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still had considerable sums to pay
for this kind of machinery.
Along came the Department of Agri-
culture with estimates of a huge crop
of wheat for Kansas. The farmers
do not like these estimates from WASH
ington. In their opinion the effect
is to beat down the price of wheat on
the market-and the price fell sick
eningly. particularly in view Of big
carryover stocks of grain.
Due to weather conditions the huge
crop did not materialize and the farm
erS have something like one-third as
much wheat to sell as had been pre-
dicted-and to sell at low price
most of their wheat at low prices
and failed to get the benefits of the
Government loans. In addition, the
farmers insist that the Government
loan figure is far too low.
Eastern Section Aroused.
These are the things that appear to
have turned the tide against the New
Deal in Kansas. And particularly
does this seem to be the case in the
eastern part of the State. The farm
ers understand low prices and what
they mean to the farmer. A great
many Of them do not understand the
Pope-McGill law, which they were
told would bring increased prices.
In addition to electing a United
States Senator, Kansas voters will pick
the States entire delegation in the
House of Representatives, a Governor
and all State officials
The gubernatorial race is kicking
up even more interest than the sena-
torlal contest. Gov. Walter Huxman
Democrat, is running for second
term, According to all reports, he
has been good Governor and has
given the State good and economical
administration. Entered against him
is 42-year-old Republican State Sen
ator Payne Rather, and a third can
didate, Jonathan Davis-who used to
be Democratic Governor of Kansas
years back
Davis has adopted as his main issue
in the campaign a s400 a year old
age pension. This amounts to some
thing over $33 month. Kansas, under
the Social Security Act, is paying
about $3.50 month. The Davis vote
is : tiously estimated at from $4,000
to $4,000, depending upon whether the
estimate is made by the Democrats
supporting Huxman Or by the Repub-
licans. But whatever the size of the
vote, it is not calculated to do Huxman
any good. Davis will be supported by
Democrats and some of the radical
fringe" and some Republicans, but
not those who voted for Landon two
years ago.
New Dealers Back Huxman,
The New Deal Democratic organi-
zatlon IN Kansas is working feverishly
to bring about the reelection of Hux-
man if it can. 1t cares, it is COM
monty reported, far more about win
ming the governorship than it does
about re-electing Senator McGill. al
though McGill has been a 100 per
center on the Roosevelt side. 1t needs
State control in 1910.
The Republicans in Kansas are more
strongly together this year than they
have been for some time in "off year.
elections. In the first place, they be-
lieVe theV have a roa1 chapco for viz
tory; and in the second, they have
come to regard the 1893 elections as
crucial. Clyde Reed, the Republican
nominee for the Senate. always has
trailed with the more radical wing of
the G. O. P. in Kansas. For 80 years
he was in the railway mail service,
starting as mail clerk When he left
the service he became a newspaper
publisher. He served as secretary to