The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-06
TWO BIG ISSUES
BEFORE KANSAS
VOTERS TUESDAY
Battle Ended Except Rush To
Get Voters to Polls.
Taxation and Industrial Court
Law to Determine Results.
DEMOS CLAIM LABOR VOTE
Ku KIuX KIan Expected to Play
Prominent Part.
Morgan Has Been Center Tar
get in State Fight.
]EMOS CLAIM LABOR VOTE
Ku KIux kIan Expected to Play
Prominent Part.
Morgan Has Been Center Tar
get in State Fight.

Kansas voters will return their YER
dict on the dominant issues in the
statewide campaign in Tuesdays
statewide election. Anxiety concern
ing results is gripping leaders and
candidates today but so far as actual
fighting is concerned the battle is
ended except for the final rush to get
the voters to the polls. Two big is
sues-the taxation problem and the
industrial court law-will determine
results.
Concluding their long strenuous
campaign for drastic tax reductions
and whisper promises for repeal of
the industrial court law, the Demo-
Gratis hope to swing enough RepubH-
cans to the Bourbon column to win
the governorShip and several state
Offices Starting with a flat majority
of 10000 in their favor and with a
1922 tax receipt showing reductions
in the state levy, the Republicans
shoulder for the industrial court law.
They expect their lines to hold Tues
day and to insure another party vic
tory.
Anthing May Happen.
Whirlpools of personal disturbances
and cross currents of factionalism
have disturbed observers of the 1922
campaign more than in any pohtlcal
battle in Kansas in recent years In
spite of the strong undertoW which
has been in evidence thruout the CAM
paign the party workers have report
ed a calm, undisturbed surface that
gave DAYS and nights of worry to man
ayers at the headquarters As a re-
suit of the strange situation almost
anything may happen Tuesday The
odds. tho, are naturally strongly IN
favor of the Republicans in view OF
their overwhelming majority and the
absence of an apparent force that is
sufficiently organized to threaten
serious disturbance.
1T might be a good idea, tho. to pre-
pare for a decided cutting down or
Republican majorities with possible
accompanying surprises. Republican
leaders themselves are claiming the
goyernorship by $4,000, the Demo-
Gratis by 10000. Unless there Is an
upset in the dope which has been sent
to Topeka from over the state, W. Y.
Morgan, Republican, ought to be
elected governor by 10000 to 10000
That is $1,000 to $4,000 below the
Allen majority of two years ago, mo,
and with a break of such proportions
there is always occasion for worry To
carry out the Democrat forecast, tho,
would mean that Davis must hold all
the votes received in 1920 and win 10
his banner 72,500 Republicans. That
is an enormous task in view of the
fact that this is an off year election
Lady Luck may play a big part III
the election results II the RepuDn-
cans receive the benefit OF favorable
breaks in settlement of factional is
sues the majority ought to go above
40 600. On the other hand, if the
done sheets fail and the breaks favor
the Democrats, It might be well to
spend another hour in front or the
bulletin boards Tuesday night and
wait for the verdict from the outlying
precincts.
There are all sorts of elements to
consider in doping Tuesdays election
and your own guess may be just as
good as that of the wise men who
have read the grape vine reports '0ol
the grass roots. Any one of a half
dozen things may upset all calcula-
600. 900 Qualified Voters.
One thing is the size of the vote.
With more than 100000 qualified
voters in the state. 534. 900 went to the
polls two years ago. Based on the
1915 election, there should be an so
per cent vote this year-something
like 425,OO0. On the other hand the
registration in many OF the towns and
cities has broken all records
Democrats claim the labor vote. 1t
is located in the cities. Yet against
the Bourbon claim is the Republican
assertion that conservative labor is
lining up for the industrial court and
that Davis's union strength will be be-
low his 1920 vote. Someone has made
a bad guess.
Then there is the farmer. Good
roads and clear sky means a heavy |
vote in the rural districts. Republi |
cans claim the farmers are practically |
united for the labor court, that they |
understand the tax issue and are
right" Democrats are equally GER
tain that the farmers have deep |
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