Barton County democrat., 1914-08-21
STORY IN FIGURES
Comparison of HOdges-Capper
Vote In Kansas.

primaries furnish some interest
ing information from which po-
litical wise men are baSing their
predictions as to the results in
the November election. In the
vote on governorShip, the records
show Arthur Capper received g.
$40 less votes than were cast for
Capper and Ryan in the 1912 pri-
marieS, while Governor Hodges
polled 1898 more votes than the
combined vote received by Hod-
geS, Billiard and Jackson in the
primaries of two years ago.
The comparative figures from
the primaries of 1912 and 1914,
show that Capper this year lost
practically seven per cent from
the Republican gubernatorial vote
of 1912, while Governor Hodges
gained 20 per cent. In 1912 the
combined vote for Ryan and Cap
per was 1870, of which Capper
received 1854, with 32,216 votes
for Ryan. In the Democratic pri-
marieS, 60,798 were cast for gov
ernor. Hodges received 1882,
Billiard 2O,5O5 and Jackson 10,7O1.
This year Hodges received 72,736
votes.
In 1912, men only voted in the
primaries. This year the women
voted. The result shows an in
crease for the Democrats on COM
parative showing and a loss for
the Republicans. Capper, who
carried 104 of the 105 counties
over Ryan in the 1912 primaries,
this year-with the women vot-
ing-fallS behind the Capper-Ry-
an vote in 63 counties. The same
comparative returns show that in
70 counties Governor Hodges re-
ceived a greater vote than that
cast jointly for Hodges, Billiard
and Jackson in 1912.
Hodges Slump in Wet Counties.
In The counties where Governor
Hodges failed to increase his vote
over the total Democratic vote of
two years ago, at least ten are
listed in the "wet" column, poIiti-
cally, and gave Billiard a plurality
in 1912. These counties included
AtchiSOn, Crawford, Ellin, Els
worth, Leavenworth, Marshall,
POttawatomie, Shawnee, Wau-
baunSee and Wyandotte. In all
of these counties Governor Hod.
geS this year received a vote
smaller than the total of two years
ago, indicating to political observ.
erS that the Billiard element re.
fused to go to the primaries ir
support of Hodges.
OF the counties listed for Bill.
lard two years ago and where
Hodges this year fell below the
1912 total vote, at least four in.
creased the Capper vote. These
I counties were AtchiSon, Chero
kee, Ellis, Leavenworth, with the
addition of Shawnee as a fifth
county. Capper'S total vote ir
Shawnee county two years age
was 4,SO7, as against 2,494 cas-
: for Billiard in the Democratic pri
marieS. Hodges received 36:
votes. This year Shawnee coun
ty gave Capper 1O,O26 as agains
combined Capper-Ryan vote o.
: 6,511.
PrOgressives Turn on Capper.
} In leading Progressive countie.
where an effort had not beer
made to increase harmony sen
timen by offering near Progres
sives for Republican nomination
Capper lost heavily. This fact i.
shown by the comparative 1912
, 1914 votes from Douglas, Frank.
, lin, Jackson, Lyon, Nemaha, Nc.
PherSOn, Sedgwick and Wyan.
dOtte counties. In Saline, Riley
Harvey and WaubaunSee countie:
r near Progressive candidates were
, offered in the primaries and Ioca
sentiment tended to increase thu
vote in these localities.
The heavy loss of Cappel
, strength, however, in the strong
ly entrenched Progressive coun
!; ; Ties is viewed with much concerI
by political workers. The show
ing means in their minds that tn,
PrOgreSSiveS refused to vote in tn
! primaries and have elected to g,
,, their own way in the coming cam
paign.
. Remembering a Native Son.
Two years ago, 1914 votes wer
: cast for Capper and Ryan in Ar
4 derSOn county. Of this numhe