The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-24

has been presented against Governor
Allen since passage of the industrial
court act.
HopIxins-Rooney Fight.
Much interest has been aroused in
the Hopkins-Roone fight under the
Republican tent. Richard J. Hopkins.
as attorney general, is seeking renomi-
nation after eighteen months of fric-
! don and trouble which has extended
from the state house to the voters.
The opposition to Hopkins is based
| largely on the record that he has
brought many legal actions, has spent
much public money and won no really
important bit of litigation. Edward
Rooney, a Topeka lawyer. is opposing
| Hopkins for the nomination.
Two candidates are opposing JUS
tice John S. Dawson for renomina-
ton as supreme court Justice.
Interest in Treasurer.
| For several weeks there has been
warm fighting for the Republican
nomination for state treasurer. Tom
| Thompson. present assistant treasurer,
is a candidate for the nomination.
almost landed the office four years
ago; and Carl R. White of Topeka,
are the opposing candidates.
There are Republican congressional
fights in the First, Second, Third.
Fifth and Eighth districts, with Dem
Fourth and Sixth districts.
In the First district congress, D. r.
Anthony, jr.. is opposed by James c.
Davis of Leavenworth. The Democrat
fight is between j. B. Billiard, former
Topeka mayor; and ]. A. Evans. VAL
ley Falls. Billiard is running on a
light wine and beer platform. Just
at this time it looks like an Anthony
Billiard fight for the November cleo
ton.
Congressman Ed C. Little of the
Second is opposed by Charles L.
Gratis, c. A. Bowman. Kansas City;
and c. H. banner, Fort Scott; are
seeking an opportunity to oppose Lit
tie If he is renominated.
Sam Houston Carr of Parsons. is
opposing Congressman Phil P. Camp
bell for the nomination in the Third.
Carr has raised a question as to Camp
bells right to vote under the new
Kansas election law. Campbell has
been a member of congress IS years
from the Third district. There is no
Democrat contest in the district.
In the Fourth, Walter c. Austin,
Cottonwood Falls, and Alva Sweeney,
Olivet, want the congressional nominal
ton.
Joe T. Marshall of Concordia is OPP
posing Congressman James G. Strong
for the nomination in the Fifth.
other term.
Three Democrats in Sixth.
Three Democrat candidates are In
the running in the Sixth, where Bour-
bon plans are being laid for a general
election fight on Congressman Hays
B. White. The Democrat candidates
are: J. H. Egan, St. Francis; Miles
H. Mulroy, Hays. member of the leg
islature from Ellis county and one of
the few members of the house who
voted against the industrial court law.
J. c. Ruppenthal of Russell, former
district judge, is also a candidate.
Eighth district Republicans will
choose between three congressional
candidates. They are Richard E. Bird
and Dorsey E. Dunno, Wichita, and
Lacey NJ. Simpson, Canton. Simpson
is making an appeal to the farmers
and the labor interests. He is a mem
Der of the legislature from Mcpherson
county, and served as chairman of the
house ways and means committee.
The Democrats will offer no primary
opposition to Congressman W. A.
Ayers, the only Kansas Democrat who
is now a member OF the state de1ega-
fion in Washington