Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26
Kansas Industrial
Court Fate Rests
With August Vote

Iopeka, Kansas, July 20-(By The
Associated Press)-The fate of the
Kansas Industrial court, ich, dur
ing its life has been opposed at every
turn by organized labor. will rest
with the voters Of the state at the
Primary of August /.
Two of the seven Republican can
didates for governor and all three
Democratic candidates have advocat-
ed the adjustment of this court, faith
cred and protected by Governor Allen
who is not a candidate to succeed
| himself
OF the Republican candidates.
Lawienceville; w. Y. Morgan, Hutch
ison editor: w. P. Lambertsop OF
Fairview; Mrs. w. D. Lowry of Kan
sas City; Miss Helen Pettigmw OF
| Kansas City: Fred w. Knapp Of Sa-
| lima and Thomas McNeal of Tope-
ka, the latter two having voiced the
sentiment that the court be done
away with The Democratic candi-
dates, Henderson Martin of Law
renee; Jonathan NJ. Davis, of Bron-
son and Leigh Hunt, OF Kansas City.
all have favored its adjustment.
Former Governor Stubs served
| from 1909 to 1913 and is now a
! stockman and banker; Mr.. Morgan is
| a former lieutenant governor and
publisher of the Hutchinson News;
Lambertson is farmer and for many
years member Of the state legisla-
| ture; Knapp is a banker and former
state auditor; McNeal is editor of one
of Senator Capper's farm papers;
Mrs. Lowry is welfare worker and
wife of wholesale druggist and Miss
| Pettigrew, an elocutionist and plat
| form entertainer
| Neither of the women candidates
has been making a campaign nor has
either the backing of any Of the
states ;women's organizations. Both
have stated that they do not expect
! to be nominated.
Governor Allen in announcing that
he would not be a candidate in the
Republican primary to succeed him
self stated that he was retiring to
private life and was living 10 the
most humble life of any citizen in
the state of Kansas
! The voters will be confronted with
n list OF 121 names of persons seek
ing state Office. These are aside from
probably as many more seeking nom
nations for congress. legislature. dis
! trlct court judgeshipS and county Of
fices. There are three complete
state tickets in the field-Rcpublican,
| Democratic and Socialist.
The Republicans have 4 contest
slated for every nomination except
! lieutenant governor, state treasurer
and state printer. The Democrats
| have two contests. there being three
! seeking Gubernatoral honors while
four are ambitious to run for state
superintendent of public instruction.
The Socialists filled a full ticket with
ono candidate for each Office, headed
by NJ. j.. Phillips, Of Mcdonald, for
governor.
Five of the eight Kansas Congress-
men-all of whom are Republicans
and are seeking denomination have
opposition. ID. r. Iaughlin of Con-
cordia, wealthy farmer and anti-tax
crusader, is seeking tho Republican
nomination in the Fifth against Con-
gresham James G. Strong; Tom
Harley of Lawrence and Russell Dy-
er Of Kansas City are opponents in
the End District of Congressman Ed.
Little: State Senator John NJ. Gray
Of Kirwin and Clcrin Zumwalt of Az
Ia are seeking the tOga of Congress-
man Hays Is. White of the Sixth.
Phil. Campbell. now serving his
eleventh term representing the Third
! District which includes Kansas coal
fields, has two opponents-W. RI.
Sproul of Sedan and J. +. Brooks. al
50 OF Sedan. In tho First. another
veteran congressman, Dan +. an
thony. has two rivals. Fred NOiland.
well known Topeka clothicr. and W.
+. Bush. populist secretary of state.
lS9--1S9S. and union printer The
| three congressman whose fences held
50 tight no candidates got through
arc Homer Hoch of the Fourth. ]. y.
Tinchcr Of the Seventh and Richard
L. Bird OF the Eighth.
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At the age of % years Miss Au-
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