The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-27
NEVER CAN TELL"
Indiana Upset Gives Kansas
Politicians Distinct Chill.
Defeat of Senator New Changes
Ideas of Local Campaign.
MORGAN HOLDS TOP POSITION
Like New, He Has Newspaper
and Administration Backing.
LambertSOn Is Coming Out of
the Sticks Soon.
MORGAN HOLDS TOP POSITION


Those recent Indiana. senatorial
primaries have given Kansas political
dope makers quite a chill. To be sure,
Kansas doesn't name senator this
year. But there were little facts con-
nected with the Indiana Republican
show that may or may not have a
bearing on the primary event in this
state.
The defeat of Senator Harry New
wasn't in the dope book at ALL All
the little straws were drifting in his
direction and there wasn't a really
dependable set of primary books in
the Hoosier state that didn't point to
a New victory. New is a newspaper
man He had the big swing of the
Indiana press behind him. What was
more he had the national administra-
tion behind him.
Most Of all. tho-so far as signifi-
canoe in the Kansas primary is con-
eerned-there wasn't a really big poll
tfcian in Indiana who wasn't behind
Senator New. When the primary
votes were counted the politicians, the
newspapers-even the national ad-
ministration-were stacked up in a
corner and Beveredge had the nomi-
nation in his pocket
Speculation in Kansas.
Results back in Indiana have start
ed a lot of speculation in Kansas re-
Earding the governorship. Up to this
time W. Y. Morgan of Hutchinson has
held somewhat the same position in
the gubernatorial fight as that accord
ed Harry New in his race for renOmi-
nation for senator. Morgan is a news
paper man. He is a clever organizer,
has a wide acquaintance and more
men active in state politics are SEEM
ingly for Morgan than for any one or
two of his opponents. The state ad-
ministration with its patronage and
prestige is also for him.
IL \ 80
opened headquarters in Topeka and
is conducting a vigorous campaign
His managers claim everything SO
did the New organization
Next week w. p LambertsOn is
coming into town. He has been out in
the sixth and Seventh districts. He
hasn't been in the newspapers very
much But he has visited nearly 200
towns, according to reports and mas
made perhaps a hundred speeches
Lambertson hasn't shown the radi-
cal tendencies which were forecast
in advance OF his campaign talks In
stead he has stayed with sane and
conservative program and most OF the
dope which is coming into town the
last few weeks indicates he will per-
haps be the man for Morgan to
reckon with in the final fight. Lam
bertson will open headquarters here
in the next ten days.
Stubbs just Started
Walter Roscoe Stubbs hasn't gotten
under way to any considerable extent
He opened his campaign in Mcpherson
recently and is out after Governor AL
len and Morgan with a meat chopper
The old Stubbs organization, tho,
seems TO have gone to the four winds
Just the same there are lot of places
where Stubbs is a mighty dangerous
candidate.
Tom NcNeal and his friends insist
he will be the second man in the run
ming. Most of the real talk about Nc
Neal strength, tho, seems to come
from people who are supporting Nor
gan. It tends to discredit Lambertson
and Stubbs and is regarded as clever
politics at Morgan headquarters. May
be IT Is fooling McNeal himself in
spite of his years of experience in
watching the by-plys of the men who
shift the scenes and dust the furniture
in a political campaign
Charles s. Huffman, lieutenant gov
ernor. has n decided strength in the
Third district. To date, tho, Huffman
pparently lacks organization altho he 1
has warm friends in every part of the
state.
Knapp Quit Good Job.
Fred w. Knapp, former state audi !
tor, quit a job as president of a bank |
TO run. Knapp and Stubbs and Nc
Neal all look to old time Progressives
and the vote that tends to the extreme I
in its forward looking tendencies. The /
Allen forces also have title to an ele-
ment of that vote and will record 1
their holdings in Morgan's name on
primary day.
Two women-NIiss Helen Pettigrew \
and Mrs. w D. Mowry-are also run
ming As yet they haven't made much I
noise, but they will poll some votes. /
And their votes would go to some one
of the other candidates If they were
not in. Each of the candidates is try
ing to figure whether their, vote will
help or hurt his chances.
Then there is George B. Snow
Snow with his blanket of 42.O 600 votes
in the primary two years ago OF
course, SHOWS 1920 vote will melt un-
der a whitening August sun with a
crowded governorship field this year
But Snow has a platform that covers
everything from infant damnation to
the 1875 price of pig iron and it will
catch some votes
Always, tho, it is back to Morgan.
To date the Morgan campaign has
been 10 herd 'em in under the i'm
preston that IL is to be a wild stam-
psde and everyone with an eye for
the future ought to get a seat with
the chauffeur of the band bus The
scrambling. tho. hasn't been a bit
frenzied. It still looks like a season
for good racing
Morgan may win He stands out as
the best bet just now He has the
the politicians, the ad-
the organization behind
him.
So did Harry New. Yet back in old
Indiany they voted to call Harry New !
home from the United States senate.
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