Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-01

publican candidates have committed
themselves either as favorable TO the
prohibitory law or to law enforce
ment.
Oklahoma: Mayor j. c. Walton.
mayor of Oklahoma City. is can
didate for the Democratic nominal
ton for governor on platform
adopted by the Farmer-La Dor Re
construction League and assailed by
| opposing groups as Nonpartisan
League doctrine. The platform in
dorses public ownership OF public
utilities and the Plumb plan for
management Of railroads. Disagree
ment has arisen relative to proposals
of reputation by the party Of the
present governor. J. 3. a. Robertson,
! who is under Indictment on charge
of accepting a bride in connection
with the failure of the Bank Of
Commerce at Okmulgee, and whose
case Will not he disposed of until
| September. All of the eight Okla
Romans in Congress are seeking re
nomination, and seven of them face
contest. particularly Manuel Herrick
J of Perry and Miss Robertson OF
! Muskogee. Republicans representing
the eighth and second districts.
| Kansas: The Kansas Industrial
Court is under fire from the State
Federation of Labor through its po-
ltical subsidiary. the League of Nom
partisan Voters (Which has no affili-
alton with the Nonpartisan League)
from the state Council for Pro-
gressive Political Action and from
the f'armer-L Labor Convention. y
recent political device. the question
naire. being employed by various
groups including these and the w.
c. Z. L., and has been directed TO
candidates for state office from GOV
ernor to legislator Two of the seN-
en- Republican candidates for gov
ernor and all three Democratic can
didates advocate the overthrow of
1.-THE Industrial Court, but its friends
predict that it will survive. Coy. H.
J. Allen, one of its conspicuous pro-
ponentS is not a candidate for re-
election.
/ Illinois: The state legislature has
put the bonus issue before the peo-
pie in the form of proposition call
F! ing for authority to issue Sh'.oo'lWo
in state bonds to pay tie soldiers
and sailors bonus of 80 cents day.
Delay in action on the Federal bonus
! bill has made the state proposal
! something of political issue. Cnlel
interest in the elections to the leg
islature lies in whether the men
elected will be supporters or oppo-
nents of Governor Len Small; this
cleavage has furnished the Ilatio rm
i for many candidates. The wet ana
dry issue is causing speculation IN
, the Sixteenth district, which IN
Guides Peoria. a former whisky cen
ter; in this district W. j.. Hull won
! the nomination for Congressman IN
/ the Republican primaries. lie was
said to be wet although he did
not make prohibition an issue dur
! ing his primary campaign The
Democratic opponent is Jesse Black
| of Pekin.
Wisconsin,: Senator Robert NJ. La
/ Toilette is a candidate for re-elec-
/ ton for the first time since ]3lb. HIS
4 war record and his attitude toward
national questions is under attack by
a group known as Independent Pro
gressiNe Republicans. winch mas
nominated DIR. w. A. Garfield, presl-
dent of Carroll College, to oppose
, him. standing with La Toilette is
an entire state ticket headed ny
: Governor j. J. Blaine. The La FOL
| lette followers. known as Progress
ives, are assailing the Esch-Cumm MINIS
! railroad law. the EordncN- McCumher
/ tariff bill. the foreign policy OF the
national administration ana we
shin suhsid>. Tncy advocate III"
! Federal Soldiers' bonus bin. ana
! amendments to the constitution 70
! permit federal prohibition Oh cilId
| labor and to authorize Congress TO
override supreme court decisions on
! national legislation. DIR, Canned
! declared that the senator is without
! constructive policy and without pow
or in the Senate. Roth La follcte
and Blaine are denounced by oppo-
nents as "radical.'
North Dakota: Uncertainty sur
rounds the alignment of the ederal
and state campaigns. but with
strong probability that the campaign
! will constitute smashing hattlc DC
tween the Nonpartisan League ana
the Independent Voters Association.
corne assert that North Dakota has
! become a state without parties. Fri
maries to select candidates were
| Held With a high percentage OF the
voting population OF the state, m
cIudin- persons formerly animated
with Socialists and Democrats, TAX
ing part in the Republican struggle
\ most primary convention Oh ihe
4 \onnartisan League. then appointed
committee of fifteen Wl'h power
to fill at their discretion POSITIONS
on tho state ticket where they tal!eQ
ia win placcs in the Republican prl-
n,aries BEFORE the convention, +.
w. Cathro. manager OF the BANK OF
North Dakota under the league re-
CINE. asserted that the only fcphp-
,licans in the state were the
eacuers and Senator McCumbers
fartion. Senator NCCumber himself
v.as defeated for denomination by
l>rasier. a League candldatc. ne
senator. according to editorials IN
several North Dakota newspapers
, displeascd opponents OF the League
ne alleged more or less open affill-
ations with it. Republican papers
! fa>orirr the independent Voters
Association were divided regarding
srnrort of Senator NcCumb Der. Many