The sun., 1918-07-29
CAPPER AND STUBS
RACING FOR SENATE
Anti-War Charges Play I'm
portant Part in Fight for
Kansas Nomination.
THOMPSON BATTLES HARD
The Democratic Incumbent's
Friends Use Slogan Gle
Stood by President"
SDecidi Desp1tch 10 THE Sun.

Kansas CITY. Kan. July Eff he
doesn't come croppeT at the primaries
August 6, and even at this late day
there's no telling his strength within
his party. Arthur Capper, Republican
Governor of what is normally a strong
Republican State. will likely as not be
elected Senator from Kansas next fall.
This isn't exactly a sensational prog
nostlcation. but it's as good a one as
can be made now-and it's safe.
Before he gets around to beating
Senator William II. Thompson, who will
admittedly be the nominee OF the Demo-
Gratis TO succeed himself, Gov. Capper's
worries are marked out for him in get
ting the Republican nomination, for the
field is crowded and the race is close.
Three other Republicans are out for
the nomination, Walter Roscoe Stubbs,
twice Governor: Charles +. Scott, for
ten years a member of Congress. and
Joseph L. Bristow. Senator from Kan
sas from 1909 to 1915. The most for
m!dable of the three is Stubbs. but 1t
is not outside the probabilities that IL
he and Gov. Capper split nearly. even
Scott. with the standpatters OF the State
behind him, will carry the primaries.
For all his one time strength IT is Bris-
tow whose chances are regarded least
seriously.
The entrance of Stubbs into the race
was greeted with hearty cheers by the
old lire forces, who up to then had little
hope of being able to marshal a vote
that would keep the nomination from
Capper For certainly Capper can have
no walkaway now.
Many Follow Stubbs.
Stubbs's following is considerable,
and he is one among the four Repubi
can candidates who need not be nervous
with his war record under scrutiny.
Kansas is very much in the war these
days. but Stubs was in the war before
Kansas; even before the United States
was in he was shouting for war, and
the echo fingers.
Capper on the other hand. is con-
stantly confronted with peace editorials
published in his Topeka Daily Capital
and in his string of home and farm pa
pers while America was making up her
mind TO Join the Allies. In the last
Presidential campaign he adopted the
slogan "He kept US out of war"
and Republican leaders charge it was
a betrayal by him of his party which
gave WILSON 4 plurality of $4,000 in
Kansas on the same ballot that sent
Capper to the Governors chair by
100000.
As editor of the Salina Journal Bris-
tow opposed the war. and since the
United States has been in it Has made
many charges of grating and corrup-
ton. In his campaign literature he
openly announces his belief that II Ad-
mintstration leaders had been far
sighted" they could have avoided the
present horrible catastrophe"
war sentiment in Kansas being as 1t
Is, at fever heat, Brstow will poll only
The vote Of the pacifist and the pussy
loot. But it will be an interesting vote.
Ior 1t can be taken as indicative of what
the middle West thinks of the war
Bristows personal ability is conceded
t was recognized by Gov. Capper. by
whose appointment he became chairman
Of the Kansas Public Utilities Commits
ston--a position from which Bristow has
resigned to oppose the Governor in the
primaries.