The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-23


Total vote ....-..---.... o29'SlI
President Wilson'S official plurality
in Kansas is S6,932-just 6S votes
short of the $1,000 mark-according
to announcement made today from the
office of J. T. Botkin, secretary OF
state. Wilson's vote was S14,5SS
against 277.656 for Charles E. Hughes,
Republican nominee. The total vote
of 629,S11, was the largest ever polled
in Kansas. Hughes carried 20 of the
1O5 counties of the state, the remain
ing so counties giving President Will
son a plurality.
While President Wilson carried the
state by practically $4,000, the Demo-
Gratis in the eight congressional dis
tricts received a total of just 1877 more
votes than the Republican nominees.
The total vote cast for the eight Demo-
crat congressional candidates WAS
261,5S9 against 261,42 for the Re-
publican candidates. The Democrats
elected five congressman, the Repub-
licans three. Pluralities for the state
ticket will be totalled late today. They
are expected to give Governor Cap
per, Republican, a plurality of 155, 900
to 10000. The remainder of the
state ticket has won by $4,000 to
$4,000.
counties in Kansas took place in the
Democrat rank, in the vote for presi-
dent The vote in the state surprised
even the most ardent Democrats and
the returns show a tremendous slump
in the normal Republican majority of
Wilson carried the state in the Will
SOM n-Roosevelt-Taft fight with plu-
rality of % 900 over Roosevelt, altho
the Roosevelt-Taft vote was $4,000
larger than the Wilson vote.
Socialists Vote Fell Off.
The Socialists this year polled "a
6S5 votes, a slight slump over the
showing of 1912. Hanly, Prohibition
presidential nominee, increased the
dry vote in Kansas and received a to-
tai of 12,8S2 votes in the state.
Hanly, however ran behind his con-
gressiOnal ticket. In the Seventh dis
trict. H e. Kershner. Prohibition can
didate for congress, polled 1854
votes-a district vote of $50 greater
than the party vote for president in
the state at large
The soldier vote favored Hughes.
Slightly more than 500 soldier votes
for president in this state showed
Hughes, 2S6; Wilson, 225.
1t was the slump of the staid, con-
servative, old line Republican coun-
ties that ruined Hughes's chances in
Kansas. While some of these coun-
ties stayed in the ranks. their plurali-
ties were so small that Hughes's
chances were buried in the avalanche
of votes in counties that swung heav-
lily to Wilson. Shawnee was the ban
ner Hughes county of the state.
Just twenty-five counties are in the
Hughes column. They are: Allen
Brown, Chautauqua, Clay, Doniphan,
Douglas, Ellsworth, Greeley, Green
wood. Jackson. jefferson, Kearny,
Marion, Marshall, Mcpherson, Mem
aha, Pottawatomie, Reno, Riley, Rus
sell, Shawnee, Stanton, Wabaunsee,
Washington, WoOdson. All other coun-
ties went to Wilson.
Congress Pluralities.
4 Congressional pluralities ranged
from 2,337 to 14,433. Congressman
D. r. Anthony, jr., polled the great
est plurality. His plurality in the
First district over Corwine, Democrat,
Congressman Phil p. Campbell defeat
ed w. S. Hiatt, Democrat, by 7,435.
Ed c. Little, Republican, defeated
Congressman Joseph Taggart, Demo-
crat, for reelection in the Second dis
trict by 1865 But the Republican
candidates were unable to go further
There the line held and the Democrats
took the remainder of the Washington
jobs and control of the postoffice pat
ronage.
Congressman Dudley Doolittle in the
Fourth district defeated Clyde w. Mil
Ter by 1859. In the Fifth, Congress
man Guy T. Helvering's plurality over
Charles NJ Harger was 1887.
otis L. Benton took the hardest
drubbing of any of the Republican
congressional candidates. when he lost
Congressman John r. Connolly by IL.
(COutinupd on Dao