The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20

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Kansas for Wilson, and everybody
knows it.
Governor Capper did everything in
his power to elect Hughes. No other
Republican worked harder for the Re
publican presidential nominee. But as
popular as he was with the people,
Governor Capper was unable to hold
in line enough Republicans who had
been swept off their feet by the spe-
cious plea of the Democrats, to carry
Kansas for Hughes.
Capper Publicity Liberal.
'Mr. Clark says the governors pa
per, the Topeka Capital. did not give
loyal support to the party. AS a mat
ter of fact, the Capital printed ia
leading editorials for Hughes. In ad-
dition to this, there were numerous
editorial paragraphs and more than
500 columns of news matter directly
in the interest of Hughes. The fact
is. no newspaper in Kansas or any
other state gave the Republican nom
ineeS for president heartier or more
constant support from start to finish.
There are 700 newspapers in Kan
sas- Not line appeared in any news
paper turnout the entire 1916 cam
palgn intimating that Governor Cap
per- had not given his best support to
Hughes.
There are $500 members of the
Republican county central commit
can recall, ever raised question
turnout the entire 1916 campaign in
timating that Governor Capper had
not given his best support to Hughes.
There are 1900 members of the
Republican county central committees
in Kansas. Not one, so far as 1 can
recall, ever raised a question thruout
the entire campaign as to Governor
Capper's loyal support of Hughes.
An Original Hughes Man.
I'm the first place, Governor Cap
per was an original Hughes man. His
newspaper, the Capital, strongly urged
Governor Hughes for the Republican
presidential nomination, when Mr..
Clark, myself and other Republicans
other Republican candidates. Had it
not been for Governor Capper it is
doubtful if Hughes would have had
the Kansas delegation at the Chicago
convention This is common knowl-
edse to all. More than this, 1 know
that months before the Chicago con-
Ventlon, when there was doubt as to
whether Governor Hughes would be
a candidate, or would accept the nom
nation If rendered it, Governor Cap
per wrote him strong personal letter
urging him to stand for the presiden-
tial nomination and pledging him his
loyal support
When Governor Capper opened his
campaign in Doniphan county in
august 1916. the first part of that
hughes as the ideal leader of a re-
united party. Besides advocating the
election of Hughes in every subse-
quent speech, Governor Capper caused
10 be printed and circulated in Kan
saS as campaign document, $4,000
hi0
Hughes.
Out for State Committee.
At Governor Cappers request the
state central committee used him ex-
tensively in the six congressional dis
tr1ctS which were at that time repre-
sented by Democrats. In every speech
IN those districts he not only urged
Hughes's election but also made a spe-
cial appeal in behalf of the RepubIi-
can nominee for congress, urging the
voters to elect Republican congress-
men who would back up a Republi-
can president This appeal bv the
governor was printed in more than
zoo republican newspapers in those
districts, and each of the Republican
andidateS-Harger, Simmons Little
Benton, Miller and Wilson-expresse
their appreciation of the help given
them.
When it became apparent that there
vas NohSCI VI Tie WOHldn vote going
to Wilson, Governor Capper had me
mail a personal letter. from him to
1000 prominent and active Kansas
women-urging them as a personal
favor to him to make every possible
effort to carry Kansas for Hughes
He made no mention of his own candi-
dacy in this letter. L know this letter
was a great help.
LAS a matter of course. Governor
Capper discussed state issues in his
campaign speeches His administra-
ton had been criticised in the Demo-
cratic ~tate platform. His opponent
and all the Democratic spellbinders
were assailing the record of the state
administration and it was due the Re
Frblicans of the state that he defend
it, but he always made an appeal for
the Republican party and the Repub-
Ecan national, congressional and leg
islative tickets.
Square Deal, He Says
THE day before election Governor
Capper sent out thru the Associated
Press and had printed in the Kansas
City and Topeka dailies a special APP
peal for the election OF Hughes. In
that appeal he made no reference to
his own candidacy but devoted it to a
statement of reasons why the voters
of Kansas should vote for the Repub-
lican nominee for president.
THE plain truth, is, it was land
slide for Wilson thruout the west.
Capper carried Kansas because he
had made a good governor and the
people thought he was entitled to a
second term. Wilson carried Kansas
and every western state because the
people were fooled by the kept US
out of war camouflage and other is
sues mentioned above. without NAL
ice towards anyone I am simply Civ
ing these facts in the interests of
Kansas political history"