The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
Governor Capper Builds Fire
Under John r. Connolly.
Executive Wages Campaign in
the Sixth District.
SUPPORTS C. M. HARGER NEXT
Governor Will Make Last Offen-
Siye in Fifth.
Congressional Attempts to Re-
place Two Democrats.

Beloit, Kan, Oct 10.-Governor
Capper began his second week of the
campaign today when he started 6
fire under Congressman John r. Con-
nelly of the Sixth district and urged
the election of Otis L. Benson of ODER
lin to congress. The governor began
his campaign for Benton in the home
town of Max Anderson, whom Ben
ton defeated for the congressional
nomination. Anderson recently issued
4 strong statement favoring the cleo
ton of Benton and has used his in
fiuence in an effort to line up his
friends and primary supporters.
The governors plea for the cleo
ton Of Benton was even stronger than
his speech for John Simmons in the
Seventh district last week. 1t con-
tanned a personal Renaissance of the
long friendship and acquaintance with
Benton, altho the speech lacked the
personal kick for Connolly which was
so strongly feature of the COVER
nor's Indictment of the record of Con-
gresham Jouett Shouse in the Sew
enth district.
Close Contest.
Reports during the first day in the
district indicated that the Benton
Connolly fight is far closer and prob
/
Shouse contest in the Seventh district.
Two years ago John Connolly won his
reelection to congress when he polled
27,359 votes as against p ,353 for John
b. DYKES of Lebanon, the Republican
nominee. Mrs. Eva Morley Murphy
of Goodland, Progressive candidate,
polled 6,S74 votes. John 5. Lovelace,
Socialist, received 2,631 votes. Should
he secure the Dykes vote and the
Murphy vote of two years ago, with
out changes in the Socialist or Demo-
orat vote, Benton would win by S41.
Benton's friends in the district.
however, contend that Dykes in 1914
lost many Republican votes which Will
be cast for Benton this year. That is
an issue which the November election
results must determine
The fight to save Benton will be
carried thru fourteen of the twenty
two counties of the district before
Governor Capper concludes his
speeches for the congressional nomi-
nee. The trip today began in Mime
apolis, Ottawa county, Fifth district
territory. Then the governor entered
! Mitchell county to speak for Benton.
Tonight he will speak in Osborne.
Concluding lis Sixth district campaign
next Friday. the governor will enter
the Fifth district to campaign for
Chas. NJ. Harger.
Speaking for Benton Governor Cap
per said:
Il want 20 say a Few words mere IN
regard to your Republican nominee
for congress. L congratulate you peo-
pie of the Sixth district upon the fine
prospect you have of sending Re-
publican congressman to Washington
And 1 want to congratulate you upon
the caliber of the Republican you
have an opportunity to send. He is
of real congressional timber.
When He Came to Topeka.
1,,1-o 1-,,ov-J Otis T, BENTON for.
the last thirty years. I remember the
first time l ever saw him. he was a
poor boy who had come to Topeka to
get a lob so he could earn money with
which to pay his way thru college. He
/ got the job-that of a newspaper car
/ rier-and he got his college education
| He impressed me then as young man
who had the right Kind of stuff in
| 1 was right in my judgment.
q have watched the career of Otis
! Benton as a successful business man.
| and as a fine citizen, with pride and
satisfaction He knows and appreci-
ates the people of the Sixth district
| among whom he has lived so many
wears as few men know and appreciate
| them. He knows the needs of the dis
| trict and what is expected of a repre-
sentative in Washington. Otis Benton
is highly qualified to represent this
big. forward-looking, prosperous dis
trict in congress-
Governor Capper started his cam
paign trip this morning from Abilene
He will drive through the Fifth and
Sixth districts this week. making d
campaign for Benton and Harger SINH
lar to the fight last week for John
Simmons in the Seventh district.