The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-19
CAMP FUNSTON, 5000 VOTES
Governor Capper Led All Other
Candidates in Size of Vote.
Returns From Every County in
the STATE Now Are In.

Kansas smashed all Statewide
urinary voting records August S,
when she poIIed a total Of 217,4ss
votes for United States senator and
registered from Isl, 900 TO $4,000
votes for offices below governor The
Eovernorshfp vote was 1885, lit
tie more than 10000 votes less than
the total cast for senator
All dope on the voting went wrong
Every forscaster in the state lost MS
reputation for accuracy in the over
wheIrninsIy heavy poll Estimates OF
the total vote ranged from 125,0G0 TO
10000. In spite 81 the fact that the
srzra has sent 10000 men 10 army
s-rvtce and there was a decided lack
OF interest in political affairs. the
state surpa ssed former voting RECORDS
The totals. as given today rom the
office OF J. T Botkfn- secretary OF
state. includes returns from al OF
the los counties
The aru,y vote has not been fully
taluiated Il viii bring the total for
the state above the 100000 MARI
Camp Funston alone cast 3.u19 votes
for senator and governor Ine FotlIs
below governor dropped below l-VV0
IN u7auv instances Army men showed
a decided lack OF interest IN local
and minor offices
Returns as reported from the secre-
tarv OF states office tOday-to De OF
ficizlIv canvassed Tuesday-w1l not
be materially changed by the army re-
+r-uz. Several candidates VIII suffer
sIumps IN present pluraHr-sS But
the army camp returns will not DIS
turb the present list CT nominees for
office
How They Voted
Governor Capper. in his race for the
poITed the heaviest vote OF any caHoi-
date for q contested office HIS vote
rotaIsd I01. go, which gave him a piu-
raIitv OF TO.O62 and a majority CT a.
T45 over his three opponents
IN the goveruorship fight Henry j.
Allen polIsd 95.122 votes and received
a plurality OF $3.50 and a majority
over his three opponents OF 2s,045-
L J Petriiohu Of Dodge City has
final plurality over Frank J Ryan
Of Leaveuworth for secretary of state
II 1876. II is certain that with the
army vote included his plurality viii
stand at about 1900.
Miss Lizzie Z Wooster Of Salina has
ciuched the nomination for SuperI1-
+rzF7deTzc Of public instruction In the
los counties she leads W D. Ross by
ais
ore Of the prettiest races in the
primary was for secund position n
the Republican contest for attorney
general r J. Hopkins of Garden City
Won the nomination by 1881 Tom
D smith holds second place IN he
los counties with a vote Of 25,GSS
while : y Hawkes. Of Stockton s
third with 21.354 and Frank G. Dren-
ming Of Topeka is fourth with q. s.
out in the Seventh district : y
Ti1cher won the Republican congress
siouaI nomination over John W Davis
by -S5- Z. g Little won reno uiuatior
IN the Second by 2-50z and Homer
Hoch led c. z Carroll N the Fourth
by 5.IIT. James C Strong won in tbs
Fifth BY ans. while in the Eighth
9. Q Mack landed the Republican
nomination by 1915. Congressman
John P Connolly. Democrat was re
Nominated in the Sixth by 1884
Total votes for senator. state auc
congressional nominations as reported
to the secretary OF state from the 10;
counties follow:
T1ffRd states Srr,tor