The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-03

played in the campaign formed one of
It's marked characteristics, this being
the first year women have been able
to vote for president. Five women are
candidates for state offices and two
for the legislature. DR.. Eva Harding
! of Topeka, who was defeated on the
Democratic ticket for the Democratic
nomination for congress. by Rev. H j.
Corwine, of Topeka, in the August
primary, is a candidate for congress
] on an Independent ticket. Ethel
whitehead, of Lawrence, is soclanst
candidate for lieutenant governor,
Margaret Grandle of Pittsburg is DEM
ocratic candidate for secretary OF
state; and Mary Sibbitt- of Wichita,
is Prohibition candidate for the same
office. Ida Beloof of Winfield, is can
date for superintendent of public IN
struction or the Socialist ticket the
| two women candidates for the leg1sla-
ture are Mrs Harvey k1nzle OF FGa-
watha, (Dem.) and Ella Baldwin $50
cialist) of Kansas City Mae Taylor is
Socialist candidate for superintendent
| of insurance.
Arkansas will vote on two lni.aa1,Se
acts and three constitutional amend
ments The most discussed initiative
| act is one to repeal the statewide FRO
hibition act passed by the last leglsia-
ture. The other is intended to revise
| the state primary laws. Ine three
amendments are Intended to increase
the amount of school tax, TO increase
among voters the powers OF rel1l
endum and initiative ana decrease M
| powers of their legislature and the
state supreme court, and to increase
taxes for road improvement.
Both Parties on Election Boards.
oklahoma will vote on so-called
Fair Election Law" If adopted tnS
law will provide equal party repre-
sentation on state and county electlon
boards. Democratic congressional
nominations in Oklahoma, except III tliS
Eighth district, which is represented
| by Dick T Morgan, Republican, are
equivalent to election: MT M Morsar
and Joseph Otti. Socialist, IN tne
Fourth congressional district, InoInaS
D. McKeowan. Democrat VINO ueiea s+
ed W. NJ C'Alfalfa Bilfo murray Ia, al
the recent primaries, is opposed py
lanes e Graham, Republican, ana
! Allen c. Adams, Socialist ...+;o,,.l
Eight proposed constitutlHo9i;lraal
amendments will be voteo on III o ~ o,
Inaso+a Nine congressman are seehilS
reNe1action. the warmest contest penis
between three candidates IN tne MI
Tenth district-Thomas -: 40
elected on the Progressive llcKet "" ~,
mt ticket; Lowell E. JepEon, NePuo
loan and Neil NJ. Cronin. Democrat
Much Reform Sought in Mimi.
amendment to the state lano
section. authorizing $25o,Voo % "a y
nermanent school fund TO oe SCI go
as a revolving 1uno 10 iiielr
ments on state land ~ +o+a
Permitting loans from the STAG
school fund on farm lands up 10 o'
ner cent of the lands value
3-Authorizing the state to dispose
of minerals under lake peas anu lul II II
the proceeds INTO
roads fund. .,,.+;ces to
the state supreme court
5-Authorizing the governor TO cut
down items of appropriation pliis
S-Permitting condemnation OF prl-
80 nronertv for drainage operations
S7IThe initiative and referendum
amendment Submitted to. the voters
for the third time-)
S-Extending terms OF propdee
Judges from two to four years
Elect Successor to La Toilette.
The election campaign in Wisconsin
has probably been the quletest IN
roanv years Considerable interest
centers in the election of United states
senator to succeed Robert M La OF
lette. Senator La Toilette, Repupiic a. l.
and William F. Wolfe, Democrat, the
leading nominees made thoro can
vaes of the state, as did also Governor
E. L. Philip and his Democratic OPP
} ponent, Burt Williams.
The fractional differences between
the two Republican wings, those
known as the Progressive or La FOL
Iette faction and the Conservatives,
headed by Governor Philip, seem to
have been bridged over and all Re
publican speakers are advocating eiec-
ton of the complete Republican ticker,
made up of both La Toilette and
Phillip nominees
Differences in the Democratic camp,
which arose over the wrestling of con-
troll from Judge John c. Karel, candi-
date for governor two years ago, seem
to be snoothed out.
There is but one amendment to the
constitution to be voted upOn-that
; providing for j sheriff to succeed him.
! self.
= Dry-Wet Fight Lively in Nebraska.
2 The livel.est state interest in Ne
} braska seems to center in the cOnStitu-
= tional amendment to provide for pro
e nibition of the manufacture and sale
of Intoxicating liquors. OF the ninety
g two counties in the state, twenty-eigh
i are wholly dry" under local option
and twenty-siX others are without sa,
y looms. There are ISL dry cities and
= towns and 219 wet"
y A prohibition amendment was de
S feated tweEty-six years ago by ap
y proximately $4,000 majority. Of thi.
l. $4,000 came from Omaha and Dougla:
3 county, the vote being 23,500 agains
n to 1900 for the amendment. 1t i:
: claimed in some quarters that since
s then a material reversal Of sentimen
has taken place.
Nl6O1ouS OdIlp1lS IiliI6 Has OSCl
e done by the candidates for United
. States senator and governor. For sen
o ator the incumbent, Gilbert NJ. Hitch
l cock, of Omaha, Democrat, is opposed
by John L. Kennedy, Republican, o
II Omaha, former congressman. This i
y the third time they have been pitte,
against each other. (the other occa
"A sions being for congressional honors
and each has a win to his credit.
\ ''Wet'' Governor in Dry State.
= If there is any special issue in tn
n Iowa campaign, leaders say it is tn
4 prohibition question. The entire stat
5. is now Cry as the result of the reDea