man, Jackson, Jefferson, johnson, Kear-
ney. Labette (2), Lyon (2), Marion. Nc
Pherson. Mitchell. Meade. Montgomery
(2), Morris, Neosho, Norton, Nemaha,
Pawnee, Pottawatomie, Republic. Reno
(2), Scott. Sedgwfck CD, Sherman
Shawnee (3), Stevens, Sumner (2), Will
son. WoodsOn.
In addition to these districts. the
Progressives have legislative candidates
Atchison (2), Barton. ChautauQua
Elk, Franklin. Haskell, Kingman. Lo-
gan. Sheridan and Stafford
| Petitions for Socialist candidates have
been filed in the following of the 1O2
districts reported:
| Allen, Chase, Cowley (2). Cherokee
| (O, Cheyenne, ChautauQua, Finney
Harvey, Hamilton. Haskell. Kearney
Leavenworth Il district). Montgomery
| (2), Ness, Rocks, Rush, Scott, Sedg-
wick (3), Sherman, Sumner O. Smith
Thomas, Wichita. Wilson. Woodson.
In Osborne county the Prohibitionista
have filed nomination papers for q
legislative candidate, while an Inde-
pendent candidate for the lower house
will run in Rush county.
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