Evening star., 1932-11-06
WOMEN MAY.G|VE
| KANSAS TO HOOVER
G. O. P. Looks to Feminine
Vote to Garry State for
Nominees.
BY CLIFF STRATTON.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
publicans are counting on the woman
vote in Kansas to insure its nine elec-
toral votes for Hoover and Curtis
Tuesday. If the women go 55-45 fol
Hoover. as indications are, Hoover
should carry the State by safe mar
Probably $50, 900 of the 100000 vote ex.
pected will be women.
The Hoover trend Of the past six
weeks. plus the prohibition fight en-
gendered by AL Smith in his Newark
speech, are believed to have made the
election Of Ben S. Paulen Of Inde-
pendence. Republican. over Senator
George McGill. Democrat, reasonably
certain. There are three factors off
setting the Paulen strength, however
McGill will get most Of the labor vote
big proportion OF the bonus group
among the service men and the farm
ers' attitude on the whole, is unfa-
vorable to Republican candidates this
year.
McGugin Should Win.
If there is to be general upset
among the Representatives from Kansas
it has not developed to any extent al
this time. Reports from the sever
districts indicate the return Of at least
five incumbents. Lambertson in the
first. Guyer in the second, Hoch in the
fourth, Hope in the seventh. Repub-
licans. and Ayres, Democrat, in the
fifth.
In the third district Representative
Harold McGugin, Republican, should
win by about 1000: a labor -bonus-wet
combination in favor of E. w. Patter-
son. Democrat, could swing the margin
to Patterson's side. but reports indicate
this as a possibility rather than q
proba bility.
The sixth district looks like the
real battle-ground, with Representative
Charles I. Sparks. Republican, appar-
emily barely holding his own against
Miss Kathryn O'Loughlin of Hays
Democratic nominee. Several strong
Democratic counties. however. have
prejudices against women in public life
except as school teachers; the religious
element might work In Sparks favor
also.
Governors Race Close.
To tell the plain truth, Kansas is
more interested in the governorshiE
contest than in the national election
DR.. John R. Brinkley of Milford sis
weeks ago looked like sure winner
in a three-cornered fight. Then he
started slipping in nearly all sections
of the State where he had been strong
Both party headquarters really believe
he is out of the picture, but each Is
waving Brinkley at the voters as q
public menace and claiming the only
way to insure his defeat is to vote fol
the Republican or Democratic nominee
ALI Landon. Republican nominee
should have an advantage in the gov
ernorship race But Gov. Woodring
Democratic nominee for reelection. has
pulled a fast one in the closing 10 days
Of the campaign. For the first time
in memory, taxes have been reduced
in Kansas-State, county. school dis
trict. all along the line. Woodring ha.
written postal cards to more thar
100000 farms-representing some $50.
600 voters-asking the voters to check
their last years tax receipts agains'
this years taxes The tax issue. il
Brinkley has slipped as badly as is re
ported. may keep Woodring IN the run
ming, though Republican headquarters
insists he is a poor third. Last-daI
decisions probably will decide the gov
ernorship.