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University Daily Kansan Wednesday. Nov 9, 1960
Anderson Scuttles Docking 3rd Term Bid
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hind but are not beaten," the spokesman said.
Anderson declined to make a statement on the race until Docking had conceded or until returns put the governor entirely out of the picture.
Although Gov. Docking trailed Anderson by more than 38,000 votes at midnight, he still had not conceded defeat to the 42-year-old Attorney General from Olathe.
GOV. GEORGE DOCKING
Gone to bed . . . No statement
Anderson, who has served two terms as attorney general, based his campaign largely on the record of Gov. Docking.
He charged Docking had not given enough attention, or money to higher education and mental health and that the state budget is higher than it has been under Republican governors. He attacked Docking's pardon and parole policies, and his bid for a third term.
"Anderson Has No Experience"
Docking contended there is a $20 million balance in the state treasury and that Republican - controlled legislatures have spent more than requested in his budgets. He also said Anderson has little administrative experience.
Gov. Docking referred to Anderson as a "Fred Hall boy" last week. This was the first time this angle had been injected into the campaign.
Docking made strong reference to the fact that Anderson was appointed by former Gov. Hall, a highly controversial figure.
Anderson said he broke with Hall during a factional fight which disrupted the Republican party.
Hall was elected governor in 1954 and was defeated in 1956 by Docking.
ANDERSON won the Republican nomination in the August primary when he defeated McDill "Huck" Bovd. a Phillipsburg publisher.
Anderson also accused Docking of misrepresenting the 30 per cent increase in teacher salaries at the five state colleges and universities.
He said the increases were passed by the Republican legislature without the governor's recommendation.
Anderson hit hard at prison administration.
In one of his campaign speeches he said, "One year 77 per cent of those applying for parole in Kansas were given it, and 49 per cent of these paroles violated the law again."
Docking Makes History
Docking made Kansas political history on Nov. 4,1958,when he became the first Democratic governor in the history of the state to be re-elected.
He was the sixth Democrat ever to gain the office in almost 100 years of Kansas' existence. He announced for a third term on Feb. 23 — his 56th birthday.
He was president of the First National Bank in Lawrence from 1942 to 1959. Last year, he moved from Lawrence.
FOTH GOV. Docking and Anderson are graduates of the University of Kansas. Anderson received his law degree from KU in 1943. He has been county attorney in Johnson County and also a member of the Kansas State Senate. He was first elected Attorney General in 1956.
Docking received a B.S. degree from KU in 1925.
TV Talk Given By Anderson
Republican Gov.-elected, John Anderson Jr. spoke at TV at 2 a.m.
When asked how he felt, Anderson said:
"Well, it feels pretty good. I'm encouraged by this kind of vote. Im glad it's over."
High Vote Unexpected
"There have been some surprises in the election. I expected to run pretty well in Wyandotte County, but I was surprised to carry it. To win it by 3,300 votes was a big surprise.
(Wyandotte County is usually a Democratic stronghold because of its strong labor vote. The county went for Gov. Docking in previous elections.)
Another question asked Anderson was: "What did you really expect to win by?"
Win Predicted
"I had some figures I never told anyone about except friend Jim Pearson," he answered. "I thought I would win by 50 to 60 thousand."
Anderson indicated that budgetmaking projects will come first when he takes office.
SHAWNEE — (UPI)— So many voters showed up in one precinct in Shawnee this afternoon that the polling place had to be moved.
Floor Sags Under Crush of Voters
The polling place was set up in an old house next to the old Lutheran Church. The floor began to sag perilously under the flood of voters and election officials prudently decided to move into the church.
Where do people vote? One voting booth in Jacksonville, Fla., was set up in a laundromat.
An uproar went up in the University Daily Kansan newsroom last night when the following tabulation came over United Press International at 10:10 p.m.
Governor: Anderson (R) 45,419;
Docking (D) 93,753.
Trends during the evening up to that time indicated that Anderson had a considerable margin.
Wire Story Shakes UDK Staff, Visitors
About ten minutes later a correction came over the wire. The correction said:
Governor: Anderson (R) 49,488;
Docking (D) 39,753.
Republicans Win 7 State Offices
The Republicans took seven of the nine state offices to continue the Republican wave in the state. The Democrats took two of the state offices.
John Anderson, Olathe Republican, won the governorship.
Shanahan Wins
The office of Secretary of State went to Paul R. Shanahan for the 11th time.
Shanahan is a 61-year-old Republican from Saline County. Before his first election as secretary of state he was Saline County sheriff and represented the county in the State House of Representatives. The office of Lieutenant Coverer went to Salina Republican Harold H. Chase.
Throckmorton Re-elected
Adel F. Throckmorton was reelected Superintendent of Public Instruction. The 67-year-old Republican has held the office since 1949. He was formerly Sedgwick County superintendent.
Frank Sullivan, a Republican and a Lawrence resident, was re-elected to the office of Insurance Commissioner.
Republican Clay Hedrick, Newton, was elected for his first term as state auditor.
Republican Jean Neibarger, Tonganoxie, won the contest for State Printer.
Hart Re-elected
Democratic candidate George Hart, Topeka, was re-elected to the office of State Treasurer.
The office of Attorney General went to Dale A. Spiegel, a Jewell County Democrat who had served previously as state pardon attorney under Gov. George Docking.
Lawrence Serene After Election
The campus police reported, "All quiet."
The Sheriff's office followed the pattern and reported that everything was unusually quiet.
Lawrence police said, "Nothing unusual."
Nobody knows just what was expected, whether it was riotous outbreaks from disgruntled losers or joyous responses of the happy winners. Whatever it was it didn't happen. It was a quiet night last night.
Kansans Vote Yes On Emergency Bill
Kansans yesterday voted to effect a flexibility in government which would cope with state emergencies and at the same time turned thumbs down on a proposed pay hike for legislators.
The passage of a third amendment, one which dealt with greater control by Kansas cities of local affairs, was still doubtful at 4 am. with the vote of 157,794 to 142,445 in its favor.
The municipal home rule amendment was an answer to the slow process of solving municipal problems. The problems had to go through the State Legislature in the past.
The amendment was recommended by the 1957 Judiciary Committee of the Legislative Council.
KANSAS HAS never been a home rule state.
The new amendment authorizes the city to exercise its own power in solving difficult local problems and enacting special laws.
Research on the question of home rule began in 1949 when the legislature directed the Legislative Council to study it. The final report in September, 1950, showed that there was no demand among Kansas citizens for home rule.
The new proposal on continuity
of government originated with the need for some organized civil defense plan within the state. The amendment was recommended by the Kansas Survival Plan Project under the Adjutant General's Civil Defense Division.
THE OBJECTIVES of this amendment are to establish emergency lines of succession for key personnel to preserve essential records; to establish emergency locations for government operations and to utilize all government personnel facilities and equipment for emergency operations.
The hike in pay for state legislators has been on the ballot before.
The Kansas Citizenship Clearing House made a recent study of the Kansas Legislature concerning loss of income because of service in the Legislature.
The proposed amendment increases the legislators compensation to $15 a day during the session and a total that will not exceed $900 for a regular session or $450 for a special session.
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