The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-20
Newspapermen Given ~Pie" Ii
Complaint Of J. w. Brewer.
Abilene Candidate Also Wor-
ries Over Seventh District.
MOST HOPEFUL Mr.. HOPKINS
Former Lieutenant Governor
Sees Progressive Victory.
Tom MOxcey of AtchisOn May
Run for Legislature.

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Newspaper men are grabbing all the
offices and Seventh district Republi-
cans are hogs. declares J. w. Brewer
of Abilene. candidate for Republican
nomination for lieutenant governor.
In fact the former state senator's plat
form is built around the fact that the
newspaper men get too much consid-
Grafton at the pie counter and that
there has been a misdeal in favor OF
the Seventh district.
In Topeka this week, the Dickinson
county man recalled the nice fat jobs
set aside for the Kansas newspaper
men. Then he pointed to the mer-
chants-Brewer himself Is a merchant
and he called on the gods of Greece
and Rome to witness that the Kansas
merchant had not been recognized at
all.
men," sighed Brewer. There are
good jobs for all of them. But the
merchant-well, the only part the
merchant has played in the political
game Is to sit in the grandstand and
yell for the home team and dig up 4
contribution when the box office re-
ceipts were light.
Nov l am not knocking the news
paper boys-not a bit Of its ''ne of
them are the best friends I have IN
the world" said the man who in 1917
was charged by Mr.. Capper, Brew
ster's possible running mate, as be-
ing a member of the senate lodge and
opposed to everything the people
wanted. my kick" continued Hrew-
er, lis the fact that the merchant ism
recognized. Then, too, the Fifth dis
trict hasn't been recognized.
Brewer then sat down and recount
ed the soft jobs held by the newspa-
per men and the state house snaps
held by Kansas politicians.
There are Davis and AkerS ana
Lewis-all Seventh district men--hold-
ing state jobs" said Brewer. This
time Lewis goes out. The Seventh dis
trict still thinks it Is entitled to three
state house berths and wants to sub
stitute Morgan for Lewis. Morgan Is a
newspaper man. So Is Bristow. so is
Capper, SO is Akers. so is Davis. so is
the candidate for state printer. That
mekes five newspaper men-not to men,
ton Congressman D. r. Anthony OF the
First district-and there Is just one
merchant running for state office. Then
against the Seventh districts three
state house officials, the Fifth district
has none. The Fifth district has not
been represented in the state house
since General Coleman was attorney
general"
And so representation for the Kansas
merchant and representation for the
Fifth district are to become issues in
the primary campaign.
Hopeful MFR. Hopkins.
Richard j. Hopkins of Garden City,
former lieutenant governor and con-
eistent Progressive, declares the Pro-
gressives will make great showing In
Finney county this year. The new
party will elect representative, from
one-third to one-half of the county Of
ficials and the Bull Moose state ticket
will poll more votes than the Repub-
lican ticket, according to Hopkins de-
auctions.
I'VE have a full Progressive ticket
IN Finney county," said Hopkins while
in Topeka today. ID. r. Menke OF
Garden City is our candidate for the
legislature and he will be elected.
We will elect from a third to half
of the county officers. Henry ]. Allen
will poll as many or more votes than
Arthur Capper in the gubernatorial
contest and Victor Murdoch. in my
Judgment, will carry the county. The
harmony talk that has been handed
the voters through certain publications
needs fumigating. There is no har-
mony and there can be none-espec-
tally this year with the present line
up.
vlOXcCy W thlC lk&AShdtuHCs
In Topeka today Tom Moxcey of
Atchison virtually admitted that he
would be a Democratic candidate for
the legislature to succeed James w.
Orr and that his petitions would be
circulated next week. MOxcey is re-
garded as one of the strongest Demo-
Gratis in Atchison county. Last win
ter Governor Hodges offered Moxcey
q $4,000 attorneyship to the public
utilities commission. But Moxcey
preferred to stay in Atchison and
practice law. Now it is probable that
ne will be a candidate for the legIsla-
ture.
James w. Orr. who represented the
Atchison city district during the 1911
Is sessions, will not be a candidate
this year. w. p. Waggener, son of
Senator Bale p. Waggener, was
urged to make the race, but declined
to become a candidate. Now Moxcey
may consent to run.
A Woman May Run.
Miami county Progressives may en-
ter a woman in the contest for the
state legislature. 1t has been stated
that Mrs D. +. Dunn of Paola will
make the race and has announced as
a candidate on the Progressive county
ticket.
White to Colorado.
William Allen White, Progressive
national committeeman for Kansas,
will not take an active hand in the
political game until after the August
primaries. He has gone to Colorado
where he plans to spend the summer.
1t is probable that he will return to
Emporia early in September and will
be on the firing line during the last
two months of the campaign. The
Progressives will not open their cam
paign in this state until September 1.
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