The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-06
SeDatorship Contest Settled by
Today's Vote Returns.
Neeley, Defeated, Leaves for
His Home in Hutchinson.
NOW ANOTHER CLOSE COUNT
Supreme Court Winners Have
Not Been Settled.
Votes for Billiard, Allen aud
MurdOck Shown.
THEY HAVE MONEY IN BANK
Progressives Have One COnsO-
Iation-It's $500.
Canvass of the Vote Is Taken
Over Kansas Today.
HEAVIEST VOTE IN KANSAS
Probably $4,000 Persons Went
to Polls Tuesday.
Candidates Lay Claims to q Big
~Absent Vote"
Canvass of the Vote Is Taken
Over Kansas Today.
HEAVIEST VOTE IN KANSAS
Probably $4,000 Persons Went
to Polls Tuesday.
Candidates Lay Claims to q Big
~Absent Vote"

st congratulate You upon your vlctory
and wish for you a successful admin
acknowledgements letter from
Governor George H Hodges to Arthur
Capper, governor-elcct-
Congressman George A. Neeley re-
turned Thursday night to his home In
Hutchinson. Neeley headquarters In
Topeka this incoming refused to con-
cede the election OF Charles Curtis,
Republican, to the United States sem
ate.
Third place in the gubernatorial con-
test is still claimed for j. B. Billiard,
Independcnt candidate. at the Billiard
HEADQUARTERS In iopelka. No tabulated
returns from the state vote, however,
arc available at Billiard headquarters.
For supreme court justices, Mason.
Marshall. Dawson. Little, Benson and
sheldon are running in order named
on judiciary vote from 80 of 1OS
counties.
With each revised report
from Kansas counties apparent
ly increasing the Capper-Curtis
pluralities, the result of Tues
days state wide election is set
tied in the judgment of most
conservative political observers.
Capper's plurality promises to
be somewhere between $4,000
and $4,000, while Curtis has
nailed down the United States
senatorship by a plurality of
more than 5000.
The remainder of the Republi-
can state ticket is elected by
pluralities of from 10000 to
5000.
Heavy Vote in State.
The heavy vote in the state
surprised even the most optim-
istic political dopester. Returns
from a number of counties show
more than double the vote. of
two years ago, indicating that in
many places an even larger num-
ber of women than men went to
the polls.
1t is probable that when the
total vote is reported to the sec
retary of state that it may show
$4,000 votes polled last Tues
day. Several estimates today
however, place the total vote of
the state in excess of 100000.
Conservative guesses last Tues
day were for a vote of 45O, 900.
It was the heavy female vote
that surprised political observ-
ers.
Vote ON Governor.
Reviews of the vote reported it IL
probable that Governor Hodges has re-
ceived from 10, 900 to 10000. The Cap
per vote will likely be somewhere be-
tween 100000 and $4,000 The Allen
vote will in all probability reach IS ,OOC
or $4,000. BILLIARDS. vote will perhaps be
in excess of $4,000, but below $4,000.
The Socialist vote Is believed to have
been at least $4,000 and may reach 10 COO
although in Crawford and Cherokee
counties many Socialists were swung
into line for Capper. This situation
was due to the organized labor fight on
Governor Hodges
Legislature Showing.
1t is quite apparent that the Repub-
licans have a substantial lead over the
Democrats in the lower branch Of the
state legislature. Yet there Is still q
question as to whether they will brine
to Topeka a clear working majority
Should they fail of a majority, there i
little question but that the Progressives
will hold the balance Of power Pro
gressive representatives have beer
elected in a number OF districts and TIN
third party may be factor in shaping
Kansas laws next winter
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