The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25
BEAT The BRUSH
Democrats Hunting a Candi-
date for Governor.
A Call Is Going Up for Hender-
son Martin.
A HARM0hIzER is NEEDED
Nice-GOVernOr of Philippines
Man for the Job.
Judge Ruppenthal OF Russell Is
Being Mentioned.
HARMOHIzER is NEEDED

Kansas Democrats are beginning to
cast their eyes around for a suber-
Material candidate 10 make the race
next year. Henderson Martin. vice
governor of the Philippines and
Judge J c RuppenthaI. of Russell
have both been spoken of as available
men by Influential members of the
party
Many state workers in the party
have written TO Martin urging him to
resign his post and return 10 Kansas.
Martin is known to have written to
numerous friends in Kansas, saying
that he did not like TO live in Manila
and that his family were quite anxious
to return 10 their Marion home He
likes the work that falls to his lot as
vice governor but other conditions
cause the desire TO return to Kansas
The Democrats believe that Martin
could do more to line up the warning
factions of the Kansas Democracy
than any other man He was state
chairman when Thompson and Hodges
We're elected The factional fight broke
out soon after the election and there
has been q row in the party ever since.
came very bitter and ne was not mixed
up in II as much a. Or1e of the other
prospective candidates
Thompson Hodges Forces.
The Hodges supporters already have
pushed John E. Wagner Of Larned into
some extent. The Thompson forces
are attempting TO gec George NeeIey
who was defeated for the senate last
year into the race for governor
against Wagner. and the Thompson
followers assert that they Will have a
man in the race if Wagner continues
and the old strife in the party would
continue.
II is asserted that if Martin would
return next year that Wagner would
f1f7 Ira
lowers would not attempt to get a can
didate for their faction. leaving Mar
tin a clear field for the nomination
Ruppenthal Is Mentioned.
The Lincoln Sentinel prints the fol-
lowing about Judge RUppenthal:
If the Kansas Democrats are
looking for a man who can win the
sOvernOrship next year they can do
no better than to persuade Judge J.
g Ruppen-ha. Of Russell to accept
the nomination The people of his
district reelected him almost unan-
imousIy last year But IS governor
he could serve his district in another
way
His record as district judge viii
be his strongest asset IN his candidacy
for governor ard that is saying a
great deal. as besides his splendid
record on the bench ne has many
strong points N his favor. He is a
thorough Kansan, is thoroughly ac-
auainted with the needs of the state,
ne fully realizes the Wea kness of our
system of administering justice, he
stands next TO the people and has al
ways fought their battles. he has
never been mixed up in any kind of
political rows he * clean, both pO-
IiticaIIy and morally. he is honest
and has proven ty his decisions that
his judgment is UnquestiC ia bly, sound.
his decisions for pure justice are
quoted far and wide, in fact he is so
well fitted for the goveTnorship and
is so we'll known to the people all over
the state that his election, if nominal
ed would be certain