The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-05
Final Appeal to Workers and
Voters Is Made Today.
All Parties To Vote in 2,4S1
Precincts Tomorrow.
MILLION PIECES OF LITERATURE
Tons of Mail From Topeka in
Interest of Candidates.
Bulletins From State Journal
Tuesday Evening.

Tonight stenographers and clerks in
the various political headquarters will
close their desks, edge up close to the
boss and whisper something about
goodby and best wishes. It is the last
formality before the big battle Tues
day morning the war of ballots will be
on. 1t will be the states sixth state
wide primary to nominate party con-
didates candidates from United
States senator to road overseer and
precinct committeeman.
Today the campaign managers have
made their final look around They
have made thic~ final appeals to the
workers in the country. They have
issued the last guess as to results-al- =
ways the guess that their favorite will
win tomorrow. Tonight the managers,
the organizers and the lieutenants are
going home to try to sleep. Dreams
will be disturbed with a knowledge
that something has been overlooked.
Something important. vitality impor-
tant But to save their lives they can't
think just what it is.
And tomorrow Kansans of all par
ties will vote for candidates in 2,4S1
precincts.
State Absorbed in War.
Wise observers are III degree un
certain as to the results of the NOR
rows voting. Except for governor ana
United States senator. little expression
has come from the ordinary voter.
Kansas has been absorbed in war
Real war The news from the western
front. the smash against the boone
line, the knowledge that $1,000 Ran
sans are either in it or getting ready
to enter or go overseas, makes even
a Kansas primary seem tame anu uii-
interesting That is why the candl-
dates and manager will stay awake
tonight and try to remember just what
they really forgot in the closing hour
of one of the most spectaeuiaE ana
bitter primary campaigns the state mas
known.
Million Pieces of Literature.
Practically every letter and sFery
mound of mail left headquarters III To-
pel-a not later than last Saturday. In
The closing week of the campaign,
more than a million pieces Of cam
naien literature is believed 90 nave
been sent to voters from headquarters rs
here. Rumors have been current lhat
one senatorial candidate sent a haiI
million cards to voters last week An
other report was to the effect taat an
other sena. orial headquarters was un-
able to move $4,000 letters which
should have started to the voters last
week.
In spite of the deluge of literature.
Kansas has been most compiiceitt.
She has refused to become excited AT
times she has talked of the senator =
ship and the governorship. But the
other offices-eXcept possibly an oc-
casiona1 local row-has failed 20 dent
the serenity of the average voter.
Thruout the entire state there Is
decided dearth of local contests. In
many counties the Republican and
Democrat leaders divided the court
house offices by lot. Tomorrow the
Democrats will nominate candidates
for their share of the jobs and the
Republicans will take the remainder
or switch the system to your own 1ik-
ing AS a. rule such action IN local
politics is d death knell for the pri'
mary. 1t means a yawning apathy and
a lack of interest that affects the car
didates higher up. For in spite of the
speeches and the tons of literature dis
tributed by senatorial and gubernator-
ial candidates, primary interest lAgs
where there are TO local contests. Anc
this year Kansas has been too b1sy
thinking about the war to stir up lo-
cal political strife. In the minds o1
the wise observers, the situation mean.
a light vote.
Candidates for All Offices.
Kansas will tomorrow nominal.
candidates fo- United States senator
congress- governor and all state of
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house candidates. members of the low
er branch Of the state legislature anl
candidates for township and distric
offices. District judges will be l.omi
! mated in sixteen districts and severa
I special nominations will be made in 10
cal districts to fill various vacancies
In the absence of the double election
/ board, which is used in general elec
/ tions, Kansas primary returns may no
reach "opeka until late Tuesday night
/ Senatorial and gubernatorial return
/ will probably be received in advanc
/ of other primary news. In the case o
hotly contested offices below cover
nor, several days may elapse before re
| suits are definitely known. News
paper offices and campaign headquar
ters have arranged 90 receive returns.
: Bulletins will be announced an
/ flashed in front of the State Jour
/ nal office Tuesday. night and will b
given to the public as quickly as re
! ceived. Special arrangements hav
been made by the State Journal t
F! gather local as well as state wire re
turns and the service will be furnish
ed until m dnight-or until the NOR
| important local and state contests ar