The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-03
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With returns from 1913 of the
1856 Kansas precincts W. Y. Morgan
is Gu: in front in the Republican gov
ernorship fight with a plurality of
II.197 bver W. R. Stubbs. His ulti-
mate plurality will doubtless be in the
ncighborhood of 5000 or 10000 in
the state.
Pichard J. Hopkins. present attor-
ncv general. has seemingly crowded
Justice SilaS Porter off the state su-
promo bench after fifteen years serv-
ice. Hopkins is leading this afternoon
by 1859 with slightly fewer returns
than received on the governorship. A
surprising majority of 1882 for Hop
kiuS in Brown county gave him the
jump on Justice Porter. He is likely
TO increase rather than diminish his
lead in remaining precincts.
Justice West in Lead.
Justice Judson S. West is retaining
n lead over w. W. Harvey of Clark
county. speaker of the 1921 house of
representatives. West has a plurality
iE a three cornered race and is leading
Harvey by 1865.
In the women's race for the cellar
position in the gubernatorial contest
Mrs. W. ID. Mowry is reading Miss
Helen Pettigrew. champion of light
wines and beer and unrestricted use
OF the powder puff. Mrs. Mowry has
1.724 votes as against 1904 for Miss
TC '~r"w.
Finals in the governorship race
CO., yrn On-y the matter of mathema-
tics. Morgan has the nomination
sewed in a sack. Stubbs. former gov
ernor and runner-up, may pick up a
bit OF strength in country precincts.
but it looks as tho Morgan's plurality
will increase rather than diminish.
Close Race for Third.
Tom AIcNeal and w. P. Lambert
running q close haaf
position McNeal leads slightly on
returns He has 25,14s against 24.s5s
for the former house speaker who ran
on a sod farmer platform.
d. o. McCray. veteran newspaper
man, seems to have been eliminated
from the fight for secretary of state.
McCray who is the present assistant
secretary CT state, is more than 1000
behind Frank J. Ryan of Leavenworth.
II may take the final count to de-
eide the six Cornered contest for su-
perintendent of insurance Charles
HOBBS Is ont in front of William
Baker by nose. Hobbs has 1886
on the returns against 1927 for
Baker. Emmett d. George is third
with 1897 votes.
Griffith in Lead.
Charles b Griffith of Fort Scott. is
leading Tom D. Smith of Hiawatha.
by more than 1000 in the attorney
generats neat John Martin, county
Y.
a fine showing and is edging close to
smith foe the second position.
Jesse W Miley of Girard. is nornf-
mated for state superintendent of
public instruction. He has lead of
nearly 5000. Miss Lorraine
wooster. sworn enemy of the cigaret
power puffs and short skirts. is in
third place. She was running for a
third term.
Reports coming into Topeka from
number of localities. particularly
Wyandotte county and sections of the
Third district, indicate strong Ku Klux
Khan activities. The Klan action is re-
ported to have had a decided effect on
the vote for governor and is claimed
to have been a contributing factor in
defeat of Congressman Phil p. Camp
bell.
Judge Stuart Defeated.
Judge w. I. Stuart of Brown coun+,-
was defeated for denomination after
twenty-tour years on the bench. He
lost 10 c. w. Ryan, publisher of the
Wathena Times and an ex-seryice
man. Ryan has been active in the
practice of law as well as newspaper
work in Wathena-