The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-04
BOURBON FIGHT ON
Candidates for Governor Pre-
pare for Topeka Meet.
Mayor COrWine Slated as Dark
Horse Against Martin,
BILL WHITE IS FOR STUBS
EmpOria Editor Rallies to Sup
port of Quaker.
George Wark Urged to Run for
Attorney General.
BILL WHITE is FOR STUBS
BY A. L. sHULTz.

"A
Republicans won't have a bit more
fun in the primary campaign than the
Democrats. The plan to soap tins
Bourbon gubernatorial track for Hen
derson 6. Martin has been rank
failure. There may be a lot of DOUBT
and speculation as to the person VINO
will be Martins running mate in Aug
Ust But there is very little douD'
that he will have company.
When the Democrats come TO To-
peka February % for their state con-
Vention to suggest candidates TO the
primary voters, there will be tlrst
class row dressed up and waiting Tor
the reception. The Martin followers
with as many instructed delegates as
possible. But a bunch of the big
counties haven't enthused over the
Lawrence man and are carefully look
ing over a half dozen possible dark
horses who may take the track
against Martin in the convention
Shawnee county Democrats are not
exactly friendly to Martin. But they
are playing good politics. They didn't
endorse any of the outsiders when
they selected state convention dele
gates. They viii use their strength
where it VIII do the most gOod-after
carefully looking over the field.
Look to Mayor COrwine.
1t is possible sthat Mayor Corwine
may be entered as one of the dark
horses against Martin in the state
convention. Mayor Corwine hasn't
placed himself in the position of be-
ing suspected as a cand :date-has
rather declined the nomination with a
thank We ma'am" smile-but most
Democrats are reasonable when con-
fronted with meeting party response
bi'ity.
Leigh Hunt of Rosedale has a first
class boom. He has made a lot of
money in the contracting business.
He is an overseas man with rank of
colonel ard a good record. The fact
that Wyandotte's big delegation is
right in Hunts home won't hurt his
nee might be pushed over to Hunt, ac-
cOrding to some of the dope. if a IA
vorite from home didn't get in the
way.
There is considerable talk about w.
+. Benson, former state senator and
Of the Hodges administration. Ben
son and Martin, tho. have trained
quite extensively on the same side of
tho street.
Dan Callahan. wealthy Wichita
banker and delegate to the national
conventions in 1916-2O. might have
the nomination if he would run.
n
also of Wichita. Ayres was formerly
congressman from the Eighth district
and according to reports would likely
prefer to run again.
To-. O'Neil of Usage county, father
of. Ralph ONen of Topeka, has a
boom. O'Neil has been one of the
strong workers for the Democrats in
the -'ourth district and he might
cause lot of trouble for some one in
the convention.
d. w. Mulvane. Republican nation
leave late today for Washington.
where he viii spend a month or six
weeks at national headquarters. Null
vane has been on the firing line in
national headquarters practically half
of the time during the last year. He
was in active charge of the Republi-
can national organization work for
several months last year and will like
~ spend much time in Washington
during the 1922 campaign.
William Allen White will support
Stubs for the governorship. When
It became known that the former gov
White wrote an editorial declaring
that the fiery Quaker was by all odds
the best bet in the running. He gave
him unqualified endorsement.
White had been listed as one of the
never-say-di administra ton
workers. His return to the camp of
his old love, Stubs. may be accepted
In good many quarters as confirma-
ton Of the report that White had for
some weeks been slipping in his ardor
for the state house organization.
White. J. n. Dolley, Joe Mercer. John
Edwards and others of the old Stubbs
machine are listed as certain sup
porters of the former governor in his
effort to come back as a political
power in the state.
Efforts to induce George w. Wark
to become a candidate for the attor-
ney generalship are being renewed
with energy since the Kansas Day
celebration. Wark, who was formerly
state senator from Montgomery coun-
~. left his sena torial toga at home to
go to war. When the senate voted
him his salary. he refused to take the
money. Then Governor Allen appoint
ed WarlS as a member of the Industrial
court.
on the Industrial court wark
wouldn't sign Clyde Reeds expense
vouchers and refused to approve tele-
phone bills when Reed talked with
we'll known politicians about delegates
to the Chicago national convention
Neither would he help find a soft lob
for Charley Holbrook when such a
place was sought by Fred Trigg. When
Wark's term expired he was dropped
from the payroll. He is now serving
as prohibition enforcement officer.
having been selected for the place by
Senators Curtis and Capper.