The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
MORGAN MEN ARE
GETTING IN DEEP
water, 1T SEEMS
Claim Of Capper Alliance Used
in Parts of State.
Some of Governors Friends Do
Not Like the Scheme. So
ARE ASKING WHAT'S WHAT
They See Danger in Fake to
Their Senatorial Candidate.
Allen, Troutman and Brewster
Men Make Kick.
Some of Governors Friends Do
Not Like the Scheme. r
IRE ASKING WHAT'S WHAT
They See Danger in Fake to
Their Senatorial Candidate.


Jealous friends of w. Y. Morgan. of
some very extensive veins of trouble
in Kansas politics. In rather fran
tic effort to give the Hutchinson man
a rather established position in the
governorship fight. Morgan's friends
have busily circulated reports of
Capper Morgan combination. And
that little report may keep more peo-
pie awake these summer nights than
the noise of the growing Kansas corn
crop.
For some weeks these stories of deals
and combina ations and lgamat tions
have been slipping back to Topeka.
In a good many instances they have
been rather beneficial to the Morgan
interests. but quite disastrous to the
Capper organization. Just at this time
Cappers friends are more concerned
with the selection of an easy and di-
rect route to the United States senate
than in the nomination of Morgan for
governor. None the less the Morgan
workers have assumed and presumed
combination of interests that have
not only occasioned trouble for Cap
per, but threaten nightmare for the
Morgan interests.
Carefully Pick Territory.
Morgan's friends carefully selected
the route which their candidate would
take in the governorship race. They
decided to run him as the second sec
ton of the Capper special. AS con-
sequence a plan was Matched at the
Kansas Day club gathering which sent
certain persons into the state with
report that the Capper-Morgan slate
was the proper thing. These stories
were used extensively-in strong Cap
per territory-but were just as care
fully forgotten in the counties where
Scott or Stubbs or Bristow seemed to
have the stronger following. In these
counties the Information was gen.
orally spread to the effect that Nor
gan maintained a strict neutrality con-
c>rning each and every senatorial can
didate.
In the strong Capper counties the
stories of Capper-Morga combination
proved somewhat beneficial to the
Morgan interests, according to stories
sent to Topeka. The Morgan workers
smilingly looked at the matter in the
light that reports of an honorable
amalgamation with a formidable sena-
torial candidate could do no harm-to
Morgan. But it didn't follow that all
of the Capper supporters were for
Morgan Ard right there the long
days of trouble began. good many
men and women who held decided
preference for Governor Capper for
senator. didn't relish the idea that
their senatorial choice should dictate
their choice for other state offices.
Especially distasteful was the idea
that a governor should seek to name
his successor. So the revolt began
to gain strength. AntiMorgan voters
who favored Capper began a new
process of political reasoning.
Capper Has a Say.
Then 1t was that Governor Capper
called his appointees and workers to-
gether. He made it clear that he
didn't want to dictate any appointee's
choice for governor. but any attempt
at a combination wasn't appreciated.
In short ne welcomed all the aid his
appointees might give, but he ardently
discouraged amalgamation with can
didate for another office.
Reports of this statement went to
the country precincts The earnest
Capper friends learned of the decep-
ton. They became aware of an at
tempt by the Morgan interests to
capitalize their senatorial candidates
popularity for Morgan's own gain. In
short, Morgan, with little to give, had
taken m Ich. And against this eff
fort to gobble the Capper strength in
the stronger Capper counties, Nor
gan's friends evaded the responsibility
of a Capper combination in anti-Cap-
per territory by playing a neutral
game.
gone into various localities with Nor
gan for governor posters. There they
have sought to carry out the deception
by mailing a Morgan poster on every
post or building which carries a Cap
per for senator lithograph. In scores
of railway stations. the practice has
been followed.
Voters Are Curious.
Now the country districts are send
ing some rather earnest reports to
Topeka. They are asking flat, short,
snappy questions. The Allen and
Troutman and Brewster supporters
want to know about the combination
which Morgan's friends have assumed.
And each looks to Governor Capper
for an answer. On the other hand.
hundreds of Governor Capper's friends
make but slight efforts to conceal re-
sentiment toward the Morgan cam
paign forces which deceived Capper's
friends into acceptance of the fake
combination story
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