The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-31

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worthless. Four conditions worry the
politicians and political dopesters sore
ly.
What VIII Women Do?
First: What will the women do?
viii they vote as their fathers or hus-
bands vote? Will they assert new
ana unusual independence? Will that
independence favor any political party?
II 30. which one and to what extent?
Second: What effect will the new
Massachusetts, ballot law have on the
vote? What per cent of voters will be
disfranchised by the new enactment!
Which party will suffer?
Third: What Of the Billiard candt-
dacy? What vote will he poll? What
per cent Of his vote will come from
Hodges? What per cent from Capper!
Fourth: What of the Progressives?
What will be their total vote? VIII
they draw sufficiently from the Repub-
licans to give the Democrats the bal
ance of power? Will they draw sufh-
GENTLY from both parties to permit
Of the election of at least a part of their
ticket?
Answer those questions that revolve
in the minds of the politicians. then you
may start to figure on the result OF
next Tuesdays election. 1t is all
mystery and a puzzle to the wise men
of Kansas politics. The man who can
dope 1t correctly 10 a wizard with al
most uncanny political judgment.
Republicans Claim 1t.
At Republican headquarters, it IL
claimed that the state ticket will win
by an overwhelming plurality. These
declarations are based largely upon
former Republican majorities in the
state and the hope that enough men and
women will vote her straight" to save
the ticket.
AS for the Democrats they claim vic
tory by a safe plurality. Their claims
are woven around an Unborn faith that
the Republican party is split asunder
and that neither faction can pull to-
gether enough votes to beat down the
bourbon following in the state. backed
| by the plea for an endorsement Of the
Wilson policies.
Then there is the Progressive party.
Their strength is a matter OF specula-
ton. The third party leaders claim
they will elect a United States senator
and governor and portions Of their state
| ticket. Their argument hinges on the
declaration that the Kansas voter has
| tired of the old parties, has abandoned
parties of tradition and history in the
| zeal to see political dreams come true.
Billiard headquarters claim the
election Of their chief. They base
their arguments on the assertion that
there is a resubmission sentiment in
the ranks of the old parties sufficient
| to give the former Topeka mayor q
plurality over any of his opponents.
Senator and Governor.
In the election Tuesday Kansas will
name a United States senator to sue
coed Senator Joseph L. Bristow, who
| has served the customary-from Kan
sas-single term in the upper house.
While the voters are choosing a SEN
ator, they will endorse or repudiate
the two years record Of Governor
Hodges. Kansas voters will select a
| full set Of state oh1cers-secretary of
state, auditor, treasurer, attorney gen.
era1, superintendent Of insurance,
three members irrigation board, SUI
perintendent of public instruction. At
the same time she will name three
non-partisan justices OF the supreme
court. She will select a congressman
from each OF the eight districts. She
will name a new set of 126 members
| Of the lower house OF tho state legis-
lature. In the same election. Kansas
will choose new county and township
I officers
Candidates and campaign orators
! who have been under full head of
steam for nearly ten weeks, will make
their final appeals to Kansas voters
Monday night. Then they will await
the returns.
Tonight Murdoch and Allen speak
in Wichita. their home town. Mon
day night Curtis and Capper will re-
turn to Topeka with final plea to
| the home voters. Neeley will close
his campaign Monday night in Law
| renee. Governor Hodges will con-
clude his campaign in Kansas City,
| Kan, Monday night and will tonight
make his only Topeka speech OF the
campaign. Murdoch speaks Monday
night in Caldwell-Allen in Garnett
Concentration Of Interest.
But little attention has been given
the campaign aside from the fights
for United States senator and gov
ernor. To be sure the fight on the
entire state and congressional ticket
has been bitter, but the interest Of the
voter has centered generally on the
two places at the head of the ticket
Because Of a controversy over a ques-
ton Of fees or a third term, the at
tention of the voter has been called tc
the fight for state auditor and state
tIcdSuIcI. AT tlIucS interest mas cen
tered for a day on some congressional
contest. Yet in the main the interest
OF the voter has been only in the cleo
ton Of governor and senator.
A Listlees Campaign.
During the campaign but two men
tof great national Importance have come
to Kansas to participate in the fight
Roosevelt and Bryan. Both drew large
crowds. Yet each failed to apparently
arouse the Kansas voter to unusual
activity and in the main the campaign
has been listless and colorless Perhaps
the war in Europe has distracted the
attention Of the voter. That has been
the customary abb for the lack OF in
terest. Perhaps the average Kansas
ivoter had decided az to his course many