ARTHUR CAPPER Kansas newspaper publisher U.S. Senator
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LOW STARTING BID!NO RESERVE! Kansas publisher who sought the 1940 Republican presidential nomination ARTHUR CAPPER (1865-1951) Arthur Capper was owner and publisher of the Topeka Daily Capital , Capper's Weekly , Capper's Farmer , and the Household Magazine . He also owned two radio stations. Unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Kansas in 1912, he served as Governor of Kansas from 1915-1919. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1918, he was reelected in 1924, 1930, 1936, and 1942 and served from March 4, 1919, to January 3, 1949. Inthe Senate, he was Chairman of the Committees on Expenditures in theDepartment of Agriculture, Claims, District of Columbia, and Agriculture and Forestry. At the 1940 Republican National Convention, on the first ballot, Capper received 18 votes for the presidential nomination . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1948, returning to his publishing business in Topeka. Printed Photograph Signed: "Sincerely Your friendArthur Capper" 2 1/4" x 2 7/8" printed photograph affixed to 3" x 4 1/8"card ONE OF A KIND! ORIGINAL! NOT A FACSIMILE OR PRE-PRINT! SIGNED IN INK! Money-Back Guarantee of AuthenticityDarvick Certificate of Authenticity included signed by Herman Darvick (read bio at /experts.chtml) Herman Darvick has been issuing COAs since 1968. A forensic expert, he was an
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