The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-23

safely out of the woods except Con-
gresham Bird in the Eighth.
Things would be so much nicer, tho,
liz the crowds would only cheer a lit
tle- To be sure the atmosphere of
state headquarters develops a lot of
cheerful little shouters. But it would
be a welcome relief if all the burden
wasn't placed on the home guards.
Bouxbons Unite for Davis.
Just viewing the situation from the
standpoint of casual observation, it
looks as thoNthe Democrats will throw
all of their strength into the governor
ship fight in an effort to white down
Morgan's majority and the possibility
that they might somehow win.
Down in the Third w. H. Sproul,
Republican, would look safe if he
could only deliver assurances that the
crowd which went into the primaries
and voted for him in August would
support him November q. The Camp
bell forces are giving Sproul every
thing in the store. But Sprouts
frenzied and brindle fringe primary
following with its trademarks of
Democracy and tinge OF Socialism
seems likely to go to the Democrats,
who seems the more radical of the two
candidates.
In the Eighth the entire fight will
probably be settled in the city of
Wichita, home of Congressman Bird,
Republican, and w. A. Ayres. Demo-
crat. The Democrats rely on Ayres's
strong personal following to win. On
the other hand, the home town of the
two candidates wants federal patron
lage and a new postoffice building.
1.-THE result in Wichita may be de-
termined by ability of the Republicans
to teach the voters that AyreS'S popu-
larity in his home town wouldn't help
in Washington, and that a Democrat
congressman would have as much in
fluence as a Greek missionary on the
Turkish front. And influence is the
thing Wichita wants most these days.
Lose Party Platform.
Next week the Democrat governor
ship nominee goes into the Fifth and
First districts to look for votes. A
bit of bad luck at Democrat state
headquarters resulted in loss of the
party platform. So Jonathan M. Davis
has been preaching the party gospel
as he Remembers it. Davis has spent
most of his time in the farmer dis
tricts. He has practically ignored the
labor centers where there is feeling
that the vote is on ice for the Demo-
crat nominee in view of the state fed
erations hostility to the industrial
court.
Every section of Kansas is to be
bombarded with Republican oratory
during the week. Billy Morgan's
itinerary takes him into the Seventh
his home district, and into the Fifth
and Eighth districts. Senator Arthur
Capper will make a drive for the
party ticket in the Second, Third and
Fourth districts Governor Allen
visits the First, Third and Eighth.
Henry c. Wallace, secretary of
agriculture, is the spot light Repub-
lican speaker for the week. He speaks
Tuesday in Lyons, Hutchinson and
Dodge City; Wednesday in McPher-
son, Newton and Wichita; and Thurs
day in Manhattan, Clay Center, Con-
cOrdia and Belleville.
Most of the burden of heavy Demo-
crat oratory seems to have fallen on
the shoulders of Davis. He will make
most of the Bourbon speeches during
the week. On the other hand the
Republican speaking bureau has an
nounced eighteen.spell binders for the
week