The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-23
THREE INTO RACE
W. S. Hyatt, Parsons, New
Demo Governor Candidate.
Potts, of Wichita, and Davis, of
Bourbon, His Opponents.

A three cornered race for the Dem
ocratic nomination for governor was
promised today when W. s. Hyatt of
Parsons filed his petition with the Sec
rotary of state. Dempster o. Potts of
Wichita filed his nomination papers
Tuesday and Jonathan Davis of Bour-
bon county filed for the gubernatorial
nomination several weeks ago. Thurs
day will be the last day on which can
didates may file.
HYATT has been mentioned several
times in past years as a likely Demo-
cratic candidate for governor. He is a
prominent Parsons attorney and is
chairman of the Labette County Dem
ocratic central committee. Other Dem
ocratic candidates who have filed
nomination papers are:
Frank C. Field, Pretty Prairie, for lieuten-
T. S. Hunt, Halstead. for secretary of state.
Mrs. Ada b. Rodman, ottawa, Tor state
treasurer.
Ralph I. O'Neil. Topeka, for attorney gen
]. V. Colville, Kechi, for superintendent of
Samuel p MeseraI, Kansas City, for state
Ralph W. Hoskinson, Garden City: Robert
e. Coughlin, Paola, for justices supreme
Ed Arnold. Chapman Mrs. O. C. Blauer,
Bern Mrs. Mary F. Carney, Leaven-
worth; Lucy r. Clemans, Hamilton :
George A Currier, Garnett: Mrs. Maude
billiard, Dodge City; II. c. Lemon, Pitts
Rothweller, Bison; c. L. Scudder, Belle
Plaine, for presidential electors.
Maj. w. I. Qronjaw) Brown of
Kingman, one of the Oldest and best
known Democratic politicians in the
state, filed a petition for the state
senate to represent the Reno, King
man and Pratt county district. Brown
was given credit as the engineer for
the Hodges administration and in
1913 he was the Joe Cannon of the
Kansas legislature and ruled its &C
lions with a rod of iron. The Repub-
licans in this district have a three
cornered fight for nomination to the
senate. Senator Will S. Thompson.
Hutchinson; Carr w. Taylor, Hutch
inson, and j. z. Whitman, Preston,
all aspire to become the state senator
from that district.
Other candidates who filed are:
Lacey NJ. Simpson. Canton, Republican,
for congress in the Eighth district:
Walter w. Austin. Cottonwood Falls,
Democrat, for congress in the Fourth dls-
Edward Rooney, Topeka, Republican, for
attorney general.
state senator Twenty second district:
W. G. Fairchild, Hutchinson, Republican,
for Judge Ninth district.
Thomas +. johnson. Minneapolis, Demo-
GRAFT congress Fifth district.
Mrs Matte T. Kimball. Manhattan, Re
publican, presidential elector-
w. r. Mitchell Mankato, Republican,
district judge. district Is.
W. w. skinner, Tescott, Republican, state
senator district 81.
G. W. Halland: Russell, Democrat, state
senator district "a.
Joseph Quithurn. Madison, Democrat,
state senator, district "a.
J. It. Grenneran, Garnett, Democrat. state
senator district Z.
NJ. J. HeaIey. Lincoln. Republican. state
senator, district "a. a.
J. M. Swartz, Emporia, Socialist~con-
gress, district 4.
H. F. Brown, Hutchinson, Der -ocrat dis
trict judge. district Q.
c. L. OConnor, Fort Scott, Republican.
congress, district ..
II. NJ. Hammer. Emporia, Republican,
district judge. district 5.
W. J. Young Mcpherson, Democrat, state
senator, district 80.