The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-15
OVERMYER BEATEN.
It was Waterloo and Charlie Holli-
day Went Down With Him.

There is joy in the anti -Overmyer
camp of the local Democracy for at the
Democratic primaries in this city la st
night, Overmyer was Overwhelmingly
defeated.
( Fifty-nine delegates from the city of
Topeka were elected last night to Sat
urday's convention, the country pre-
cincts having held their primaries last
Saturday. Out of these SO city dele
gates, 4S are anti-Overmyer, eight for
the silver-tOngued orator of DemOcra-
cy, and three in doubt.
The primaries passed off in q very
quiet manner. The Fifth precinct OF the
Second ward was where the most ex-
element and interest prevailed This is
the precinct in which the man lives
whom of all others. the antis were anx-
iOus to beat Police Commissioner Char
ley Holiday Holiday was beaten. too.
by a vote OF 10 to 13. Judge S. B. Isen-
hart was the winner for delegate and
L. NJ Penweu for county central com
mitteeman- Mike Heery was elected
though, by the Overmyer people.
j. J. Hit, member of the committee.
was also beaten for delegate and com
mitteeman. Hit is a strong OVerrnver
man. In the First ward Henry Steele
and Morris jenkins were elected to the
county convention Steele used to be
police sergeant and would be on the
force today it is claimed by the antis.
but for the influence of Overmver and
Charley Holiday. Bob Kepley was
elected as delegate and committeeman
from the Third ward. Kepley is at the
head of the anti -Overnver forces
Frank Thomas was selected as a dele
gate and committeeman from the
Fourth ward Thomas is also one of the
strongest antis The other delegate from
Frank Thomas precinct is Chas Chad
wick, and there is 9. peculiar feature in
this Both Thomas and Chadwick are
antl-O OVernnyer. but their alternateS 2 re
Overmyer supporters Personalities
must have had play in this precinct.
In the First ward Chairman w
Snyder of the county committee was re
elected. The new committee will he
strongly anti-Overmyer
The country precincts have not vet
all been heard from, but only a few
are out, and it is known about how
these are Chairman Snyder says the
antis viii organize Saturdays conven-
tiOn by at least thirty votes to snare
The principal opposition to Over0ver
comes from the fact that he is said tn
have promised Bob Kepley that if the
latter stayed away from a certain con
ventiOn two years ago he Ovarrox5a7
would see tOit that Kep1ey retained his
place as Democratic member of fhe
state board Of public works Then. the
antis claim. Overmyer turned right
around and supported Mike Heery and
got him the place on the board.
Then another thing. the Democrats fs
were very anxious to have Henry
Steele who was one of the best officers
on the police force, taken back again
and it is said Commissioner Frank
Foster says this would have been done
but for the opposition of Charley Holt
day. who claimed he did not want
Steele because OVerTnyer did not wa nj
him. OVermyer'S reason for opposing
Steele is that in Democratic conven-
ton two years ago Steele fought an
/ Overmyer resolution.
The county convention meets at z
/ o'clock Saturday afternoon in Metro
poHtan hall