The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-20
Republican, Democrats, Social
lists and ProhibitiOnists File.
Partial or Complete Lists of
Candidates Certified.
LIST INCLUDES 173 NAMES
Democrats Are Lacking in Op.
position to Morgan.
Have Two Men in Field for Of
flee of Governor.

Four neutrality-suspicious., Demo-
crat, Socialist and Prohibition-will
go before the voters in the August pri-
maries and November election 1hat
was the political lineup for the state
in the coming campaign when partial
or complete tickets of each of the four
parties were today certified 10 J l.
Rotkin, secretary of state. Time limit
for filing nominating petitions ana
certificates expires Wednesday AZ
moor today 173 candidates mad tlleu
for conversational state and district Cf-
fees.
Under the plan as outlined by rec
or,ls in the office of the secretary CT
s ate, each of four parties Will particl-
pate in the campaign. Until noon
todav Progressives had planned to en-
ter the political campaign in this stale
withdrawal of electoral candidates,
h ,wever, eliminated possibilities OF a
five corner contest IN November
Troubles of the Democrats We're ap-
narent in the certification of a list OF
hand picked candidates for nearly all
state offices except governor and heu-
tenant governor. oBth Ben s GaIts-
kill Girard, and w c. Iansdon, Sa-
lima, are candidates for governor, with
no candidate certified for lieutenant
governor other Democratic candi-
dates for state office are: w ]. Du-
vail Hutchinson, auditor; Dan j. Cal
lahan, Kingnan, treasurer; }. " COL
Vile Wichita, superintendent of in
struction; Frank E. Smith, lola, SUI
perintendent insurance; Robert Focht,
Eureka, state printer; s. A Buckland,
Wichita. attorney general; J. T. Little,
Olathe, and Otis S. Allen, Topeka, su-
preme court justices.
Four Republican Contests.
Republicans will face contests for
nominations for four state offices
state treasurer, auditor, secretary OF
state and superintendent of public in
struction. Fights for congressional
| nominations will take place in the
Second, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh
| districts, with contests in a number
| of senatorial districts.
Candidates for Republican nomina-
tions for state offices are: Governor.
| Arthur Capper, Topeka; lieutenant
governor, w. Y. Morgan, Hutchinson
Secretary of state, j. T. Botzin, Ga
torney general, S. NJ. Brewster, Troy;
state treasurer, Walter L. Payne, Bur
| lingame; Wylie Cook, Kansas City;
Charles Evans, Goodland; Matt
| Weightman. Topeka; state auditor
Frank Organ, Howard; Dan B. Dyer
Smith Center; Fred Knapp, Beloit;
superintendent of public instruction
Miss Lizzie E. Wooster, Salina; Ell
Payne, Emporit; W. D. Ross, Topeka
state printer. w. r. Smith, Columbus
Prohibition Candidates.
Prohibition candidates will be pre-
sented for five state offices Name:
of candidates for these offices were to-
day certified as follows:
Governor: H. r. Ross, Sterling; su
perintendent public instruction: Fret
W. Wegiey. Emporia; superintenden
insurance: H. j. Harnly, Mcpherson
secretary of state: Mary Sibbitt, Wich
lita: lieutenant governor: A. H. Griesa
| Wakarusa.
| Kansas Socialists will place a fui
set of presidential electors on the bal
lot in November. They will also en-
ter a full set of candidates for stat
offices and will nominate candidate
for the state senate and house of rep
resentatives in a number of districts
More than fifty candidates for stat
and district offices filed with tn
secretary of state this morning. Th'
numb ber of candidates when the book
close Wednesday evening is expected
to total between 225 and $50.