The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-06

If so-yell as you please, but place
your money on record Republican ma
jorities in the state.
In Rush county the leaders told
Governor Capper he would carry the
county by 500. They seemed to mean
it, too. For the general state ticket,
they promise 200 majority, with about
the same lead fer Hughes and Sim
mons for congress as strong as the
general state ticket. Rush county
leaders, tho. are not sleeping on the
job An unadvertised meeting at
Libenthal was attended by $50. At
La Crosse, 500 men and women heard
the governor during morning meet
ing and 200 persons were turned away
from the town opera house. Nc
Cracker registered a crowd of ESQ at
a 1 o'clock meeting and there was a
zip and go with every meeting. Chair
man Baker. the Russells L. L. Rob-
inson and other men prominent in To-
cal affairs are making a great fight
in the county.
Ness City, county seat of Ness coun-
ty which sent ]. c. Hopper, q Demo-
crat to the legislature and has dis
tributed Democratic majorities until it
at times became almost habit, turn
ed out 1000 strong to hear the COVER
nor. Many farmers drove thirty miles
for the meeting. A big tent was stuffy
hot, but the crowd was peppery, in
terested ard enthusiastic and stayed
for the finish of a fifty-minute talk.
c. F. Edwards, former Progressive
leader, declares 50 per cent of the
Bull Moosers are back and the Re
publicans are making startling pre-
election guesses.
Ellis county, in the Sixth district,
talks of Republican majorities for
Hughes, Capper, Benton, Miller for
senator and Chittenden for represen-
tative. 1t is almost unbelievable. Ellis
in former days kicked in with 600 to
500 Democratic majority. The leaders
spotted, but they talk Republican
state. national ard district majorities
in a tone that is strange and new and
sweet-to the Republicans
There are further exhibits: Lane
county, for instance The crowd at
Dighton couldn't find seating or
standing room in the opera house
Democrats have always counted the
county as good fighting ground But
this year the Republicans concede
nothing. They promise Republican
ajorities that will astound state
| leaders and Chairman Herman Gillett
has a working committee and is fight
ing for ESQ to 900 Republican ma jor-
ity. The county is the former home
of John Simmons, congressional nomi-
nee, and his friends are fighting for
n big lead for the Hutchinson lawyer
over Congressman Jouett Shouse
Scott City has an auditorium in
which more than 500 men. women and
children were packed for a night
meeting. Several hundred persons
could not find admission 70 the hall,
Last week Congressman Shouse talked
in the town With the aid of a mo-
| ton picture show, a bare handful OF
! people attended the meeting Both
Governor Capper and w. NJ. Glenn
! of Tribune, senatorial nominee. spoke
The interest which surrounded that
! meeting indicated that Chairman
Siclkler may be right in his prediction
| that Scott county will give Republi-
can majorities straight down the line
A feature of the meetings in the
| western counties has been the large
| attendance of women. The new voters
| in the western counties are taking
| full advantage of their opportunity t.
participate IN state and national cleo.
tons, and in many Of the towns from
thirty-five to fifty per cent of the au-
dience was composed of women II
a number of counties women havs