The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-04
AN EASY PROBLEM
Washington Paper Believes
Senatorial Situation Simple.
War Stand of Capper, Scott and
BristOw Outlined.
THOMPSON PARTY'S CHOICE
Herald Thinks He Will Be Re-
nominated Without Fight.
Army Officers at Capital Praise
'Trench and Camp"
THOMPSON PARTY'S CHOICE

Washington, Dec. 4.-The Washing
ton Herald believes Kansas should
nave very easy time solving her Re-
publican senatorial muddle next year.
War alignments of the candidates
viii determine the result of the pri-
mary, according to the long distance
guess of the Washington publication.
With Charles F. Scott strongly Tor
the war, Joseph l.. Bristow against the
war and Governor Capper becoming
acclimated to the atmosphere of war,
the Herald valves aside the Kansas sit
uation by declaring it will be easy. on
the other hand, the Herald predicts
that Senator Thompson will be renom-
mated by his party without opposition.
Viewing the situation thru long
range glasses, the Herald discusses
The Kansas Puzzle" as follows:
Tho Kansas Puzzle.
So far as the Republican primaries
are concerned it will not be hard for
Kansans to solve their senatorial puz-
zle next year.
Each of the three candidates now
in the race-Arthur Capper, present
governor; former Senator Joe Brls-
tow and former Congressman Charles
Scott-is standing for a definite prin-
ciple with regard to the war. Ana
no two candidates are alike in con-
tentions In fact. the three present
the three views possible to take OF the
W1r-OnE
the cause, one of positive opposluoh'
and the other a sort OF milk-and-water
policy with regard to it.
Returned members of congress from
that section of the country say MI
Scott is frankly backing the ADMIN
istration with all his soul and BODY.
Ex-senator Bristow is opposing the
war and the way the administration
conducts it. Governor Capper, WnHe
opposed to the war at the outset, APP
pears to have become acclimated 10
its atmosphere and is succumbing TO
the plan to prosecute it. But he stlll
maintains that his policy of refusing
to send our men abroad would nave
been preferable to the one adopted by
the administration.
Meanwhile, Senator William II.
Thompson, the Democratic incumbent
of the position, is quietly biding his
time here at Washington and prepar-
ing for a strenuous sessions work
His friends admit they must conduct
much of his battle for re-electloh-
They expect no sharp effort to defeat
him at the primaries and they hope
that the Republican fight will become
so bitter that the final nominee of
that party will be utterly unable to
poll the full party strength Likewise
the Democrats are relying on the fact
that President Wilson carried Kansas
last year and that his strength is
still very great there in spite of the
fact that after running on peace
platform the imperial German gov
eminent made it impossible for us to
remain at peace.
Praise Camp Paper.
Army officers and men from the de-
partment of war who have been to
Fort Riley returned to Washington
with praise for the new army paper
Trench and Camp" published for the
men in the selective army by Frank p
MacLennan, publisher of the Topeka
State Journal is popular even in
Washington. and ranks at the top with
papers published for men in the can
tonmentS.
just Like Kansas.
Members of the congressional dele
cation who returned to their homes
during the short period between the
special session and the regular session,
are now encountering trouble in locat-
ing desirable living apartments. Many
congressional families will be forced
to keep house during the regular ses-
sion as a result of the general con-
gestion. And that Kansas might be a
little nearer the men in Washington,
there is a most positive fuel shortage
right under the eyes of Administra-
tor Garfield.
Gives Hail Dope.
The weather bureau in Washington
has issued a special bulletin concern
ing the damage to Kansas crops as a
result of hail. 1t is a reprint from the
monthly weather review and interest
ing. 1t shows that the most serious
damage by hail was in the wheat
growing counties. The report shows
that the greatest damage was in coun-
ties west of a north and south line
from the west line of Marshall county
in the north half of the state and the
west line of Cowley county in the
southern section of the state. The
bulletin also states that the four Kan
sas hail insurance companies wrote al
most as much hail insurance as all
competitive companies combined.
Mrs Elizabeth Bourne. of Oregon,
is visiting Mrs. Dolly Curtis Gam and