The Topeka state journal., 1918-11-12
ADD TO HoNoRS
Kansas Voters Continue TO
Elect Newspaper Men.
Capper and Allen Given High
est Offices in State.
BOTH HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL men
Senator Capper Has Been in
Politics Since 1911.
Governor Allen Was a National
Progressive Leader.

The election of Governor Arthur
Capper to the United States senate
and Henry ]. Allen to the chair OF gov
ernor, continues the long succession Oh
newspaper men to the highest oflces
within the gift of the people OF the
state of Kansas. Both these men nave
followed the newspaper business ex-
clusively and each has achieved sue
cess. building up their present news
paper plants from concerns OF very
modest proportions at the time theS
acquired them.
"a one of the largest in the west, ms
newspaper, the Topeka Daily Capltal,
being only one of eight pupncdtio,s
he puts out the balance being mostiy
farm periodicals generally clrcuiateu
in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska anu
Oklahoma. Each of these pupl,ca.lo,s
was built up under Governor CapPer
ownership.
Not until 1911 did Governor Capper
got actively into politics. In that year
he became a candidate for governor
hut was defeated for the NOMINATION;
Four years later. however, ne ianueu
both the nomination and the o1lice
and is now completing his second term
as the states chief executive.
Native of Garnctt.
Governor Capper was born at Gar
nett Kan. July IA, 1865, me son Oh
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Capper- ne
spent his boyhood in Garnett' Graouaii
ing at the Garnett high school, foi-
lowing his schooling, he immedlateiS
took up the printers trade at isa me
of 1S. as compositor in the Iopeha
Dailv Capital The ordinary printer
acnuainted with the first duties OF
hoy in n printing office thus recognizes
tha fact that the newly elected hah-
sas senator began his business cdreel
in the humble capacity or prihtei ,
devil" After learning the printers
trade Capoer took up the editorial SIDE
of the business. first as reporter heS'
os CITY editor, Washington correspond
ont and in 1892, only eight years a1ter
he became an employe of the Capitai'
he became it's proprietor. his VARIOUS
other publications have peen auueo'
one at a time, since.
Governor Capper married floreh
Crawford, of Topeka, on December l.
1892. The governors residence on To-
Deka avenue and his newspaper piah'
are among the finest buildings In tne
civ The governor is a director III
the Farmers National bank and the
Prudential Trust company, both OF TINS
CITY. He has served as president OF the
board n regents of the State Agricul-
tural college and of the Kansas Gooo
Roads association; is member OF tne
state Historical society, the Elks, Odd
Fellows, Modern Woodmen. and of the
Topeka Country club and Chamber Oh
Commerce.
Henry Aliens Career.
Henry Justin Allen. editor Of the
Wichita Beacon, has been known in
Kansas newspaper circles for more
than twenty years. His newspaper
career began as editor of the Manhat-
tan Nationalist in 1894. Prior to NOV
ing to Wichita. where he bought the
afternoon paper, the Beacon, Allen
was editor of a number of Kansas
newspapers. including the Ottawa Her
old The Beacon prospered under Mr.
Aliens management and he built a
ten-story building for his newspaper
home. the greater portion of IT, OF
course, being rented for general Of
fices.
Allen was born in Warren county,
PENNSYLVANIA. September IL, 1858. He
was educated at Washburn college.
Topeka, and at Baker university, Bald
win. from which he has received the
honorary degree of master of arts.
He married Elsie ]. Nuzman. of Circle
Vile, Kan. October 19, 1893. Allen
was secretary of the late Governor
Stanley during his tenure of office and
during the existence of the Progress
sive party in Kansas, Allen became
one of its leaders-state and national.
He is now on his second war time mis-
sion in France. He first went there
in 1917 with William Allen White, of
Emporia, on a Red Cross mission. and
again this year he returned and organ
lied for the American Red Cross in
France its home service branch of
which he was director. Later at his
request he was transferred to the Y.
NJ. c. A. services which have kept him
near the fighting front among the
American soldiers much of the time.
House to Lloyd George.