The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-25
GUYER IN COneRE SSlOnAL RACE
Wyandotte Man Adds to Uncer-
tainty in Second.
Labette County Voters Endorse
Nelson Case.

the prospect that ]. b. BILLIARD may be-
come an Independent candidate for gov
ernor. it is now probable that Kansas
will witness a contest between six can
dtdates for governor at the November
election.
Regardless Of the prospect for a most
stubborn and bitter gubernatorfal fight
in the state this fall, not one of the five
parties will Lave contestants for the
governorship nominated in the August
primaries. In fact the only fights OF
more than passing note are the sena-
torial and congressional contests. But
with the primaries out OF the way. the
voters will perhaps witness the most
interesting election fight the state has
seen in years
Democrats, Republicans. Progress
sives. Socialists, Prohibitionists-aIl
have full state tickets this year. Yet
on the Progressive. Socialist and Pro-
hibitiOn tickets, there will be no con-
tests In the primaries. Each party
presents hand picked" ticket which
will be formally nominated August 4.
Democrat and Republican Contests.
On the Democratic and Republican
tickets are contests for United States
senator that will tend to add to the
primary vote and arouse interest in
the nominations. Six candidates
Farrelly. Sapp. Brown. Nicely. Doster.
Botkin-are seeking the senatorial
maries. This fight alone insures a
heavy Democratic primary vote and
party leaders expect q vote Of not
less than 100000 in August. Added
to the senatorial fight, are congress
sional contests in the Second, Third,
Fifth and Seventh districts and fights
for nomination for secretary Of state.
attorney general. lieutenant governor.
and superintendent of insurance.
Four Republicans-Bristow Cur
tbs, Harvey, Tucker-are seeking the
Republican senatorial fight. Up to
this time the Republican senatorial
contest has failed to arouse the inter-
est and feeling evidenced in the fight
for the Democratic nomination. Still
there is sufficient interest to force a
heavy vote, 1t Is claimed. and party
leaders will urge voters to attend the
which heavy vote might have on
the Progressives. But the senatorial
fight is not the only contest of the
Republicans. In the Second, Fourth
and Fifth congressional districts and
for lieutenant governor, attorney
general and auditor, the Republicans
will contest for nominations.
Today was final day for filing petit
lions for nominations for state, coun-
ty or district offices and the lineup
of the parties will be definitely known
tonight. But few of the avowed can
didates had failed to file their petit
lions this morning, but it il probable
that struggling few will file their pa
pers late this evening.
One thing is certain, however. There
will be a five ring political circus for
Kansas this fall and the result of the
fight is a matter concerning which
the party leaders will spend many
sleepless nights.
Guyer Gets In the Race.
U. s. Guyer. former mayor of Kan
sas City. Kan. today added to the un-
certainty of the situation in the Sec
ond district when he filed his petitions
as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for congress to succeed
Joseph Taggart. Democrat. Guyer
will contest with John H. Order of
ton.
Two years ago Crider was q candi-
date for the Republican congressional
nomination in the Second and was
Roosevelt supporter until after the Chi
cago convention renominated Taft. In
1911, following the death of the late A.
c. Mitchell Culver entered the fight for
congress in the Second. but was de-
fcated. During the 1912 campaign, he
supported Roosevelt. So the old fight
may be reopened in the Crfder-G uyer
fight for the Republican nomination in
]. L. Brady OF Lawrence in the congress
sional race and Senator Noah L. Bow
man Of Garrett will contest with Con-
gressmsn Taggart for denomination. In
any event, there Is a red hot three
cornered fight in sight in the district
and the contest for the Republican and
Democratic nominations will be almost
as bitter as the election fight.
Guyer's petitions were not circulated
until this week. He Is :. former mayor
of Kansas City and has practiced law in
Wyandotte county for a number of
years. He will make an active fight
for the nomination.
LAbette for Case.
Labette county voters, regardless
Of political faith. have organized to
conduct a campaign for Judge Mel
son Case Of Oswego, q candidate for
associate Justice Of the supreme court.
Judge Case has been q resident Of La
bette county more than 40 years and
is one of the most widely known at
torneys in the county. More than 30
years ago Judge Case and his wife or
ganized the first colored Sunday
school in Oswego. They did not stop
with the organization, but kept the
work going. For years Judge Case
was superintendent Of the school and
his wife was q teacher.
For many years, Judge Case has
been actively engaged in the practice
of law in Labette county and has been
associated in the trial Of some of the
most important civil and criminal