The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-25
ONLY SEVEN DAYS
Kansas Candidates Have Only
Week to Round Up Votes.
About 100000 Are Expected to
Vote November 2.
NOT MUCH EXCITEMENT HERE
Large Attendance at All POlit-
zeal Meetings.
League Issues Concern Many
Communities in State.
NOT MUCH EXCITEMENT HERE

BY A. L. SHULTZ
Kansas candidates started today on
the last lap of their long and arduous
hunt for the elusive he and she voters.
For the next week the job chasers viii
be as busy as a setter pup with a nest
of humble bees.
There are just seven working days
in which ito round up the $685. to
1000 900 ballot markers who are ex-
pected to go to the polls November 2.
Those voters will register the Kansas
decision from president to road over
seer In spite of expressions of con-
fidence from all sources and by all
manner of accepted and self admitted
authorities, there is always an uneasl-
ness and unrest in the final week OF a
prediction contest. And out of the
unrest will come a demand on the ora
tors the press and the organizers Tor
a service that threatens nervous preak-
downs.
Not Much Excitement.
With the campaign in it's final
stages, the Kansas voters have thus
far refused to register high degrees OF
excitement. Attendance at political
meetings has been large. Halls IN
Kansas towns were not large enough
10 hold the Cox and Harding crowds.
But the ordinary voter has gone back
to his work after his evening OF ora
tory and has let the candidates anu
the managers in the headquarters 90
all the worrying.
Now the war of ballots is almost
started The vote is expected to break
all records 1t will doubtless reach
$4,000 and may go to 100000.
Four years ago the state cast 6ZS 'e-o
votes for president-314,5SS for Presl-
dent Wilson, 277,65S for Charles T.
Hughes. Republican; 24.6S5 for Allan
L.. Benson, Socialist, and 1855 for ).
Frank Hanly, Prohibitionist- Ihere -
no Prohibition ticket in the field IN
the state this year. In the big Soclal-
ist centers-Cherokee, Crawford La
bette, Montgomery, Reno, SedgWlck,
Wilson and Wyandotte counties-there
is an uncertainty as to where TINS Vote
may 70 next week. The two parties
cast 36,567 votes in 1915.
No One Certain.
In the eight counties named the So
cialists polled 1920 votes. The party
vote in Crawford county alone was
3979 while in Wyandotte it was Luz O.
The average for the eight counties
was 1.125. If the vote goes largely 10
Dcbs next week, it won't affect results
In the state to a considerable extent
Put II directed for or against either
Of the candidates of the dominant par
ties the effect is worthy OF attehtlol
in making election estimates. NO oi0
is certain. 800, IL
Third and Eighth congressional dis
trtct towns will see the most bltter
and intense fighting during the CLOS
ing days of the campaign. congress
sional contests in these districts are
regarded as more uncertain s; .ria" fo -.
any other districts and the heht Aor
control will be made there.
No Rest Until November 2.
q Big league talent of the Republi-
cans and Democrats will have little
rest until election day. In spite OF
his recent operation. Senator Gurus
will stay on the stump until the I'M
ish He will speak this week III tile
Third. Fourth Fifth and Eighth as
tricts and will close the campaign
Nth a speech in Topeka the night be-
fore the election. Both Senators Cur
tbs and Capper will talk to home toWn
folks next Monday night at the Ilnal
rally of the campaign.
Senator Capper Will speno TINS Weeh
In the Seventh and Eighth districts.
Governor Allen has dates this week
in five of the eight congressional ois-
+ricts of the state. she speaks betort
election in the First, Third, tourth
Seventh and Eighth districts
Davis To Close In East.
For the Democrats, Jonathan NJ
Davis. nominee for governor. VII
close his final week of campaignln9
in the First, Second and Ihlrd ols
tricts Sam Amidon, national commit
teen1an, will seek to round up TN
labor organizations in his bitter 1lSn
IN Governor Allen and for the Demo
cratic national and state tickets. Ami
don is billed for speeches in mai
dozen big labor towns this week
The campaign is closing with man.
elements of uncertainty. Both paItle
are confident, apparently, that the
will secure the breaks" on the womel
vote-the Democrats because the,
claim the new voters are Tor IN
league; the Republicans because Tn
women will refuse to be FOOLED are
the TX ept us out of war conVersatlol
of four years ago
League Issues In Some Counties.
League issues are affecting condi
lions in many communities. But
situation which prevails in one com
munity is frequently offset by a re
verse condition in another district
state issues-the industrial cour
and the amendments in particular
will control thousands of votes an
may affect voting on national cand1
dates The Esch Cummins act ha
also been injected into the campaig
and will affect congressional distriC
INDEPENDENTLY in labor center
While Governor Allen will los
heavily in labor centers because of n
Industrial court law, it is claimed tha
he wilk gain a strong farmer vote be
cause of the act and will win supper
of many conservative Democrats or
posed to 1abor union demands. Til
amendments may effect voting
many rural communities
Betting Is Lively.
Early betting has been lively bt
varied accordinEs to community sent
ments. Ten days ago numerous be
were placed in Topeka on Harding
win over Cox by 100, 900 in this stat
Several bets were also placed o
Allen to win the governorship /
100000. In the main, tho, the bettin
is for Harding to carry Kansas
$4,000 to $4,000 with margins
25.0OO.to $4,000 on Allen. All of the:
bets were at even money.
In some of the labor districts, tn
even money bets were posted on Dav
Of hi rrafar n