The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-24
FOR KNAPP
SaIina Candidate for Governor
Favored Here Today.
State Federation, After Long
Session, in a Decision.
TOM M'NEAL SHOWS STRENGTH
But Knapp Finally Won in Of
fetal Recommendation.
Candidates for Congress Also
Endorsed by Unions.
TOM M'NEAL SHOWS STRENeTH
LABOR ENDORSEMENTS

Governor
Fred w. Knapp, SaIina, Republican.
First District; w. e. Bush, Topeka, Re-
| publican.
| Second District: Russell Dyer. Kansas
| City, Republican.
, Third District: Charles Stephens, Column
Fifth District: ID. r. COughIin, Concordia,
Republican; Clarence Hatfield. Herring
Sixth District: Mrs. Serena Cleveland,
MankatO. Democrat.
Eighth District: W. A. Ayres, wichita,
Democrat.
After being in session all day Sum
| day and until noon today officials o.
the State Federation of Labor an
nounced they would recommend en-
dorsement of Fred w. Knapp of Sa-
lima for the Republican nomination
for governor. No Democrat selection
for governor was made by the caucus.
Labor forces were seemingly split
in the course which they wished to fol-
low in the primaries For some time
F, it had looked as tho Tom McNeal of
Topeka had the call on the labor union
vote. Then Stubbs was recommended
to labor by J. n. Dolley. his manager.
The official labor union slate will
favor Knapp, who served as state
auditor from 1917-21.
Uncertainty prevails among political
observers as to the extent to which the
ldDOT uIlOn Sldle can Oe SlleC-
tive by virtue of claims of both Nc
Neal and Stubs. 1t is probable that
the direct endorsement given here to-
day will place Knapp considerably in
the lead with the union labor voters
who follow recommendations from the
state federation. Friends of both Nc
Neal and Stubbs, however, maintained
that their friendship for the strikers
and positions on issues of interest to
labor would give them a fair share of
the labor vote.
McNeaI and Knapp There.
Statements concerning the Stubbs
stand on various issues were present
ed before the campaign committee of
the federation, according to reports.
McNeal and Knapp appeared person
leaders were divided it is asserted,
and a final decision as to the ean6i;-
date to receive the official endorse
ment did not come until nearly noon
today. At one stage OF the proceed
ings it was reported that the commit
tee might adjourn without endorsing
either McNeal, Stubbs or Knapp.
Candidates for congress in all ex-
cept the Fourth and Seventh districts
were endorsed. In the First district
labor support will be urged for w. E.
Bush, retiring president of the To-
peka Typographical union and former
Populist secretary of state.
In the Third district no reference
was made to the three Republican
congressional candidates, but endorse
ment was given Charles Stephens of
Columbus. Democrat. D. R. Cough
lin. who sought to organize a new po-
litical party recently and has been
suspected of connections with the
farmer-labor and Nonpartisan league
movements, was endorsed. Coughlin
lives near Concordia and is running
as a Republican. Clarence Hatfield
of Herington was endorsed as the
Democrat candidate in the Fifth.
Endorse One Woman.
Mrs. Serena Cleveland, of Mankato,
Democrat, was end orsed in the Sixth.
W. A. Ayres, of Wichita, Democrat,
and former congressman from the dis
trict, was endorsed in the Eighth
Ayres is seeking a comeback this
year.
1t is likely that legislative candi-
dates may be endorsed in a number of
districts. These matters will be de-
termine6 this afternoon.
The meeting may adjourn without
giving approval to any of the Demo-
cratic governorship candidates.
Neither will action be taken affecting
candidates for state office below gov
ernOr.