The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-26
LIST JUMPS TO 27
Two New Prospective Candi-
dates for Governor Today.
John A. Edwards, of Eureka,
and Miss Lorraine f. Wooster.
REED BOOM is NOW PENDING
In Event of Failure, Third Term
Talk May Be Revived.
Republican Ticket Still Open
for Anyone to Enter.
REED BOOM IS NOW PENDING


Before eligibility lists in the guber-
Material contest are closed there will
be enough soiled linen for the Re
publican wash tub to keep a Chinese
laundry busy all winter. There isn't
faction or creed or doctrine of or
within the party that hasn't one or
more representatives on the present
slate. What is more the list seems
to make Il daily growth with no one
dropping entirely out of it.
Two new possibilities are presented
today. They are John A. Edwards OF
Eureka and Miss Lorraine E. Wooster,
state superintendent of public inStruc-
ton. Both are nursing booms Their
appearance brings the grand total
using the latest apitulau1on-to II
prospective candidates before the Re
publican primaries next August.
To be sure a lot of people whose
names are on the present card will not
start in the finals. But they are on
the sidelines at the present time and
each and everyone has a following
that is ready to fight and cheer for
them right thru to the finish.
The appearance of EdYards in the
governorship race is MADE via his
home iowa paper, The Eureka Herald.
That paper cditorially starts a boom
for Edwards for next state executive.
Last year Edwards ran against
Charles Curtis for United States sena-
torial nomination and polled more
than 80 900 votes.
What Docs 1t Mean?
People who count the little straws
in politics may find something sig
nificant in the Edwards boom. The
Eureka paper which pushes him into
the race is owned and published by
George c. Wood, brOther-In-law OF
Fred S. Jackson, former Allen ap-
pointee On the public utilities com
mission. Wood is also a Drother-in-
law of Warren Finney, owner of the
Emporia telephone plant. Finney is
close to Jhe administration.
Then there is the new and yet I'M
heralded possibility that Miss Wooster
will loom in the race like a plot of
daisies in the midst of the state house
dandelion crop. The grape vine dope
that filters thru state political circles
is to the effect that Miss Wooster is
looking EN- over. In fact she has a
rather firm and positive opinion that
she might be able to corral that nom
nation.
job to Woman.
There is the report that she re-
Gently told friends she had received
many letters asking her to get in
These letters came from folks who
seem to feel that while the pee-pul are
doing a free and untrammeled job of
ruling thru operations of the primary
system. that they ought to pass the
big sta @ house job to woman And
Miss Wooster is standing where she
can reach for the plum if it goes to
the gentle sex or some fearless enemy
of the cigaret, the rouge box and the
powder puff.
Possibly the biggest political Incl
dent of the week was the failure of
Dick Lee to pick an air tight mailing
list when ne put out the dope for
launching the Clyde NJ. Reed candi-
dacs The Reed candidacy was to
have been withheld some three weeks
Ye4f i'm M
plans according to reports. Now
everything is out for inspection except
Reeds formal announcement
Almost from the day Governor Al
lon took office in 1919, Reed has been
listed as OF first choice of the admin
is+ration for succession to the job.
Lee. who is q we'll known Topeka
banter and retiring president of the
Kansas Day club. will doubtless man
age Reeds campa: gn-
Should the Reed feeleTs fail to pro-
duce desired results. there is a firm
feeling that Governor Allen himself is
in readiness to get in. On several
occasions recently the governor has
been quoted as expressing dlspleasure
at the response for several men rec
ognized as possible administration
favorites.
Allen Third Term Boom.
II Reed announces he viii receive
administration backing. If he doesn't
run, there is every probability that
the Allen third term boom will be re-
vived.
The whole situation looks dark for
T.. J. Hopkins. attorney general. At
the present time he seems to be
crowded entirely off the track. There
is report that Fred Tr.Eg has told
Hopkins he can't get in. That means
Hopkins must stay out or start with
nothing except a very ample coat.
Even if the Reed response isn't all
that is expected it means little in the
carefree life OF the attorney general
To be sure he might run for a third
term. But for the gOvernorship-nix
Tr.gg and the Anti-SalOon league tried
to land Hopkins for Judge PollOck's
place in event Judge Pollock went to
the circuit judgeship. But they never
reached first b =. Now Mr. Hopkins
may have the choice of taking in
structions from the powers within ad-
ministration councils or retiring to the
ranks of the discontents.
The Twent:- Seven Varieties.
To date there are an even twenty
seven men and women with RepubIi-
can gubernatoria1 booms. either real
or vapory. This is the list as it shows
today on the pages of the political
dope book:
GOVERNOR HENRY ]. ALLEN:
In reserve for a hird term if the list
of possible administration favorites
fail to show strength.
I. H. MOTTER: Republican state
chairman, former state oil inspector
present internal revenue collector
He is in line for tryout after returns
are in from the Reed feeler.
CLYDE NJ. REED: Chairman pub
lie utilities commission and first
choice of the administration. His an
nouncement would eliminate other Al
LEM VVhite-Trigg selections.
WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE: Men
toned frequently for leadership in the
1922 fight to carry out Allen princi-
pies.
r. J. HOPKINS: Anxious to run