The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-02
Today Is Final Days Struggle
for Trench Positions.
GeneraIissimos of Preliminary
Campaign End Work.
TRAGEDY IN VOTING THIS YEAR
Pro-Primary Crowd May Pay
for Laws Weakness.
Several Interesting State Con.
tests on Both Tickets.
BY A. L. sHULTz.

BY A. L. SHULTZ.
This is the day. of final, desperate
, struggle for trench position before to-
morrows battle of ballots Tuesdays
fighting will be in charge of the field
captains, the lieutenants and the
sharpshopters at the polling places
The generalissimos of the urinary {
| campaign will finish their work TO-
night when the last war mark is made
and the final word goes to the man on
the firing line.
Late Tuesday night perhaps. the
state will have some idea as to the
outcome of the morrow's fighting.
The war will be almost entirely within
the Republican camp. Every man
and woman who can be induced to do
| SO Will asked for a Republican ballot
Tue uesday-regardless of their plans for
| November voting.
Tragedy in the Primary.
There is bit of tragedy in the
I primary this year. For twelve years
| the old war scouts have pointed to the
| weakness of the Kansas primary sys-
tenn which is now being brutalIy dis
| played. But the men who in former
years have complained were waived
aside They were referred to as ma
chine politicians. Yet tomorrow their
prophecy may come true. And If II
really comes true It will be that wing
"a AhC party WHICH COnSlEIeHflY
anthems of praise for the primary
| which viii pay the bills.
1t is the irony of politics. perhaps
that the men who devised and mould
ed the primary system and praised
their own workmanship now find
themselves caught in their own tran
Schooled for ten years in the gospel Of
independent voting, the Democrats,
the Socialists and the NonpartIsan
Leaguers are preparing to invade the
voting places Tuesday and ask for Re-
publican ballots. And they are aiming
straight at two prime champions Of
the primary-Governor Allen and At
torney General Hopkins
4 Under any ordinary system of or
ganized and safeguarded party uomfn-
ating. both the governor and Hopkins
! would win denominations without op-
position. Tomorrow they must fight
Governor Aliens denomination BY a
! Dig majority is seemingly certain Yet
every vote for Snow is protest
: against the state administration filed
under party banner.
Hopkins Has a Real Fight.
: Hopkins has a real fight with
chances strongly faVoring his renon-
ination. Yet the Only real state wide
straw vote has shown Hopkins run
ming second in his race against Ed
. ward Rooney of Topeka.
|, One element of new hone to the
Hopkins following came today
hope without future assurance This
ray of light is in a current report that
hundreds Of Democrats entering Tues
days primary. will vote for Hopkins.
This is for the avowed purpose OF
weakening the Republican state ticket
and under the belief that the Demo-
Gratis can win against the present att
torney general in November
Every vote controlled by radical
labor and the Nonpartisan league
forces will be directed against Cover
nor Allen. There is no hope in this
organization that the governor may
be beaten for denomination. But a
big Snow vote in the primary will be
used as argument of party disaffec-
ton in the general election.
Wise men Of the party realize the
condition does not tend to easy vote
getting next fall It will Be urged that
every Snow and Rooney vote will be
available for Democrat candidates
later.
Three Other Hot Scraps.
d There are three real Republican
state fights outside those for governor
and attorney general The Evans
IThompson-White fight for state treas-
urer may be real horse race.
Uncertainty prevails as to the Daw-
son-Graham- Smith contest for SUI
preme court justice. Most of the bar
is behind Justice Dawson. It seems,
4 and on paper he seems to have the bet
ter of the contest.
| The Banks-Travis race for superIn-
tendent Of Insurance has had little
public discussion. Apparently Frank
L. Travis holds the lead for a second
term. altho supporters of the Atchi-
son man claim he has a big following.
In all of the congressional contests.
Republican incumbents seem to have
safe shedding Senator Charles Curtis
Is also doped to win a denomination
! over John A. Edwards. In fact. Curtis
is generally credited with a big ma-
,, jority-
The Demo Governor Race.
Two Democrat contests are worthy
, Potts-Wood race for governor. J. N
Davis Of Bourbon county has the Ia
Dor league support. Hyatt Is an out
. slider. Potts lives in Governor Aliens
, , home town and has a considerable fol-
lowing. Otho T. Wood, United States
: marshal. was the first candidate to de-
clare war on the Industrial court law
: and has the federal patronage sup
! port.
| In the First district the race of }. B.
Billiard. former Topeka mayor. for the
congressional nomination will be
! watched with statewide interest. Bill
: lard Is seeking nomination on a light
: wine and beer platform with declara-
tions against too drastic statuatory
regulation and supervision OF personal
liberties.
out in the Eighth district there is a
free for ali fight for the Republican
: congressional nomination. Dorsey
. Dunno and Judge Bird Of Wichita are
in the race against Lacey NJ Simpson
!, Of Canton Dunno and Simpson have
. the league-labor support. Simpson has
made great fight and may turn in
with a plurality.
: Farmers May Get Out.
Most Of Tuesdays voting may be IN
the cities and towns. altho the farmers
NAV ehoxv an f1nezpected Interest IN